<h4>Chapter 697: 697. The man who casually gave away an ind_1</h4>


    The Jones family was seriously weakened by the idental death of Adam’s father, Henry Jones, and almost copsed.


    It was the Old Lady who held on for more than a decade until Adam took over ten years ago.


    Although Adam had spent thest decade restoring the Jones family to its peak, Dous still couldn’t believe that Adam would spend tens of billions to buy such an ind.


    "So you’re saying you refuse to leave by your own will?"


    Adam’s eyes narrowed slightly, his voice deep and steady without any fluctuation, yet it provoked an inexplicable sense of unease.


    "Why should I leave? I paid to be here; I didn’te for free. Besides, the ind isn’t yours, so what right do you have to drive me away!"


    Dous arrogantly lifted his chin, a hint of ridiculous provocation in his eyes.


    Sophia, on the other hand, was nervous. She wasn’t as foolish as Dous to think that Adam would make such an exaggerated statement without basis.


    If he could speak so confidently, he naturally was sure he could drive them away. Maybe the ind really did belong to Adam.


    The possibility made Sophia subconsciously clench her fists, and she couldn’t help but feel a surge of anxiety.


    But then she saw Adam scoff, "You’re right, the ind isn’t mine."


    Hearing Adam say this, Sophia quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The heart that was hanging had also quietly settled down.


    Her spine stiffened slightly, and she felt a sense of righteousness surge within her.


    The next second, however, she heard Adam say, "A few hours ago, I gifted the ind to my wife. Since you think I can’t make you leave, perhaps you’d like to ask my wife?"


    The heart that Sophia had just calmed shattered on the spot.


    Was the ind really Adam’s?


    And he, he had been so generous as to gift this ind worth tens of billions directly to his wife.


    Sophia watched as Elly’s lips curled into a smile, and her heart couldn’t help but sour.


    What merited this woman to not only marry Adam but also to be so doted on by him?


    An asset worth tens of billions, given away just like that.


    Sophia thought of Daisy Thompson, her stepmother. If she had been proactive and introduced herself to Adam, perhaps it would be her he was doting on like this today.


    The more she thought about it, the more Sophia felt aggrieved. As she looked into the depths of Adam’s doting eyes for another, the sourness in her heart became unbearable.


    Dous was also shocked by Adam’s words.


    Was the ind truly Adam’s? And he, he just casually gifted it to a woman?


    Adam simply ignored theplex and indescribable expressions on their faces, nodded, and looked towards Elly, "What do you want to do?"


    "I’m irritated just seeing them. Have someone drive them away."


    Dous was of secondary concern, having already been kicked by her, but crucially, the thought of Daisy Thompsoning here, clearly seeking her ind’s owner, was on her mind.


    She didn’t want Daisy to disgust the ind’s owner.


    Sophia’s face turned even paler upon hearing Elly’s words.


    If it got out that she, a traveler just out for enjoyment, had been driven away by the owner of the ind, who knew what kind of stories would be spun.


    The entertainment industry is notorious for building people up and tearing them down. Now, having won the Best Actress award, she was at the height of her poprity, and she knew full well how many were envious, ready to grasp any opportunity to pull her down.