Chapter 1949


    "Let''s go to the cemetery first. I want to talk to my mom."


    Adrienne requested softly as she looked at the passing scenery.


    She was born and raised in Chatterton Town. All her rtives and friends were there. She always


    thought that she was familiar with the city, but she felt like she had never known this ce at all just


    then.


    The streets were crowded with people and cars. On both sides, there were skyscrapers, which she


    would see every day when she got off work. However, everything felt so surreal at that moment. It


    was as if she was dreaming, draining every ounce of energy left in her body.


    She was trying her best to hold on, but she was running out of strength. She felt that she couldn''t


    hold on any longer.


    At that moment, a warm,rge hand reached out to hold her hand and squeeze it tightly. "Adrienne,


    I''m here."


    That''s right. Jefferson was here!


    He had always been.


    Ever since she was born, he had always been by her side.


    Nheless, she didn''t forget the time he was not by her side. He was not there when she was at


    her most helpless period and when she was having nightmares day and night.


    He was gone for nearly two years and had only returned this year. When he came back to her side,


    he tricked her to marry him and make her his wife.


    Yes, she was already his wife, and he was her husband. He gave her strength, warmth and


    reassurance that no one else could give her.


    Since childhood, she had relied on him and was used to his protection. No matter what happened,


    as long as Adrienne knew he was there, as long as she heard his voice, as long as she could sense


    his breath, even in the cold, she would feelforted and at ease.


    The feeling of warmth and security she felt with him made her crave for him. Even so, she was


    afraid. Adrienne was worried that he might disappear from her life again one day. She was scared


    he would be nowhere to be found when she really needed him, and that she wouldn''t be able to


    handle being alone.


    However, she was also well aware that other than herself, there was no one else in this world who


    she could rely on, not even her closest family.


    At that thought, Adrienne withdrew her hand frantically. Without looking at him, she urged, "Focus


    on driving. Safety first."


    Jefferson did not speak again, but looked at her with immense worry in his eyes.


    About half an hourter, they arrived at the cemetery.


    Jefferson stopped the car and wanted to go down with Adrienne.


    Adrienne, however, looked at him indifferently as she said, "I want to talk to Mom alone. You can


    wait for me here."


    If this was in the past, Jefferson would have said, "Do I have to wait here just because you tell me


    to? I want to go with you. What are you going to do about it if I insist?"


    Yet, this time, he nodded. "Okay."


    Adrienne tried hard to squeeze a smile at him. "Thank you!"


    "Don''t smile at me like that. You look uglier than when you were crying." Jefferson frowned in


    disgust, but he was caressing her head with affection. "Go. I''ll wait for you here, no matter how long


    it takes."


    "Okay." Adrienne turned and left while Jefferson''s words reyed over and over in her mind. He told


    her that he would wait for her, no matter how long it took.


    Adrienne had spent a lot of money on her parents'' grave, and they were buried in an astoundingly


    beautiful cemetery. Apart from the sea view afar, one could also oversee the beautiful city skyline


    from there.


    However, since no one had been there to take care of the ce for quite some time, the


    tombstones were overgrown with weeds which blocked the gorgeous view around.


    More than two years had passed from the start of the dismemberment case but Adrienne had only


    visited her parents'' grave four times since then, once during New Year''s and twice on her parents''


    death anniversary. It was not that she did not want toe, but she was traumatized by the


    experience. Each time she came, she would have to relive the tragedy that happened two years


    ago, and it would always take her a few days to recover from it.


    Adrienne cleaned up the weeds and kneeled before her parents'' tombstones. "Dad, Mom... I


    apologize for not being a good daughter. I told both of you that I woulde to visit once I''ve


    caught the murderer, and now I have..."


    She called out for both her parents because she was still in denial that her father was still alive. To


    her, Sheridan had died two years ago, and his ashes were buried right there at that cemetery. The


    man who she met moments ago was not her father.


    Adrienne was unwilling to admit the cruel reality, but she knew that the man in jail was indeed her


    father. The ashes buried here were not his but some random stranger''s.


    Adrienne didn''t even dare to think about how painful and desperate her mother would feel if she


    knew what Sheridan had done. He was the love of her life, and they had slept in the same bed for


    so many years. She gave birth to a daughter for him, and even took care of his parents until their


    death. Adrienne always thought that he loved her deeply but who knew that he would end up taking


    her life?


    When Eudora was being harmed, the man she loved so deeply, whom she thought loved her back,


    was standing aside as he watched it happen...


    "Mom..." Adrienne cried out painfully. Finally, tears rolled out of her eyes uncontrobly.


    Why?


    Why did it turn out like this?


    Since she was a child, she thought that her parents were a loving couple. There were two instances


    that made Adrienne think so.


    One was when Eudora scalded her hand while cooking, and Sheridan was panicked to the point


    that he couldn''t speak a whole sentence. He gave her first aid and carried her to the nearby clinic to


    get treatment. He was only relieved after confirming with the doctor repeatedly that she was fine.


    Since then, Sheridan took over all kitchen duties, and forbade Eudora from entering the kitchen.


    Some of his friends even joked that he loved the kitchen more than his own country and Sheridan


    would alwaysugh in response and say, "How could a man protect his country if he didn''t even


    treat his wife and daughter right?"


    Eudora would always chuckle in secret when she heard his reply.


    From the smile on Eudora''s face, it could be seen that she was happy. She was happily in love with


    a man who loved her.


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    Another instance was when there was an unusual homicide that urred at Lowell City in


    Chatterton Town. Eudora and her colleague were dispatched to the scene and they were met with a


    landslide on the way back; their car waspletely buried underneath.


    When Sheridan received the news, he drove to the scene as fast as he could. Although it was a


    different city, her father arrived earlier than the local emergency responders. Because of him,


    Eudora and her colleague were saved.


    After returning home that day, Sheridan was outraged. He even cursed at Eudora. That was the first


    time Adrienne had seen Sheridan that upset, and it was the first time he had ever scolded Eudora.


    He roared at Eudora, "I told you that there will be a storm, and it wouldn''t be safe to drive back


    tonight. I reminded you toe back a dayter, but you were in such a hurry to return. Do you


    think you''re invincible from death?"