Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 358

By the time Ariah left Sharon's place, darkness had already descended. It was autumn now, and the weather was getting colder. She had nowhere to go, so she decided to stay at Sharon's place and play with the two children for the whole afternoon.

She didn't take dinner at Sharon's house. Hunger was gnawing at her by the time the taxi arrived. The food sold at the roadside evoked Ariah's sweet memories with Jimmy. During his off days, he would occasionally eat out with her.

The Hudson Family was one of the most powerful families in Beachmarsh City. Since Jimmy had grown up in such a wealthy family, she had never thought that Jimmy would also eat such cheap barbecues.

She had once asked him why he liked to eat this. How did he answer it at that time? Oh right, he said that he didn't like to eat such food before either. This was a habit that he developed later... Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Cultivating a habit was actually very simple. In the past, she didn't think that she could sleep without Jimmy, but now that she had been separated from him for so long, she no longer had the habit of being by his side. Gradually, he became the omissible part of her life.

There was a blackout when Ariah returned to the apartment. Fortunately, she was only staying on the seventh floor, which was not very high, so she gritted her teeth and decided to slowly walk up the staircases.

However, she was panting when she reached the fifth floor, so she leaned against the wall and rested. Just then, she remembered she had a habit of jogging for half an hour in the morning when she first got married. Ariah was delicate then, so she would get tired after being tossed around by him for an entire night. Therefore, he forced her to jog, or else she could not keep up with his rhythm...

The emergency lights were lit in the corridor, but they were not bright enough. Sitting on the floor, she looked at the dark surroundings, which nobody passed by, and started to recall the past.

The sweetness of the past corresponded with the pain in the present.

She was almost out of breath in the dark, which she thought was caused by the fact that she had climbed too many staircases. As she wiped her face, she was surprised to realize that she had been crying.

"It hurts so much..."

She rubbed her chest and mumbled to herself while holding back the tears in her eyes. After that, she stood up slowly against the wall and climbed upstairs in the dark.

Finally, she reached the seventh floor.

The higher up she went, the darker it was. She murmured as she went to look for her phone. How could such a blackout happen in such an expensive apartment? As she fished out her phone, she moved forward in small steps.

"Thud!"

"Bang!"

"Ah... Who the hell was sitting in front of my door! D*mn it!"

As Ariah tripped and fell, her head bumped into the door, which caused her to scream in pain.

All of a sudden, a hand reached over and grabbed hold of her ankles. With a forceful tug, her body was forcefully dragged over. When she finally regained her senses after a few seconds, she kicked

the person forcefully. She didn't know where she had kicked, but the person let out a muffled groan and released her from his embrace.

Ariah had her heart in her mouth when she quickly took out her keys. Her hands and lips were trembling, for she couldn't believe that she could be so unlucky that she would meet a gangster before her unit!

Relief started spreading through her once the key was inserted into the keyhole. Nevertheless, the delight did not last for more than two seconds before a man's hand reached for her waist. Her body was soon pulled back by a force, after which she lost control of herself and fell into his warm embrace. In an instant, her weak body was wrapped tightly in his strong arms.

The person was so strong that she could not resist him.

Gripped by fear, she shouted with a shrill voice, "Help... hmm..."

Before she should continue, her mouth had already been covered by something.

A scorching male scent, mixed with the odor of alcohol, wafted through her ears before he smilingly said, "Don't shout!"

Instantly, Ariah's body stiffened.

The person seemed to be pleased by the way she was shivering in fright, for he then called her name with joy. "Hey, Ariah. Have I frightened you?"

Son of a b*tch!

When Ariah heard that, she exploded and yelled, "Let go of me, Jimmy Hudson! Did you hear me?"

When she knew it was him, her tensed nerves soon relaxed. As she heaved a sigh of relief, she kicked him in the crotch angrily.

"What the f*ck..."

Jimmy roared gruffly after receiving her forceful blow, and his clearly defined face was covered with cold sweat.

Stolidly, Ariah kicked him away again and entered the house.

"B*tch, you're the worst woman I have ever met!" Ariah was so scared of the exasperated man that she wanted to close the door immediately. Unfortunately, she was a step slower.

He was indeed a powerful policeman, for he had resumed to normal a few seconds after her kick. Since he had blocked the door, he pounced on her aggressively like a hunting leopard.

Being caught unawares, Ariah was pushed to the ground with a thud.

To her surprise, she did not feel pain in the back of her head and her body. As she opened her eyes, she saw the grinning expression of Jimmy. It was then that she realized his palms were behind her head, and her waist was also tightly held by him. He was protecting her so well that she didn't feel any pain on her body.

Jimmy, on the other hand, had suffered a lot. The back of his hand had been severely hit by Ariah, and he felt as if his bones were about to be crushed. He hissed twice and gasped for air as his expression turned dark and ugly.

Ariah was stunned for a moment before coming back to her senses. Although she was grateful for his help, she did not regret kicking him, for his previous attitude had annoyed her.

Jimmy went ballistic this time and cursed in a low voice. Then, he grabbed her ankles and pulled back the poor Ariah who wanted to escape. With his strong body and arms as tough as iron, he pressed her firmly on the floor, after which he moved toward her lips and kissed her without hesitation.

"Hmm..."

Ariah tried to struggle with all her might, but she wasn't as strong as he was. It was similar to the past when she could never resist his vigorous exertion on the bed.

He must have been drunk, for his body was reeking with the odor of alcohol. Being pressed on the floor by his hard muscles, she could not help but pant helplessly.

His heavy breaths could be heard clearly in the dark.

Apparently, his desire was burning more fiercely.

As intoxicated as Jimmy was, he could not control his desire for her. Her appearance almost drove him mad, depriving him of his self-restraint in an instant.

After leaving Stanley's place, he had nothing to do, so he went to have a drink. He didn't know how much he had drunk, for he directly headed toward her apartment after paying for the drink.

As she finally appeared several hours later, she unknowingly triggered the beastly nature of him.