Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 471

A wave of pain came from the back of Ariah's hand after she was pushed by Jimmy. Rubbing the back of her hand, she took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "What's wrong with you?"

She tried to suppress her anger.

Without answering her, he sat on the couch and started smoking.

That irked Ariah, for she would never be able to tolerate the behaviors of the moody man.

"Stop smoking!"

As rage surged through her, she strode forward and took the cigarette from his hand. After throwing it aside, she said, "Are you still angry because of what happened yesterday? You're simply too ridiculous. Is there a need to be angry because of a small matter from a few years ago? Do you want to know who the man is? Alright, I'll tell you, you know that man!" She was so angry that her chest was heaving she yelled at him.

With a frown, he asked, "Really? Do I know him?"

Pursing her lips, she started recalling the past, especially the man whom Jimmy also knew.

It was just that she had kept it in her heart all this time and did not tell Jimmy about it.

"Could it be Stanley?" Jimmy scratched his hair. "Is it true that you liked him before? Stanley's a melancholic person. What on earth do you like about him?"

"Who said it was Stanley?"

Some gossipers spread the rumor that Ariah used to like Stanley. However, that was merely her affection for Stanley; it was not the kind of love between a man and a woman.

Jimmy curled up the corners of his mouth as he wanted to utter, in the end. Instead, he only lowered his head and sighed.

Ariah thus raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

Since he had not lifted his head, she could not see his expression while he was scratching his hair. Standing on the side, she could sense some sort of emotion from him. Apparently, he was thinking about something that troubled him very much.

What was it that perturbed him?

While she looked at him in a daze, he suddenly made a move. Looking up at her, he asked, "Have you taken your breakfast?"

"I haven't finished it."

"Let's go. I'll eat with you. I'm hungry now."

After hearing that, she pursed her lips and followed him in silence.

The two of them ate in silence, which was something unusual, for Jimmy always ate as fast as he could. However, he was extremely slow today as if this was his last meal, which he cherished very much. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she forced herself to swallow her words.

Half an hour later, the two of them slowly finished their simple breakfast. When she went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, he said, "Let me do it."

Ariah was shocked.

This was the first time Jimmy had offered to help her since they got married.

Jimmy was somewhat a misogynist, and he never liked to do help her with the house chores. He was even more disdainful of doing these things when they first got married. It was after being scolded by Ariah that he stepped into the kitchen unwillingly.

Nevertheless, he had never taken the initiative to help her, like what he did today.

Ariah silently watched his back as he walked into the kitchen. She was trying to guess what happened to him.

Ten minutes later, Jimmy came out of the kitchen and wiped his hands. "I'll take you to a place."

"Where?"

"You'll know when you get there. Get changed first."

She nodded upon thinking for a moment.

Once she changed her clothes, she saw him standing at the entrance while shoving something into his pocket. Ariah could not see what it was, and he didn't say anything about it either. "Let's go," he said.

Ariah thus followed him out the door.

On the way, she asked, "I woke up early and didn't see you. Where did you go?"

"Oh, you were still asleep at that time. Director Sherlock called me and asked me to go back to the police station."

"I thought you would be on leave these few days."

"Yes, you're right, but there's something important to attend to, so I have to go back to the office."

"Can you tell me what it is?"

Jimmy fell silent. After a long while, he said, "I'll tell you when it's time." Following a pause, he added, "It's a bit far away. Would you like to lie down for a while?"

Shaking her head silently, she turned around and looked out of the window, feeling a little annoyed. She was certain that Jimmy was hiding something from her, which he didn't want to tell her. Since the journey was quite long, she fell asleep while thinking about him.

After a long time, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw Jimmy staring at her without blinking.

Pausing for a moment, she asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

Upon retracting his gaze, he answered, "It's been almost an hour."

"Why don't you wake me up?"

"You were sound asleep, so I didn't want to wake you up."

That rendered her speechless.

Rubbing her eyes, she sat up straight and asked, "What kind of place is this..."

Before she could finish her words, she had noticed a familiar place outside the window.

It was the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Stunned, she turned her head and looked at him, "Why do you bring me here?"

After taking out a stack of documents, he replied indifferently, "Ariah, let's get a divorce."

Startled, she stared at him in disbelief. She must have been hallucinating, or else he would never say that he wanted to get a divorce since he was the one who had been trying to keep her by his side. Ariah was so shocked that she laughed and said, "Are you out of your mind..."

"I know what I am doing, and I'm serious." Jimmy then looked up at her and added, "Ariah, we can't stay together."

"Why?" Ariah asked, holding back her emotions.

"There's no reason."

"You are lying!" Ariah couldn't control herself and roared. "It was you who didn't want to divorce before this. Now that I want to stay with you, you suddenly want to get a divorce. Jimmy, are you kidding me?" Putting on a stolid expression, he said, "Do you think I'm joking now? No matter what you think, I will never change my decision!"

Instantly, Ariah broke down and wailed, "What do you mean by that? Tell me properly. Did something happen to you..."

"Nothing," Jimmy interrupted her impatiently. "I'll ask you for the last time. Do you agree to the divorce?" "No, if you don't make yourself clear, I will never leave you!"

As Ariah shouted out the words in her heart, tears rolled down her cheeks. She had been wondering why his behavior was so strange this morning. From the moment he entered the house, he had been planning to divorce her. The thought literally broke her heart.

Staring at her for a moment, he retorted, "Do you really want to know the truth? Well, I want to divorce you because I can't tolerate the fact that you have slept with Ricco. You are dirty, and I can't stand it, so I have to divorce you!"

He understood Ariah's personality very well. If he didn't say something harsh, she definitely wouldn't let him go.