As soon as Adrienne posted it, the elevator ding sounded. She went straight in. Surprisingly, Jefferson was standing in the lift. She was so frightened that she took several steps back to steady herself. "Why did you come down again?" Stupid! Jefferson uttered that word over and over again in his heart, but he still refused to speak. Could she really be this stupid? Did she really think he would leave her alone down there? Earlier on, he had gotten off on the first floor and then immediately came back down on the next lift. However, Adrienne was not excited to see him. Instead, she was frightened. He was not some cannibal. Why was she so afraid? Never mind, he told himself. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to strangle her. Adrienne knew that Jefferson was unhappy, but she didn't understand why his mood was getting worse. Was it possible that he knew she had exposed him on social media? If that was the case, then she would
"Jefferson, are you serious about going on a blind date with her? Aren't you worried..." The person on the other end of the phone was very surprised when he heard Jefferson's words. "At two o'clock tomorrow afternoon, set it up at the cafe in the city center near Bruce's neighborhood. It's the closest cafe to Innovative Tech," Jefferson interrupted before the other party could finish his sentence. "Alright. But if something goes wrong, don't take your anger out on me." "It's just a date. What could happen?" Jefferson didn't want to say more, so he hung up the phone directly. After handing over the matter, he went to the bedroom. He entered and saw Adrienne fast asleep like a log. The anger that had just been suppressed by other matters quickly rekindled. F*ck! He really wanted to kick her out of the bed. She made him so mad and yet she could still sleep as if nothing had happened. How dare she? However, before he took any action, Ad
After finishing all his work, Jefferson lay down next to Adrienne. He had many things on his mind that bothered him, whereas Adrienne was sleeping soundly without a worry in the world. In the end, Jefferson couldn't withhold his anger and gave her a kick. The sleeping Adrienne did not respond after being kicked. Seeing this, Jefferson sighed helplessly and said, "Adrienne, I must have owed you in my last life." Following that, he pulled her into his arms and held her. With her in his arms, he finally felt better after all that had happened that night. Jefferson had a good family background, an exceptional figure, and a high educational background. More importantly, he was exceedingly handsome. There were countless women who paused to take a second look at him whenever he was out. However, in the eyes of Adrienne, he was nothing but a fart. Jefferson was really irritated by that and wishes that he could do something to her. "Sh*t, as much as I want to, I ca
"Karen!" With a snort, Jefferson leaned back against his chair and stared at Karen who was approaching him. She was dressed in plain and simple clothes. She was wearing a casual navy dress with a belt around her waist, which tastefully accentuated her slender waist. Many women dressed similarly, but for some reason, it looked more striking on her. He had to admit that although this woman named Karen had not done anything, her composure and self-confidence were enough to outshine many women who looked similar to her. People around could not help but stare. However, it was not enough to make the president of Rovio Corporation Inc pay that much attention to her. Although it was typically considered very rude to stare at a girl that way, Jefferson did not seem to think he was behaving inappropriately at all. He waved his hand at Karen and said, "Hey beautiful, over here." Hearing his voice, Karen looked up and smiled politely. "Are you Mr. Henderso
Pigs would fly the moment Adrienne could figure this out on her own. Freya was anxious to help Jefferson somehow. "Adrienne, Jefferson asked me to bring you here." "He asked you to bring me here?" Adrienne suddenly understood everything. "If I thought further, I would have guessed that it was all his doing!" Adrienne knew that Freya was usually very understanding. Adrienne was busy that day and yet Freya insisted on meeting up. Obviously, it was because Jefferson had threatened her. Adrienne really did not understand what kind of game he was trying to play. If he wanted to go on a blind date, then he should have just gone for it. Why did he want her to come here to observe him? Just how bored was this man? Adrienne couldn't figure it out. Looking at Adrienne's reaction, Freya knew that her explanation was of no help to Jefferson and had the opposite effect instead. She wanted to explain further, but she knew that Adrienne's mind was set. Adrienne would never thi
Adrienne packed her stuff and got off work. At the entrance of the parking lot, she ran into Zelson who was dressed in a suit. It seemed that he was waiting for her there. "Mr. Zelson, is there anything else?" Zelson's eyes fell on her. "I noticed that you were a little out of it at work today. Is something going on?" Adrienne wanted to deny it, but when she saw Zelson's sincere eyes, she felt too guilty to lie. "It was a private matter, but it's all over now." Zelson did not press for more details. "The rest of the case has to wait until the police recover the missing heads of the two corpses. There's nothing to do at the forensic department tomorrow. You can rest at home for a day." "Mr. Zelson, you show up every day to work regardless. I'm just an insignificant employee. I don't need to rest. Don't underestimate me just because I'm a small fry. Actually, I'm pretty strong. There's no need for me to rest." "You don't have to act tough. I can tell you're
