Jefferson kept quiet. It seemed that he could not let her know the truth. Otherwise, she would fly into a rage at him. Adrienne warned, "Remember this!" Jefferson stretched out his arms and pulled her into a tight embrace. "I've been up all night and my eyelids feel so heavy. You're still talking to me. You really don't want me to sleep, do you?" Adrienne argued, "I ... You should go to sleep." Jefferson pressed her head against his chest. "Let's go to sleep!" The previous night, Adrienne could not fall asleep from the nightmare and was worrying about Jefferson. At this instant, she was lying in Jefferson's arms, listening to his steady heartbeat. Soon, she fell asleep with Jefferson. There was no new case and it was the weekend too. Adrienne slept through the whole day. It was already the next morning when she woke up. By the time Adrienne got up, it was already empty beside her. She did not know how long it had been since Jefferson woke
"Just because of these reasons, so many lives were harmed. Not only did he lose his life, but he also brought pain to so many innocent families. What's the point of this?" Hearing the reasons, Adrienne felt her heart trembling. She wanted to know badly why her parents were killed in such a cruel way. They didn't even have a complete corpse. Why was the murderer so heinous? "Not every murderer has a purpose in mind while committing a crime. I've been handling cases for many years and I've seen many people commit murder on impulse. In the end, they ruined other people's family and their own family." Quill patted Adrienne's shoulder and comforted her, "Adrienne, no matter what, people who are alive have to live well for those who are wronged." "Sergeant Scott, I've figured out a lot of things. You don't need to comfort me." Adrienne was clear-headed. She would live a good life but she also had to catch her parents' murderer. If she could not catch the murderer, th
Adrienne had to stop working on the case and she had not yet recovered from the blow. The next moment, she received a call from Eunice. "Adrienne, I am back in Chatterton Town. Are you busy today?" Before Adrienne responded, Eunice continued, "Even if you are busy, you have to accompany me for a meal. After all, you are my best friend." Adrienne had mixed feelings. Nevertheless, she smiled and replied, "Eunice, I happen to be free today. Where is the location? I'll go there in advance." Eunice chuckled. "We'll have lunch at Bruce's restaurant. Freddy, Freya, and Tommy will be there soon. You and Jefferson are the only ones left. Please help me to relay the message to Jefferson and tell him the time and venue." "This..." Adrienne didn't want to talk to Jefferson, but she could not refuse. She had to bite the bullet and nodded. "Well, then I will call him and ask if he has time." Eunice said, "Okay, thank you." Adrienne smiled. "It's not a big deal, Eu
Adrienne moved to the right awkwardly. Jefferson shot daggers at her and warned her in a dangerous tone, "Little Specky, don't you dare move again." "We haven't seen each other for a long time, Jefferson!" Since Jefferson stepped into the room, he had never looked at Eunice. He had never intended to take the initiative to talk to her. Thus, she had to talk to him first. Jefferson's eyes fell on her, but as soon as he spoke, he made everyone present speechless. "Eunice, don't call me as you like from now on. I'm not related to you and I don't have time to deal with you." Jefferson had always been like this and he had never spoken nicely to anyone except for Adrienne. Everyone was used to it and did not think that he was mean. But, Eunice was still so embarrassed that her face fell. Adrienne noticed it and secretly nudged him. She didn't know if Jefferson did not understand, but he glared at Adrienne and grunted, "If you have something to say, say it. Why did you
"Uh..." Adrienne was startled again, and she felt a pang of discomfort. She did not ponder where the discomfort came from and argued, "But, Jeff has a girl he likes." "Do you know whether the girl likes him back?" Of course, Eunice knew that Jefferson liked a girl. The girl was right in front of her; only the girl could give her the answer she wanted. "I... I don't think she likes him." Adrienne remembered that she had once met the girl Jefferson liked. She had seen the girl pour water on Jefferson in front of so many people in Bruce's restaurant previously. If the girl liked him, she would not have done it. "You don't like him?" Eunice's eyes lit up in an instant but she didn't dare to believe it. "Adrienne, tell me clearly. You really don't have romantic feelings for Jefferson?" "What..." Adrienne was taken aback and asked in a daze, "Eunice, we are talking about the girl that Jeff likes. Why did you direct the conversation to me?" This time, Eunic
Freya responded, "You are different." "What's the difference between us?" Eunice took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "In the end, he and I are the same kind of people. We are chasing after love." Freya advised, "You like Jefferson, and Jefferson likes Adrienne... Regardless of whether Adrienne likes Jefferson or not, at least Adrienne doesn't fancy any other man. This is the difference." Eunice's voice rose. "Freya, the seven of us grew up together. Adrienne is three years younger than the six of us. When she was a child, we all took care of her. I can understand that, but now she has grown up and she is an adult. Why are all of you still protecting her? It's okay for you to protect her, but why do you close me out?" "Eunice, when did we do that?" Freya valued the relationship between the seven of them dearly. From an early age, they had protected Adrienne because of Jefferson and also because Adrienne was much younger than them. Even after everyone
Jefferson stuffed the two marriage certificates into Adrienne's hand and noted, "Idiot, take a good look at what these are." Adrienne held the two marriage certificates. She felt repulsed and wanted to throw them away. But, when she saw Jefferson's fierce eyes, she dared not do so. Thus, she could only hold them stiffly and said, "Why did you give me these?" As soon as she saw these two certificates, she would think of the mistake she made when she was drunk. It caused every unchangeable consequence. "See whose name is written on it and see the picture pasted on it." Jefferson was taller than Adrienne. In addition to that, he was looking at her from above, which made her feel oppressed. Adrienne didn't want to see it. She stuttered, "What... what do you want to say?" "You don't even want to look at it?" Jefferson's self-control snapped. He snatched the marriage certificates and showed them to Adrienne. "We got these marriage certificates from registering
If it weren't for the fact that they grew up together, Jefferson wouldn't have given Eunice the chance to get close to Adrienne! These words pricked Eunice's heart but she did not give up. "I told Adrienne that if she likes you, I will leave immediately and never appear in front of you guys again. She told me that she doesn't like you. She told me that I could pursue you without worry." Eunice took a deep breath and added, "Jefferson, I don't think I've done anything to hurt you all. I'm just like you, loving someone in my own way." "Love? Do you know what love is?" Jefferson mocked coldly, "Don't talk about your desires so highly." Eunice argued, "I don't know love? Then, do you know love?" Jefferson was at a loss for words. Indeed, he did not know what love was. He only knew that he wanted to bind Adrienne to his side and not let her leave his protection for the rest of her life. Was he really like Eunice? Were they using their
...... 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