Relentless Pursuit After Divorce by The nightingale lives

Chapter 1449: 1449. I do not want to see a trace of pity in her eyes

Ethan White’s expression changed slightly, his face darkened, and he said, “Who wants to collaborate with him?”

“Also, I…”

After pausing for a moment, he swallowed back his words.

He wasn’t looking at Adam Jones at all; it was obvious he was looking at Elly Campbell.

Even though over the years, he’d often kept tabs on Elly Campbell’s whereabouts, the pile of messes he had to handle had kept him tied up. If it weren’t for that time she accidentally fell into the sea, he might still have had no interaction with her.

The scant knowledge he had of her came solely from tabloids and gossip reports.

He knew she and Adam Jones shared a harmonious and loving marriage, knew Adam cherished her deeply, and he knew he didn’t stand a chance of stealing her away from Adam.

If it weren’t for that accident, he’d never have entertained the thought of confining her.

closer to her, closer to the woman who once brought him warmth in his darkest days. Even if she despised him, he

he was bullied back then, nor how she stood up

see pity in her eyes, he’d rather have

pity. He didn’t want her to know how wretched

joking and playing around, it was the first time he understood their

in the news as an unyielding career woman, turned out to have the heart of a carefree girl when she was with

would shamelessly joke and play around with Adam, act coy, and unabashedly

just once, she was terrified of owing him

an air of arrogance and superiority in front of everyone, acting like an untouchable ruler, could lower himself entirely before Elly Campbell, joking with her, humbling

White became painfully aware—he absolutely

didn’t even remember that she had stood up for a boy like him all those years ago. To her, it might’ve been

were on the deck together, and he brought up the past. She showed no recognition and had not, even for a second, thought it could have had anything

on his face, and he stopped looking toward the Jones

unaware of the inner turmoil the big boss had just experienced, caught the fleeting self-mockery on Ethan’s face, his