Looking at how arrogant Jefferson was, Adrienne clenched her jaw in anger and said, "Jefferson, if you torture me, I'll do the same to you. Don't you have a girl you like? I'll tell her tomorrow that you're married. You two-timing b*stard. I'll see how you plan to chase her then." Jefferson whistled and replied, "Pfft... Go ahead if you dare." "Go then!" he prompted again inwardly. He couldn't ask for more. He was just worried that she didn't have the guts to do so. "Just you wait and see!" In confrontations, Adrienne always lost to Jefferson. She could say many things, but she never dared to act upon them. She couldn't act tough. So, she had to be soft. She took a few breaths to calm herself down and put on a friendly face. "Mr. Hefner, if I manage to get ten million dollars to pay you back, will you act like that incident had never happened?" Adrienne silently calculated the inheritance that was left by her parents. She had two houses that her pare
"Get down first. I'll find a place to park the car and I'll come right over." Jefferson stopped the car in front of the hospital gate. His voice was unexpectedly gentle, but Adrienne didn't notice at all. She got out of the car and quickly ran inside. In the past, she would visit her grandfather at least twice a week. Recently, since she had been caught up with Jefferson, she hadn't been able to visit her grandfather in the past two weeks. That was why she was not aware that he had fallen ill. Adrienne angrily slapped her own forehead. He was the only family she had left. Had she not learnt her lesson from the past? She should cherish him while he was alive. Adrienne arrived at her grandfather's ward with her heart full of guilt. However, before she went in, she heard his laughter ringing from the room. "Okay, okay, okay. I'll listen to you, young man." It sounded like he was doing well and wasn't ill at all. Adrienne pushed the door open and went into the room.
...... Eight months later. Adrienne had given birth to a daughter, gathering the entire Yard family in Chatterton Town. Everyone was in high spirits but Jefferson had a sour expression on, as if that was the worst day of his life. Sierra found a moment and went over to Jefferson. "Hey, Jeff. Adrienne just gave birth but why do you have such a long face on? Did you want a son instead or something?" Jefferson responded rudely, "It doesn't matter to me whether it's a boy or a girl. That little girl is our daughter, and I'll love her no matter what." Sierra continued, "Why do you look so upset then?" "Must I have a reason for that?" Well, he was angry at himself. Adrienne had almost lost her life in the labor room earlier, but he hadn't been able to offer any help. Throughout Adrienne's pregnancy, Jefferson had done an enormous amount of research and found out that a C-section birth was relatively safer. Hence, he'd insisted that Adrienne und
...... Johan was still clamming up. Maxtor was so anxious that he couldn't stand still. "Johan, what happened between you and Sierra? Can't you at least explain the situation to me?" After a long silence, Johan looked up and out of the window. "There have been so many fights and misunderstandings between us in the past years and it seems that the past was a time that we can never go back to." Upon hearing this, Maxtor seemed to have put his finger on the crux of the problem. "Did Miranda make Sierra misunderstand you?" Maxtor said earnestly, "Johan, I've told you before that woman has a twisted psyche and you need to stay away from her. You pitied her for being an orphan, but look at what she has been up to." "It has nothing to do with Miranda. It's me. If I..." If he had explained everything to Sierra back then, she wouldn't have felt that insecure about their relationship. He knew everything, but he still got mad at her. Maxtor continued, "He
...... On the first day of school, Miranda was once again met with an unpredicted truth. She found out that Sierra was the top scorer in the entrance exam. She was the overachiever that every university was dying to recruit. Not only did Sierra come from a good family, but she was smart and beautiful to boot. Sierra possessed everything she could have in life. Miranda couldn't figure out why she had to take Johan away from her when she already had so much. What made Miranda even more disappointed was not her inferiority but Johan. On the first day of school, she was over the moon to see that Johan was at the gate to receive her. However, when Johan took her luggage from her and she was wallowing in her excitement to see him, He said to her, "Miranda, that is the girl I like, Sierra. She will be your sister-in-law in the future. You should get on well with her." She didn't want to be nice to her. Instead, she hated her. Mirand
