Chapter 1734


    Looking at how arrogant Jefferson was, Adrienne clenched her jaw in anger and said, "Jefferson, if


    you torture me, I''ll do the same to you. Don''t you have a girl you like? I''ll tell her tomorrow that


    you''re married. You two-timing b*stard. I''ll see how you n to chase her then."


    Jefferson whistled and replied, "Pfft... Go ahead if you dare."


    "Go then!" he prompted again inwardly.


    He couldn''t ask for more. He was just worried that she didn’t have the guts to do so.


    "Just you wait and see!" In confrontations, Adrienne always lost to Jefferson. She could say many


    things, but she never dared to act upon them.


    She couldn''t act tough. So, she had to be soft. She took a few breaths to calm herself down and put


    on a friendly face. "Mr. Hefner, if I manage to get ten million dors to pay you back, will you act like


    that incident had never happened?"


    Adrienne silently calcted the inheritance that was left by her parents. She had two houses that


    her parents bought some years ago. Chatterton Town was currently the leading global housing


    market. Therefore, they should be worth some money.


    Her carthat she had bought recently could also be worth a little money. Along with some jewelry and


    luxury bags that she didn''t really use since she started working, she should be able to gather quite a


    sum.


    If she added all this up, she shouldn''t be that far away from the ten million dor price that Jefferson


    had offered.


    Although she felt sorry for her parents for doing so, she had no other choice. She had to be free of


    Jefferson so that she could properly investigate the cause of her parents'' death.


    Thinking of this, Adrienne started cursing Jefferson in her heart again.


    He was a phnderer who knew nothing. He was neither good- looking nor was he talented. All he


    had was a nice physique. Who did he think he was to charge ten million dors for a night?


    Who did he think he was?


    What right did he have?


    Jefferson nced over at Adrienne and immediately, all her pluckiness to curse at him disappeared.


    Under his gaze, she could only stutter, "Why... Why are you looking at me? You didn''t answer my


    question."


    Jefferson held the steering wheel with one hand and rubbed Adrienne''s head with the other hand.


    He said, "Adrienne, stop cursing at me in your heart."


    Adrienne nervously pushed back her darkrimmed sses. "I''m asking you, if I manage to pay you


    ten million dors, will you act like that night never happened?"


    Was she really going to try shoring up ten million dors just to leave him? Jefferson wondered.


    "Which part of me isn''t good enough for her?" he questioned himself.


    In terms of appearance, he was definitely way better looking than her.


    In terms of intelligence, even ten of her could notpare to one of him.


    As for his family background, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. How could he lose to


    her?


    No matter what theparison was, he was much better than her. Where did she get the


    confidence to want to dump him?


    Jefferson looked away coldly. "Heh. Why don''t you try to gather the money first?"


    "Little Specky, you''ll never be able to divorce me for the rest of your life," Jefferson remarked in his


    heart.


    Jefferson did not take Adrienne home directly. She only realized it after they had reached their


    destination. "What are you trying to do now?"


    "Miss Carter, perhaps you can go without food for a day. However, unlike you, I get hungry."


    Jefferson patted his t stomach and said, "It''s been rumbling the entire day."


    The night before, he had been caught up with work all the way till the afternoon the next day. Then,


    he had to take a quick shower and rushed for his blind date. After that, he wanted to get some food,


    but Adrienne had made him so angry that he had lost his appetite. When he got home, he ate a


    piece of toast and took a nap.


    After getting up, he rushed to the office to pick her up. He wanted to wait to have dinner with her.


    Unfortunately, all she knew was to p*ss him off.


    "Are you stupid? Why didn''t you just eat if you were hungry?"


    "I was waiting for... Forget it. Even if I were to tell you, you''d be too dumb to understand anyway."


    Jefferson had parked his car in the center of two parking spots. The security guard came over and


    wanted to say something, but he swallowed his words when he met Jefferson''s gaze. The guard


    acted like he had seen nothing.


    Adrienne whispered, "There are a lot of cars that want to park here. Don''t you feel ashamed for


    taking up two spaces? Have some morals."


    Jefferson opened his car door and stuffed his keys into Adrienne''s bag. "Little Specky, you can be


    as morally righteous as you want. I''m not interested."


    He couldn''t even deal with his own woman. He was in a bad mood; whoever showed up in front of


    him at that moment would definitely get a harsh beating. "Who cares about societal morals?" he


    retorted in his heart.


    Adrienne was speechless.


    She watched him walk away in a haughty manner.


    Adrienne shook her head and sighed. Without the protection of his family, Jefferson would probably


    not be able to survive on this earth.


    Forget it, she thought. This was not something she could worry about.


    It seemed like Jefferson had ordered the meals in advance. As soon as they sat down, the dishes


    were quickly served.


    Adrienne enthusiastically picked up her cutlery to eat.


    Jefferson picked up a slice of beef and set it onto her te. "Eat more, or you''ll lose weight and


    be a stick. I don''t want to hurt myself from hugging you."


    "You don''t have to hug me."


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    "Adrienne, I swear I''m..."


    "Ring, ring, ring-"


    Suddenly, Adrienne''s phone rang. When he saw her cing down her cutlery to look for her phone,


    he got upset again. "It''s already midnight. Which guy is looking for you now?"


    Adrienne red at him and then answered the phone. "Grandpa, it''s me, Adrienne."


    Jefferson kept quiet.


    He wasn''t afraid of anyone except that old man. After all, he was Adrienne''sst remaining rtive.


    "Grandpa, you''ve been admitted to the hospital? Don''t worry, I''lle and apany you right


    away."


    Adrienne had not yet hung up the phone, but Jefferson had already picked up his coat and got up.


    He knew that Adrienne would no longer have the appetite to eat.


    As for him, right before that moment, he was solely focused on ''taking care'' of Adrienne. So, he


    hadn''t even had a single bite. The next moment, they got up and he drove her to the hospital.


    The night wind was chilly.


    Adrienne opened the window to let some air in and clear her head.


    Looking at the scenery outside, she seemed to be hallucinating as she saw her dead parents again.


    Her father had worked for the government. He was just an average public servant. Her mother, on


    the other hand, was a forensic doctor who had worked in the forensic department for eighteen


    years. She had helped many of the deceased to uncover the truths behind their deaths... At


    present, it had been a long time since her mother was murdered, yet the killer was still out there


    somewhere.


    Adrienne was very afraid to see her grandfather.


    Her mother was his only daughter. Back when he was healthy, the sudden news of his daughter''s


    death had struck an almost fatal blow to him.


    Before Adrienne''s mother passed away, her grandfather used to exercise regrly with his friends.


    He did not look anything close to a seventy-year-old man.


    After the death of her mother, her grandfather seemed to age rapidly. His body was not like what it


    used to be, and he often had to be hospitalized.


    Seeing that his health was deteriorating day by day, Adrienne was determined to find her parents''


    killer. She must personally apprehend the culprit and let her grandfather witness her bringing the


    culprit to justice.