"Grandpa, you like him? Are you sure you don't want to beat him up?" No way, Adrienne thought. From what she knew, Hodge couldn't wait to chase Jefferson away with a stick every time he saw Jefferson. Why had he suddenly taken a liking to him? "Don't you believe me? Honestly, it was hard for me to believe it too, but that rascal really has a way to make a person love and hate him." Seeing Adrienne's expression lighten up, Hodge deliberately dragged his words. "More importantly..." Hodge purposely kept her guessing, which aroused her interest. She hurriedly asked, "What is it?" Hodge chuckled and said, "The important thing is he likes you. As long as he likes you and treats you well, I'll remember it in my heart. There won't be any mistake." Adrienne was stunned and stammered, "He... likes me? Did... he tell you that?" "There was no need for him to tell me." Hodge pointed at his own eyes. "I've seen the world and I noticed it with my own eyes. He can't hide
In this modern age, news traveled quickly. Before news could even be officially reported, it would already be spread all over the world through the internet. Newspapers were becoming obsolete. It used to be an important means of communication decades ago, and anyone who could afford it was considered wealthy. Adrienne didn't pay much attention to the news in the papers. She had already seen the news on her phone, so to her, newspapers were just old news. But since Hodge was an old man, he didn't really know how to use his smartphone. Hence, Adrienne patiently read all the interesting news articles for him to hear. She knew Hodge was interested in world news, therefore she picked an article that she felt he would like. "Grandpa, another satellite was successfully launched by satellite base No.1 last night." "I heard about that on the radio." Hodge waved his hand and interrupted, "I was in the middle of reading a piece on murder earlier and I haven't finished re
However, Adrienne quickly brushed off this idea. The murderer was not stupid. He clearly knew that she had not found any clues at present, therefore he would not be stupid enough to show up in front of her. Then, who else could it be? Could it be Albert? Was it because she hadn't listened to him but chose to stay with Jefferson, hence he had to resort to such a low-level method? It didn't seem likely. Although Albert was upset with her, he didn't show it in front of Jefferson and Britney. That would mean that he still cared about looking civil on the surface. Thus, it was unlikely that he resorted to such stupid methods. Then, who else could it be? Could it be Jefferson? Would it be him? If it really were him, she would jump headfirst into any dangerous situation. Thinking of this, Adrienne started to feel calmer. She felt her head getting heavier and heavier as her eyelids drooped shut. She felt that once she closed he
Troy took two steps forward and said, "Weldon, we all know that you are loyal to Miss Ninetina and abide by her orders. But, it would help if you understand that we all also work for her; we're on the same boat. Let's talk things out nicely. Please don't make us out to be enemies. Remember, our enemy is Jefferson." "I'm glad you guys still know that Jefferson is the true enemy." A cold voice rang from the entrance as the silhouette of a tall man appeared. His appearance made the atmosphere quiet down instantly. The men in the factory all lowered their heads and no one dared to make a sound. Only Weldon remained unfazed. He stood where he was, guarding beside Adrienne. This was the same man who appeared in front of Miss Ninetina previously and took Jefferson away. His name was Uriah Sanders. He was the one who had brought Jefferson over to these men to keep an eye on. Who would have thought that these good-for-nothings would not only fail to monitor Jeffers
However, Adrienne did not respond to Jefferson anymore. She sounded more like she was mumbling to herself. "Little Specky..." Jefferson couldn't hold back anymore and rushed forward. "Captain Hefner! If you want her to die, then keep coming!" Uriah shouted. He was glad to see that Jefferson was panicking. That girl wasn't kidnapped in vain after all, he thought. "Let her go, you can do whatever you want to me," Jefferson spoke sullenly. He gritted his teeth as his expression turned fierce. She was his Little Specky. No one else was allowed to bully her except him. "These *ssholes!" Jefferson cursed inwardly. Jefferson was anxious, but Uriah was not. With such a powerful hostage in his hands, he wanted to make full use of her to vent his anger out on Jefferson. Letting her go before that wasn't really his style. He looked at Jefferson, then over to Adrienne, who was still over Weldon's shoulder. He asked, "Captain Hefner, even though she's uncon
Uriah did not want to obey Jefferson, but Weldon refused to listen to him. Weldon only followed Miss Ninetina's orders, and she had ordered him not to let Adrienne get hurt. Any average person hanging over another person's shoulder for a long time would get a little injured from the blood rush to the brain. Therefore, Weldon intended to put down Adrienne, but as soon as he moved, Uriah stopped him and warned, "Weldon, did I ask you to put her down?" Weldon completely ignored him as he set Adrienne down on the ground. Uriah was fuming. He gestured to Finn to pick Adrienne up again. However, Weldon stood in front of Adrienne and blocked his way. Whoever wanted to touch her had to get through him. They hadn't finished dealing with Jefferson, hence they had no space for any internal conflict at this instant. Weldon was a stubborn man; he was loyal to Miss Ninetina and no one else. Uriah had no choice but to signal Finn to step back. Finn was dissatisfied with
Adrienne had overheard Uriah and the others earlier. If it wasn't for Weldon's protection, she might not even be able to stand up at this instant, let alone have the strength to confront Uriah and turn the tables. "Okay." Jefferson didn't ask more but he couldn't resist taking a second look at her. He noticed a bump on her head, which made his heart ache so much that his fury rose again. He went over, raised his hand whilst holding the gun, and hit Uriah in the head. "You son of a b*tch!" Jefferson had struck down hard, and fresh blood started pouring down Uriah's temple. Although Uriah was afraid of death, he refused to be humiliated in front of all his subordinates. In a man's world, ego was more important than life. "I only have one life and I'm not afraid of anything. If I die today, your sweetheart is going to die with me." Uriah stared at Jefferson fiercely and shouted, "Don't worry about me. Pick up the guns and shoot them. Whoever kills Jefferson will ha
Jefferson shut his mouth obediently. He watched Adrienne inject the anesthetic into him quickly, and then he heard her saying, "The anesthetic will take a while to take effect. Hold on a little longer. Soon, the bullet will be taken out and you will be fine." She looked so pitiful as if he had bullied her... It was such a scene to cherish. Suddenly, Jefferson lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead. "Why don't you kiss me? I think kissing me will be more effective than anesthetics." She rolled his eyes at him and scolded, "Jefferson, what is on your mind? Do you think I'm a magical being that can take away your pain with my lips?" "Little Specky, have you ever seen that famous spy movie?" Jefferson asked as he licked his lips. Adrienne was taken aback. "What?" He pinched her face and continued, "It's that movie where the male lead is a spy. He gets shot, and the female lead takes the bullet out for him. She doesn't use any anesthetic, but sh
...... 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