Chapter 1728


    As soon as Adrienne posted it, the elevator ding sounded. She went straight in. Surprisingly,


    Jefferson was standing in the lift.


    She was so frightened that she took several steps back to steady herself. "Why did youe down


    again?"


    Stupid!


    Jefferson uttered that word over and over again in his heart, but he still refused to speak. Could she


    really be this stupid? Did she really think he would leave her alone down there?


    Earlier on, he had gotten off on the first floor and then immediately came back down on the next lift.


    However, Adrienne was not excited to see him. Instead, she was frightened. He was not some


    cannibal. Why was she so afraid?


    Never mind, he told himself. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to strangle her.


    Adrienne knew that Jefferson was unhappy, but she didn''t understand why his mood was getting


    worse. Was it possible that he knew she had exposed him on social media?


    If that was the case, then she would be finished.


    However, it didn''t seem to be the case. If he knew that she had posted a video of him, he would


    definitely be screaming at her at this instant. The fact that he was still standing so calmly wasn''t


    normal.


    Jefferson stood right in the middle of the elevator, expressionless. Adrienne did not dare to go near


    him. She hyped herself up a few times before gathering enough courage to walk over and stand


    beside him.


    He didn''t move, so she didn''t dare to move either. As a result, the elevator didn''t move even after


    the doors had closed as neither of them had pushed the button for their floor.


    After enduring for a while, Jefferson finally couldn''t bear it anymore. He shouted angrily, "Adrienne,


    do you not know how to press the elevator button? Is your brain fried?"


    Adrienne was shocked and hurried to press the 21st floor. Then, she retreated behind him and


    stood in the corner. Although she did not dare to say anything, she was repeatedly cursing at him in


    her heart. "My brain really is fried. Otherwise, why would I get married to you and go through all this


    torture?"


    "What did you say?" Jefferson suddenly looked over and Adrienne got so scared that her tongue


    was tied again. "I, I didn''t say anything."


    "You didn''t say anything?"


    "Adrienne, it seems that you are getting bolder and bolder. Just because I don''t do anything, you


    think I''m a pushover?"


    "I wouldn''t dare." Adrienne wondered if he really could read her thoughts.


    "Honestly, if I stay by his side any longer, one of these days I''ll have a heart attack because of him,"


    she remarked inwardly.


    Unfortunately, Jefferson still hadn''t gotten bored with ying this marriage game with her. It didn''t


    seem like he would be asking her for divorce anytime soon, so she still had a lot of suffering to


    endure for the moment.


    "No, I can''t let it go on like this," Adrienne thought.


    She had to find a way to escape from his grasp.


    However, Adrienne also knew very well that the more she fought back, the harsher he would be on


    her. The best thing to do was to follow what he said. She would just do as he said and never


    disobey him.


    "Adrienne..." "Mr. Jefferson, please tell me what I''ve done wrong. You know I''m stupid and you keep


    having that fierce expression on. You''re going to scare me out of my wits. I''m dumb and all I know is


    make you angrier. So why bother?"


    "Sh*t!" He knew that she had no idea why he was angry. Moments ago, he had hoped that perhaps


    she might have a conscience and think about why he was mad. It seemed that he had


    overestimated her.


    Soon, the elevator reached the 21st floor. With a ding, the door of the elevator opened and


    Jefferson strode away immediately. Adrienne quickly trotted to catch up with him. This time, she


    was smart and ran ahead of him by a few steps. Before he reached the door, she opened the door


    and then stepped aside. "Sir, please go in!"


    Jefferson stopped walking and red at her, but he still did not say a word as he entered into the


    house.


    Adrienne quickly ran forward again and took his home slippers for him. "Sir, please change your


    shoes."


    Adrienne did not know why although she was so well- behaved and sensible, Jefferson''s mood


    didn''t seem to be improving at all. In fact, it seemed to be getting worse. His face was as gloomy as


    a brewing storm.


    After wearing his slippers, he turned around and went to the study. Adrienne finally breathed a long


    sigh of relief. The act of being his dutiful wife had finallye to an end.


    Since Adrienne had to go to work the next day and it was alreadyte, she did not have the mood to


    think too much about it. After a quick wash, she went to bed.


    While she slept, her teeth gnashed together loudly. She was probably dreaming about grinding


    Jefferson''s bones in her sleep.


    At the same time.


    In the study, Jefferson was video- calling someone on the phone.


    "Do you have any news of the person I asked you to find for me?" The man in the video was


    elegant but had a cold expression on. At first nce, one could see that he was no ordinary man.


    The sharpness in his eyes was perfectly concealed by the golden- framed sses resting on his


    nose.


    "I''ve found her, but I''m a little curious." Jefferson was sitting on a chair with his legs arrogantly up on


    the table. It was a sharp contrast to the elegant posture of the man in the video.


    "Send me her information," the man replied tly. Although he was asking Jefferson to do


    something for him, his expression didn''t seem to show his gratitude.


    "President Kyle, how many women have thrown themselves onto you? Why do you suddenly care


    about this woman called Karen Daly?" Jefferson smiled and said, "It is Karen, right? Did I get that


    correct?"


    The man on the other end of the video did not reply but his eyes slightly narrowed behind his golden


    frames. People who weren''t familiar with him probably would not realize that he was unhappy, but


    Jefferson knew.


    Despite knowing that, Jefferson was not afraid of him and continued to dig deeper into the gossip.


    "It''s a pleasant name, Karen. She''s pretty too. But, I can''t figure out which part of her you''re


    attracted to."


    "Send the information to my email." After that, the man in the video hung up.


    Although the man had straight- up ignored Jefferson, he wasn''t angry. Rather, a curious smile


    appeared on his face. He gently stroked the woman''s face in the photo with his fingers and said,


    "Karen, you are just an ordinary employee from Innovative Tech. Why does President Kyle of Rovio


    Corporation Inc care about you? He has been celibate for more than twenty years. How intriguing."


    Jefferson had never been curious about other people''s affairs. Adrienne already took up enough of


    his attention. How could he have the mood to care about others?


    But, this time was different. This was rted to this old ssmate of his, who had never been in a


    rtionship for more than 20 years. He had never even had a crush before on any woman. Hence,


    Jefferson couldn''t help but be curious.


    He did find the woman he was looking for, but he had to continue to observe her. He could not let


    his old ssmate, who had been living like a monk, be deceived.


    He took out his mobile phone and dialed a phone number. "I heard that the girl I asked you to


    investigate, Karen Daly, has been busy with blind dating. Set up a blind date tomorrow afternoon for


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