Bab 479: 479. It can't just be easily settled_1

She was a very stingy person, especially towards those who schemed against her son; she wouldn't let it go easily.

Not making a fuss now didn't mean she wouldn't care later.

After sweeping her gaze over the mother and son, she curled her lips into a smirk and shot the mother a warning look before she retracted her gaze.

Since his wife had spoken, Adam Jones naturally chose to obey, turning his gaze to her, softening it a fraction, and nodded gently.

Bending down to pick up Elly Campbell once more, he walked towards a nearby resting spot, "I can let them off the hook, but you must let me see where you are hurt first."

He set Elly Campbell down on a chair to sit, then squatted in front of her, carefully rolling up her pant leg.

Elly Campbell's skin on her leg was very white, her calf slim and elongated, extremely beautiful, but at this moment, the knee above her calf was swollen very high, the fair skin making the bruised area starkly apparent.

Adam's face darkened once again.