"Hold our wedding?" Jefferson peeped at Adrienne, but there was no excitement at getting married or holding a wedding in her eyes. He could not help but raise his eyebrows and questioned, "Little Specky, are you sure?" "Yes. Do you think I would joke about this?" Adrienne nodded and replied calmly. Her calmness affirmed Jefferson's suspicions. He frowned even more and asked, "Tell me, why are you suddenly proposing this?" If she was moved because of what he did earlier and changed her mind to marry him, he did not want it. He did not want her pity. "We have obtained the marriage certificates. According to the law, we are already a legally wed couple. Shouldn't we have a wedding ceremony next?" Adrienne gave him an honest answer. She did not think there was anything wrong with this idea, but it sounded like a huge joke to Jefferson. He said, "I'm sorry, but I don't want such a wedding." "Then, what kind of wedding do you want?" Adrienne couldn't under
"Don't worry, get some rest. I'll be right here." Having been with Jefferson for so many years, Adrienne had never felt so needed by him. She didn't know how to feel. It felt a little bittersweet, but more than that, she felt a little distressed. "You have to stay with me!" As he spoke, Jefferson slowly fell asleep in a daze again, but his hands were still clasping hers tightly. Even if she had moved only slightly, he would grasp her tighter until she didn't dare to move anymore. About an hour later, the car finally reached Chatterton Town. Along the way, the doctor had made several calls to Adrienne to ask about Jefferson, who had been sleeping during the entire journey. After arriving, the doctor was prepared to hospitalize Jefferson for two days to be observed. However, Jefferson adamantly refused to stay over such minor injuries. Adrienne had no choice but to take him home. Before leaving, Adrienne requested the doctor to prescribe some medicine. She also a
Adrienne overslept, and even the alarm she set did not wake her up. When she woke up, it was already 3 p.m. It was past the time she was supposed to report to Quill. Upon waking up, the first thing she did was to turn sideways and check on Jefferson. However, the space beside her was empty. Adrienne sat up in a hurry and called, "Jefferson!" "I'm here. Why are you shouting? Are you trying to make me go deaf?" Jefferson's voice came from the balcony. Adrienne looked over and saw that he was sitting in a chair, basking in the sun. Hearing her shout, he stopped what he was doing and got up, returning to the room. He chided, "You're an adult. Why are you whining? You shout for me as soon as you wake up. Are you hungry for milk? You're not three and I'm not your mother either, I have no milk for you." Adrienne thought to herself, "This man is so sharp-tongued. How is he supposed to get himself a wife?" He was the kind of man who people would describe as 'destined to
"Your husband had just been seriously injured last night, but you're rushing to send him to be investigated! What if they find some dirt on me? I might not be able to come home," Jefferson suddenly cried out as he came back to his senses. "What nonsense are you talking about? I believe that you didn't kill anyone and that you can come home safely. But..." Adrienne's face was full of worry. "Who told you to get yourself involved in a homicide? Plus, all the evidence points toward you." "All the evidence points toward me?" Jefferson rubbed her head, "Little idiot, since we have time now, fill me in on what's going on." "I am the forensic examiner of this case, and you are the prime suspect. I can't tell you anything, and it won't be good for either of us." Although Adrienne believed in his innocence, there was no evidence to prove it. They still needed Quill to investigate further to clear his name. So before Quill found a way to do that, she could not reveal too much i
Yes, whether there were any problems with the bar, Quill would check it out. They just needed to focus on their tasks to help Quill solve the case. Adrienne expressed her gratitude sincerely, "Mr. Zelson, thank you!" Zelson responded, "I'm your mentor. There's no need to be so polite with me." "I am not being polite with you. I'm just showing my gratitude, and you taught me that." Adrienne smiled. "If there is nothing else, I will go back to my office first." "Adrienne..." Zelson stopped her. After a pause, he added, "Take good care of yourself. You only get one life and no do-overs. Don't take your life too lightly." "Don't worry. I can assure you that I will take good care of myself. You have to take care too." Adrienne nodded and promptly left Zelson's office. Adrienne did not know much about Zelson. She had never thought about getting to know him outside of work, so she never knew what Zelson was thinking. She only knew that Zelson's parent
Adrienne asked further, "She's involved in drug trafficking. Who knows how many families she has ruined? Do you still think she's a good person?" "I don't know how many families were destroyed because of her, and I don't want to know. All I know is she saved my life. If it weren't for her, I would have died long ago. I am willing to do anything for her, even if she wants me to give up my life for her." Hearing what Weldon said, Adrienne couldn't find any words to refute him. After all, she wasn't him in his shoes. She didn't know what he had experienced before this, so she was not qualified to judge him from her moral high horse. After pondering for a while, Adrienne spoke again, "Weldon, I know that I can't get any information out of you. That's not why I came. I just wanted to thank you for saving me." Weldon replied coldly, "If I hadn't kidnapped you, Uriah and the others would not even have had the chance to get close to you. You don't need to thank me."
Without waiting for him to reply, Adrienne continued to say, "But don't ask for too much. After all, I only have a measly monthly salary, and I don't have any savings. If you want a big wedding, I won't be able to gather that much money in such a short time unless I sell the house that my parents left me." At this point, Adrienne suddenly felt a little sad when Jefferson did not reply to her. "That house contains good memories with my family and me. I can't sell it." "Adrienne, what do you mean?" Jefferson asked. When he mentioned that he didn't want a wedding like that, did she think he was looking down on her because she was too shabby? For God's sake! Little idiot! Even if the wedding were to be held, he would be paying for it. Why would she need to sell her house? He meant that he didn't want the wedding ceremony because he wished for her to willingly confess that she liked him. He wanted to know that she wanted to marry him and be his w
Neither Adrienne nor Jefferson was good at cooking, so they weren't very familiar with the ingredients. From what she remembered, since they had gotten married, Jefferson had only cooked once. During which he had almost burned down the entire kitchen. Right now, both of them were at the fresh food section of the supermarket, but they had no idea what to buy. Seafood, meat, vegetables... There were a variety of options. They were having trouble picking what they wanted. Adrienne looked at Jefferson for help and asked, "What do you think I should get?" "You can buy whatever you want. You don't have to ask me." Jefferson had even less of a clue than Adrienne. Adrienne scratched her head and looked embarrassed. "I- I don't know how to cook anything. If I did, I wouldn't be asking you." Jefferson grumbled discontentedly, "I told you just now that we should go out to eat. Who was the one who insisted on making me soup? Now you're telling me you don'
...... 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