Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 455

When Ariah opened her eyes, she smelled disinfectant in her room. For a moment, she thought that she was in the hospital, and it was so dark that she could not tell exactly where she was.

She was too weak to get up from the bed, which must be caused by the injection. Otherwise, she would not be in such an abnormal state.

She remembered what had happened before she fainted. Someone had broken into her room when she was still sleepy. She thought it was Ricco, but it was a man wearing a clown mask while laughing eerily.

Just when she was about to scream, the man covered her mouth and nose with a towel stained with the drug. The more she struggled, the more poison she inhaled, which put her in a coma.

However, in the face of such a scary situation, she would definitely struggle. That was why she fainted very soon after that.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself on the bed.

Ariah wanted to shout, but she didn't even have the strength to do so. What was going on? Was she captured by another bad guy again?

She had never offended anyone, but why did so many unfortunate things happen to her?

Could it be that she did not offer incense to the god? Otherwise, why would she be punished this way?

As she thought about it, she complained about her fate, during which some noises from the side pulled her back to reality.

"Who is it?" She called out in a hoarse voice.

Someone was crying. She was sure of that although it was not loud.

It was too strange for someone to sob in the dark. "W-Who are you? Why are you crying?"

The person continued sobbing.

"Talk to me now!" Ariah was anxious.

"I-1 don't know why I'm here. When I opened my eyes, I found myself here." The person cried as she finished speaking. Judging from the voice, it must be a young girl.

Ariah's heart skipped a beat. "How long have you been here?"

"It's been a long time. I'm thirsty and hungry. C-Can you save me?"

How could Ariah save her?

Ariah smiled bitterly. She couldn't even protect herself, how should she save the child?

As Ariah calmed down, she tried to get some information from the girl. "Have you met anyone since you were locked up here?"

"Y-Yes."

"Who was it?"

"It's a... very scary man. He didn't talk to me. He often stood in the distance and laughed at me. That kind of look was very horrible. There were twice when I woke up from my dream. He was beside my bed, touching me with... his hand... I want to go home..."

Suppressing her despair, Ariah continued to ask softly, "Can you tell me what your name is?"

"My name is Kierra."

"Okay, Kierra. I just heard that you have been in the dark for many days. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a closed basement. It's damp without sunlight. If you stay in the dark for too long, you can see things in the darkness. Can you see me?"

"Yes..."

"Great, then can you come over?"

"I... I'll try..."

"OK."

After a while, Ariah heard the sound of the chains rubbing against the ground. She was shocked. "Kierra, did the man tie you up with chains?" "Yes... I can't run away. The chain is not very long, so I can't walk near you. I'll reach out my hand, and if you move toward me slightly, I can touch you." Ariah used all of her strength to extend her hand. After a while, her finger touched a hand, which she quickly grasped as though it was the last hope.

As Ariah swallowed hard, she turned her head and saw a thin figure standing in the dark. She couldn't see how Kierra looked, so she asked, "How old are you?" "Eighteen."

"Then how did you get caught here?"

"My classmate asked me out to watch a movie in the evening. On my way to the cinema, I answered the man who asked for direction. Then, he dragged me into the woods. When I woke up, I was already here..."

Ariah didn't know what to say, so she could only comfort her with words, "You are really kind, and bad people will be punished. Don't be afraid. Someone will come and save us soon, and we'll leave here safely."

"Really? Will we really be saved?"

It seemed that Kierra had been locked up for too long and was getting hopeless. "Yes, someone will certainly come to save us. Don't worry, I will definitely let you meet your family safely again..." Just then, footsteps could be heard in the distance. Kierra quickly retracted her hand and hurriedly returned to her original position. "That person... H-He's here..."

Ariah's gaze was fixed on a certain spot. Since the footsteps came from that corner, the entrance must be there. Even though she looked calm on the surface, she was extremely nervous in her heart. Fear would often evoke unpleasant thoughts, which was what happened to her now.

The scenes of psychos and murderers on the TV now flooded her mind.

Because of her profession, she had often come into contact with those patients who had escaped from the devils. Dayna was one of them. That afternoon, Dayna was in Ariah's office and had a conversation with her for two hours, during which she had narrated the fear in her heart.

She talked about how she had been targeted by bad people; how she had been locked up, tortured, and insulted...

As the door was pushed open, a beam of light shone over, so it must be daytime.

Soon after, a faint light lit up in the basement. Ariah was gripped by fear as she stared at the person walking over from afar.

He was still wearing the clown mask from last night. The clown's smile was so strange that it made people feel scared, especially when he was approaching them slowly.

"Who are you?" Ariah asked, as she told herself to calm down.

The man stood by her side and looked at her. His voice was harsh as he replied, "You are different from others. Everyone who was caught by me cried and begged me to let them go, but you asked for my identity."

"I have no grudge against you, so why did you want to catch me?" Ariah asked calmly. "Don't worry, I don't remember your face, and I can't hear your voice either. As long as you let me go, I'll pretend that this has never happened."

As he listened to her quietly, he suddenly lowered his body toward her, and she instantly sensed the smell of blood coming from his body, which was very disgusting.

Just then, his cold hand touched her cheek. Her body suddenly tensed up, and her widened eyes revealed a hint of fear...