Chapter 1913
Adrienne was speechless.
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Jefferson''s domineering character probably would not change even after decades.
Everything was his to decide. Did she even have any rights in the rtionship?
He said that he loved her to the moon and back, but he still bullied her as he did before.
Jefferson watched Adrienne, who obviously wanted to refute him but was suppressing her anger.
Jefferson thought she looked so adorable that he couldn''t help butugh and muse out loud, "My
little idiot, why are you so adorable?"
"Yes yes, you''re the only intelligent being on earth. As a dumb idiot, I will make up for my stupidity
with hard work." Adrienne turned around and trotted away after ring at him fiercely.
Jefferson did not take his eyes off her retreating figure until she walked around the corner,
disappearing from his sight. Then, he took out his mobile phone from the pocket of his trousers.
The gentle expression on his face just then became ferocious the moment he saw the new
message he had received.
The content was simple.
There was only a single smiling emoji.
A smile that belied triumph and savagery.
Jefferson gripped the phone tightly with such force that it almost broke.
He immediately returned to his office to pick up another mobile phone and dialed a number. When
the call connected, Jefferson asked, "How''s the investigation going?"
When he heard the reply from the other end, a smile appeared on Jefferson''s stoic face. It was an
icy, and sinister smile. "Very well. I''ll give orders for the allocation of personnelter. I won''t allow
any mistakes."
After investigating for so long, he had finally made a breakthrough. Soon, he would be able to catch
the perpetrators in one fell swoop. ? ? ?
After Bruce and Tommy received Adrienne''s call and were told of the seriousness of the matter, they
hurried over to Freddy. Bruce asked, "Freddy, why''s Freya involved in this?"
"I don''t know either." Freddy shook his head. "But I believe that Freya hasn''t killed anyone and with
Jefferson and Adrienne around, Freya will not be the scapegoat for the true murderer."
"You''re going about it the right way." Before they came, Tommy and Bruce were worried that Freddy
would be taking things too hard. They were both relieved after hearing what Freddy had to say.
Tommy then patted Freddy''s shoulder and said, "Let''s go and consult awyer on this."
They were all from wealthy families and had their own businesses too. They had the means to hire
anywyer they wanted. After a short discussion, they decided on Ma Yeager, a reputable
criminalwyer in Chatterton Town.
Ma had never lost a single case since his career kicked off. He was also selective with the
cases he took up; he would not earn any money at the expense of his conscience. In other words,
even if it meant he would be doing it for free, he would be more than willing to fight for his client as
long as he felt that it was justified. That was also the reason why his reputation soared over the
years. Of course, he had made many enemies in the process too.
When Freddy, Bruce and Tommy arrived at Ma''s firm, Ma immediately ushered them into
his office without any exnation. The three, who had even prepared a speech to convince him to
take up their case, were confused.
Noting their puzzled gazes, Ma rified, "Mr.
Jefferson has already given me a call."
So Jefferson had already notified him before they came. That was the reason for the immediate
reception they got.
They sat down. They were all thinking the same thing at that moment. Even though they understood
Jefferson well, asionally at times like that they would be struck with the feeling that they didn''t
really know him at all.
Ma had refused many high- profile cases before. He would even refuse cases despite pressure
from his superiors, an evident sign of his arrogance.
Nheless, he had taken up their case just after a single phone call from Jefferson. As stated,
Ma was an arrogant person who would not be pressured by power or money, but Jefferson had
managed to convince him. How?
Ma, who had not nned on saying much initially, gave them a rudimentary exnation after
seeing the confusion on their faces. "Mr. Jefferson has helped me before. His business is as much
as it is mine."
Ah, so it was to repay a debt. Freddy, Bruce and Tommy nodded in unison, signifying that they
understood.
Ma began speaking again, "Please tell me the
details."
Freddy told him the whole story, and ended by saying, "Mr. Yeager, Freya has already divorced me.
There''s no way she would kill someone over me.
Bruce and Tommy followed up by saying, "Yes, that''s right. Freya is beautiful and kind. She would
never do anything against thew. In the past, when she identally killed a kitten while driving,
she was so sad that she ate no meat for a month."
Ma put away the documents and said, "It''s not for you three to decide whether Miss Langham
had killed someone and it''s not for me to decide either. Our next move is to try to find evidence
proving that she didn''tmit the murder. Rest assured, I''ll go pay a visit to Miss Langham and ask
her for more details. Please head back and get some rest first. I may still need your assistance for
many things regarding this case in the future."
Freddy replied, "Mr. Yeager, if there''s anything you need from us, please feel free to let us know.
There''s no need to hold anything back."
Ma said curtly, "Of course."
After thanking Ma, the three walked out of the firm. Their thoughts strayed towards things on
Jefferson''s end. They wondered if Jefferson had any good news for them.
Needless to say, Jefferson wasn''t sitting by idly. He had sent out orders to retrieve the surveince
videos from Freya''s residential area. However, the monitors were coincidentally malfunctioning from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. the night before, and the surveince cameras did not capture anything suspicious
during the restoration process.
As for the victim''s residence, it was a run-down area with only the bare minimum in facilities. The
few facilities that they had were prone to malfunctioning too. On the night of the incident, of course
the only surveince camera at the gate of the residential area was not working.
Jefferson wasn''t surprised by the oue at all. The perpetrators must have made proper
preparations to frame Freya. It would be conversely strange if they hadn''t meddled with damning
important evidence such as the surveince recordings.
At this point in time, they couldn''t get anything from the surveince videos nor did they find
anything new at the crime scene. After failing in their first attempt to frame Jefferson, the
masterminds had done a pretty good job on their second try.
Jefferson''s only hope right then was to find the perpetrators as soon as possible. Otherwise, it
would be difficult to prove Freya''s innocence.
Since the police officers had failed in finding any more useful evidence regarding Florence''s case
had finally reached a deadlock. At the same time, the Paramount Criminal Police Team received a
new case to handle, thus Jefferson had no choice but to assign another team to handle that new
case.
A day passed by just like that, in an atmosphere full of tenseness.
That day, Jefferson allowed his men to get off work on time. They would only be able to handle the
next battle if they were well-rested.
Jefferson went to Adrienne''s office to pick her up from work. When he arrived at her office, Adrienne
was just taking off her work clothes and getting ready to change into her casualwear. Jefferson
strode forward and held her in his arms, with so much force that Adrienne felt pain from it.
"Mr. Hefner, what are you trying to do now?" Adrienne tried to move but to no avail.
She noticed that Jefferson was particrly clingy in recent days. He would embrace her from time
to time. It was as if he was a dog that was gnawing at a bone, and she was that very bone.
Was she a dog bone?
"I just want to hold you tightly in my arms and not let go of you for the rest of my life," said Jefferson
with a low and seductive voice.