novelxo Chapter 1769
"Ring, ring-"
An ear- piercing call rang all of a sudden, which startled Adrienne. Jefferson
immediately muted his phone. He glanced at Adrienne, got up and walked out. "I'll take this call."
Jefferson was answering a phone call and avoiding her?
This was the first time it had happened.
Adrienne grew curious.
Jefferson went on the balcony outside their private dining room. The glass door was soundproofed, so Adrienne could not hear a word.
Her curiosity only grew the more she was unable to hear. Who was calling him?
Was it his sweetheart?
Or did Jarred have news about the murderer?
If the two matters were compared, Adrienne cared more about the latter. When Jefferson came back, she immediately asked, "Did Jarred have anything new about the murderer?" "Who do you think I am? Would Jarred report to me if he has any new clues?" Jefferson leaned back in his seat and put away his phone before taking a sip of tea leisurely.
Adrienne pouted. "Don't say anything if you have nothing nice to say. Why are you so rude?"
"You don't stop talking even when you're bloated," Jefferson said.
Adrienne was silent.
She was angry; she wanted to retaliate at him but she couldn't do anything to him.
Jefferson said, "Today is Saturday. Shouldn't you be visiting your grandfather?"
"Yes, I'm going."
"Eat up," Jefferson said. "I'll drive you there when you're done."
Adrienne replied, "You're in such a hurry to send me away. Was it your mistress who called just now?"
To Adrienne, her question did not come from a place of jealousy at all, but Jefferson read a tinge of jealousy in it. Was that little idiot jealous? he wondered.
Jefferson's mood improved in an instant. He leaned towards Adrienne and said, "Little idiot, would you like me to say yes or no?"
Adrienne replied in a daze, "Say yes if it was, say no if it wasn't. Does it have anything to do with what I want to hear?"
Jefferson was dumbstruck.
F*ck!
Sure enough, he was reading too much into things again.
Hodge was doing well both physically and mentally. The doctor had said that he could be discharged from the hospital two days earlier, but he felt that the hospital provided a livelier environment than staying alone at home. Thus, he insisted on staying for two more days.
When Adrienne and Jefferson arrived, he was playing mobile games with a kid, Shawn, beside him. Shawn clearly wanted to snatch the mobile phone from Hodge to play for him. Shawn asked, "Why are you so slow? Run, or you will be killed by the enemy."
Upon hearing that, Hodge shrugged his shoulders and said, "You're right. The enemy killed me."
Shawn reached out for the phone. "Please give me the mobile phone. I'll teach you how to play."
Hodge hid his phone behind his back like a child. "Shawn, I'm bad at playing, so let me practice. Let me play another round."
"Grandpa, why are you fighting over a phone with a kid?" Adrienne thought that Hodge hiding the phone from a kid was quite cute. But he was old, and he was staring at the phone with a pair of reading glasses. It was bad for his eyes, so she had to stop him.
"Adrienne, you're here." Hodge quickly handed the phone to Shawn as if he were a child who had been caught stealing candy. He signaled Shawn to go to his mother. Pretending that nothing had happened, he said, "Come and chat with me."
Adrienne went to Hodge's side. "Grandpa, I just asked the doctor about your condition. The doctor said that you didn't want to leave the hospital. Is it because you feel bored at home?"
Hodge nodded. "Yes. It's really boring staying at home alone. At the hospital, there are cute kids like Shawn and many other patients to keep me company."
Adrienne took Hodge's hand. "Grandpa, I'll move back to your house and live with you."
"I don't want to live with you. Young people like you have a different lifestyle from us old folks. We'll resent each other after living for a long time together." In fact, Hodge really wanted Adrienne to move in and live with him, but he knew that there was a generation gap between them. Young people liked to live without restrictions, unlike old people like him.
Although he was old, he must not hinder Adrienne.
"Mr. Hodge, how about finding you a companion?" Only Jefferson would ask such a question.
When Hodge heard Jefferson's voice, he became angry. "Jefferson, why are you here again?"
Jefferson took a chair and sat beside Hodge's bed. "Little Specky has come to see you and I came with her. Do I need any other reason?"
Hodge was reluctant to be polite with Jefferson. "Jefferson, why do you pester Adrienne all day?"
"Mr. Hodge, didn't I previously say that I'd help to improve your family's genes?" Jefferson said with a smile.
Hodge retorted, "Our family's genes are perfectly fine now. There's no need for improvement."
Jefferson was still smiling as he said, "Then, let's talk about finding a companion for you."
Hodge burst into a fit of coughing.
"Jefferson, get out of here!" Seeing Hodge cough out of anger because of Jefferson, Adrienne quickly pushed Jefferson out of the room and said, "Please, go do your own thing. Don't rile him up anymore." Jefferson was not angry. He reached out to pinch her face and said, "Little Specky, don't go home late. At night, make sure to shut the doors and windows before you sleep. If you're hungry, don't eat out or order takeout since you'll be alone. There are two bowls of instant noodles at home, they're all yours. When I come back, I'll bring you to eat delicious food."
"Where are you going?" All of a sudden, Adrienne felt a little nervous. She subconsciously grabbed Jefferson's hand and looked at him with doe-like, bright eyes. "Little idiot. Other than going to look for my sweetheart, where else do you think I will go?" Jefferson said. He held her hand tightly in his palm and squeezed it hard. "Oh..." Adrienne felt a little disappointed but she didn't understand where this sense of loss came from. She didn't want to understand it either.
Before she could finish speaking, Jefferson leaned in and kissed her on the lips. After a while, he let her go and said, "Little Specky, keep what I've told you in mind."
"What are you doing?" Adrienne wiped her mouth with disdain. When she thought about how he kissed another woman with the same lips, she felt sick. "Jefferson, don't you think that you're disgusting? Is it right by your sweetheart to be doing this?"
"Disgusting? I've never fallen in love with any woman except her. I'm squeaky clean inside and out..." The truth almost slipped Jefferson's tongue, but he stopped himself in time.
He was confessing his love to Adrienne. Adrienne, who did not know the truth, thought that he was blaming her for accidentally bedding him. She said, "Um... I didn't mean to take your virginity."