"Dumb*ss!" Jefferson mocked. "Only you—" Before Adrienne could finish her sentence, Jefferson once again shut her up. Even though they were in the police station, and Quill and others were watching them, Jefferson acted as they were all invisible. He domineeringly pressed his lips against Adrienne's. His kiss was as barbaric and unreasonable as his personality, which made Adrienne resist him. Adrienne felt very scared and tried to push him away, but it was useless. It was not until he had enough of the kiss that she escaped from his arms. "Jefferson, what the f*ck are you doing?" Adrienne's face was flushed red as she felt angry and ashamed. She stomped on his foot and then ran away. Quill and the others did not recover from the shock after witnessing the scene until Jefferson's voice sounded, "You guys have all seen what just happened, but don't spread nonsense, okay? Especially in front of Adrienne. Don't make her feel awkward." Adrien
"Grandpa, in your eyes, am I really that amazing?" Adrienne pouted her lips wittily. "I haven't forgotten how much you insulted me in front of Jefferson last night." At the mention of Jefferson's name, Hodge shook his head and sighed. "Jefferson is a handsome man, but he isn't a decent one. He doesn't have any respect for anyone. A man like that will get into trouble sooner or later. His future wife will definitely suffer a lot. I said all that because I didn't want him to get any ideas about you." "Grandpa, I know you have good intentions." Adrienne knew how much he loved her, but she had no idea that her grandfather thought so poorly of Jefferson. If one day she brought Jefferson to the hospital and told Hodge that this was her marriage partner whom she wanted to have children with, Hodge would probably faint from anger. It seemed that she couldn't have a child with Jefferson. She had to think of another way. "I'm telling you, whoever marries that man mu
Hearing her words, Jefferson's hazy eyes suddenly lit up. "You know?" "Yes." Adrienne was almost unable to stand up straight because of his weight, but she still nodded. "I saw the photo on your desk that morning. She was the one who poured water on you that day. She was really beautiful. If I were a man, I would probably like her too. If you like her, you should just go for it. I won't hold you back just because I'm your wife on paper." "Are you trying to infuriate me to death?" Jefferson's eyes gradually darkened as he looked at her with a muddled look as if he was a soulless person. "Adrienne, the woman I like is you." "Me?" Adrienne knew that she shouldn't be laughing at this moment, but she felt like it was a ridiculous thing to hear. Jefferson could usually drink quite a lot. Adrienne wondered how much he drank that day. He was so drunk that he was spouting all sorts of nonsense such as him liking her. "What are you laughing at?" Jefferson clenched h
Jefferson woke up in a daze. He opened his eyes and saw Adrienne nestled in his arms. Suddenly, his head stopped hurting from his hangover. He gently hugged her in his arms. "Little idiot, why didn't you take off your glasses before you sleep?" He took off her glasses and saw that the dark circles under her eyes seemed to be heavier. He vaguely remembered that he had a high fever the previous night and she was busy taking care of him. Jefferson flicked the tip of her nose and the corner of his lips could not help but rise slightly. "Little Specky, you do have a conscience after all!" "Jeff..." "What?" All of a sudden, Jefferson heard her calling him gently. For a moment, he felt like he was hallucinating. He fixed his eyes on her and realized that she was mumbling. "What's wrong?" "Don't..." Adrienne shook her head and she looked like she was in pain. "Don't what?" Did she not want him to come close to her even in her dreams? Thinking of this, Jeff
"I wish I could finish her off!" Jefferson thought. He really had the urge to do so, but how could he live if she was dead? He couldn't beat her up nor scold her, but he could escape. Jefferson turned to the bathroom, and unexpectedly, Adrienne followed him. He stopped and looked at her with an eyebrow raised. "Little Specky, what do you think you're doing?" "Jefferson, I thought about it last night. Quill is not a man without principles. He would never let you go before he has evidence to prove that you were not the murderer." While taking care of Jefferson the previous night, Adrienne kept thinking about the case of the headless corpses over and over again. Jefferson's family was powerful, but in the face of such a huge case, it wouldn't matter even if they were gods... "Do you want to know the reason?" Jefferson asked. Adrienne nodded. "Of course." "Then wait and see. I'll show you with my actions." Jefferson took off his clothes in f
"I am not protecting him, I am not worried about him, and I am not suspecting him." Adrienne found it difficult to communicate with men. Whenever she tried to be serious, they would always talk nonsense with her. "Sergeant Scott, listen to me clearly." "Fine. Tell me about it. I'll listen to you." Adrienne continued seriously, "Jefferson appeared at the crime scene with blood all over his body. There were so many witnesses and he is a huge suspect. We must have solid evidence to prove his innocence. You can't just let him go after a chat with no explanation." That was what Adrienne was worried about. It was useless for her to believe in Jefferson's innocence. It needed to be proven with evidence to shut others up. If word got out, everyone would be thinking the same thing she thought at first, that he only got out because of his family influence. Quill patted Adrienne on the shoulder and affirmed to her in a wise tone, "Adrienne, there are some things that
After handing in the report, Adrienne went over to Zelson's office and apologized, "Mr. Zelson, I'm really sorry about what just happened! Jefferson has been spoiled since young, so he doesn't know his place sometimes. He really isn't a bad person." Adrienne was apologetic on behalf of Jefferson again. Perhaps, even she herself did not know her reasons behind doing so. But Zelson, as an onlooker, could see clearly that Adrienne had regarded herself as someone under Jefferson. However, what right did Jefferson have to let Adrienne protect him like this? A wave of anger rose in Zelson's heart, but he hid it very well. He still remained calm and said, "Adrienne, why are you apologizing for him? You and he are just acquaintances, nothing special. What he did has nothing to do with you." "Actually, Jefferson and I are..." Before she could say they were married, Zelson interrupted her, "Adrienne, concentrate on your work when you are working. Don't allow yoursel
"This is all I know." Adrienne looked at Jefferson with her head tilted. Seeing the proud look on his face, she decided to dampen his spirit. "Besides, even if I did have some useful clues, would you understand even if I told you?" "Little Specky, am I that incompetent in your eyes?" asked Jefferson. "Don't you know how incompetent you are?" Adrienne did not deny it. "Jefferson, this is a murder case. If we don't find the murderer, more people may be killed. You can't just show up here to mess around. Just resign on your own accord and leave so that they can send someone with the actual abilities over to solve this." "Do you think I want to be here?" Jefferson mocked. There were so many things on his hands that he couldn't handle. He didn't have the spare time to deal with some murder cases. Ralph Adams, Quill's superior, had asked him for help so many times, but he refused. If it weren't for that wolf in sheep's clothing that kept lurking near Adrienne, he woul
...... 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