Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 183

Before Sharon could finish what she said, Stanley tightened his grip on her waist and lifted her up, putting her in the same height as he was. He glared at her with his lustful gazes.

Sharon felt her heart thumping nervously.

She thought, "D*mn it, I've released the beast inside him."

With that thought, Stanley approached her forcefully and kissed her lips firmly. Very soon, she lost all senses and consciousness.

When she woke up the next day, she found that the person next to her was still there, holding her tightly. Sharon moved a little and woke him up, greeting her in a hoarse voice, "Morning."

Sharon closed her eyes and answered lazily, "Morning."

"What time is it?"

"You're late for work."

She opened her eyes just now and glanced at the alarm clock. It was 9:30 am.

As soon as she finished, she felt the hand on her body retreat as Stanley immediately got off the bed. He stopped for a moment and turned back to give her a morning kiss on the forehead. "There is a meeting this morning that I must attend. You can sleep for a while longer. You were exhausted last night."

Sharon squinted at him.

She quietly pulled the quilt over her head and ignored him.

She heard him putting on his clothes quietly followed by the sound of water coming from the bathroom not long afterward. Sharon gradually fell asleep again as she listened to the drizzling shower sound.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already 11 am. Sharon felt very energetic after having a good sleep.

She went downstairs in high spirits. Hazel had already finished preparing breakfast and was waiting for her. While eating, Sharon was thinking about what had happened last night.

Stanley said that Liam and his father had something to do with Rebecca's death. She didn't know Stanley at that time, so she didn't know what had happened. There was another person who knew about the incident other than Stanley.

Hazel.

Thinking of this, Sharon narrowed her eyes and pulled Hazel over. "Stop what you're doing. Join me."

"After I finish doing the dishes..."

"I'll do it for you later. It's too lonely for me to eat alone. Join me, please." Sharon insisted.

Hazel smiled and said, "Okay."

Sharon immediately served Hazel a glass of milk. "Have a drink first."

"Okay, okay." Hazel quickly reached out and took it.

After chatting randomly for a while, Sharon suddenly changed the topic and said, "Hazel, there's something I want to ask you."

"What is it?"

"What on earth happened to Rebecca back then? How did she die"

Hazel froze and looked up at her. "Why do you want to know about this?"

"It suddenly crosses my mind, so I'm curious."

"Well, I want to tell you, but I'm afraid that Mr. Jones will..."

"Don't worry, he won't be angry with you. Even if he is, I will stop him!" Sharon patted her chest, thinking that he would give in since their relationship had improved lately.

"Besides, it's not like I can't know. Stanley told me some about what happened in the past last night, just not all of them."

Hazel took another sip of the milk. "Oh, what did he tell you?"

"He said that Liam and his father were responsible for Rebecca's death. Is that so?"

Hazel sighed and nodded. "More or less."

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"Yes." Sharon nodded repeatedly.

Hazel pursed her lips. After thinking for a while, she put down the glass in her hand and said slowly, "The master of the Jones family didn't like Miss Lambert at that time. He thought that Miss Lambert was not qualified to marry into the family. Back then, they had a more suitable candidate as the eldest daughter-in-law of the family..."

Sharon immediately became interested in the topic. "Who was it?"

Hazel: "The young lady has nothing to do with Mr. Jones now. She is married and has a family of her own now. She is living a good life."

Sharon was a little disappointed as she didn't get to hear more about it. "Oh, I see."

Hazel smiled helplessly. "Mr. Jones is your husband. Why do you react like this?" Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Sharon was stunned. "Then how should I react?"

"Uh, you don't want to hear these things..."

"Pfft!" Sharon laughed and said, "I am Mrs. Jones now. Those women have nothing to do with Stanley, so I don't mind at all!"

Hazel nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, you have a very good mindset. Glad to hear that."

"Yup, I'm very open-minded." Sharon widened her eyes curiously. "Please go on, Hazel."

"The master was very angry when Mr. Jones was with Miss Lambert. He even planned to pay Miss Lambert to leave Beachmarsh City and go abroad to study, but she disagreed and rejected his offer. Later, I think she told Mr. Jones about it, so Mr. Jones came home and had a big fight with his father."

So Rebecca was the reason why Stanley had a bad relationship with his father?

Sharon blurted her thought out loud, "They don't get along well with each other because of Miss Lambert?"

Hazel shook her head and smiled. "Of course, not. Miss Lambert didn't have such a big influence. Mr. Jones' mother was the main reason why the two Mr. Jones didn't get along. She has been

abroad all year round because of her illness, and it was because of the master that Mrs. Jones is so weak..."

Sharon had never heard anyone mention Stanley's mother, so she could not help but be stunned when Hazel mentioned her. "Is Stanley's mother... still alive?"

Hazel was in a daze. Suddenly, she realized that she had a slip of tongue, so she quickly came to her senses and said, "Y-Yes, she's still alive..."

Sharon blinked. "Why haven't I seen her before?"

Hazel pursed her lips and said, "She hasn't returned to the country for many years, so it's normal that you don't know or see her."

Sharon replied with an "oh" and said, "What happened to her? What kind of illness does she have? Is it serious?"

Hazel nodded and said, "Yes, it's serious. The doctor gave them a notice of critical illness two years ago. She stays in a prestigious hospital overseas in the past two years, using the best medical technology to treat her illness and relying heavily on medicine for life support."

Hearing this, Sharon felt tears pooling in her eyes, thinking about how bitter Stanley's life was. He had a bad relationship with his father and his mother had such a serious disease. He must have borne a lot of pain silently all by himself all these years.

She felt sorry for him.

After calming down, Sharon swore that she would treat Stanley better in the future and love him well.

"Hazel, is Stanley very close to his mother?"

Hazel nodded and said, "Yes. Mrs. Jones is a very gentle person. Mr. Jones has been close to her since he was a child. They have a good relationship."

"Then... can his mother's illness be cured?"

She thought that if Stanley's mother died of illness, how sad he would be.

He was not close to his father. If his mother whom he was so close with died, he would be very sad.

Sharon did not want to see him sad.