Chapter 28: 028. The Bastard Chapter 28: 028. The Bastard Editor: Henyee Translations “Mr. Jones, are you asking for Dr. Campbell?”

An intern doctor who passed by saw Adam Jones and approached him, asking

“Yeah.”

“Dr. Campbell has already finished her shift. She left not long ago.”

“Finished her shift?”

Adam Jones furrowed his brow, nodded his thanks to the intern doctor, and turned to leave without saying another word.

As he pulled out his phone, his fingers hesitated before dialing Elly Campbell’s number. It was the first time in years that he had reached out to her, and an unexpected sense of nervous tension gripped his chest, though he couldn’t explain why.

Beep!

After two rings, the line went to a busy signal.

“Damned!”

his teeth in frustration. Undeterred, he redialed the number, only to be met

“Damn Elly Campbell!”

“Sir.”

Adam approaching and had already opened the car door, overheard his muttered curses about Elly Campbell.

made their way back to the company, Assistant Green filled Adam in on the details of the morning’s car accident,

but only to have each call

to hang up on the president’s calls, especially multiple

before speaking up. “Sir, this morning, Madam mentioned she was taking her

phone, his dark eyes narrowing as they locked onto the chauffeur with piercing intensity. “What did you just

Adam’s gaze. Swallowing nervously, he replied, “Madam.. might have gone to pick up her

“Her son?”

storm in his eyes intensifying into a raging tsunami, the chauffeur wisely fell silent, afraid to

maintained an aloof restraint in his interactions, a calm exterior that made him seem unshakable. This was the first

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