Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley) -
Chapter 500
Hearing that Ella had demanded him to sit down and finish up the meal with Jean, Jimmy was quite frustrated.
"Mom, what on earth do you want?"
"I just want you to have dinner with Jean."
"But I'm done eating."
"Well, wait for her to finish up then!"
Jimmy had completely lost his patience. With a stern look, he said, "I don't have time to do this. I gotta get going now."
Saying that, regardless of Ella's sullen look, he went straight to the kitchen to pack up the food one by one into the thermos, then stormed out.
"This b*stard really pisses me off," thought Ella as she heaved heavily.
Jimmy rushed to the hospital and went straight to the ward. But when he pushed open the door, Ariah was nowhere to be seen.
Instantly, he got anxious and went to look for the nurse at the nurse's station. "Have you seen the patient in that ward? Did she leave without permission?" The nurse pointed in the direction of the corridor and replied, "I seem to see her going over there..."
Before she could finish, Jimmy had left.
Meanwhile, Ariah and Ricco were at the stairwell.
Glancing at her sitting on the staircase, Ricco joined her and asked in confusion, "It's warmer in the ward. Why do you wanna come here?"
"Because I can't smoke in the ward."
Ricco was surprised. "You wanna smoke?"
"Yes. Do you have a cig?"
"Nope! Why? You're craving for it?" Ricco refused without thinking.
Ariah rolled her eyes at him. "Nah, I don't crave for it."
"Then why do you ask me for cigarettes?"
"Well, I need to relax. Don't you men always smoke to calm down your thoughts?" Ariah was really annoyed with him asking all sorts of questions, mumbling, "Please, stop acting like my mum. Duh." Hearing that, Ricco was a little speechless. "Well, the trouble doesn't go away after that. One will still be bothered by the same thing. Anyway, what's bothering you? Maybe I could offer you some insight." Ariah was about to reject him when she thought of something. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Is there a grudge between Kevin and Jimmy?"
"Yes."
"What kind of grudge is it?"
"Well, it's a deep grudge." Ricco stretched his legs and said lazily, "Had Jimmy not told you about this yet?"
Ariah shook her head in silence. She had been kept in the dark ever since the beginning.
"How did Jimmy and Kevin become enemies?"
Ricco made a gesture of stopping. "Well, I'm afraid I can't answer this as it involves Jimmy's privacy. If you really wanna know more about the exact story, it's better to ask him." Hearing that, Ariah shot him a glare. "Just now, you were the one who said you could help."
"Yeah, but even if I tell you everything, you won't feel any better."
Ariah was speechless.
"Is there anything else you wanna ask?"
"Yep."
"Go ahead."
"What's the grudge between you and Kevin?"
The moment Ariah asked that, Ricco's expression turned serious and his gaze sharpened. "I'm afraid
I can't answer this. Dr. Myers, you should know that this is my privacy."
With a nod, Ariah agreed, "Yeah, you can choose not to answer."
Under Ricco's intense gaze, unlike most people who would yield to his look, Ariah, on the other hand, continued to act indifferently.
Later, Ricco took back his gaze and chuckled. "Do you know why Jimmy chooses not to tell you about all this stuff?"
Instantly, Ariah showed him some response. "Why?"
"Well, I suppose he wants to keep you away from danger, because the more you know, the easier it is for you to get into trouble." Ariah was stunned.
"Back then, Kevin manipulated my girlfriend to kill her parents and then let her kill me... When she woke up, she couldn't bear those blows and chose to commit suicide. So I swear that I will end Kevin's life myself one day."
Hearing that, Ariah was dumbfounded and she quickly apologized, "I... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked this!"
She regretted causing him to recall his tragic past.
"Oh well, it's not your fault. You don't need to feel guilty." Ricco shrugged his shoulders.
However, Ariah was still awkward, yet she didn't know what to say to comfort him.
Jimmy pushed open the emergency door to see Ricco sitting by the stairs with Ariah and lighting a cigarette for her.
Instantly, Jimmy was enraged and strode over to pull Ariah up from the ground, then struck at Ricco. This time, Ricco was much agile and dodged his attack.
Nevertheless, Ricco looked quite offended. "Jimmy, don't think that I don't dare to beat you!"
On the other hand, Ariah frowned as her cigarette dropped to the ground.
With a sullen look, Jimmy pulled her aside and questioned Ricco, "Why did you give her the cig?"
Surprised, Ricco did not expect that it was because of this. He cleared his throat and explained, "Well, she insisted on having a puff. She would have robbed the cig from me if I hadn't given it to her." Jimmy's sharp gaze then swept over Ariah, who just shrugged and said, "Ah, I was just curious..."
"You'd better not tried it!"
Then, Jimmy gave Ricco a meaningful glance and left with Ariah.
"Hey..."
Ariah stumbled because of his pull. He grabbed her hard, as if he wanted to crush her wrist.
It was only when they returned to the ward that she angrily flung his hand away. "Ouch, it hurts..."
Jimmy's chest heaved heavily in anger. "How dare you want to try smoking? It's not something that you should be doing!"
"Relax, it's not like I'm doing drugs."
"How can a woman be smoking?"
"What's wrong with a woman smoking? It's the 21st century now. Both men and women are equal!"
Knowing that Ariah had a sharp tongue and that he could not win her, Jimmy took a deep breath and asked, "Why are you with Ricco anyway?"
"Oh, he came to visit." Ariah walked towards the hospital bed. "He was just as curious as you were about how I was able to fight back when I was under Kevin's hypnosis."
"That's it?"
"Yep."
Jimmy took a large step forward and blocked her way. "Do you know that Ricco is interested in
you?"
Was she a fool? How could she not sense that Ricco was treating her differently?
Meanwhile, Ariah was stunned. "What? He's interested in me? That's impossible."
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