Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 448

After Jimmy hung up, he immediately started the car and headed straight for Ariah's house. However, not long after he left, Ben called him.

"Hey, our people have already reached Ricco's residence, but he still did not want to come out." Ben looked at the person in the room with his telescope and continued, "We are watching this guy closely now. He will never be able to run away."

Several murder cases had happened in the east of the city over the past two months. They were not in charge of the area, but two days ago Jimmy suddenly contacted the headquarters and volunteered to undertake the case, which confused Ben, for this was undoubtedly a challenging task.

Half an hour ago, Ben slowly understood the reason behind the decision.

A photo of a criminal suspect had been sent to Jimmy by the police station. As his facial expression changed, he instructed everyone to rush to Ricco's residence without hesitation and wanted them to keep an eye on him.

"The evidence is not enough." That was his reason for not arresting Ricco.

The police had only suspected that Ricco was a murderer, but they could not arrest him without substantial evidence.

Therefore, they could only wait until he committed the crime again, which would constitute a solid reason to put him behind bars.

After Jimmy sent someone to keep an eye on Ricco, he quickly went to Ariah's house.

"Be alerted. If he makes any moves, you have to call me directly," said Jimmy as he turned the steering wheel. "If things are not going well, you can just take action without bothering whether there is enough evidence."

"Got it!"

Jimmy thus put away his phone and arrived at Ariah's residence in less than 20 minutes.

Even if she was not staying with him, her life was still pretty comfortable. The apartment she rented was in a high-class residential area, so the public security was good, and he did not need to worry that she would be in danger in broad daylight.

As for Ricco, he was still in the small rented house, watched closely by Jimmy's teammates.

Rage spread through Jimmy when he thought that Ariah was close to Ricco. Didn't she sleep with the guy? Did she know he was a murderer?

He could not help imagining her action he informed her of Ricco's identity later.

What was so good about Ricco? How could Ariah bear affection for him? She had even slept with him, which appalled Jimmy.

Whenever he thought about how the two of them spent their night in bed, rage would definitely roar through his mind.

He must put that unscrupulous man in jail!

He would never let go of anyone who touched his woman!

When Jimmy reached the underground parking lot, he was relieved to see that Ariah's car was still there, which showed how obedient she was. He knew where she usually parked her car, for he had observed it when he was here before.

Although she sometimes had a stubborn temper, she was always able to figure out when he was joking and he was serious.

After arriving at her residence on the fifth floor, Jimmy exited the elevator and walked toward her home in a rather good mood. However, just as he was about to reach her unit, he suddenly stopped. Why was the door open?

As his body became stiff, the expression on his face quickly darkened. Before he got close, he couldn't help but shout, "Ariah!"

Unfortunately, nobody responded to him.

With a pounding heart, he strode into the room and called her name a few more times. But there was still no reply.

There was no one in the living room, the bedroom, and the bathroom...

Standing alone in the empty unit, he was surrounded by an overwhelming sense of fear.

Most likely, Ariah would not joke with him like this, especially when the door was not closed at all. For this reason, Jimmy's face tightened, and the veins on his forehead twitched. Something must have happened to her!

With a trembling hand, he dialed Ben's number. "What's the matter?" asked Ben in a languid manner.

"Go and check whether Ricco is at home!"

Ben was shocked when he heard this serious tone. Subconsciously, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Stop asking stupid questions!"

Jimmy roared as rage welled up in his chest.

Ben was so scared that he didn't dare to hesitate anymore and immediately rushed o the corridor. "Alright. I'm going there now. Why are you so angry?!"

After Jimmy confirmed that there was no one in the house, he quickly calmed down and called Ariah. As expected, the phone rang in her bag, which had been placed on the cabinet at the entrance. Taking a deep breath, he dialed Ben's number again. As he asked Ben to check whether Ricco was there or not, he immediately went to the management office and requested to check the surveillance. He should not have deleted the surveillance footage of Ariah's living room. Otherwise, he would not have been so helpless now.

The manager did not take him seriously at first. Nonetheless, Jimmy just cast his verification ID on the table and dragged the manager to the surveillance room.

The manager was frightened by Jimmy's aggressiveness, especially his sharp eyes, which were as intimidating as an eagle.

In the face of such a scary man, the manager quickly turned on the monitor for him.

At this time, he heard Ben's voice over the phone. "Ricco is not here? Are you telling me that you are just a fake? Dude, who are you? Who asked you to stay here? Don't try to fool me!" Terrified, the man stuttered, "S-Someone offered me a huge sum of money to stay here for two

days... I can enjoy myself while earning money. W-Why should I reject such a good deal?"

Jimmy was shocked by the conversation on the other end of the phone. "Take the person back to the police station first. I will talk to you later."

After that, he hung up the phone and focused on watching the surveillance.

Ariah had disappeared about half an hour ago, so it did not take him a long time before he could finish watching the footage.

There were many people coming in and out of Ariah's apartment. It wasn't until a man wearing a black hood appeared in the video that Jimmy's entire body stiffened.

Because of his profession, Jimmy had a pair of sharp eyes. Although the man wrapped himself tightly and wore a hat, Jimmy could still recognize him at a glance.

It was Ricco.

While Jimmy's hand, which was holding the mouse, gradually tightened, he stared at Ricco on the monitor screen with a pair of cold, gloomy eyes. That guy must be courting death!