Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 683

As Ariah waited outside, she peeped at the ward from time to time and started to get worried since Jimmy was inside for a long time.

Seeing her anxious expression, David smiled and consoled, "Don't worry. Captain is very smart. He won't let anything bad happen to himself."

"I know, but I'm just worried, and I'm curious about what they're talking about." Ariah pricked up her ears and tried to eavesdrop but was dejected when there was not a single sound coming from the room. "They must be talking about something important, that's why he sent me away."

She looked at David again as something crossed her mind. "By the way, I remember you called Jimmy yesterday, saying that you found some important evidence about Kobi. What is it?"

David hemmed and hawed. "Uh... I can't tell you. Captain may not be happy if he knows I tell you..."

"It's not like you're telling someone else. It's just me. Come on."

"I... I..."

"Alright, I'll stop pestering you then." Ariah waved her hand indifferently. She didn't like forcing others to do something against their will anyway.

As she was about to say something, she saw Eric approaching them from afar. It seemed that he had gotten a lot better yet his face was flushed with anger. "Have you found her?"

Ariah glanced at him in disbelief. "Do you think it's so easy to find someone? We've checked the surveillance. She disappeared as soon as she was taken out of the hospital. It's not as simple as you think to find someone in Beachmarsh City."

"It's because you're useless!" Eric shouted anxiously.

"Hey, watch your tongue!" David growled, "What's with the attitude? We're helping you to find your sister and this is how you talk to us?"

Seeing the situation, Ariah hurriedly tugged David's sleeve. "Let him be. He's just worried about his sister. Let's not argue with him."

Angrily, David stepped aside.

"Mr. Eric, Emily is my friend. I'm also very anxious about her kidnapping, but we can't let our emotions control us." Ariah glanced at him. "I promise that I'll do my best to find her. If you don't believe me, you can find someone else to help you. I can't stand your temper anyway."

She spoke in a monotonous tone and was distancing herself from him.

Immediately, Eric knew that she was angry based on her tone and reaction. However, he didn't mean to be rude either. He couldn't suppress his anxiety because he was distressed that Emily was kidnapped before his eyes.

Hence, he sincerely apologized, "I was being rude. I'm sorry."

Ariah was a soft-hearted person who didn't like someone holding her foot to the fire. She would not yield to coercion but would be very forgiving if you reasoned with her.

"Okay, apology accepted. I know you're worried, but you have to calm down. I want to ask you a few questions."

"Go ahead."

"We watched the surveillance footage. Emily's kidnappers are well-trained and professional. They came prepared. I want to know if you have any enemies here?"

"Enemies?"

"Are you suggesting that my enemy is Emily's kidnapper?" Eric frowned.

Ariah nodded. Currently, that was what she had in mind.

Emily was a stranger here without acquaintances nor enemies. However, she was kidnapped as soon as he came. This didn't seem like a coincidence.

Earlier in the ward, Kobi's reaction indicated that he was not lying, so she believed that Kobi did not involve in Emily's abduction.

That was why Ariah suspected that Eric had something to do with it.

Eric remained silent for a long time. Then, he started to grimace, and his lips were tightly pursed as if something horrible flashed across his mind.

David and Ariah exchanged glances.

"I have something else to do. I need to go now," looking up, Eric spoke hurriedly as if something crossed his mind and rushed away.

Ariah and David smelled something fishy about it.

She signaled at him, and he nodded. "I'll follow him to see what's going on. Please tell Captain about this."

"Be careful," she said in a low voice.

"Alright."

While David swiftly and quietly followed Eric, Ariah looked back at the closed ward door.

After waiting for a while longer, she decided to open the door when it was suddenly opened.

There was nothing unusual about Jimmy as he walked out of the room. In fact, he looked quite pleasant which was rather skeptical. "What did you guys talk about? Why do you look so happy?"

"Can you tell?"

Jimmy was indeed in a good mood because Kobi had agreed to the terms he proposed.

Initially, he wanted to test the waters and would back away if Kobi did not agree to his terms. Never did he expect that he would agree to his request right away. It seemed that Emily was very important to him.

"Of course. It's written all over your face," Ariah teased, getting more curious. "Tell me, what did you guys talk about?"

"I proposed something to him that I thought he would not yield, but surprisingly, he agreed."

"What is it?"

"I'll tell you later."

Ariah pouted.

"I don't have time to tell you the details now. The most important thing now is to find Emily." Jimmy raised his eyebrows. "If you really want to know, let's find a place so that I can slowly tell you what I have talked about with Kobi."

"Forget it. I don't want to hear it. You'd better go and find Emily first."

Ariah muttered to herself and told him that David had gone to follow Eric.

Jimmy's eyes lit up when he heard this and he complimented, "Great job. You've thought it through."

She was getting smarter and smarter, and she would be his entirely in the future. Upon thinking of this, Jimmy couldn't help but giggle in excitement.

Ariah didn't know what he was thinking though. "So what should we do now?"

In response, Jimmy squinted and said, "Come and meet someone with me."

"Who?"

"You'll know when we get there."

In a cafe.

Jimmy booked a private room with a small suite attached. At this moment, he was outside talking to someone whom he did not allow her to meet, so she could only sit alone in the suite eating fruits and pastries.

She couldn't see the people outside, and could only faintly hear the voices.

When they walked into the room, Ariah took a peek from the window and saw that they were brawny and tall with heinous expressions on their faces.

They didn't look like they were kind folks.

Why would Jimmy be friends with these people?

She was quite astounded.

Outside the suite.

After seeing the man put down his glass, Jimmy asked, "Blake, how do you find the food?"

"It's very delicious." Blake Hanson donned a satisfying smile. "Jimmy, it's rare for you to invite me for tea. What's the occasion?" Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

"I indeed have a request."

"What is it?"

Jimmy took out his mobile phone, played a video, and pushed the phone towards Blake. "Look at these men. Are they your men from Dragon Knights?"

In this world, there was day, and there would be night.

So, of course, there were the bright and dark sides.

There was a fine line between these two sides. If Jimmy represented justice, then these people in front of him would be the dark side of Beachmarsh City.

It was nothing unusual for the Dragon Knights clan to be involved with the city's criminal acts such as trafficking, kidnapping, and assassination.