Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 542

Ariah raised her eyebrows at Jimmy. "How could you trust the words of a drunkard?"

Jimmy said nothing.

"Those aren't real. I don't know why I said that. Don't mind me."

The words weren't real?

Jimmy snorted. He didn't believe her excuse.

If it wasn't real, then why was she being evasive and nervous right now?

If everything that she said was true, why didn't she dare to look him in the eye?

Jimmy had dealt with all sorts of criminals before. He was able to see through some of the most cunning and deceptive ones, not to mention Ariah. He just looked at her with narrowed eyes and did not speak, as if he was thinking about something.

Ariah's heart was beating like a drum. She didn't know if he would believe what she said.

After all, he was smart and shrewd, so it was not easy to fool him.

For a moment, neither of them spoke and the atmosphere was extremely quiet.

Just when Ariah couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to be frank with him, Jimmy said, "Don't drink so much next time, or you'll talk nonsense again."

Eh?

What was going on?

Was he going to let her off?

Ariah looked over in surprise, but Jimmy only sat down and continued eating his breakfast. He seemed to believe her excuse for now.

Of course, she was happy to see that.

So she nodded and promised, "Sure. I won't drink anymore. Don't worry."

Now that Jimmy had taken the initiative to ignore the matter, she would naturally follow the lead and let it pass.

Heaving a sigh of relief, she enjoyed the rest of the pasta at ease.

"By the way, where did you get that scar from?"

Suddenly, Jimmy shot her another question.

Ariah froze. "Huh?"

"You want me to repeat the question again?"

"No need. I heard you." However, Ariah felt really helpless. "Well... it's just a small scar that I got back when I was still studying."

Jimmy narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Is that scar related to the rape you mentioned yesterday?"

Immediately, Ariah widened her eyes at him.

But Jimmy merely smiled and brushed it off casually, "I'm just guessing. Don't mind it. Anyway, hurry up and eat the pasta, or it will get cold."

"Okay..."

But how could she still have the mood to eat?

She did not want Jimmy to know about her past.

Because it was quite embarrassing.

After breakfast, Jimmy went to work. Although it was the weekend, there was something at work that he needed to deal with.

On the other hand, Ariah didn't have to go to work, so she just lay on the sofa and watched TV. Occasionally, she would curse Jimmy for making her feel sore all over her back due to the sex last night. Suddenly, her phone rang and she answered it, "Hello?"

"Hey, Ariah, it's me," Emily chuckled. "Are you free now? Do you wanna hang out?"

"Sure, I've got nothing to do, anyway."

"Great. Since it's almost lunchtime, why don't we have lunch together?"

"No problem. I'll take you to have some delicious food."

After they had arranged a place, Ariah hung up the phone and went to change her clothes. But then she realized that her neck was covered with hickeys.

"That b*stard!"

Ariah cursed and changed into a turtleneck sweater.

Thank goodness it was winter now. If it was summer, how was she gonna cover the hickeys?

Arriving at the mall, Ariah immediately spotted Emily, who dressed sexily as usual. She wore a bodycon dress with a pair of over-the-knee boots and a coat. Ariah was amazed to see her wearing that little during the winter.

"Over here!"

Emily saw her as well and waved at her.

When Ariah walked over, Emily instantly circled her arms and led her into the mall. "Let's go. I'm almost frozen to death."

"Then why are you wearing this little?"

"Well, this is all I packed, haha. I didn't expect it to be so cold here."

Ariah had nothing to say.

"Are you hungry?" Emily swallowed. "I haven't had breakfast yet."

"Come, let me treat you to something delicious."

"Cool," Emily grinned.

Meanwhile, after Jimmy dealing with the work, he recalled how Ariah acted evasively this morning and pressed the private line to reach Ben. Soon, Ben came in and asked, "Capt., what's the matter?"

Jimmy cut straight to the point and ordered, "I want you to check Ariah Myers' background in the last ten years and report it to me."

For a second, Ben was puzzled. "Investigate who? Ariah? Isn't that your wife?"

Why did Captain Hudson want to investigate his wife all of a sudden?

Nevertheless, Ben didn't ask that.

At the same time, Jimmy glanced at him and replied, "Yeah, it's her. And go check if she had filed any police report in the last few years."

He didn't believe in Ariah's excuse this morning, but he didn't ask further because he could tell that she was unwilling to say it.

Usually, she would tell him everything before he had even asked.

But, if she didn't want to say it, there would be no way that he could force her to say it.

"Uh... what's the reason she could possibly file a police report for?" Ben asked.

Instantly, Jimmy's face darkened. "Sexual assault, blackmailing, or something close."

Ben gaped at him for a long time before he could finally answer, "Alright... I'll go and check now."

Bloody hell, was there some sort of big secret?

Jimmy didn't care what Ben was thinking and gestured him to go out.

Meanwhile, in the mall-

Ariah brought Emily to a restaurant that served authentic foreign cuisine. At first, she was worried that Emily might not like the taste, but surprisingly, Emily enjoyed the food very much. "Gosh, it's so spicy!"

Instantly, Emily's face was covered with sweats and she gulped down some water upon taking off her coat. "But still, it's delicious, hehe."

With a smile, Ariah said, "I'm glad you like it! But don't gorge yourself. It's your first time having spicy food, so take it easy."

Although Emily wanted to have more, she knew that Ariah was right, so she put down her cutlery.

They paid the bill and went shopping in the mall.

Emily's curvy figure and her beautiful look had attracted much attention, which she quite enjoyed and walked even more confidently.

Seeing that, Ariah shook her head and was amused. In contrast to Emily, she liked to keep a low profile.

So she took Emily to a dessert shop in the corner.

However, after the puddings were served, Emily didn't take a bite at all. Instead, her gaze landed on Ariah several times as if she was hesitating to say something.