Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 501

Since the last time Ricco forcibly took her away from home, he seemed to have changed into a completely different person, someone who Ariah could no longer recognize because he now seemed dangerous and unfathomable.

In fact, this kind of man would have his own purpose in everything he did. How could he fall in love with her?

At this moment, Ariah didn't believe Jimmy's words at all.

"Are these the food that you bought for me?" Pointed at the things on the table, Ariah asked.

"Yes," Nonchalantly. Jimmy answered with a deep gaze, and he didn't say anything else.

Although Ariah had no idea what he was thinking about, she shrugged her shoulders and went straight over and opened the bag because she was indeed a little hungry. When Ariah saw the food inside, she was stunned.

It was obviously a lunch box that was used for home-cooked food. Didn't he say that it was a takeout?

Meanwhile, Jimmy had his gaze fixated on Ariah all the time. Since the day he saved her, he realized that her attitude toward him had been obviously different. Although she was no longer cold and indifferent, she still somehow kept a distance from him.

When Ariah knew Jimmy was going to take Anna back from the hands of Kevin instead of her, she must have felt hurt and uncomfortable in her heart...

However, she did not show any expressions, and all her emotions were suppressed in her heart.

It was nice of her to be so generous, well-behaved, and sensible enough to not cause any trouble for men! Somehow, Jimmy felt very uncomfortable. It was like he was suppressing his anger and had nowhere

to vent.

"I met Kevin eight years ago. He was a lunatic, and he was also a cruel murderer. This time, he came back to seek revenge on me, but you got involved in this matter, and I feel very sorry about that." While Ariah was drinking the soup, she suddenly heard Jimmy suddenly saying those things to her.

Stunned for a moment, she then nodded and said, "Well, I understand. Before you arrived, I've asked Ricco about it. He said that you and Kevin used to know each other. Which was why, this time, Kevin came back and took me away as bait to make you see him."

Then, Jimmy took a step forward. "Kevin is the type who always picks on someone else's weaknesses. If I were to treat you well in front of him, he would hurt you even more. The fact that I said that I wanted to take Anna away was just an indirect message to him that you were not important to me, and what's important was Anna. That way, he would lose his interest in you snd he wouldn't hurt you either..." When Ariah heard that, she calmly looked at him and nodded, "Yes, I know."

However, Jimmy was stunned by her response. How did she know about it? Besides, her tone was still so calm that he couldn't figure out what she was thinking!

Then, he remembered when Ariah was in the hands of Kevin, the way she looked at him when she heard him say that he wanted to take Anna away with him...

The look in her eyes was as if she was an abandoned lamb. Whenever he thought about it, he couldn't even calm himself down.

With the feeling of despair that she once had, could she still easily believe what he said?

Or was she hurt till the point where she no longer believed in his words? No matter what he said, she would not believe him so easily anymore...

Was that why she was so calm?

"Damn it!" In a low voice, Jimmy cursed. Immediately, he snatched the fork from her hand and looked at her with his dark eyes, "Ariah, if you think that I didn't choose to protect you in the first place, then I..." "I know. You don't have to explain."

However, before Jimmy could finish his sentence, Ariah interrupted him, "Didn't you realize that I was just going along with your act when I was in Kevin's hands?"

That answer left Jimmy completely stunned...

"An a-act?"

With a nod, Ariah explained, "Before you arrived, I managed to get a lot of information out of him. After I knew that he probably was holding a grudge against you, I knew I couldn't show him how good of a relationship we both have, in case he chose to vent his anger on me instead. Later on, when you arrived, he asked you who you wanted to take away. When I heard that question, I knew that he was testing you, so when you said that you were going to take Anna away, I played along with you to put on such a show and made you seem like a heartless and fickle man..."

The more Ariah spoke, the more complicated Jimmy's expression became.

In fact, he thought that she was sad because of that incident, but in the end, she told him that it was all just an act.

At that moment, Jimmy was choked by her answer, and he couldn't even say a word.

Meanwhile, Ariah licked her lips and asked, "Uh, can you return me my fork? I want to eat."

The lips of the woman opposite her were so red as if she had lipstick on. As Jimmy's eyes darkened, he returned the fork to her hand.

After Ariah took the fork and thanked him, she concentrated on enjoying her meal.

"Does this also mean that all your sadness was fake?" Suddenly, Jimmy asked in a deep voice.

However, Ariah was too focused on her meal when he spoke, so she stunned and asked, "What?"

"You told me that it was all an act. Does it mean that your sadness at that time, were all fake, and it was just an act?"

"Yeah." Weirdly, Ariah looked at him, "I've said it was a show, of course, it's fake..."

However, before she could finish her words, Jimmy slammed the table and stood up. Then, he snorted, "You're really good at it. You're so good at acting that you even deserve an Oscar Award!" At that moment, tears started to well up in his eyes. Even now that he thought about it, he could still feel that his heart being pierced by those pitiable eyes of Ariah. However, he could not believe that all of it was just an act for her!

Immediately, Jimmy flung the door and left. At a loss, Ariah wondered what was wrong with him.

At the Hudson's place.

Earlier, Jimmy's mother had just told her husband how Jimmy made her angry when he came home today. After a few hours, she was still very angry, so she vented all her anger on her husband.

"Your beloved son's temperament has been getting worse these days. He has been living with that woman for so many years, and he barely returns to visit us. Even when he does visit us during the festive season, he would just stay for a short while and leave!" Then, Jimmy's mother continued to complain, "He thinks that I can't tell that he doesn't want to stay here because that woman doesn't want to stay in our Hudson Family, so every time he comes home, it will be like a punishment to him!"

Meanwhile, Jimmy's father, who was sitting on the bed, said helplessly, "When can you change your stubborn character? The reason my daughter-inlaw doesn't want to come back is that she is afraid of you..." "What daughter-in-law? They're already divorced!" With a snort, Jimmy's mother said, "I went to the hospital today to ask about it myself. The woman admitted that she had divorced Jimmy!" With a frown, Jimmy's father asked, "Are they really divorced?"

"Why would I lie to you? Lenny from the Civil Affairs Bureau told me that Jimmy was the one who personally went to handle the divorce procedure." Then, Jimmy's mother put down the comb in her hand and thought for a while. Suddenly, she asked, "What do you think of James' daughter?"

As Jimmy's father closed the book in his hand, he asked, "Isn't his daughter studying abroad?"

"She had graduated from her studies, and she has been back for more than half a year. I've met her once. She's very beautiful and well-behaved, and she's also a very good girl." Happily, Jimmy's mother said, "I shall invite her over for dinner today so that Jimmy can meet her."

At that moment, Jimmy's father suddenly realized something. "I finally understand why Jimmy would make you angry for no reason. It turns out that you have these hidden intentions behind everything you do. don't mean to blame you, but how could you be so muddled to do such a thing?"

"What did I do?"

"What's the matter? How would Ariah feel if you were to put her in a spot like this? Also, what do you think our son is? I know he's divorced, but do you need to get him another wife right away? Are you worried that your son can't find a wife, or are you afraid that he'll be a bachelor for his whole life?"

The more Jimmy's father spoke, the angrier he became. "What you're doing is really wrong! Luckily, Jimmy didn't know that you went to the hospital to ask around if Ariah was divorced. If he knew that you wen to the hospital and that you want him to go on a blind date once he returned, with that personality of his, he would even dare to confront me when needed. Aren't you afraid that he would really turn against you?"