Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 461

"Ariah?"

Ricco's voice pulled her back to reality. In a low voice, she said, "Yes, it's me. How can I help you?"

"Why didn't you reply to me? I thought you were not there," Ricco said in a deep voice. "Sorry, I've been delayed by some personal affairs, so I didn't inquire about the things about Kierra in the morning..." "It's alright, I've already asked someone else about her," Ariah responded. "Everyone said that they didn't see her. It must be my hallucination."

Ricco frowned. "Are you sure?"

Ariah fell silent. She was just not sure, which was why she felt that there was something wrong, especially when so many people said that they had never met the girl. Perhaps hallucination could be the only explanation for this.

Soon, she changed the topic, "Ricco, there's something I want to ask you."

"Go ahead."

"Who are you actually?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone. After a long time, Ricco said, "Do you want to know who I am?" "Of course."

"Are you sure you can bear the consequences of knowing who I am?"

"Ariah, it's not that I don't want to tell you. It's just that I'm an inauspicious person. As long as you have anything to do with me, you'll die in the end. For your safety, it's best if you don't think too much about my identity. Curiosity killed the cat."

Upon saying that, Ricco hung up, and Ariah twisted her eyebrows while holding the phone.

After standing there for a long time, she let out a long sigh and suppressed the questions in her heart. She then looked in the direction of the study as she walked over.

There were two sections in the study. One was where Jimmy worked, and the other was where Ariah put her documents. There was a treadmill in the corner, and he would run on it whenever he had nothing to do.

When she pushed open the door, she saw the athletic man on the treadmill.

Slowly, she moved over and cleared her throat as she said, "I want to discuss something with you."

"What is it?"

"Are you sure you want to talk to me on this treadmill?" She raised her eyebrows.

He had a habit of running when he was in a bad mood. The angrier he was, the faster he ran. He had been running while Ariah was talking on the phone for a few minutes. Therefore, he was drenched in sweat although he had just taken a bath.

With his eyes squinted, he asked, "What? Are you going tell me what you have discussed with Ricco?"

His words betrayed a little jealousy, which even he himself did not notice.

"I want to talk to you about Anna," she said coldly.

"Plop."

Jimmy lost his balance and fell onto the treadmill before he was thrown to the ground, which shocked Ariah. Covering his stomach, Jimmy grunted, "Don't come over. I'm fine!"

She stood there in a daze. Was this guy an idiot? How could he throw himself off on the treadmill?

He took a few deep breaths until his stomach felt better. After he stood up against the wall, he cleared his throat and calmly turned off the treadmill as if nothing had happened. "What did you say just now? I didn't hear you."

Was happened to her? Why did she take the initiative to ask about Anna?

"I want to ask some questions about Anna."

Words eluded him at the moment.

"Are you so shocked that your brain isn't working normally?" he muttered.

It was understandable for him to think this way. Ever since Ariah found out about what happened between him and Anna, she hated Anna so much that she almost didn't mention the name in front of him. Now that she had brought it up on her own, he definitely would feel strange.

"Whatever," Ariah said while biting her lips awkwardly. Did he think that she wanted to mention Anna? Every time she thought of that woman, she would be overwhelmed with disgust. However, if she wanted to fix her relationship with Jimmy, she had to confront what had happened between that woman and Jimmy.

If she had not been kidnapped, she would have divorced Jimmy. No matter who persuaded her, she would not have changed her mind. Nevertheless, the incident totally changed her mentality. When she lay in the dark and damp basement, the only thought in her mind was Jimmy. She hoped that he could appear like a hero and save her...

When she thought that she was going to be killed by that pervert, she regretted arguing with Jimmy. If she had known that there would be such a disaster in her life, she would definitely try to live a good life with him.

That was how the thought became ingrained in her mind. When she was in the hospital, she also thought of forgiving Jimmy. As long as he did not do anything unbecoming in the future, she would definitely forgive him this time.

Therefore, when her mother asked if she was in conflict with Jimmy, she insisted she had been getting along with him well. She really wanted to fix the broken relationship with him.

Ariah was not someone who always procrastinated and got bogged down by the different choices in life. Instead, she would immediately do whatever she thought of, just like how she asked Jimmy about Anna

now.

Obviously, Jimmy was shocked. He looked at Ariah as if she was a monster, and he even reached out his hand to test her forehead. 'Are you having a fever?"

What was he doing? She was doing alright!

As she pushed his hand away, she responded seriously, "Jimmy, don't play dumb!"

With a wry smile, he said, "Alright, say whatever you want to say. I will just listen to you..."

Nonetheless, in his heart, he started complaining. He hoped that she would not hit him when she got angry while talking about Anna. Based on his experience, Ariah's words could not be taken as how they seemed, for her messages always hid her grievances which he could not easily detect.

Therefore, he didn't dare to provoke her. After all, her temper was like a gunpowder barrel, which would definitely explode if he didn't answer her question well.

Upon taking a deep breath, she asked directly, "When did you first meet Anna?"

Jimmy still couldn't believe that she took the initiative to inquire about these sensitive topics. Looking at her carefully, he asked, "Are you sure you won't get angry after you know the truth?"

"Be honest with me!"

"Well, it's been eight or nine years ago."

It had indeed been a long time. She and Jimmy had only known each other for five years, including the few years when she wanted to get a divorce. The fact that Anna had already been with Jimmy for eight to nine years put Ariah at a disadvantage.

"Have you been in a relationship with me before you married me?" "Tell me the truth!"

"Uh... She seemed to like me. It's understandable as I'm handsome and friendly."

"Have you been in touch with each other since we got married? Jimmy, I want to hear the truth. Since I really want to talk about this with you now, I won't be angry as long as you don't lie to me." As Ariah said that, she looked into his eyes intently.