Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley) novel Chapter 488

"It's... the director's order. He told me not to tell you yet."

Jimmy massaged his eyebrows and nodded. "What else?"

"Well, Ariah spoke with Anna for quite a while by the road. But I didn't know what they conversed as I was quite far from them. And later, Ariah went back."

Initially, Ben didn't know about Anna. But Jimmy had sent Anna's photo to him, telling him to pay attention to her if she went to find Ariah.

Therefore, last night, he was able to recognize Anna.

"After they separated, I was about to follow Ariah secretly, but suddenly, someone knocked me out from behind. When I woke up again, I immediately went to check on Ariah and she was already... gone."

Speaking of this, Ben paused and looked at Jimmy, whose face was really gloomy and veins were popping out under his skin. Apparently, Jimmy was trying hard to control his emotions.

Knowing that Jimmy wouldn't burst into outrage for the time being, Ben breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "When I knew that she was gone, I wanted to call you at first, but the director asked us not to tell you yet..."

Hearing that, Jimmy sneered and retorted, "Then why are you telling me now?"

Ben scratched his head sheepishly. "Well... Director Sherlock just called again. He said that since you're quite smart, you must know that something is wrong and come to Ariah's place. So, he asked me to wait for you here and tell you about this."

Carefully, Ben continued as he observed Jimmy's expression, "Director Sherlock also said that if... Capt., you get really mad when you find out about this and get out of control, I should just handcuff you first, then wait for him to take care of..."

Well, it made sense. Of course, he would get furious, knowing that they didn't inform him right away the moment Ariah went missing.

"Are you telling me that after Ariah went missing, instead of rescuing her, you guys have been trying to think of ways to hide it from me?"

"Of course not!" Ben immediately clarified, "Director Sherlock had sent someone to look for her the minute she went missing. Her residential area was sealed off and we had people watching the CCTV footage all night. We also contacted the spies and asked if they've seen any suspicious men in Beachmarsh City recently. We've thought of every way to find her, but still, we don't know her whereabouts yet..."

Gradually, Ben's voice became lighter and lighter out of guilt. "Capt., just scold me. I didn't watch her carefully enough. It's all my fault!"

Nevertheless, Jimmy was expressionless and said, "This isn't all your fault. Someone is targeting Ariah. Even if you guys protect her well, she would still be kidnapped."

When Ben heard this, he was stunned and asked, "She was targeted?"

"Otherwise, why do you think that Director Sherlock is on this too?"

Jimmy was right... With a blank look, Ben then asked, "So, Capt., do you know who's behind this?"

Jimmy didn't answer, but his eyes darkened. He then said in a low voice, "Let's head back to the department first."

Back at the department, Director Sherlock acted real quick. By the time Jimmy came back, a special task force had already been set up. Seeing that Director Sherlock attached great importance to this matter, Jimmy felt much more at ease.

During the one-hour meeting, Jimmy didn't say a single word, and he just stood quietly in the corner, listening to his colleagues discussing how to rescue Ariah and catch the Beast.