Relentless Pursuit After Divorce
Chapter 441. Optimus Prime_1

Chapter 441: 441. Optimus Prime_1

Just because of a moment of anger all those years ago, not only had he made Elly suffer for so many years, but he had also let his own son be called a bastard.

It was only now that Adam Jones deeply realized that he had absolutely no right to ask Elly Campbell for forgiveness, and even felt that asking Elly to give him another chance was an utterly shameless request.

Elly too was stunned by William Campbell’s words, as a storm of emotions surged within her.

She had always thought that since William never mentioned his father in front of her, he genuinely didn’t care, thinking that having just her as mommy was enough.

However, she had so naturally overlooked the existence that a three-year-old child craved in his young heart—the father figure.

Thinking of every kindergarten event where other kids had both mom and dad by their side, while he always had only mommy, Elly’s heart was ruthlessly tormented again and again.

How could she have overlooked this child, how could she have...

Back then, she took him and left Adam Jones in secret, secretly gave birth to him, thinking she did something grand by giving him life, yet she forgot the most important part of the child’s development.

She had just been comforting herself with living away from Adam Jones, completely ignoring this child.

If she had brought him into the world, how could she not consider everything for him?

She thought that she had given William the best she could offer, yet she did not realize what William truly wanted and craved deep down.

Elly’s hands holding William were trembling fiercely, and Adam Jones, seeing Elly’s face lose all color and her lips quivering, wished he could punch himself to ease the remorse in his heart.

Looking at Elly, he almost opened his mouth to speak, but the words were stuck in his throat and just wouldn’t come out.

It took a long while before he could barely find his voice again, slowly walked over to Elly, squatted down beside her, and gently placed his hand on her shoulder, feeling her body stiffen slightly under his palm.

"Elly, let me keep William company."

He spoke with a hoarse voice, his dark pupils filled with self-reproach and guilt.

Elly looked at him with reddened eyes, hesitated for half a second, then handed William to Adam Jones.

William wasn’t like other children who would cry continuously; he had calmed down by now.

But those swollen, teary eyes, still watery, tugged at both Elly’s and Adam Jones’s hearts even more painfully.

Elly knew that only Adam Jones could comfort William now, so she handed the boy over to him and then silently walked away.

Adam Jones, watching Elly’s somewhat somber silhouette, felt his heart wrench, tightening bit by bit.

William, now in his arms, didn’t resist as much as at the start, but he wasn’t as affectionate as the previous times either; his little mouth pouting, clearly still upset with him.

He sat down with William in front of the robot he had set up before.

"Did William build this Bumblebee?"

He asked, pointing at the towering robot in front of them.

Seeing William’s brow furrow slightly as if he disagreed with Adam’s statement, but he didn’t respond.

Adam Jones spoke again, "This Bumblebee looks really good."

The child in his arms furrowed his brow even tighter, and the next second, he said in a low voice with a frown:

"Daddy’s so silly, that’s Optimus Prime, not Bumblebee."