While talking to Ariah, the upstart had been holding her hands tightly.
And Jimmy was furious to see that, so he warned the upstart.
But Ariah just shot him an indifferent glance.
And Stanley's attention was drawn to him, but then he turned his gaze back to Sharon.
As for Sharon, after a pause, she continued feeding the children, though, inside her heart, she prayed silently for the upstart.
Obviously, the upstart didn't know Jimmy as he tried to maintain his image in front of Ariah, despite being scolded.
He asked politely, "May I know who is this?"
Annoyed, Jimmy stood up and was about to throw a move, but Stanley warned him lightly, "The kids are still here. If you have any grievances, settle them privately, although I don't think you should be bothered about him."
His voice was full of contempt towards the upstart, because he didn't see what was intimidating about that man.
Upon hearing that, both Sharon and Ariah were speechless.
On the other hand, Jimmy looked at him with admiration.
"Stanley, you're wise."
Stanley, who was helping Sadie to drink some water, wasn't bothered by his comment. "Nah."
Meanwhile, the upstart couldn't keep his face straight anymore and his stout body trembled with anger. Pointing at them, he stuttered with a red face, "H-how dare..."
Jimmy looked at him coldly and interrupted, "What? Stop pointing with your finger! And I'm warning you that this woman is my wife. Fatty, if you dare to have a second thought on her again, tsk, you better watch out!"
With a fierce gaze, he threatened in a lowered tone, which scared the upstart a bit as he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Then, Jimmy acted as if nothing had happened and sat down, saying to the kids with a smile, "Why don't we go to the amusement park after this?"
He looked nothing like the horrible person who just threatened the upstart.
As expected, Sadie was very happy to hear that.
However, it wasn't too bright for the upstart as he looked at Ariah in surprise, "Dr. Myers, didn't you say you're single?"
How come there was a ruffian-like man who claimed to be her husband?
As soon as Jimmy heard that, he shot a death look in Ariah's direction.
How dare she announce herself as single?
Sensing his glare, Ariah merely ignored it and turned to the upstart with a smile. "This is my ex-husband. We're already divorced. Anyway, it's so nice of you to invite me for dinner tomorrow."
All of a sudden, the upstart got excited again. With a trembled voice, he asked, "Re-really? Will you have dinner with me then?"
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