Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 721

After handling the matters in the police station, Jimmy called Ariah before getting off work to ask her what she wanted for dinner, but all he heard was a robotic woman's voice informing him that the number he called was not available.

Staring at his phone for a while, Jimmy called her office's front desk. After a few beeps, her assistant answered the phone, "Hello, this is the counseling department..."

"Layla." Jimmy interrupted her. "It's me, Jimmy. Have you seen Ariah?"

Layla uttered, "Oh, hi, Jimmy. Anything I can help?" When Layla learned about Ariah's relationship with Jimmy, Jimmy left a strong impression on her. Hence, she could recognize Jimmy's voice as soon as he spoke.

"Yes, I'm looking for Ariah, but she turned off her phone. Can you please tell her that I'll pick her up from work later?"

"Oh, you didn't know? She went home in the afternoon."

Jimmy frowned and mumbled, "She did?"

The assistant added, "She looked rather pale at lunch, but she told me she was fine. Around 3 pm, she said that she didn't feel so well, so she went home."

"I see. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Jimmy hung up the phone and drove to Ariah's apartment, but she was not there either.

Where had she gone?

She was not in the living room nor the bedroom.

Jimmy stood in the empty bedroom, frowning.

At the Myers residence.

Dakota was surprised when Ariah suddenly said that she wanted to stay here for a few days, and she wondered if her daughter and Jimmy had a quarrel. In fact, she could tell that they were having some problems previously, but Ariah said that everything was fine.

Although she had been hiding it very well, she was obviously depressed every time she came home.

Before Ariah got married, she lived in a small room in the attic, which was actually quite uncomfortable and dusty.

Now that she was pregnant, she couldn't stay in that small room anymore.

Dakota tidied up a room for her. When Lindsey came home, she growled furiously, "I keep my clothes in that room. Why can you let her stay there?"

Dakota pulled Lindsey aside and assented to it, "Ariah wants to stay here for a few days, but she can't stay in the small room at the attic and there's no extra room at home. Listen to me, darling, put your clothes away for now. We'll restore the room after she leaves."

Lindsey sneered, "Give me a reason why should I do so.”

Then, she shook off Dakota's hand, and quickly Ariah held on to Dakota. "Mom, let me talk to her. I'm hungry. Can you make me something to eat please?"

Dakota nodded and went to the kitchen.

The moment she left, a faint smile appeared on Ariah's face. "My dear baby sister, do you want to know why you suddenly slapped yourself two days ago?"

Her smile brought goosebumps to Lindsey's arms. "What did you do to me?"

"I know some mystical power that you aren't aware of. Do you want to know how it feels again?"

Despite Ariah's innocent smile, Lindsey was horrified. She wondered why she would suddenly slap herself but she couldn't figure it out. Was it possible that Ariah knew some voodoo practices?

"W- What do you want to do?" Lindsey stepped back nervously. "Don't you dare mess with me! Go away!"

"I'm not messing with you. I just want to have a decent discussion with you. Let me sleep in that room for a few days, and don't fight with Mom."

Knowing that she was threatening her, Lindsey was agitated, but she didn't dare to go up against her, so she gritted her teeth and snarled, "Oh, I know. Jimmy kicked you out of the house because he doesn't love you anymore, didn't he?"

Thinking of the scene she saw at the airport during the day, she smiled smugly. "Did you receive the photo I sent to you? What a coincidence. I was there to pick up my friends, and there Jimmy was, hugging a girl intimately. I bet you wanted to move back because you saw the photos I sent you, am I right?"

Even though Ariah had gained a slightly higher status in the family, she would drop straight to the bottom if she divorced Jimmy. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

Her father had treated her better over the years simply because she was Jimmy's wife. If Jimmy dumped her, she and Dakota would be kicked out of the house in no time!

At this point, Lindsey felt at ease and added, "You can live in that room for as long as you want. H*ck, I'll even give my bedroom to you if you want."

Ariah's relationship with Jimmy would only get worse and worse for as long as she stayed here.

It was such a delightful sight!

Immersed in her own imagination, Lindsey grew so happy that she even hummed gleefully as she went upstairs.

At this moment, Dakota walked out of the kitchen with some fruits and saw Ariah sitting on the sofa alone, watching TV.

"How's it going?" Dakota sat down beside Ariah. "I'll talk to her again if she doesn't agree."

"She's okay with it." Ariah held her mother's hand. "Mom, don't worry. Lindsey yearns for me to stay at home right now."

Dakota was taken aback. "Why?"

Lindsey had never liked Ariah.

Ariah smiled without saying anything.

At night, when Felix came back, he was startled to see Ariah, and he frowned. "Is Jimmy here too?"

"No, Dad. Ariah came back alone. She even brought a suitcase with her. I guess she will be staying for a while." Lindsey teased as she flipped a magazine casually, "Dad, do you think Ariah quarreled with Jimmy?"

Sure enough, Felix's expression darkened at once. He went to Ariah and demanded, "Come here."

Ariah pursed her lips and walked behind Felix.

On the other hand, Lindsey was taking pleasure in Ariah's misfortune. She was right - Dad would definitely be pissed when he knew about this.

"Ariah, so you think you're so powerful because the Hudson Family has your back. Now I'll see how cocky you can be when Jimmy dumps you!"

She grinned snobbishly as she muttered.

In the side hall, Felix went straight to the point. "Are you quarreling with Jimmy?"

He had noticed these problems previously, but he had never had the chance to ask her. Now that Lindsey said she came home with a suitcase, he had to interfere.

Knowing that there was no point lying now, Ariah answered honestly, "Yes, Dad. Jimmy and I have been having a bit of an argument recently, so I'll be staying here for a while."

"Nonsense!" Hearing this, Felix lost his temper. "Pack your things and go back to apologize to Jimmy."

Ariah frowned. "Apologize? Why?"

What had she done wrong?