Chapter 1806


    "I''m here." As soon as Adrienne started having a nightmare, Jefferson held her in his arms and


    comforted her over and over again, "Don''t be afraid, it''s just a nightmare."


    Jefferson knew that Adrienne liked to act tough during the day, but she was actually terrified on the


    inside. This case was making her relive the scene of her parents'' murder.


    How could she not be afraid? Besides being by her side, he could not do anything else to help her.


    He wished he was stronger, so strong that he could shield her from everything and keep her under


    his protection.


    "Was it really just a dream?" Adrienne wondered. Why was the dream so real? It was so real that


    she could smell the chilling scent of fresh blood as if the murderer had justmitted a crime


    before her.


    "Little Specky, I know the case yesterday was also about dismembered bodies, but you have to


    know that they''re not your parents. The murderer may not be the same person." Jefferson held her


    tighter and rubbed her forehead. He rested his chin on her head and added, "What you can do now


    is to try your best to find some clues and don''t let yourself get stuck in this rut. Do you understand?"


    "Is it really a different person?" If it wasn''t the same person, why would the murderer use the


    corpses to spell the word ''kill'' on the floor? It was just like from two years ago, although that scene


    was never revealed to the public. Even Adrienne herself discovered it identally when she was


    looking through some files. There was no way these two cases were a mere coincidence.


    There were many things Adrienne could not figure out. She believed that Jefferson knew more than


    her. However, he refused to tell her all the details.


    The reason why he refused to tell her must be different than Albert. Albert wanted to threaten her


    with the information, but Jefferson was trying to protect her from it... Jefferson had no idea that what


    Adrienne wanted the most was the truth. She was willing to give up her life for it.


    "It''s too early to draw a conclusion now. Let''s wait until the truthes out." Jefferson twisted his


    body to one side and picked up a cup of warm water on the bedside table. "Drink some water and


    go back to sleep."


    "I don''t want to sleep." Adrienne was afraid that if she fell asleep, she would have another terrible


    nightmare. She didn''t think that she would be able to stand the repeats of those nightmares.


    "It''s okay if you can''t sleep. Come and chat with me," Jefferson offered. He let her use his arm as a


    pillow so that she could feel his strength. Her body warmth made Jefferson feel like she was


    properly nestled into his arms at that moment. He continued, "Except for the few of us who grew up


    together, do you remember anyone else who went to school with you?"


    "Anyone else?" Adrienne tried to recall her primary school days. The six years in primary school


    was the most innocent time of her life. However, because she was too young, she didn''t remember


    much. There was someone who remained clear in her memory, though. "I still remember Zebra from


    our ss."


    Jefferson knew everything that had happened to Adrienne since young. In fact, he might remember


    her childhood better than herself. At the mention of Zebra, Jefferson immediately recalled, "The guy


    that had bad grades and always had snoting out his nose? I remember his two-year-old brother


    yed with his toy once and he beat his brother up."


    "Yes, that''s him." Adrienne couldn''t helpughing when Zebra was mentioned. "He was ten years


    old in year 5, yet when his two-year-old brother yed with his toy, he still beat him up. How funny."


    "It is quite funny. Not only is his behavior funny, but his appearance is also funny." Jefferson had


    quite a deep impression of the boy. He always had snot hanging down his nose like two strands of


    spaghetti. All the kids would often make fun of him.


    Adrienne asked again, "But I haven''t seen him since I graduated from primary school. I wonder how


    he is now. Did he get better grades in middle school? Did he go to college?"


    "Going to college is a good path in life, but it''s not the only one. Even if he didn''t get into college, he


    could have a wonderful life." The old Jefferson would never have said something like this. Perhaps


    recently, he had experienced and worried about too much that his words were a lot more toned


    down.


    Adrienne sighed. "That''s right. Everyone has a different path to take in life. Some people can grow


    old, but some might not see the light of day anymore just because of an ident."


    This topic was a little depressing and Jefferson didn''t want to go further. He changed the topic and


    questioned, "Zebra was from your primary school. Do you remember anyone else from high


    school?" "Yes." Adrienne remembered a male student in high school. She raised her head and


    looked at Jefferson curiously. "My senior high school ssmate, Lester Zir, told me he wanted to


    pursue me to be his girlfriend. That afternoon, you beat him up. Was it because you already had a


    secret crush on me then?"


    "What do you mean by a secret crush? Everyone already knew that I liked you. You little idiot, you


    were the only one who was too dumb to notice." Jefferson had never concealed his feelings for


    Adrienne. Otherwise, how would Freddy and his friends know that Adrienne was his everything? No


    one dared to touch even a single hair on her head.


    "Everyone? Even Freddy, Tommy, Bruce, and Freya?" It was no wonder that when she had called


    Freya the other day to tell her about Jefferson''s confession, Freya sounded as if she already knew.


    It turned out that Jefferson had really liked her for many years. He had liked her in his own unique


    way, but she just didn''t want to believe it. Adrienne was confused. "Does Eunice know that you like


    me too?"


    "You idiot, what do you think?" If Eunice didn''t know he had feelings for Adrienne, why would she


    get close to Adrienne to try and use her?


    ''So she knew about it too." Eunice had asked her to persuade Jefferson not because she was


    Adrienne but because Eunice knew Adrienne held a special ce in Jefferson''s heart.


    Adrienne felt so dumb.


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    She was foolishly used by Eunice.


    Jefferson poked her on the head and imed, "You are so stupid!"


    Adrienne snuggled back into the quilt after being poked. Then, she raised her head to look at him


    again.


    Being stared at by her, Jefferson felt a little uneasy. "Why are you staring at me like that?"


    Adrienne kissed him at the corner of his mouth and then quickly backed away again. She smiled


    cunningly and said, "Jeff, look, you like me, right? We''re legally married too. Why don''t you pass


    your bank card to me to manage?"


    "Heh..." He let out a cold sneer. "You want to use my bank card to go spend on some other man,


    huh? Little Specky, don''t even think about it."


    Adrienne wanted to find a way to get back her money but Jefferson was so stubborn. She was so


    anxious that she demanded again, "Then give my money back to me."


    "Don''t even think about it."


    "But it''s mine."


    "That''s the money you paid for sleeping with me. Now, it''s my personal property," Jefferson


    asserted.


    "Jefferson, you are so shameless!" Adrienne pouted.


    "Yeah, I am. What are you going to do about it?"


    "You ..."


    As they bickered, Adrienne quickly forgot about the dismembered bodies. She started to feel sleepy


    and slowly drifted off to sleep in Jefferson''s arms.


    This time, she slept well because she knew that he would always be right there.