Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 727

Just like that, Ariah lived at the Myers residence, while Jimmy would go there every day without fail.

At first, she found him annoying and appalling, but she gradually got used to it.

No matter how she mocked him, Jimmy always donned a nonchalant expression that pissed Ariah off.

She felt as if she was talking to a brick wall.

As time went by, she learned to ignore his existence.

She pretended that he was not there or that he was an eyesore. When she couldn't stand seeing him around anymore, she would lock herself in the bedroom.

They went to work in the daytime anyway, so they only saw each other for a few hours at night.

At first, Dakota was worried that things would take a turn for the worse if they went on like this, but Jimmy would show up every day after work without any sign of distress. His action convinced her that they would be able to fix their problems and return to normal.

However, she advised Ariah at times, "Although I don't know what happened between you and Jimmy, I can see that he's very sincere and devoted. Men don't have much patience. Don't be too stubborn."

Knowing that her mother was saying this for her own good, Ariah relented, "I'm pregnant right now. If he doesn't have the patience, I can't imagine how our lives would be for the next few decades."

Stunned, Dakota couldn't say anything.

After a long while, she mumbled, "Well... Bind the sack before it is full. That's all I can say."

"I know."

Ariah knew that her mother was on her side now.

Glancing at her clearheaded daughter, Dakota said, "The other day, Jimmy told me that he didn't have an affair. He even swore on his mother's grave."

Surprised, Ariah didn't expect him to do such a thing.

"Since it's just a misunderstanding, why are you so mad at him?"

Unlike her, Ariah looked gentle and kind, but deep down inside, she was as stubborn as a mule.

Ariah pursed her lips, wavering. Frankly, she wasn't mad at Jimmy, but she felt very insecure.

When Jimmy was not around, she had thought about many things. At first, she blamed him for always paddling his own canoe without taking her into consideration. He would throw himself into anything for others but she would be the one to be sacrificed if anything happened.

Gradually, she concluded that the reason she had such thoughts was that she felt insecure.

Jimmy couldn't give her the sense of security she needed, so she wanted to break up with him.

Now, she became more and more determined about it.

Today, Jimmy got off work early and was surprised that Ariah wasn't at home. Dakota pointed outside and explained, "She came back at noon, saying that she took half a day off today. Since she rarely goes out, I asked her to meet her friends."

Jimmy frowned. "Mom, she's pregnant now. How can you let her out like that?"

"It's not like she's a prisoner. Relax, she wasn't alone. Someone came to pick her up."

"Who?" "A young man. He said he's her friend. Quite handsome actually."

Pursing his lips to resist his rage, Jimmy asked, "What's his name?"

"Oh? I can't recall. Wait! I remember! Ariah introduced him to me. I think it's Ricky or Rico..."

Before Dakota could finish, Jimmy disappeared like a gust of wind.

Dakota glanced at his back, bewildered.

As he was driving, Jimmy put on his Bluetooth headset and called the b*stard Ricco. Both he and Felipe were such troublesome jerks!

Ricco used to fall for Ariah, and Felipe, his apprentice, had moved in and stayed with Ariah while he wasn't around. They should count their blessings for he didn't go after them for this.

Yet, Ricco showed up in front of Ariah again!

Pressing on the accelerator, Jimmy called Ricco frantically.

But he didn't answer.

He then tried to contact Ariah, but she didn't answer her phone either.

"F*ck!"

He cursed, anxious and angry.

His phone rang when he arrived downtown. It was Ricco.

Immediately, he answered and shouted, "Ricco,

you b*stard!"

Ricco mumbled, "Woah, what's with the namecalling?"

"Where's Ariah?"

"She's beside me."

"Pass the phone to her!"

"I don't think she wants to talk to you right now."

Taking a deep breath, Jimmy huffed, "Where are you now?"

Ricco told him the address, and Jimmy left a gloomy message, "Don't you move! I dare you!"

Speechless, Ricco cursed him quietly for being childish and hung up the phone.

Sitting in the chair in the corner with his arms crossed, he looked at the two women who met by accident. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.

Coincidentally, they ran into Nicole.

Nicole had a major makeover. She cut her long hair into neat short hair. She was no longer wearing a tight-fitted dress. Instead, she wore a casual shirt and jeans. This appearance made her look younger. It was obvious that she was trying to turn over a new leaf and was actively jumpstarting her new life.

Ariah didn't expect to meet Nicole here. Initially, she didn't want to talk to her, but Nicole noticed her and came to greet her.

They remained silent awkwardly.

After a while, it was Nicole who spoke first as she glanced at Ariah's tummy, "Are you pregnant?"

Ariah lowered her head to cover her belly and hummed in a low voice.

Sensing that she didn't want to talk about it, Nicole smiled faintly and changed the subject, "How's Jimmy's physical examination result?"

"What do you mean?" Ariah frowned curiously.

"Don't you know?" Nicole took a sip of the water in front of her and thought about what to explain to her. "Some time ago, when Jimmy and Jackson tried to rescue me from Cam... that person, they pursued him abroad."

Did Jimmy go abroad during the month that he disappeared?

Frankly, Ariah never asked where he had gone to.

Thanks to Nicole, she finally got the inkling of the whole story.

"Camden brought me abroad and used me to lure Jimmy over, wanting to ambush him. Luckily, Jimmy is much stronger than he thought. Not only did his ambush fail, but he also suffered physically."

When Nicole brought these up again, she felt like it had happened two years ago despite the fact that it had only been less than two months.

These two months were the happiest time of her life.

It was because she wasn't by that person's side.

From then on, she was finally free from worry and fear. She didn't have to worry about waking up in the middle of the night, when she would die, or when he would rape her...

These things would never happen again.