Ariah was stunned for a moment, for she did not expect Jimmy to be here. How long had he been standing here?
As she cleared her throat, she slowly walked toward him. "W-Why are you smoking outside the study?"
After staring at her for a moment, he put the cigarette down and said lightly, "Has the conversation ended?"
"Er..."
"Let's go if there's nothing else."
"OK."
Ariah took a deep breath and followed Jimmy downstairs. She wondered why his emotions were quite different now. Could it be that he had overheard her conversation with Felix in the study?
Why was there to be angry about it even if he had overheard it?
Since she was thinking about this, she was a little absent-minded while walking. It was not until she went downstairs that she heard Lindsey's sobs.
Ariah was shocked. Why was Lindsey crying?
Wasn't she always pampered by Felix? Ariah had never seen her crying, but why was she crying today?
Out of curiosity, Ariah wanted to show Lindsey her concern. However, before she could do so, she had been dragged out of the house by Jimmy.
"Ouch!" Ariah stumbled because of his pull. "Mom, we'll be leaving now. I'll visit you again when we're free!"
When Dakota heard that, she ran out and reminded them, "Drive carefully. It's getting dark now."
"Got it!"
Lindsey was still sobbing in the living room, so Dakota immediately went back and asked her why she was crying. Nevertheless, she just kept crying with her hands holding her neck.
Dakota had never seen this scene before, so she did not what to do at the moment.
On the way back, Jimmy was also silent. After driving for a while, Ariah couldn't help but ask, "Since you were downstairs just now, you should know why Lindsey was crying, right?"
There was no response from Jimmy.
That piqued Ariah's curiosity.
Did he get angry again? How could he ignore her
like this?
Following a cough, she asked, "Are you okay?"
After glancing at her for a brief moment from the corners of his eyes, he quickly looked away.
He must have been irked by something.
Was it because he had overheard the conversation between her and her father outside the stud? Had his self-esteem been hurt?
As she curled her lips, she sighed and said, "Alright, I admit that I married you because I wanted to curry favor with the Hudsons. At that time, Felix wanted me to marry you and serve you well so that I could be close to your family. I did that so that my mother could lead an easier life in our family..."
"Shut up!"
Jimmy suddenly interrupted her before she could finish her words. He suddenly turned the steering wheel and stopped the car at the side of the road. Then, he pressed his body against her in the passenger seat. Looking at her with a pair of dark eyes, he said, "Who asked you to explain yourself?!¹'
Ariah was dumbfounded. "A-Aren't you angry after overhearing our conversation?"
Following a sneer, he said, "Of course I know Felix's schemes. The Myers Family is getting worse day by day. He wanted to marry his daughter to our family so that my father could support him from time to time in the officialdom. It is obvious that he wants to take advantage of their old friendship..."
Ariah was startled. It turned out that the Hudson Family had long known about her father's plan. It was just that they ignored the plot against them.
The Myers Family had been overestimating themselves, so there must be some reason for its decline.
"I- If you're not angry over this, then what's the reason?" Ariah was trapped in his embrace and couldn't move. As the temperature of his body was burning her through her clothes, she was frightened by his fierce gaze.
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