Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 658

As soon as Ariah yelled that, everything went silent.

A smile slowly spread across Jimmy's face. "So, you agree, huh?"

She bit her lips and had no choice but to nod.

"Yes, but there are still some details to be discussed. Now, get off. We'll talk about this tonight..."

"Who told you that this still needs to be discussed in detail?"

Jimmy's face suddenly turned cold. "I'm telling you, whether you agree or not, tomorrow we're going to the bureau."

Ariah stared at him indifferently. "Is it fun to force me into something that I don't want?"

"It's no fun." Jimmy pinched her chin and smiled slightly. "But you'll do as I said if you want it to be easy."

Being seized by him, she couldn't move at all. Meanwhile, Emily's sobbing was getting louder.

Soon, Ariah gritted her teeth and said angrily, "You only know how to force a woman, huh? Does that give you a sense of accomplishment? Or do you think that I don't deserve to decide and I have to listen to whatever you say?"

She then tilted her head and bit down on his palm, to which he frowned immediately.

"Let go!" he said in a low voice.

With a cold look, Ariah let go of him and scowled, "Tsk, go and ask your colleagues who are married and see if there's anyone who forces women to get married like you. If there is someone like this, I'll go with you to register tomorrow!"

Jimmy was taken aback.

While he was being absent-minded, she took the chance to push him away and entered the ward, locking the door behind her.

Standing where he was for a long time, Jimmy then slowly came to his senses. He tried to turn the doorknob but failed.

Then, glancing at the bite mark on his palm, he snorted. "Ariah, you crazy woman!"

After that, he left.

Inside the ward, Ariah leaned against the wall and slowly calmed down. When she heard Jimmy's footsteps leaving, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Emily?"

She came close to the hospital bed and handed a tissue to Emily, reassuring, "Don't cry."

Emily curled up on the bed, shedding tears silently. Occasionally, she would sob heavily.

Seeing that, Ariah felt sorry for her.

She sighed and wiped her tears. "Just cry out if you're sad."

It was better than holding everything in, as Emily could try to suicide again if she got too muddled in the sadness.

Thinking about that, she patted Emily on the shoulder and coaxed, "Cry if it will make you feel better, or you can scold me. I didn't expect that Kobi would take the shot for me."

And that he would do it in front of Emily.

So naturally, Emily would be heartbroken.

Hearing that, Emily froze for a while before she looked up at Ariah with a pair of watery eyes. "I'm not blaming you..."

She knew that this had nothing to do with Ariah.

"I'm not upset about Kobi taking the shot for you..." said Emily as she sniffed.

Instantly, Ariah looked at her. "Then what are you upset about?"

Emily bit her lips. "It's something else."

"Like what?"

"Don't ask, Ariah. There are things that are best kept a secret. Exposing them would only make life even harder."

Gradually, Ariah frowned. "Emily, what did Kobi say to you this morning?"

After Emily came back from his ward, she had been weird the whole day.

Initially, Ariah thought that Emily was upset by the fact that Kobi had risked his life for her.

But now, it seemed to be another reason.

Nevertheless, Emily just closed her eyes and said nothing.

At the police department-

Ben pushed open the office's door and went in. With his legs placed on the desk, Jimmy was smoking and his brows were furrowed as if he was thinking about something.

"What's wrong, capt.?"

Ben put a document on his desk and said, "Kevin was captured and he's now lying unconscious in the hospital. So what else is there to worry about?"

Jimmy put down his legs and looked at him. "How did you get your girlfriend?" "Ah?" Ben did not expect that he would ask this.

"This is my personal life. I don't think there's a need for me to tell you about it."

Instantly, Jimmy shot him a glance. "Really?"

"Well, it's just like how others would do —I spent some time chasing her and gifting her flowers and presents until she agrees to date me."

"When are you guys getting married?"

"Uh... we haven't decided yet. Well see." Ben scratched his head. "Anyway, capt., why do you suddenly ask?"

Jimmy turned his gaze away and took a long drag on his cig. Then, he exhaled slowly. "Is Caleb married?"

"I think so."

"Call him in."

"What?"

"Do you want me to repeat that?"

Immediately, Ben got up. "No, I'll go call him."

When Caleb was called in, he felt a little uneasy as to why Jimmy abruptly looked for him. Besides, Ben said that Jimmy was weird. So what was going on?

Upon entering Jimmy's office, he saw Jimmy smoking in silence, which made him even nervous.

"Ahem, Deputy Director, what can I do for you?" Caleb asked respectfully.

"Sit." Jimmy pointed at a chair and handed him a cigarette.

Immediately, Caleb took it and got even more nervous. What was Jimmy doing by handing him a cig?

A while later, Jimmy finally asked, "How long have you been married to your wife?"

"What?"

Was this why Jimmy called him in?

In the meantime, Jimmy looked over.

Receiving his gaze, Caleb quickly replied, "Two years and three months."

"Oh, you remember it so clearly?"

With a short pause, Caleb asked back, "Uh, capt., you don't remember when you get married?"

Jimmy suddenly stopped smoking. After so many years, he had already forgotten when he was married to Ariah, let alone how long they had been married together.

"Well, I heard David and others say that you're also married." Caleb thought that he didn't like to talk about private affairs.

"How did you convince your wife to get married?"

"Uh, I didn't convince her. We just agreed on a time and she asked for a leave. Then we went to the civil services." Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

"That's it?" Jimmy raised his eyebrows at him.

"Yeah.”

Flicking the cig, Jimmy frowned again. Meanwhile, Caleb noticed that something was wrong with him, so he asked curiously, "Deputy Director, what's going on? Did you quarrel with your wife?"

Jimmy shot him a glance. "How do you know?"

"Well, it's obvious as you look rather upset..."

Seeing that his face seemed to have darkened, Caleb quickly clarified, "I mean, you must have something to ask when you called me over. So, what is it? You could just say it right away because I'm a little dim. It'll be hard for me to guess."