Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 278

After Melody finished speaking, Sharon sat there, with the ashes of her father in her arms. For a long time, she remained silent.

Melody thought for a while and sat down beside her. Yesterday, Sharon suddenly came over saying that her father had passed and she was extremely down in the dumps. Under that kind of situation, it was difficult for Melody to ask anything.

Today, seeing that she was calmer than last night, Melody took the chance to ask, "Can you tell me what's going on?"

Sharon lowered her eyes and shook her head.

She preferred not to say it, and she also did not know how to tell Melody all these.

"Then..." Melody did not make things difficult for her. "Let's go out for breakfast! I bet you didn't eat anything yesterday, did you? If you don't eat anything, you will not be able to withstand it."

Again, Sharon was silent for a moment, then stood up and followed her out.

Seeing that Sharon finally showed some reaction, Melody was so happy that she pressed her down on the chair and patted her on the shoulder. "Sit down and leave it to me! I'll cook for you. It'll only take me a few minutes..."

Before she could finish her words, the doorbell rang.

Melody muttered, "Who is it?" Then, she walked over and opened the door. When she saw the person outside, she froze for a moment. "Mr... Mr. Stanley?"

Politely, Stanley nodded, and his gaze passed over her and landed directly on Sharon, who was in the living room. Following that, he said in a hoarse voice, "I went to buy some food for both of you.

Miss Graham, share it with Sharon."

Immediately, Melody took it from him. "Okay. Great. Thank you!" After a pause, she invited him, "Mr. Stanley, since you're here, don't just stand outside. Come in and join us for breakfast."

"Is that okay?" Stanley stared straight at Sharon.

"Of course!" Melody nodded repeatedly and said, "It's fine. Just come in..."

With a creaking sound, Sharon, who was sitting on the chair, suddenly pushed the chair aside. Then, she stood up and said, "You guys enjoy your meal. I'm not hungry."

Melody was stunned. What was up with that girl? She was fine minutes ago.

On the other hand, Stanley's eyes darkened, and he said in a low voice, "I'm not going in. Enjoy the food. I'll be downstairs."

After that, he turned around and left.

"Hey..." Melody shouted. Seeing that he went downstairs directly, she frowned and then closed the door. She then turned to glare at Sharon, "Sharon, why did you do that?"

Suddenly, Sharon began to cry.

Melody was dumbfounded. "Hey? I'm not saying that you —don't... don't do this. I didn't mean to blame you. I just feel that Mr. Stanley has had a hard time. He stayed out all night and came up this early to deliver food for you. A guy would rarely do this. So, no matter what happened between the two of you, you shouldn't have... Okay, okay! Fine, I'll shut up now. Sweetie, please don't cry!"

In the end, Melody had no choice. She walked over, took out a napkin, and wiped her tears. "There, there..."

One drop at a time, Sharon's tears were falling like pearls. "Melody, I want to divorce him, but, but I don't want to..." Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Melody was stunned by her words. What did she mean? So, did she want a divorce or not?

"What's the matter? Why are you talking about divorce again?" Melody patted her on the back. "Don't cry. Tell me everything, clearly!"

Without giving a reply, Sharon silently wept. In her heart, she hated herself for being so useless. She argued with herself silently, "The members of the Jones Family harmed your father, so you should hate them. Why do you still like Stanley?"

If she continued to be together with Stanley, her father in heaven would not be able to rest in peace!

Therefore, she could not be together with Stanley!

For her father's sake, she must not!

Anxious, Melody did not know what to do. Sharon was hugging her while her tears kept falling on Melody's shoulders. Sharon sobbed, "Melody, don't ask, just don't..."

The truth was, she could not bring herself to say it. Just the thought of divorcing Stanley made her feel as if her heart was being cut by a knife!

But if she didn't divorce Stanley, her father's death would cast a shadow on her for the rest of her life!

Frightened by her sad look, Melody answered,

"Okay, fine! I won't ask. Don't be sad."