...... Johan's words frightened Miranda so much that her face turned pale. "Johan, Mrs. Silas adopted me. I would have died a long time ago if it weren't for her. How could I have nothing to do with the Silas family?" Johan's face was somber, and his voice chilled Miranda to her bones. "You know that my mother was the one who took you in, but look at what you've been up to all these years?" "Johan, what-what did I do?" Miranda said, trembling with fear. Miranda was an expert at feigning a pitiful appearance and reaping sympathy from others. She even managed to tear up and gazed heart-wrenchingly at Johan at that very moment. However, Johan did not buy into her ploy at all. Not only did his eyes demonstrate her no pity, there was also a trace of disdain that Miranda had never seen before. He loathed her. Upon realizing that, Miranda's heart was broken. Johan had been her dream for those past years. She had worked so hard to do so many things in
...... Sierra wasn't able to refute because what Miranda said was the truth. It was indeed true that many could never compare with her background. However, although she was born privileged, that didn't spare her from putting in effort for her own future. Prestigious universities wanted her because she was the top scorer in the entrance exam but not because of her family background and connections. All of a sudden, Miranda smirked sinisterly. "I know you like Johan, and you want to be with him. Sierra, I like him too, and I want to be with him. You have everything so why do you still want to take my man away from me?" "Excuse me? Who took your man?" Displeased, Sierra said, "Miranda, you were the one who told me that you two were siblings, and that there was nothing going on between you guys. And mind you, you were also the one who encouraged me to go after him." Miranda shouted in a low voice, "Sierra, if I hadn't told you that, would you have remained fri
...... Averting her gaze, Sierra turned around with difficulty. However, just as she had taken a step forward, Miranda's voice sounded from behind. "Sierra, I didn't expect you to come to the airport to pick me up. Imagine my delight to be able to see you on the first day of my return." "You've misunderstood, Miss Attwood. I'm not here to pick you up." Sierra did not conceal her hatred for Miranda as she could not even be bothered to dole out the niceties at her. Miranda chuckled. "I haven't seen you for so many years, but you're still so adorable." It seemed that Miranda couldn't sense the despise Sierra had for her. She approached Sierra with a smile and wanted to give her a hug. Sierra stared at Miranda's outstretched arms and quickly dodged her. A single glance at Miranda and her eyes would be sullied. Sierra thought that she would even throw up should her body come into contact with Miranda's. Miranda was never good at reading between the
...... Stopping her car, Sierra quickly got off to check the situation. No sooner had her feet been on the ground that four men got off from the car in front of her and surrounded her. One of them pointed at her and barked, "Don't you f*cking know how to drive? If you don't, then don't drive. Say it, how much are you going to pay for the damage!" Sierra was driving in accordance to normalcy, but the other party had, so suddenly, cut into her lane without a signal. As hard as she had stepped on her brake, she still collided with the car. They were supposed to be the ones held accountable for the collision. However, they got out of the car and shouted at her, extorting compensation. Sierra suspected that these men had done so deliberately to scam her. She took out her mobile phone and was ready to call the police. However, before she could even unlock her phone, one of the men had already wrenched the phone away from her. "We have something important t
...... In the middle of cleaning the table, Rosie said, "He doesn't only come here to have meals, but he would also get one to go every time. No jalapenos on the one to go. He says that you can't take spices because your stomach doesn't handle it well." Sierra did have a stomach problem, but it wasn't till the point that she couldn't take spicy food at all. Moreover, Johan had never brought any tacos back for her. Sierra figured that he was probably getting it for someone else so she asked, "What did he say to you when he asked you to pack it?" Rosie smiled and said, "He said that he was going to bring it for his girlfriend. He's obviously talking about you, isn't he?" "Oh, his girlfriend." Smiling, Sierra did not put forth any more questions as she knew that Johan had never regarded her as his girlfriend. For him, she was nothing more like a leech that he couldn't shake off. Rosie looked at Sierra and said earnestly, "I know you two fought tod
...... "My ability to act coy?" Sierra said inwardly. She had no idea from where did his temper sneak in again. However, she knew that somehow everything she had done seemed to piss him off. If he didn't like her, then why did he come looking for her? Did he have nothing else better to do? She smiled and said, "Mr. Silas, since you don't like being around me, then let's not meet anymore in the future, nor have any meals together. I'm afraid your appetite will take a nosedive when you see me." "You shouldn't say that, Sierra." Rosie handed one of the plates to Sierra and said, "Every couple gets into fights, but you must know your boundaries. Some words are too hurtful, and you shouldn't just say everything that comes to your mind." Sierra didn't make a sound. She wasn't a fan of others poking their noses in her affairs. Besides, she was not close to Rosie either so she found her rather meddlesome. Rosie didn't seem to register in her mind that Sierra was d