Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 417

Sharon felt she was possessed, as she had apparently dreamt of Shawn.

She dreamt of their past together when they were in her old house, living a carefree life, and he was by her side always. In her dream, they settled down in the small town; her dad was healthy and safe, and even managed to see her get married and have children.

What was peculiar was that she had married Shawn in her dreams. She had become Shawn's wife and had given birth to a son and a daughter for him. The two of them were happy together and lived a relaxing life.

And in her dreams, Stanley was nowhere to be found.

She seemed to be trapped in the dream. She wanted to wake up, but her body felt heavy as if her chest was pressed down by a stone, and she struggled to breathe.

"Urg..."

Suddenly, there was a loud sound, waking her up in a state of shock.

Ah...

She couldn't seem to scream; there was someone gagging her, and she couldn't make a sound!

She was held down by a person.

It was a man.

In the dark of the night, she couldn't recognize who he was, but could only feel his strength, which he used to firmly press her onto the bed. The man's breathing was rapid, one hand covering her mouth, the other holding her hand tightly, while he said in a hoarse voice, "Sharon, it's me."

In an instance, Sharon widened her eyes in disbelief. Her trembling body calmed down, and tears began to fall from her round eyes; her tears welled from deep inside and coursed down her cheeks.

"Stanley?"

Was it him?

The voice belonged to him, and the presence felt like him. His facial features seemed to have been exposed, and everything about this man was so familiar.

She wasn't dreaming, was she?

"Stanley really came for me, he really did find me... I'm definitely not dreaming!", she thought to herself.

Sharon's tears surged more and more like an overflowing river. Just like that, she fixated her stare on the man hovering above her, forgetting her surroundings. "Are you stupid?"

It was only Stanley's chuckle in his voice that brought her back to reality.

"There are people outside, it's best not to make a sound, quietly get up and follow me." Stanley pulled her up from the bed, the two of them were in the dark of the night, and he took her to the window, tied a rope to her body, used his warm big palm to cup her cheek, "Don't be afraid, I will take you out."

Sharon kept his words in mind and did not make even the slightest sound. Even though she was excited, she couldn't make any sound. She clenches her teeth and nodded desperately.

Enduring the urge to throw herself into his arms, Sharon asked him with her eyes, "What does she need to do now?"

Stanley pointed outside the window. "Jump down."

What?

Sharon looked out of the window. The second floor was a little too high. With the rope tied to her waist, would it work?

Stanley bent down to lift her up and put her on the windowsill. He lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "It's okay, I'll help you go down slowly, there will be someone waiting for you down there." Sharon gulped and nodded.

In an instance, Stanley grabbed her slender arms and slowly lowered her body. Sharon's heart leaped as her knees hit the wall. Enduring the pain, she finally reached the ground. There was someone who grabbed hold of her waist, and she was caught steadily.

"Miss Cruz, are you all right?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Sharon felt a burst of joy. "Ryan?"

"Yes, it's me."

Ryan released the rope around her waist. Only then did Sharon realize that apart from Ryan, there were a few people standing behind him.

Did they all come to save her?

After pulling the rope away, Ryan loosened his grip on Sharon's waist, causing her to lose balance and fall to the ground.

Ryan was stunned.

Seeing his reaction, Sharon forced a smile. Just now she was too nervous in the room and had forgotten the pain in her legs. Now that she was surrounded by familiar faces and felt at home, her legs seemed to have lost strength.

When she was about to explain herself, there was a sound coming from the window. She looked up and saw Stanley sliding down the window from the second floor. He landed smoothly, without making a sound, unlike Sharon, who was clumsy.

He quickly untied the rope tied to his waist and pulled Sharon up from the ground. Without thinking twice, she put all of her weight on Stanley; he realized something was amiss but did not press further, instead he carried her up and uttered, "Let's go!"

Just like that, they quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Shawn was tossing and turning as he couldn't sleep. He thought of Sharon's peculiar behavior at dinner. She had so much hate for herself; in these mere two months together, she had never treated him well. Why did she suddenly care about him on this day?

He got up from the bed and, for some unknown reason, walked to the drawer. He opened it and took a look at it. His expression changed.

Where was the medicine?

Shawn was anxious and angry. He came to William's room and woke the sleeping man up. He asked coldly, "What did you do to Sharon?" William had just woken up from his sleep when he heard Shawn's angry voice. He immediately understood why Shawn was angry.

"Mr. Lewis, when the doctor came over this noon, I let him administer the medicine to Miss Cruz's." William sat up straight and did not hide anything. His eyes flashed as he said, "I think the medicine is very effective. It was only once, but Miss Cruz already started to be concerned of you...."

Hearing this, Shawn punched him hard. "Who allowed you to decide on your own? The side effects of that medicine are very severe. What if Sharon gets injured after drinking it?"

William was stunned. "Side... side effects?"

Apparently, he wasn't aware of this. He thought that Shawn was still hesitating because he was afraid that the medicine would kill Sharon. So after reassurance from the doctor at noon that it wouldn't hurt Sharon, he deliberately asked the doctor to give Sharon the medicine.

Shawn pushed him away and ignored him, then strode towards Sharon's bedroom.

Shawn pushed the bedroom door open but didn't turn on the lights. With the aid of the light from outside the window, he came to the bed and called softly, "Sharon?" There was no response.

As he got closer to the bed, Shawn found that there seemed to be no one on the bed.

"Sharon!" He strode over and lifted the sheets off the bed, but there was still no one in it!

He smacked the bed in frustration, and immediately he turned around to switch on the lights, suddenly illuminating the whole room.

Shawn stared at the muddy footprints on the ground. He followed the footprints to the window, only to find that the window was also wide open.

"William Carney!"

Shawn was angry and anxious, so he shouted loudly.

William came in as soon as he heard the shout. When he didn't see Sharon's figure, he was also stunned. He was confused and asked, "Where is Miss Cruz?"

"She was taken away." Shawn stood in front of the window and looked at the distant night sky. The hunch he felt was getting stronger. "It must be Stanley."

William immediately came to his senses. "I'm going to ask the bodyguards downstairs!"

After finishing his sentence, he turned around and was about to leave. Shawn stopped him and said, "Call the General of Kunba and ask him to block off all the exits. We mustn't allow Sharon to leave!" "Yes, Mr. Shawn."