After staying up all night, Stanley was in a trance. He leaned back on his chair with his head facing up. Then, he closed his eyes to get some rest while his brows were shrouded with a dark shadow and his tightly pursed thin lips were like sharp blades carved into his sharp facial features.

"Mr. Jones." Anthony's voice came from outside the car window.

With his eyes closed, Stanley did not move.

Anthony looked at him and said in a low voice, "We just received a call from the personnel manager. Several managers in the company suddenly resigned and took some capable employees away."

Hearing this sudden news, Stanley opened his eyes and tilted his head. "A collective resignation?"

"Yes." Anthony nodded and pursed his lips. "I just called the managers who resigned and asked about the situation. Two managers were unwilling to tell me the reason, and they handed out their resignation letters unilaterally. They were willing to compensate for the liquidated damages."

After a pause, Anthony added, "The other manager secretly revealed to me that the Isai Jones was the one who caused this, as well as Liam Frazier. At such a time, he paid a huge sum of money to hire those managers into their company. He even took some of the large contracts that we were about to sign!"

When Stanley heard this, he fell silent.

About this matter, he did not even need to think about it and could understand that Isai and Liam had joined forces to suppress him. For the past few years, his reputation in Beachmarsh City had almost eclipsed the entire Jones Family. So, this was a lesson and warning that Isai gave him, to tell him that no matter how capable he was, he was no rivalry against the Jones Family.

Scornfully, Stanley laughed, "Don't worry about those clowns!"

"But..." Anthony was still worried. "If you don't go back to the company to take charge now, I'm afraid things will get worse."

Stanley didn't even think about it. "I can't leave right now. Sharon needs me by her side."

"But..."

"There's no 'but'!" Stanley's expression was indifferent. "If they want to use these cheap tricks, just let them do it! At most, we'll just lose some performance."

But these sales are worth several billion. For the sake of Mrs. Jones, the price is too high. Anthony sighed in his heart.

Anthony seemed to want to say more, but Stanley suddenly opened the door and got off. With that, he looked in the direction of Stanley's gaze. Sharon and Melody came out of the corridor.

As Melody saw that Stanley was still outside, she was not surprised at all. She raised her hand and greeted him.

Again, Stanley nodded politely. Then, he walked towards Sharon and stood in front of her. "Where are you going?"

Without even sparing him a glance, Sharon directly walked past him.

Despite being ignored, Stanley frowned and followed her.

Sharon kept going forward and came to the main road. Finally, she stopped and entered a photocopy store.

Stanley did not know what she was going to do. Just as he was about to go over, Melody stopped him. "Stanley."

Stanley glanced at her. So, Melody quickly said, "There's something I'd like to ask you."

"Miss Graham, please go ahead."

"You two... Did you guys had a huge quarrel this time? And her father, what's going on? I've known Sharon for several years and know that she had a deep relationship with her father. All she only hoped was that her father could one day wake up. We haven't met for two days, but her father suddenly... passed?"

While Stanley's gaze was fixed on Sharon, who was in the copy store, he replied, "She didn't tell you?"

Melody shook her head. "No. I asked her, but she only cried. So I didn't dare to ask further."

Cried?

Since yesterday, her eyes had been swollen. He felt uncomfortable and a sense of pity surged up looking at her.

Then, Stanley lowered his eyes slightly and asked, "Did she eat breakfast?"

Melody sighed. "No, she didn't taste it at all, saying that she was not hungry."

With that, Stanley pursed his thin lips tightly. A trace of anger could be seen in his eyes as he blamed her for not caring about her body.

At that moment, Sharon came out of the printing shop. Stanley stared straight at her with burning eyes. Then, Sharon walked straight to him and handed over the paper in her hand. "I just printed it. Take a look. If there is no problem, please sign it."

Looking down, Stanley saw the two words on the paper. Divorce Agreement.

"I know that you businessmen won't easily divorce because you're afraid that after the divorce, you'll need to divide your property. However, you can rest assured that I will not ask a penny from you, which is stated in the contract. I will leave this marriage without taking any of your property." Sharon looked at him. "First, sign the divorce agreement. Then, when you're free, we'll go to the court and complete the divorce process."

