My Husband, Warm The Bed novel Chapter 1812

"Ring, ring, ring-"

Adrienne had just completed the autopsy and returned to the office when the phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the receiver and said politely, "Adrienne Carter from the forensic department speaking."

"Adrienne, I don't care if you're done with your work, you'd better come to my room quickly," Quill's voice came from the other side of the phone, sounding both troubled and impatient.

"What is it?" Adrienne asked. However, Quill had already hung up the phone. She put her work aside and hurried to Quill's office.

When she arrived, Quill sat her down in his office chair. Then, he pointed to the computer screen and said, "Can you help me identify who this person is? Is it Mr. Hefner?"

"Jefferson?" Adrienne looked at the computer screen. Quill immediately played it and explained, "It was taken from the CCTV footage of the bar. Jefferson had been to the crime scene and this morning, he had gotten into an altercation with the victim."

"Why would he be in a bar at one in the morning?" Adrienne was puzzled. Generally,

Jefferson only went out so late at night for work. If he went out for a drink, Freddy and the others would definitely accompany him. Who would dare to quarrel with them? "Was he with anyone else? When did he leave the bar?"

"There was no footage that showed him leaving the bar..." Quill stared at Adrienne. "Also, the description of the murderer given by the witness is similar to Jefferson..."

"It's definitely not Jefferson, he would never kill anyone." Although Adrienne saw the video, she still believed in his innocence. She knew him better than anyone else. "Jefferson has a bad temper. If anyone provokes him, he won't let them go but he would beat them up in the open. He would never hold a grudge and secretly hide in the bar for a couple of hours just to kill a man."

"Adrienne, we are policemen. We must work based on evidence when we are handling cases, not just your faith in him... In fact, with your relationship with him, I can take you off this case." Quill was one of the few people who knew the real relationship between Jefferson and Adrienne. He could have stopped Adrienne from following up with this case, but he did not do so.

Before the evidence was clear-cut, Quill chose to have faith in Jefferson, just as Adrienne

did. "I also believe that Mr. Hefner didn't kill anyone, but what's the point of us believing in him? We need enough evidence to prove that he didn't kill anyone."

"I know. I know what you mean. If he is suspicious, I must find evidence to prove that he is innocent. It is not up to you and me to decide." Adrienne naturally understood what Quill meant. She said her earlier words out of panic.

Quill asked again, "Where is he now?"

Adrienne shook her head. "I don't know either."

"We can't get in touch with him. You try contacting him."

"Okay." Adrienne quickly took out her mobile phone and dialed Jefferson's private number again. However, a cold robotic voice sounded over the phone. "He turned off his phone. I still can't reach him."

Quill was so worried that his eyebrows were furrowed closely. "If we can't get in touch with him and get him back here to cooperate with our investigation, we'll be in big trouble."