TimeNovelChapter 1445: 1445. Can't let him get close to the daughter-in-law The next second, he let out a light chuckle, his gaze shifting away from Adam Jones's face and returning to Elly Campbell as he said: "In ancient times, saving someone's life meant they had to devote themselves to you." Elly Campbell showed absolutely no reaction to his words. Her expression was calm, her demeanor indifferent. After all, during her tbeing confined by Ethan White, she had heard him say things like this plenty of times. Considering the girl Ethan had mentioned on the deck before-someone who had stood up for him in the past-it was clear to Elly just how much Ethan admired and cherished that girl. It was obvious he really liked her. So, to her, Ethan was simply someone who liked to run his mouth and casually spout ambiguous and teasing remarks.
Normally, she wouldn't care, but the problem was, standing beside her was someone who treated jealousy like water and drank it by the gallon.
Elly furrowed her brows and looked at him with slight disapproval, saying: "This isn't ancient times." Seeing how serious she looked, Ethan White chuckled softly.
Elly didn't want to continue entertaining this meaningless joke, especially since she could distinctly sense the person next to her was already unhappy.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThinking about Ethan's unexpected presence here, and recalling the purpose of this mountain trip, a trace of wariness suddenly rose in her heart as she asked: "What are you doing here?" Hearing her question, Ethan's face froze momentarily.
Then, noticing the undisguised vigilance in her gaze, it felt as if his heart had been pricked with a needle-it hurt a little.
He didn't answer Elly's question and instead gave her a faint, enigmatic smile, which made Elly involuntarily knit her brows.
"If you don't want to answer, forget it," she said.
After all, she wasn't that eager to know. In any case, cautioning the island's leader to keep an eye on him was a safe move.
This was the first tAdam Jones was directly facing off against Ethan White. Previous attempts to investigate him had turned up nothing, which only confirmed Adam's suspicion that Ethan was no ordinary person.
Now, seeing that his wife showed no intention of getting closer to Ethan just because he had saved her, Adam's mood significantly improved.
"Since you're fine, then take a good rest. We won't disturb you any longer," Adam was the first to speak. Right in front of Ethan, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Elly's shoulders, leading her away as though asserting his territory.
Elly didn't resist and simply said, "Get srest," before leaving with him.
Ethan didn't try to stop her, just silently watched the couple's intimate retreating figures, a shadow briefly flashing in his eyes.
"Why do you think Ethan White is here?" After leaving the medical tent, Elly couldn't help but ask Adam Jones.
Adam wasn't very familiar with Ethan. Despite investigating him for so long, he had barely uncovered anym information. Now that Elly was asking him about Ethan, Adam honestly couldn't cup with a definitive answer. "This guy isn't simple. We need to stay alert around him," Adam replied.
Adam wasn't worried that Ethan would get an advantage over him, but m he could clearly see that Ethan harbored inappropriate thoughts about his wife. There was no way Adam would allow his wife to spend too much tin Ethan's company. When it cto staying cautious of Ethan, Elly understood thoroughly even without Adam saying it.
She would never let her guard down and trust someone blindly just because they om se they had saved her, much less treat them as a good person-she had learned that lesson already with Leo Hall. But at this moment, Elly wasn't placing too much focus on Ethan. The most important task at hand was disaster relief after the landslide.
As for the mountain infrastructure project, it was inevitable that it would have to be delayed.
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