Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 746

Rolling her eyes at him, Ariah shushed, "Keep your voice down. She just fell asleep."

Smiling lovingly, Jimmy put the things in his hands down gently and tiptoed to his wife and daughter. He felt very much in love as he looked at his daughter's pinkish and puffy face.

Standing beside him, Ariah glanced at Jimmy as he sat by the bed quietly with a hint of fatigue in his casual posture. There was unconcealable tenderness in his eyes when he looked at them.

Her heart pounded a little faster by the scene and she whispered, "Are you tired?"

While she was in the postpartum confinement, Jimmy was busy working and taking care of them.

She was genuinely touched to have a man who treated her so tenderly in her life.

Lifting the quilt and lying down behind her, Jimmy held the two ladies in his arms and closed his eyes. "I'm fine."

Ariah turned to him and said, "Sleep for a while. I'll put water in the bathtub for you so that you can take a bath later."

"It can wait." Jimmy hugged her tight. "Why did you sigh just now?"

Pouting, Ariah muttered, "I thought I'd have a son first..."

"You wanted a boy?"

"Boy or girl, it's the same, but I wish our daughter can have an elder brother," Ariah spoke even more softly as her daughter was lying in her arms while Jimmy's beating heart echoed into her ears. "But we have a girl first."

Surprised, Jimmy slowly opened his eyes and stared at her. "You want a second child?"

"You don't?"

Jimmy laughed, "Did you forget how you cursed me in the labor room that day? You said that you don't want to do it again." Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Embarrassed, Ariah huffed, "It was so painful at that time, the curses just came out off the top of my head. You can't take them seriously."

Silently, Jimmy wrapped his arm around her neck and fidgeted her earlobe playfully.

After a long while, he gushed, "That's because You've forgotten the pain already."

Sensing something was off, Ariah glanced at him. "Are you saying you don't want a second child?"

"Don't you think one is enough?"

"Yes, but I'm afraid that she'll be lonely." Ariah's childhood past flashed across her mind. It was also the reason why she wanted to give her daughter a sibling.

Lowering his head to her cheek, Jimmy puffed his hot breath on her cheek and kissed her slowly as if he was playing with her. It tickled Ariah and she warned, giggling, "Stop it."

Jimmy chuckled. He then twisted his arms and pulled her into his embrace. However, it was quite a big movement that startled their little princess, and she started crying.

Ariah quickly pushed Jimmy away and hugged her daughter.

"What's wrong?"

"She's hungry."

The one- month celebration Jimmy held for his daughter was not as grand as Stanley's. It was a simple party where he invited his family and friends to gather around and have some wine.

Sharon had brought over her son to the party. It had only been a month since they last saw each other, but the child had grown up and looked even more handsome than before.

After the party, Jimmy returned to his parents' place with his wife and daughter.

"Stay the night," Ella suggested. She was not as harsh as she used to be, and she would occasionally smile at Ariah. Flattered, Ariah said, "Let's see what's Jimmy's plan for today."

"Jimmy and his father went to the study."

Taking her granddaughter from Ariah, Ella sat on the sofa and played with the baby. After a while, she suddenly asked, "Are you planning to have a second child?"

Ariah replied without discerning the meaning behind Ella's question, "I had a cesarean section, so I can't be pregnant for the next two to three years. Besides, we'll put all my attention on her for now."

With a smile, Ella nodded. "Okay. Give her a baby brother two years later then."

Immediately, Ariah understood what Ella meant. She wanted a grandson.

Irritated, Ariah assented, "What if it's also a girl?"

Glancing at her, Ella retorted, "When you're pregnant, you'll know if it's a boy or a girl..."

"So what if it's a girl? You want me to abort it?" Ariah glowered in disbelief, "Mom, don't you think you're a little biased?"

Upon hearing this, Ella grimaced in annoyance. "Biased? How am I biased? Now that I have a granddaughter, why can't I ask for a grandson

next?"

Pouting, Ariah took her daughter from Ella's arms, deciding not to continue this argument with Ella.

Ariah knew that Ella was disappointed when she gave birth to a daughter.

But never did she expect that Ella would ask her to confirm the child's gender when she was pregnant with a second child.

It was so hurtful that she couldn't accept it.

"Jimmy and I aren't young anymore. When the baby is two or three years old, we will be older, and by then we may not want a second child because we are not fit to have one because of our health.

"What do you say?"

Ella was so agitated that she shouted, "How old can you and Jimmy be anyway that you said you're not fit to have a baby? Are you unwilling or unable to have a baby!"

Looking straight at Ella's eyes, Ariah rebutted, "Mom, it's up to me whether I want a second child or not."

"You..."

Suddenly, the wrath of fury was burning inside Ella. She was not biased against girls, but a big and prominent family like theirs would wish to have a boy so that he could inherit their family business.

That was why she wanted Ariah to give the Hudson Family a grandson.

However, she did not expect Ariah to tell her so bluntly that she would not give birth in the future. It was as if she was slapping her in the face figuratively.

Annoyed, Ella blurted impulsively, "I told you this because you don't have a son! I don't care how many babies you have. Just give us a boy!"

These words were like a knife stabbing at Ariah's heart. She smirked coldly, "Will you ask Jimmy to divorce me if I don't have a son?"

Upon hearing Ariah's provocation, the hot-tempered Ella slammed the table and snapped, "If you don't have a son, you don't have the right to be my daughter-in-law!"

Her remark made Ariah tremble furiously.

At this moment, footsteps sounded on the stairs, followed by Jimmy's voice, "What's going on? I heard your voices upstairs."

When he went straight to the living room, Ariah happened to look up at him, revealing the reddened eyes on her pale face. Her eyes were filled with tears and sorrow, but there was a hint of stubbornness and resentment on her expression.

Jimmy frowned. "What's wrong?"