Zelson was a good mentor and a helpful friend to Adrienne. Not only did she learn a lot of forensic knowledge from him, she also learned how to become a better person. Adrienne always thought that she could work and learn from him for a long time, but unexpectedly, news of their separation came so abruptly. Couldn't the superiors ask around his colleagues first or at least given them a heads up before transferring him away? After a long pause, Adrienne continued, "Is this transfer to the Chatterton Criminal Police Team a lateral transfer or a promotion? Did they ask for your opinion? Were you surprised by the decision too?" "It's a promotion, but no matter what position we are at, and no matter where we work, we must remember our responsibilities. Our work is to speak for the dead." Zelson smiled and added, "What's more, it's common for the superiors to make a sudden decision. We have been working here long enough to know that. It's not a big deal." "But.
"Mr. Hefner, aren't you the one who had been plotting this? How did it turn out to be me doing the scheming?" Zelson looked calm, especially compared to Jefferson. However, the veins on his temples were popping. Jefferson let out a cold sneer. He stared at Zelson fiercely and warned, "Zelson Jacob, you better put away your little thoughts. Don't you dare to touch anyone from the Carter family. Otherwise, you'll die a miserable death." "The game has just begun. Don't draw a conclusion just yet." Zelson smiled. He shifted his gaze from Jefferson to Adrienne's desk. "In your own words, if you dare to mistreat Adrienne, you'll die a miserable death." D*mn it. What was he talking about? She was his wife, of course he would be good to her. He didn't need anyone to remind him. Jefferson was fuming. "It's my duty to be good to her. You don't have to worry about that." "That would be the best then." With these words, Zelson walked sideways past Jefferson's side out of Ad
The police did not ferret out the culprit of the decomposed body, but the suicide case from 20 years ago got solved. It was somewhat an additional reward. However, Jefferson did not slack for a moment. He was still leading the team in solving the current case. There were two suspects, Pablo Black and Salman Zellweger. However, the police still lacked the most crucial evidence to prove how the murderer had moved the body to the rooftop of Peaksky Building. Just as Jefferson was looking for clues, Quill brought good news. Pablo mentioned that the janitor, Salman found out about Yannis's death 20 years ago. Salman found out that Yannis didn't jump off the building on her own but was murdered by Pablo. All these years, Salman would blackmail Pablo and most of Pablo's salary was given to him, which was one of the reasons why Pablo's wife took their son with her and left him. Pablo scoffed, "Salman Zellweger, that old thing. He looked like a decent person on the out
"You didn't know that there was a corpse in the bag? And Pablo was the one who ordered you to dispose of the bag on the rooftop?" Jefferson interrogated as he stared sharply at Salman. At present, they did not have the crucial evidence to prove who the killer was. They only had the video of Salman disposing of the body. It was really hard to tell who was the real murderer between Pablo and Salman. Both of them were saying different things. Who was the one lying? Salman added, "Everyone in Peaksky Building knows what kind of person Pablo is. He gambles all the time, and when he loses, he'll hit his wife and his son. That's why his wife divorced him. He always threatened to fire me and made me do other things outside my job scope. After the divorce, no one cleaned his house, so I became his private cleaner. I'll go to his house three days a week to clean. However, he complains all the time and treated me like sh*t." Pablo's gambling addiction, as well as the fact that
"Well, you guessed it right. We did find the real murderer." Jefferson smiled coldly and then disclosed, "My colleague found the weapon used for the murder, which was a necktie, in Pablo's house. The victim was killed in the living room of Pablo's house." "Well, as I said, I'm not the killer, but that b*stard." Salman felt relieved and sat in a relaxed posture. "You actually believed him and suspected me. However, I know you're just doing your job, so I won't blame you. Now, can I go home?" Jefferson smirked. "I'm sorry! I'm afraid you won't be able to go home for decades." "I didn't kill anyone. Why aren't you letting me go? What do you want?" Salman thought for a moment and then added, "Did Pablo offer you some benefits and asked you to frame me for the murder?" "Tell me, do you think Pablo is stupid?" asked Jefferson. Salman replied, "He's certainly not stupid. He's a cunning man." "Since he isn't stupid, why didn't he destroy the evidence after c
After two days of hard work, the case had finally been solved. During lunchtime, someone suggested excitedly, "My dear colleagues, since the case was solved smoothly, shouldn't we celebrate?" Someone immediately answered, "Yes, that's right. We should celebrate it. After all, this was Captain Hefner's first case and he solved it perfectly. We must celebrate!" Soon, another voice was heard, "However, I heard that Captain Hefner got this position not because of his capabilities, but through connections." As soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent. The news didn't sound fake. Many of them had actually thought this way. The scene was awkward. After a few seconds, someone broke the silence and argued, "Yes, someone brought that up before, and many of us thought so too. Sergeant Scott got demoted so abruptly, and Captain Hefner was appointed at the same time. Most of us didn't know Captain Hefner well, which led to this misunderstanding." It was
What's more, the man's body was so solid that a big man like Quill bounced off it. Before he could figure out who that was, he cried out, "Ouch, who's that?" Before the other party responded, Quill lifted his head and saw the person in front of him clearly. At that instant, he felt a chill running down his spine and thought that his career would end here. He asked, "Captain Hefner, how long have you been here?" Quill remembered clearly that when he looked back at the door, Jefferson was not there nor anyone else was. How could Jefferson appear at the door in such a short time? Judging by the expression on his face, he should have heard the whole conversation. Oh my God! God bless him! He could only pray that Jefferson didn't hear the conversation he had with Adrienne. However, before Quill was done praying, he heard Jefferson's cold voice. "Quill, do you know what you are doing?" Quill knew what he was referring to. He felt that he was in trou
"Otherwise..." Adrienne finally recalled. It was not that she did not know what to say, but he did not give her a chance to say it. When she parted her lips and wanted to say it, Jefferson kissed her again. She should have known long ago that Jefferson was a bad guy! Jefferson, who was teasing her, smiled with pride. He commented, "Little idiot, are you still not going to admit that you're a little idiot?" Adrienne was speechless. It was obvious he was winning because of his strength. It had nothing to do with whether she was a little idiot. Jefferson rubbed her head with a smile and urged, "Ask Quill about the exact location and time." Adrienne did not understand for a moment. "What location and time?" Jefferson scolded, "Little idiot!" Adrienne quickly responded, "Oh, I remember it now. You want me to ask the time and place of the celebration party. Does it mean you're going to attend it?" Jefferson retorted, "What else can
...... 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