Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)
Chapter 558

Looking at the dazed Ariah, Emily asked suspiciously, "Didn't Kobi and Jimmy fight over an orange yesterday?"

Kobi told her that he and Jimmy had competed for things since childhood as they both always ended up liking the same thing.

As time went by, the two of them often got into a fight over small things. However, they would always reconcile on the next day, so he asked Emily not to worry about it.

Meanwhile, Ariah was speechless.

Fighting over an orange?

She couldn't help feeling amused, thinking that Emily was such an innocent girl to believe in Kobi's excuse.

"Ah, is that what Kobi told you?" Ariah blinked her eyes and asked.

"Yep."

Ariah nodded. "I see, that's why I gotta apologize to you on Jimmy's behalf that he beat your fiance up."

"Don't worry. I know they didn't mean it." Emily waved her hand. Then, thinking of something, she asked, "By the way, what do you mean when you told me not to misunderstand about you and Kobi?" Hearing that, Ariah got nervous. She didn't know if she should lie to Emily.

But Kobi had already told Emily that Jimmy and he were just arguing over trivial matters. So if she told Emily the truth now, would Emily blame Kobi for lying to her?

In order not to sow discord between them, Ariah decided to say, "Well, I was just worried that you might misunderstand that they fought because of me since I used to know Kobi."

"I see." Emily reassured, "Don't worry. I won't think that way."

"Cool."

"Anyway, why hasn't Kobi come back yet?"

Emily looked around and was about to go and look for him when she saw Kobi walking over from the crowd. He wore a grey turtleneck sweater and a pair of rimless glasses, which made him look refined yet gentle.

Instantly, she gazed at him with an admiring look and waved. "Over here!"

Coming over, Kobi pushed his glasses up a little and then sat down. "Sorry to keep you guys waiting. It took me some time to find a parking space. Have you two ordered yet?" "Yes, I ordered your favorite dishes." Holding his arm, Emily nestled against his shoulder and said coquettishly, "Honey, give me a kiss."

However, Kobi was a little embarrassed. "Emily, people are watching."

Hearing that, Emily pouted and muttered, "Nah, no one is watching except Ariah. What are you shy about?"

Immediately, Ariah covered her eyes and denied, "Nope, I'm not watching. Just kiss quickly, and I'll pretend that I never see it."

Emily could not help but laugh.

Embarrassed, Ariah could only turn around and urge, "Quick, and let me know when you're done."

Swiftly, Emily gave Kobi a light peck on the lips while he was not paying attention.

Kobi knitted his brows slightly in reacting to that, but Emily did not notice it as she smiled and said, "Alright, I'm done."

Hearing that, Ariah turned around with a grin and met Kobi's gaze unexpectedly. He was staring at her.

Pausing, she then looked away and sipped at her water, pretending that she didn't see it.

"By the way, Ariah, why did you treat us to dinner again? And where's Jimmy? Why didn't he come along?" While waiting for the dishes, Emily asked curiously.

"Oh, it's because Kobi did me a favor this morning, so I thought why not treat you both to a meal." Ariah only answered her first question.

"What did he do for you?"

"It's something from work. I have this patient who needs psychological treatment, and since Kobi is an expert in this field, so I asked him for help."

Emily knew more or less about her fiance's work, so she nodded her head to show her understanding.

When the dishes were served, Emily couldn't wait to try, whereas Ariah didn't have much appetite due to the cold. She only took two mouthfuls of the veggies.

"You don't like it? Do you wanna order something else since you have a sore throat?" Kobi suggested.

"It's okay. I'm not hungry."

Getting her reply, he didn't say anything further.

On the other hand, Emily was busy enjoying the food.

Ariah was glad that she liked it. Then, she thought about something and turned to Kobi. "Hey, can I ask you something?" "Go ahead."

"I have a friend whose condition is quite similar to Anna's, but worse than hers. She often dreams about things that have never happened in her life after she returns from Tasnil. Sometimes, she couldn't even tell whether it's a dream or the reality..."

There were worries in Ariah's eyes. "I've tried to look it up on books, but none of them provide any useful insights. So I thought that maybe you'll know since you've been overseas for a long time."

Kobi put down his cutlery and asked with a frown, "Did you say that your friend shows the symptoms after coming back from Tasnil?"

Instantly, Ariah's eyes lit up. "Yes, do you also reckon that she might have got hypnotized in Tasnil?"

Kobi smiled. "Well, do you remember our research back in Mathines?"

"Of course." Ariah nodded. "That's why I suspect that my friend's current situation has something to do with hypnotism."

Back then when she was studying abroad, she had participated in the old professor's research project and Kobi was there too. They were studying the coupling effects of hypnotism with some ancient potions in controlling one's mind, which were sometimes used by doctors with ill intentions.

Hypnotism could only control someone for a short period, but when it was combined with the potion, they could possess their's mind for a long time.

At that time, Ariah had only thought that the project was interesting and never paid much attention to it since she only joined the project to be with Kobi.

Now that a few years had passed, Ariah was reminded of the project again as she believed that Sharon's situation was exactly the same as what they saw on the participants back then.

"What are you guys talking about?" Suddenly, Emily interrupted with curiosity.

Ariah then smiled and told Emily about their conversation earlier, to which Emily widened her eyes. "Wow, is there really such a miraculous potion? It doesn't seem like something that could be explained by science."

"Actually, there are many things that couldn't be explained by mere science. In fact, a lot of researchers would choose to believe in strange forces and gods because they couldn't prove it with plain knowledge." Kobi nodded along. "That's right. There are some magic drugs and potions circulating in Tasnil which couldn't be understood still. It's quite amazing!"

Hearing that, Emily was dumbfounded and felt as if she could not take part in their conversation at all.

Instantly, she lost her appetite and grew a little upset.

She put down her cutlery and couldn't eat any more.