Relentless Pursuit After Divorce
Chapter 1165. Complete defeat

Chapter 1165: 1165. Complete defeat

"Mom, I’m not content with risking my reputation and life to fight, only to end up losing to Elly Campbell in the end, do you understand?"

Melody Baker was stunned by Sophie’s words.

Thinking about what that servant had cursed them with before leaving.

Even within this grand mansion, where she was the lady of the house, the servants never truly respected her.

"Mom, do you know what would happen to us if Adam learned that we were part of the scheme against him back then?"

Her gaze focused sharply on Melody Baker’s bewildered eyes, and with a sinister smile, she said,

"We could end up so destitute that we might not even be as good as the servants. Is that the end you want?"

Melody Baker’s face paled instantly.

For over twenty years, despite having no official status, she had lived the life of a wealthy wife with James Campbell.

But she was very aware of the limits of James Campbell’s abilities; he couldn’t win against Adam Jones.

If they angered Adam Jones, James Campbell couldn’t protect them and might even bring down the entire Campbell enterprise.

Or Adam could simply hand the Campbell enterprise over to Elly Campbell, and then, they would be utterly defeated.

At her age, with no work experience and penniless, what could she do?

Could she become a despicable servant, to be trampled upon by her employer’s dignity?

Melody Baker didn’t dare to think further, just shook her head non-stop, "Right, you’re right. We can’t let him give us up; we must find a way to see him."

She clutched Sophie’s arm and said,

"But Sophie, promise mom, don’t do anything foolish unless it’s absolutely necessary. If you kill someone, your life will be over. Have you forgotten what it feels like to be in prison?"

Sophie didn’t say anything with a somber expression on her face.

Of course, she wouldn’t kill someone so easily, and if she did kill, she wouldn’t do it herself.

"Don’t worry, mom. I’m not stupid enough to drive myself into a dead end."

However, Sophie had no idea that before Benjamin Forest was caught, someone had already betrayed her.

After Benjamin Forest’s arrest, the Baker family desperately tried to see him.

But Benjamin Forest was a key witness in Ian Foster’s case, and orders from above were already in place that no one could see him.

The Bakers didn’t have any significant connections, and the only help they could borrow was from James Campbell.

But to get James Campbell to intervene, they would have to tell him the truth about the incident back then.

"What?!!"

James Campbell jumped out of his chair in shock when he heard from Melody Baker and her daughter about the events nine years prior.

"That Benjamin Forest schemed against Adam Jones nine years ago, and you were involved?"

James Campbell, fuming with rage, pointed at the mother and daughter before him, wishing he could slap them both across the face.

Putting aside the connection with Adam Jones, that Benjamin Forest was Ian Foster’s man.

Who is Ian Foster? He committed monstrous crimes.

Now, so many people are trying everything to distance themselves from Ian Foster, and even clear any association with him, but they...they had been involved in something from nine years ago.

If it became known, would anyone believe them if they said it was just to get closer to Adam Jones and nothing else?

"You... you incompetent and troublesome fools!"

James Campbell was infuriated beyond measure.

The thought of Adam Jones disturbed him completely.

Right now, he might be dragged down by this foolish mother and daughter pair.

It was the first time Sophie had been scolded by James Campbell, and with grievances building up, her eyes instantly reddened, but now, she needed his help and couldn’t afford to lose her temper.