On their way home, Jefferson drove slowly and steadily because Adrienne had fallen asleep. He wanted Adrienne to have a good sleep and catch back on all the sleep that she had lost. When the car arrived at the parking lot, Jefferson's cell phone suddenly rang. He immediately answered the phone and whispered, "My Queen, is there anything I can do for you?" Britney's explosive voice sounded from the phone, "You little brat, what are you doing these days? Why didn't you guys eat the food I sent you yesterday? If you think that they're not delicious, you should have told me earlier. I'm not that free to send you guys food now and then." The night before, they received a new case before they got off work. They weren't able to go home for a day and a night. Hence, they couldn't eat what Britney had prepared for them. However, Britney didn't know that so she called to question them. Jefferson did not intend to explain, either. He said softly, "My Queen, my baby is asle
Jefferson did not know how long it took for him to go to sleep. After falling asleep, he even kicked Adrienne in his dream with dissatisfaction while yelling, "D*mned Little Specky!" However, just as Jefferson was in deep slumber, Adrienne's cell phone on the nightstand suddenly rang. The ringtone sounded particularly piercing in the quiet night. It woke Jefferson up in an instant, but Adrienne did not even bat her eyelids and was still sleeping like a log.. "Little idiot! I really want to throw you out of the window now." Although he was dissatisfied with Adrienne, Jefferson immediately took a look at her cell phone. The moment the phone detected his face, it lowered the volume in an instant and the ringtone was no longer as piercing as before. When Jefferson saw that it was from an unknown number. He rolled over to get up and walked out of the bedroom before answering the call. He did that as he didn't want to disturb Adrienne's sleep. Nevertheless, after bein
Upon mentioning the past, Adrienne recalled many beautiful memories she had with Hodge. "When I was still young, Grandpa would always go on business trips, and he would always ask me what present I wanted. No matter how difficult it was to get the present, he would definitely get it because he had promised me so. And no matter how busy he was, as long as he promised me that he would come back to accompany me, he would definitely come home on time. A person who had kept his promises for 70 years would never go back on his words." Adrienne was telling all that to Jefferson, but she was actually trying to comfort herself. She wanted to think that if she believed that Hodge was fine, he would actually be fine. When they arrived at the hospital, he definitely would look at her and greet her with the kind smile of his. Jefferson squeezed her shoulder with his right hand. Then, he heard her saying, "Grandpa mentioned that he wanted to see me getting married and he said that he wil
If Hodge didn't say it right then, he knew that he wouldn't have any chance to say it anymore. Hodge had lived a long life. He had experienced and enjoyed the delights the world offered. He wouldn't feel any regrets if he left the world, but he had one worry, which was his granddaughter, Adrienne. Therefore, no matter how tired and painful it was, even to the point that he felt like giving up, he still tried to hold on. He was waiting for his only relative in this world to arrive as he still had many words to say to her. He used the very last ounce of his strength left to hold Adrienne's hand tightly. "Adrienne, my silly child, don't be sad. You should put it this way. I'm not going to die, I'm just going to reunite with your parents in heaven. Promise me that you will live a good life. Your parents and I will look after you in heaven." Adrienne cried and shook her head desperately. "Grandpa, no, I don't want you to leave. Please don't leave me behind. I want yo
Adrienne calmed herself down, struggled out of Jefferson's embrace, and staggered to the bathroom. Even though Jefferson knew what she wanted to do, he still asked, "Little Specky, what are you doing?" Adrienne did not respond. She walked into the bathroom and began to wash up. Jefferson did not stop her. He turned around and walked out of the room. "My Queen, can you please prepare some food for Little Specky?" The food was kept warm in the pot so that they could get them ready food whenever Adrienne felt like eating. Britney did not ask much, and served the food on the table immediately. Adrienne, who finished changing her clothes, came to the living room. Jefferson then stopped her and ordered, "Eat something first. Else, you won't have the strength to deal with the case." Adrienne wanted to refuse at first, but when she saw that Britney was also there, she swallowed her words. The mother and son didn't owe her anything. However, they were the one
There were no scars on the surface of the body. Neither were there signs of sexual assault nor poisoning. The cause of the death was unclear, so they needed to bring the body back to the lab for a detailed autopsy. However, when Adrienne had just said so, the deceased's family strongly opposed the idea. Among them, the deceased's mother, Alma Gibson, was the first to oppose. As soon as Adrienne told them they would have to bring the body back, Alma roared angrily, "Cathy is already dead. What else do you guys want?" What did she mean by that? Adrienne wondered. Those words angered Adrienne. "You called the police, didn't you? You called the police because you thought your daughter died an unnatural death, didn't you? So, what do you mean by 'what else do we want'?" Alma did not expect that a seemingly weak lady could be this sharp-tongued. She was stunned at first, but soon she continued, "What I mean is that Cathy has already passed away, and people can't
At the same time. Ian was also questioning Alma, "Mrs. Gibson, could you please tell me where you were before the incident? Who were you with, and what you were doing? When did you return home? And who was the first to discover Cathy's body?" As expected, the answer given to Ian was the same as what Aldred gave to Jefferson. Their family went for a trip two days before, and when they returned that day, they found that Cathy had died at home. Alma answered in a fluent manner, so much so that there was not a trace of emotion in her words. It made one feel as if she was reciting a book, and one could not help but wonder if those words were the products of their discussions and that they had rehearsed it many times. After getting their confession, Jefferson returned from the hospital. Ian told Jefferson about his doubts. After listening to him, Jefferson didn't show any reaction. He nodded slightly and said, "I got it." Then, he went to the forensic department
Jefferson continued to ask, "What will you do then?" Adrienne answered decisively. "First of all, I have to make my stand clear. I will never let myself meet a scum like this. These things will never happen to me, so I don't have to think about how to deal with it. But since it's a hypothetical question, I will answer you. If I were that woman, I would ask that scum to get out of my sight and make sure that he never appears in front of me again." "What a heartless woman!" Jefferson really believed that Little Specky could do what she had said. It seemed that he had to treat her better in the future. Otherwise, she might decisively ask him to leave, and he would have no choice but to stay away from her. "Heartless?" Adrienne suddenly laughed and added, "Jefferson, if you're asking this question just to test me, you can save it. When it comes to the day that you no longer want to live with me, just tell me. I will leave by myself and stay far away from you and I'll neve
...... 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