Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 678

Ariah shook her head and refused, "No, cancel our trip to the Civil Affairs Bureau today. Your matters are more important."

Upon hearing her words, Jimmy grimaced in dismay.

"Calm down. I didn't say that we're not going to the Civil Affairs Bureau together. What I mean is that well go whenever we're free. You need to distinguish the priority of your agenda. Your work is more important. We can register our marriage anytime."

Upon hearing Ariah's explanation, Jimmy turned calmer.

Finally, he compromised and said, "I'll send you to the hospital, and ask for leave tomorrow. We will go to get ourselves married."

Ariah smiled. "Okay."

Only then did Jimmy start to smile again.

Upon returning to the hospital, Ariah hesitated about asking for leave and wondered if her superior would approve her leave of absence since she had taken so many off days recently.

Just when she was thinking about how to tell her work about this, Emily called her, and she sounded in a rush, "Ariah, come to the hospital right now!"

Ariah got anxious too. "What's wrong?"

"My brother is here in the hospital with his bodyguard and wants to take me away. I'm now hiding in the bathroom. If you don't come, I'll be gone!"

"Don't worry. I'll come now."

"Bring some policemen here while you're at it!"

"What?”

"Isn't Jimmy your husband? Ask him to bring some police forces to stop my brother. He is hellbent on this matter this time!"

"Okay, I get it."

After hanging up, Ariah shook her head and laughed in amusement. After thinking for a while, she sent a text message to Ben.

Ben replied almost instantly, "Easy peasy. You go to the hospital first, and I'll ask my comrades on duty to go there immediately."

Ariah thanked him and rushed into the hospital.

In the hospital.

Emily was hiding in the bathroom and wouldn't budge no matter what.

"I'll give you one minute. If you don't open the door this instant, I'll tear it down!" Eric gave her an ultimatum with a serious look.

Emily yelled, "Can't you spare me? I'm a patient now, and my leg is injured. Are you trying to kill me by forcing me out of the hospital?"

"You haven't recovered yet?" Eric said sarcastically, "But from what I see, you're alive and kicking. Don't give me such bullsh*t. You'd better come out quickly or else..."

Still, Emily pressed against the door with great effort. "No, I won't!"

Snorting in disdain, Eric signaled his bodyguards and ordered, "Tear it down!"

Leaning against the door, Emily listened to the commotion outside, and her heart pounded violently when she heard the doorknob twisting.

"I'm screwed!" she screamed.

Her *ssh*le brother was going to tear down the door!

"Stop it! What do you think you're doing?"

Just when Emily was at a loss, a heavenly voice resonated from outside the door.

Turning around, Eric's blue eyes narrowed slightly when he saw that it was the same woman from

yesterday. "It's you again."

Glancing at the two men who were tearing down the door, Ariah whispered to one of the police officers beside her, "Officer Morris, these people are obviously damaging public property and threatening my friend. We need your help." Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

"Sure. Ben has already informed me to listen to your order. Don't worry."

Jaylen smiled, then waved his hand and led his men over. "Stop right there!"

When the two bodyguards saw the police officers approaching them, they stood with their hands in the air, shivering in fear.

Jaylen instructed his colleague to handcuff them and take them out. "We'll see ourselves out."

"Alright. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

There was a hint of anxiety on Jaylen's face before he left, but Ariah reassured him that she would be alright, and only then did he leave at ease.

Now, there were only Eric and Emily left in the room. Ariah chuckled. "Mr. Eric, Emily has the right to go wherever she wants. You can't force her like this."

Eric's expression turned gloomy. He stared at her, gritting his teeth. "To me, she's just a naive three- year-old girl who doesn't know any better. If I didn't take her away by force, she might have done something stupid that would hurt herself one day." "Mr. Eric, your sister is a bright and brilliant woman. If you keep treating her like a child, she will never grow up. Why don't you learn to respect her and let her make her own decisions?"

"Oh, she made a decision alright, by secretly calling my parents in the middle of the night, crying out of breath, and begging them to take her home. I'm here now, but she throws a tantrum childishly, and refuses to go home with me!"

Ariah looked at them, dumbfounded.

"You're childish! I'm not throwing a tantrum!"

With a loud bang, Emily pushed the door open and came out of the bathroom, her face as red as a tomato. "Eric, don't insult me. I said I would go with you, but not now!"

Eyeing her, Eric asked, "When then?"

"When my wish is fulfilled!"

"What's your wish?" Eric frowned.

Emily turned her face away, biting her lips and lowering her gaze. "It's none of your business..."

Ariah saw through her and raised her eyebrows. "Is it about Kobi?"

Emily raised her head and glanced at Elaine. After hesitating for a long while, she said, "Well, once he recovers and is discharged, I'll leave immediately..."

Sure enough, she said that she would let it go, but she couldn't.

Ariah sighed.

Even Emily herself felt embarrassed after saying it. She was about to explain herself when she looked up and was utterly startled to see the person who appeared at the door.

Following her gaze, Ariah was astounded as well. "Kobi? When did you come?"

Kobi sat by the door in the wheelchair, quietly gazing at Emily.

Eric narrowed his eyes cautiously. Even though he didn't know much about Emily's boyfriend, he heard about him from their parents.

The reason why Emily called home and was admitted to the hospital was entirely because of her so-called boyfriend.

He hadn't even gone to look for him yet, and here he was, appearing right in front of him.

Walking over, Eric asked, "Are you Mr. Hudson?"

Kobi looked at him and immediately recognized that he was Emily's brother.

He knew Emily had an older brother but they had never met before.

"Yes, lam..."

A fiery fist hurled towards Kobi after he uttered those three words.

Everything happened so fast that Kobi didn't manage to dodge and took the punch.

Emily threw herself at Kobi and screamed, "Eric, what are you doing?"

"Go away. I'll help you teach this *ssh*le a lesson!"

"YOU are an *ssh*le!" Emily blocked in front of Kobi. "You're a hundred times worse than him. He's only hurting me, but you've hurt countless women! Go away! Don't you dare lay your hands on him!"