Sharon finished her words in a cold tone. In contrast, Stanley's expression changed dramatically. His temples were twitching, and his eyes were cold.

Watching from the side, Melody was shivering. The expression on Stanley's face was too scary. He looked like he was about to devour someone. With that, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva and retreated to Sharon's side. In a low voice, she said, "Hey, what are you doing? You trying to pluck the tiger's hair?"

Why did Sharon want a divorce? It was inevitable that there would be quarrels between couples. If Sharon kept mentioning divorce so easily, did she care about Stanley's pride?

Sharon did not shrink back. Instead, she stared straight into Stanley's cold eyes and repeated the same sentence, "Please sign it!"

Looking at her, Stanley suddenly smiled. He reached out to take the contract. Without even looking at it, he started tearing it into pieces in front of her face.

Sharon's expression changed. Taking a deep breath, she suppressed her emotions and took out another copy from her pocket. "Tear it then! No matter how much you tear, I have more copies!"

Stanley's eyes were as cold as iron. "Well, no matter how many divorce agreements you prepare, I won't sign it. Just give up!"

"Stanley!" Sharon couldn't control herself from screaming out loud. Her gaze was like fire as she stared at him. "If you still have a little conscience, divorce me, or I'll hate you for the rest of my life!"

"I would rather you hate me." The corners of Stanley's mouth curled up as he smiled coldly. "It doesn't matter even if you want to kill me, let alone that little bit of hatred. I don't care."

The words that came from Stanley's mouth shocked Sharon. She could not even utter a word and looked at him in shock. Nonetheless, her heart was filled with anger and hatred. Throwing the divorce agreement at his face, she sneered, "Even if you don't want a divorce, you must sign the papers. Your family killed my father. If I continue to live with you, I would be heartless!"

Hearing that, Melody's eyes widened. What? The Jones killed Sharon's father? That was impossible!

But again, if it wasn't for this reason, why did Sharon set her heart on divorcing Stanley?

While Melody was still in shock, Sharon quickly pulled her into a taxi. In the taxi, Melody opened her mouth several times. She wanted to ask but was too shocked to say anything.

After a long time, she found her own voice. "Um, Sharon, Stanley's car is following behind us."

Sharon was not surprised that Stanley would follow. Therefore, she did not show much of a reaction.

Now that the conversation had begun, Melody directly asked her, "Sharon, about your father... What exactly is going on?"

Sharon's hands were clenched into fists. "The Jones caused his death. They took away my father's body, removed his organs, and saved the life of Stanley's mother. The reason why Stanley had taken me as his wife from the beginning was for my father's organ."

In disbelief, Melody widened her eyes. "What the hell? They... How could they do such a thing? It's murder! Have you called the police?"

"Do you think it will work?" Sharon turned her head to look at her. "Perhaps the police will accept the report. But in the end, will the Jones Family pay the price for my father's death? No, they hold so much power in Beachmarsh City. They will definitely brush this matter aside. In the end, I'll end up with nothing. Melody, I hate this situation so much! I won't let my father die without an explanation. The Jones Family will definitely pay the price!"

Stunned, Melody saw the flame of hatred in Sharon's eyes. Subconsciously, she asked, "What... do you want to do?"

Word by word, Sharon said, "I'm going to solve this problem in person."

The car stopped at the entrance of a shopping mall. Before Sharon entered, she only said one sentence, "Melody, help me stall some time with Stanley."

So Melody waited at the entrance. After Stanley got off the car, she immediately went up and blocked him. "Stanley!"

With a frown, Stanley glanced at her. "Where's Sharon?" "I want to ask you a few questions." Melody did not answer but asked, "What did Sharon mean just now? Can you explain it to me? I really need to know."

Stanley was clueless at the fact that she was trying to stall for time. With that, he replied vaguely, "I'll definitely explain this matter to Sharon. Right now, her emotions are unstable, and she needs someone by her side. Miss Graham, please tell me. Where is she?"

