Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 450

Terrified, Ariah swallowed hard and said, "I was wrong. I won't do it again. Don't be mad..."

The voice devoid of emotions scared her as that was not how he usually treated her.

Ariah didn't dare to provoke him anymore. As a smart woman, she started to beg for mercy, "You seemed to be entranced by something, so I..."

"Hush!"

Before she could finish her words, Ricco had lowered his voice and motioned for her to keep quiet. "Don't make a sound!"

Covering her mouth, she stared at the dark road with eyes wide open.

Behind her was the man's broad chest and the steel- like arms around her waist. As her entire body went stiff, her mind buzzed.

"Listen carefully, what did you hear?"

Ricco's eyes were like a wolf in the dark night, staring at somewhere.

Ariah could only hear her heart thumping because of her fear. It was until she heard some noises that she widened her eyes even more. How could there be footsteps in the jungle? In response, Ricco snorted coldly. "They have really followed me all the way here!"

"W-What?"

What did he mean? She was confused.

As soon as she finished her words, a figure flashed across the bush. Suddenly, a man in black rushed toward them with a dagger that glimmered with fear in the moonlight. Ariah was dumbfounded at first, but she soon became anxious, "Let go of me!"

Did he want to use her as a shield? Did he want her to be a scapegoat?

Just as she was about to think of a way to save herself, Ricco said, "Don't move. There's an ambush!"

Even if there was an ambush, it was still better than dying in his hands!

There was no way she would listen to him.

As she struggled to run away, she thanked the man in black in her heart for ruining Ricco's plan!

As she fled, she heard the sound of fighting behind her, which almost scared her to death.

Ricco grabbed the dagger of the man in black with his backhand and thrust it into the man's body. When the dagger was pulled out, it had already been stained with blood. "Help!"

There was a murder!

How she hoped Jimmy could find her, for her safety was in the hands of this former husband of hers.

Shocked, she ran forward with trembling legs. She didn't dare to stop for even a second and continued to run forward with all her might.

Although she had heard her patients' dangers many times with empathy, she had never faced such horrible things in reality.

This was the first time that she was gripped by horror and hopelessness.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, she was tripped and her vision became blurry.

F*ck!

Ariah was in so much pain that her tears were welling up in her eyes, but she still got up and continued to walk forward.

Unfortunately, something happened without warning.

She felt a cold sensation on her neck. W-Wasn't that the dagger?

"Are you Ariah?" The person asked in a low, harsh voice. His voice very different from Ricco's, so her scalp tingled and her lips trembled. "N- No... You've got the wrong person. I'm just a passerby..." "No?" The man obviously didn't believe it.

"Yes, I'm not the person you're talking about. I've never even heard of her before!"

The man was silent as he stared at her in suspicion.

"Ariah!" Ricco's voice came from behind, "Ariah, where are you? Can you hear me?"

"What the f*ck..."

Ariah's cold sweat dripped down her forehead as she cursed Ricco in her heart!

"Are you lying to me?" The man harrumphed coldly and pushed the dagger in his hand forward a little. She endured the pain and did not dare to scream, for she was afraid that he would kill her there. "I-I'm really not Ariah..."

"You still don't admit it? Humph, you're the one I'm looking for! Come with me!"

The man then pulled her arm and forcefully took her forward. At this moment, Ariah couldn't care much and shouted, "Ricco, I'm here!"

"Shut up!" The man did not expect her to suddenly scream and gave her a fierce glare. When he heard the footsteps behind him, he suddenly withdrew his dagger, turned around, and ran away.

Ariah was still in shock as she broke out in a cold sweat. Raising her hand, she touched her neck and found the blood on her palm under the moonlight.

Once Ricco reached her, he said, "I told you not to run, you..." As his expression changed, he quickly lifted her chin and frowned. "Why are you bleeding?"

The pain prompted her to press on her neck while her body stiffened.

Under the faint moonlight, Ricco found that her face was getting paler, so he took off his coat and put it on her shoulder. Then, he tore off his shirt sleeve, which he casually tied around her neck. "Let's go!" he said gruffly.

Ariah followed behind him silently with a dazed expression. When she returned to her previous spot, she was shocked to see a person lying on the ground.

"Get in now!"

Ricco pushed her to the passenger seat and immediately drove the car away.

On the way back to the city, the speed of the car was clearly much faster. Ariah did not speak until the car stopped at a traffic light. She then muttered to herself, "The two people on the mountain weren't looking for you. They're trying to get me, right?"

However, he only glanced at her silently.

Looking up at him, she repeated her question. "Am I right?"

"Press on the wound. It's bleeding."

As the traffic light turned green, he drove the car and pulled up at a spot not far away. When he got out of the car, he looked at her and said, "Sit here and wait for me. Don't move."

Perhaps he was still worried about her, for he turned back and added, "If you want to know more about the two men on the mountain, you have to wait for me."

After that, he closed the door and strode away.

Once he came out of the pharmacy and squinted at the car parked by the roadside. As he walked closer, he was surprised to find her sitting in her seat quietly. "She didn't run away?"

That evoked conflicted emotions in his heart. He didn't know whether he should describe her as smart or silly.

How could she really believe his words so easily? Did that not mean that she would be in danger if he was harboring an ulterior motive?