In the study. Jefferson was indeed busy. His subordinate, Vincent, was asking him for help. Vincent cried out pitifully, "Boss, the men we caught are all so stubborn. They won't talk even when we put the evidence right in front of them. They even have the audacity to ask us if we're incapable of doing our jobs properly!" "Since they aren't willing to talk, you don't have to ask any further. Just focus your time on getting the evidence of their drug dealings in order. I'll meet them in person tomorrow." Those brats were playing tricks on him. Jefferson had already expected this to happen, but he was not worried. He had his own methods to deal with them, too. Vincent stammered, "But, but boss, we've mobilized so many officers this time. Not only did we mobilize the whole team, but you even got the special agents involved... The superiors were very angry and ordered us to close the case within two days. Otherwise..." "Which son of a b*tch gave you that order?
She looked so adorably foolish as she grinned at him. After that cooking disaster, how could she still have the confidence to think that he had a good impression of her? Jefferson wanted to roll his eyes at her but decided to let it go after thinking about it. She had received enough blows for the day. He put some food into her bowl and said, "Yes, yes. You are indeed amazing. You are the most outstanding woman in the world. Can we eat now?" If they didn't eat soon, he would starve to death. Adrienne nodded and said, "Let's eat." Ever since Jefferson had disappeared, Adrienne hadn't eaten a proper meal. As soon as she took the first bite, she realized she'd been starving too. She wolfed down a few bites before setting down her spoon. "Slow down, nobody's stealing your food," said Jefferson. Adrienne swallowed a mouthful and replied, "I suddenly felt really hungry." Jefferson scooped more food into her bowl and said, "You're such a little
"Little idiot..." Other than calling her, Jefferson didn't know what else he could say. He always thought he didn't have a place in Adrienne's heart, hence he had rejected her proposal to organize a wedding. But now, he was sure that she cared about him. Knowing this little idiot, if she never cared about him, she would definitely not be so concerned about his affairs. However, it was likely that she did not even know how much she cared for him. It didn't matter if she didn't know, as long as he did. Adrienne pouted angrily and said with slight dissatisfaction, "You're scolding me again. Was I wrong?" "You're truly a little idiot!" Jefferson rubbed his chin against her head and lightly pinched her face, "You're such a lovable little idiot." "What on earth do you mean?" Jefferson called her 'little idiot' all the time, be it when he was happy or upset. Adrienne felt like it was no longer a term to insult her anymore, but it had become her nickna
"Who would willingly compare themselves to him? Not to mention the two big backers behind him, his arrogance alone is enough for me to back down." Quill sighed and added, "The Hefner family is really something else. You and I are no match for him." Danny was confused. "Sergeant Scott, I don't quite understand. If he has such strong backers, he could have any position he wanted. Why did he choose to take on such a high-risk job?" Quill said, "I used to wonder the same. After all, a rich heir like him doesn't need to do anything at all. He can do whatever he wishes and live comfortably for the rest of his life. There is no need for him to suffer like this. But after spending some time with him, I finally get it." Danny asked curiously, "What's the reason?" "When everyone heard that he was planning to become the captain of the narcotics team, no one thought highly of him. Everyone thought that he was just fooling around, that he wasn't really capable of handling th
"My reputation..." Quill patted his cheek and yelled, "Has been ruined by all of you!" Quill was typically well-mannered when he spoke to his subordinates. He had never been so furious before. But now, his anger was so terrifying that the majority in the room had their heads lowered in silence. There were, of course, some exceptions. The representative of the mark inspection department, Olivia, was not satisfied with Quill's accusation. "What do you mean by we have ruined your reputation? Don't you have any responsibility at all?" Quill felt like he had just been beaten with a stick, and he couldn't find the words to refute her. Under everyone else's surprised gazes, Olivia continued on, "Sergeant Scott, it's not that we aren't working hard, nor that we didn't try to find clues. It's just that the scene was utterly spick and span. There was nothing left for us to find." Usually, Quill was pretty close with his subordinates, and he rarely put on the airs as
"Of course not. How could I forget what my son told me? I just miss you two so much." Even though he could only hear her voice, one could imagine how flattering Britney's smile on the other side of the phone was. Something was definitely going on. Britney was acting very unusual. Hearing Britney's fake laughter, Jefferson suddenly felt a little nervous. He wondered if his mother was thinking of some way to set him up for something. He continued, "Why don't you tell me what you want? Would I dare to disobey your orders?" Britney continued to chuckle insincerely and said, "I know you wouldn't dare to, but this doesn't have much to do with you. It's Adrienne." "If you're looking for Little Specky, why don't you just call her? Why me? If you call her, she'll definitely listen to you. She won't listen to me if I'm the one passing on the message." Jefferson knew that his mother wouldn't talk to him so nicely, it was just as he suspected. Britney muttered hesitatingly,
Of course, Jefferson knew that as well. He was trying to think of a way to get into Hodge's good graces. But if Hodge really believed that Jefferson had tricked Adrienne into marrying him, Hodge would definitely be furious. He said hurriedly, "Mom, what are we waiting for? Let's go to the hospital quickly." However, Britney was taken aback by his sentence. "Mr. Hodge is hospitalized? Since when?" "It's been quite some time now." Jefferson massaged his forehead. "That's not the point right now. We have to think of a way to make sure he doesn't believe in those rumors." "He's been hospitalized and I'm only finding out about this now? Alas, you're not the only one who's made him mad. As an in-law, I've not done a good job either..." Britney changed her tone and said, "Since you dared to do the despicable, you'd better be prepared for other people to learn about it. The matter hasn't gotten that bad yet. Get yourself ready, let's meet at the hospital." "Okay." Je
It was not long before Jefferson barged into the ward. At the sight of him, Adrienne's first concern was his leg injuries. "Jefferson, can you slow down?" Jefferson ignored her and rushed straight to Hodge's bed. He took the old man's hand enthusiastically and called, "Grandpa, grandpa..." Hodge pulled his hand back and frowned discontentedly. He said, "Jefferson, we aren't that close. I am not your grandpa, please don't call me that." "Hodge..." Jefferson stretched out his hand and pulled at the corner of Adrienne's clothes, hoping that she would put in a good word for him. However, Adrienne said, "Jefferson, my grandpa is talking to you. Why are you tugging me for?" Jefferson stared at her blankly. This little idiot didn't know how to read social cues at all. If he couldn't get past her grandfather, what good would that do her? Hodge glanced at Jefferson and asked, "What are you doing here?" "Come now, Jefferson sounds so formal. Just
...... 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