Seeing the anxiety in Stanley's eyes, Melody also recalled the strong hatred in Sharon's eyes when they were in the car just now. Subconsciously, she raised her head and pointed at the shopping

mall. Then, Stanley strode in.

Upon entering the shopping mall, Stanley furrowed his brows tightly. The mall had a total of five floors, and its surface area was huge. People were coming and going, so not even Sharon's shadow could be seen.

"Miss Graham, why did Sharon come here?" Stanley asked.

Melody shook her head. "I... I don't know. I really don't. She asked the taxi to stop here, then told me to stall some time. She., she went in by herself."

Hearing that, Stanley was in a state of panic, and a bad feeling spread in his heart.

Arriving at a corner, Sharon saw Liam sitting on a chair waiting for her from afar. She pursed her lips and strode over.

Hearing some noises, Liam raised his head to look at her. Raising his brows, he asked, "How did you come up with the idea of inviting me out?"

This woman hated his guts. Two hours ago, she took the initiative to call him and asked him to wait for her here. On the phone, she even said she wanted to meet him.

"Where are the things I asked you to bring for me? Have you brought them?"

"What do you need sleeping pills for?" Although Liam said so, he still took it out of his pocket and handed it over. "I didn't take too much. So, if you want to commit suicide, you definitely won't die."

"It's just that I haven't had a good sleep recently. I'm not trying to kill myself." Sharon gave a vague explanation. Pulling out the chair, Sharon sat down. After a pause, she said directly, "Liam, do you hate all the Jones?"

Liam could not figure out what she was up to, so he narrowed his eyes at her. "What do you mean?"

"A man keeping a woman as his mistress is not a sign of love. Isai Jones made your mother his mistress back then, but to this day, he never admitted your mother's identity. He's even been hiding your identity from the outside world. Only a few people in your circle know that you are the blood of the Jones Family." Sharon stared at him. "Your mother had passed for so many years without you knowing why she died. Don't you think that she won't be at peace even in heaven? Also, have you ever thought about whether your mother was murdered by Ember, or actually by the man she loved?"

Liam's face darkened as Sharon finished her words. "Sharon, what are you trying to say?"

"What I mean is, Ember had been ill for so many years. Do you really think that she had the ability to kill your mother back then? Your mother's death wasn't clear, but haven't you ever thought Isai Jones was her killer?"

Liam lowered his voice and rebuked her. "Who ordered you over to say such things? Stanley?"

Sharon sneered, "No one ordered me to do so. I wanted to meet you myself. Also, I don't believe that you've never thought about all these questions. An outsider like me could even think about it. Liam, don't tell me that you've never given it some thought. Or you're too scared to investigate further? You're afraid to find out that your mother was actually killed by your own father, so you can't accept it, right? That's why you transferred all of your hatred to Ember!"

"Shut up!" Liam's face darkened.

Sharon stared straight at him. "Are you angry from embarrassment? Or did I hit the nail on your head?"

Fixing his gaze on the woman, what she said was actually not wrong. It wasn't that he had not thought about these things, but he didn't dare to think too deeply. In the past, Liam's mother died in Ember's room, and the two of them were the only ones present. However, Ember had always been ill and had been bedridden some years ago. So, given her poor health condition, it would be difficult for her to kill a person! Back then, no one else was in that room except for the two of them, which caused Liam to have no choice but to cast his hate on Ember!

"If your father loved your mother, he would definitely give her justice after knowing that she's dead. However, years have passed. Did he do anything? No, right?" Sharon's words were like a blow to Liam's heart. "Your mother died in vain. The murderer is very likely to be your father! Liam, don't you want revenge? Don't you want justice for your mother?"

Liam's gaze was cold and fierce as he looked at her. "You want me to kill my father?"

Sharon laughed out: "No, I can avenge for you."

"What do you mean?" Liam was completely taken back.

"I said that I could avenge on your behalf, as long as you help me. Prepare a gun and take me to the Jones family's mansion. Then, I'll personally kill him!" Sharon's eyes were bloodshot and were blazing with fire when she said this. "Even if I was caught, you wouldn't be implicated in it."