Chapter 1185: Chapter 1185 James Thompson
"James, how are you here?"
When Adam saw James, he was somewhat baffled, blinking his eyes and staring for a long time before he could confirm.
Compared to Adam’s astonishment, James calmly adjusted his overcoat.
He fixed his gaze on Adam’s face, the lenses of his glasses slightly refracting the direct sunlight, making it hard to see the expression in his eyes.
"It’s been a while, Adam."
This sentence left Adam unsure of how to respond.
Actually, he was indeed familiar with James.
Years ago, when Mr. Ross forcibly sent Adam abroad to study, it happened to be the time when James was in the same class.
Although Mr. Ross had sent Adam to the best school, Adam also knew that Mr. Ross didn’t hold much hope for him. Thus, during his time at school, Adam merely whiled away the days, surrounded daily by a horde of frivolous friends.
However, James was excellent both in character and learning, shining the brightest whether in the eyes of the teachers or classmates.
Yet surprisingly, such an outstanding person eventually became his friend.
At first, Adam was amazed that he could become familiar with such a "decent" person like James.
But it was only after a certain incident that Adam truly saw James’s real face.
It indeed shocked him for a long time.
Now, as old friends reunite, Adam looked at James with a somewhat subtle expression in his eyes.
"Aren’t you in Ashton? Why are you here?"
Clearly, by "here," Adam was not referring to their current location in Druarus, but to Stardust Garden.
"I came to pick up the children," James answered calmly.
This response was not unexpected for Adam; he responded and continued, "What a coincidence, so did I."
Now that the identities of Jack and Chad had been made public, Adam was definitely going to take the two children back to the Ross family.
But the words James spoke next made Adam pause, halting the step he was about to take.
"You can’t." James glanced at Adam.
"What did you say?"
Adam was somewhat confused, and only after a while did he understand the implication of James’s words.
"Our Mr. Thompson has come to Druarus, and he definitely wants to see all six children."
"Mr. Thompson is also here?" Adam asked, a bit surprised.
Adam was well aware early on. The matter regarding the children, the Thompson family would surely be informed, but he had no idea that Mr. Thompson would personally come to Druarus.
No wonder James suddenly appeared here.
"But I need to take Jack and Chad back to the Ross family immediately, as their identities have already been made public."
Mr. Ross is now eagerly hoping that the two children return to the Ross family immediately to have their names entered into the family registry.
However, hearing Adam’s words, James’s expression remained mostly unchanged.
"Adam, you should be aware of why our Mr. Thompson has come to Druarus at this time. He is already very dissatisfied with how your Ross family handled this matter, and if I don’t take Jack and Chad back with me this time, he’s likely to be even more upset."
Although there wasn’t much fluctuation in James’s voice, and even a trace of a refined smile was hanging on his lips, the more Adam looked at James’s expression, the more he felt a chill.
Who this person before him was, he was very clear.
For a moment, Adam felt his recent misfortunes must be due to Mercury being in retrograde.
And among so many from the Thompson family, it just had to be James who came to pick up the children.