Chapter 1940 Nostalgia


    Upon hearing what Adrienne said, Jefferson''s fury extinguished in an instant. He couldn''t help but


    soften his voice as he said, "You''ve been working the whole day. You have to eat. Let''s just grab a


    quick bite."


    "Let''s go to Freddy and Fre..." Adrienne wanted to suggest eating at Freddy''s restaurant. However,


    she remembered that Freya had a murder charge hanging over her head and was detained at the


    station. Adrienne''s cheerfulness immediately drained away.


    Jefferson reached over to pat her shoulder andforted her, "We''ll be able to eat at Well Eaten


    Farm and Restaurant again in a few days."


    Adrienne cocked her head sideways and nced at him. "Did you get your hands on new clues


    without telling me?"


    The hand Jefferson had on the steering wheel trembled slightly before he answered, "What are you


    talking about?"


    Adrienne continued, "You don''t seem in a hurry to deal with Freya''s case so I''m thinking that you


    must have found something."


    Jefferson replied, "Kind of, but it''s not confirmed yet."


    "Why haven''t I heard anything about it?" Adrienne demanded.


    After speaking to Sierra, Jefferson had intended toe clean about the whole affair with Sheridan


    to Adrienne. However, he had yet to think of a way to exin it to her, so he could only y dumb


    for the time being. "Adrienne, who''s the head of the Paramount Criminal Police Team? You or me?"


    Adrienne replied hesitantly, "I..."


    Jefferson interrupted her. "All right, all right. You should rest well during your off hours. Let''s stop


    talking about work."


    Adrienne fell silent.


    That man really deserved a good thrashing. Adrienne swore that she would think of a good way to


    get back at him one day.


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    Soon, Jefferson and Adrienne arrived at a burger ce that they often frequented.


    Although the shop was small-scale, it had been around forever. There were many customers who


    came from far and wide just to get a taste of the burgers there.


    In the past, Hodge was a frequent customer too.


    Whenever there was a long line, he would tell Adrienne how much he respected the people who


    could turn such a small business around to be that sessful.


    Adrienne had not visited for a long time. When she was suddenly met with the familiar sign, smell,


    and tables, it felt like she could see Hodge sitting by the table at the entrance, eating his favorite


    beef burger right then.


    Burgers could be found anywhere else, but Hodge loved the ones there in particr. Adrienne had


    eaten at that shop before, but she didn''t note anything special about the food there. Hodge used to


    say that she didn''t understand and she never understood what it was that she ''didn''t understand'' in


    the past.


    At this moment, Adrienne finally realized it. Hodge didn''t go there for the taste of the burgers but for


    the nostalgic experience.


    "Jeff, Adrienne, long time no see." By that time, rush hour had passed so there was no ridiculously


    long line there. However, the ce was still quite upied with customers. The middle-ageddy


    who ran the ce looked around and smiled warmly at the familiar faces. She quickly cleared a


    table by the door for them. "We''re all full inside, so this is the best I can do for you two. Hope you


    guys understand."


    "We''re fine with it. I like this seat." Adrienne smiled, took a chair from the side, and pulled Jefferson


    to sit down. "Madam Betty, please give us two of your signature beef burgers."


    "No." Jefferson gave Adrienne a fierce look. He knew that she would have a hard time eating meat


    aftering out of the dissection room. Why would she order a beef burger? Was she dumb?


    "Madam Betty, please give us one beef burger and one veggie burger."


    "Why are you ring at me? I want a beef burger." Adrienne had already forgotten about all the


    corpses she was working on earlier. Her mind was full of thoughts of her grandfather. She wanted to


    sit there, at his favorite seat, and eat his favorite burger. She was hoping that when Hodge looked


    down from heaven, he would know that she was missing her, and that he would visit her in her


    dreamster that night.


    "I''m really sorry, Adrienne, but we only have one beef burger left." Betty looked embarrassed. "Our


    veggie burger is good too. I can do one veggie and one beef, how does that sound?"


    Since Betty had already taken Jefferson''s side, Adrienne had no choice but to nod politely. "Just


    give us one of each then."


    "Okay,ing right up." Betty smiled and nced at Jefferson before she went into the kitchen.


    As soon as Betty left, Adrienne immediately gave Jefferson a look. "I know that you hinted at


    Madam Betty so that she would say that."


    "It isn''t a hint if you know about it," Jefferson retorted.


    Adrienne sighed to herself.


    She would never be able to win against him.


    Jefferson patted her head and said, "Listen to me, be a good girl."


    Adrienne pped his hand away. "Why can''t you listen to me for once?"


    "I''ll listen to you from now on. I''ll do whatever you say," said Jefferson with a smile.


    "I''d really be a little idiot if I believed that,ing from you." Adrienne turned her head away in


    anger. Her gaze fell on Betty, who was bustling about inside.


    She had known Betty for a long time. She used to be quite a chubbydy, but now she was as thin


    as a rail, all because of the tragedy that happened a year ago.


    Her child died in an ident a year ago. Betty was the one who answered the phone when the


    police called to inform them about the ident. On top of that, she was also the one who went to


    identify the body of her son. After having a funeral for her son, she asked the police to cooperate


    with her and keep the whole thing a secret from her husband. She lied to him and told him their son


    had gone to study abroad.


    Just before their son''s ident, her husband had just gotten discharged from the hospital. His heart


    was frail and his blood pressure was high. The doctor repeatedly reminded him to watch his stress


    levels.


    In order for her husband to continue living well, Betty had to make such a seemingly cruel decision.


    Over the past year, she silently grieved over her son''s death alone. She ran the business and took


    care of her husband as if nothing had happened. She lived her life to the fullest every day because


    she knew that her husband would find out the truth sooner orter. Any happiness she had now was


    temporary and hard toe by.


    At that thought, Adrienne nced at Jefferson. He was looking at her too. The look in his eyes was


    difficult to decipher, full ofplicated emotions. She asked, "What''s wrong with you?"


    "Nothing." Jefferson averted his gaze. "I haven''t eaten burgers for a while. I want to get another one


    for myself."


    There was clearly something up that he didn''t want to tell her. Adrienne decided to use her trump


    card to sway him. She said, "Jeff..."


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    All she needed to do was call him by that name and nothing else. In an instant, Jefferson felt like his


    bones had turned mush. He could only say, "Eat up first. I''ll tell you about it when we get home."


    "Okay." Adrienne nodded and gave him a sweet smile. "I know you''re the best, my Jeff."


    Adrienne had known him for many years. He always acted like a domineering viin in front of her


    so that was what she used to perceive him as. All he did was bully her... But now she knew that that


    wasn''t the case at all.