Jimmy smiled and replied, "Hey. I'm here to fetch something for Ariah."
Thinking of something, Lindsey said, "Loria, I'll take Jimmy to look for Ariah's things. You may go back to your business."
Loria just nodded and left.
"Jimmy, what are you looking for?" Lindsey walked over and got herself very close to him. "Maybe I can be of help."
"Oh, cool. Where did Ariah used to live, by the way?" Jimmy didn't seem to notice her difference and walked upstairs with her.
"The attic," Lindsey blurted out.
The attic?
Jimmy's face darkened.
Sensing his upset look, Lindsey quickly added, "Well, she said that the attic is quiet, so she wanted to live there. Dad had once suggested she move downstairs, but she refused."
"Really?" Jimmy's face remained black.
Even though he didn't know much about the Myers Family, he was still aware that Ariah only got accepted into the Myers at the age of ten.
He had always known that Felix never really liked her, which was obvious when he came visiting last time.
Nevertheless, he had never expected that Ariah had been mistreated since she was a kid.
Didn't Ariah's mother feel a little sorry for her at all? Jimmy frowned. "How long had she lived there?"
"A couple of years." Lindsey was getting a little annoyed that he kept asking about Ariah, so she wanted to change the topic. "Jimmy, since you're here, why don't you have dinner with us tonight? I'll ask the servants to cook your favorite dishes and you could just stay here overnight if it gets too late."
Hearing that, Jimmy sneered and glanced at her. "Stay here overnight? With who? You?"
Instantly, Lindsey blushed and held his arm, rubbing herself on him coquettishly. "Jimmy, watch out for the frame. Don't bump your head."
However, he just pushed her away with a disgusted look.
Lindsey was stunned for a moment.
Meanwhile, Jimmy pushed opened the door of the room and bent down slightly to enter. The room was quite tiny, gloomy, and cold. Besides a small bed, there was a small bookcase that was shelved
with some high school textbooks. Apart from that, there were just a few odds and ends.
At the same time, Lindsey followed in and asked discontentedly, "Why did you push me away just now?"
Then, she closed the door, which made the tiny room even crowded.
"Well, I don't want to be misunderstood. Why did you close the door though?" Jimmy glanced at her lightly.
With an innocent look, Lindsey looked up at him and said, "Jimmy, you know what I want."
"Oh?"
Instantly, Lindsey circled her arms around his waist and said with a bitter tone, "You were supposed to marry me. Back then, both our families had arranged for us to get married, but I hadn't known you yet, which was why I refused. In the end, my father asked my sister to marry you instead... and now I'm regretting it..."
In the past few years, she had seen how Jimmy had pampered Ariah, which made her jealous.
She was unwilling to accept the fact that the man that she should have been married to was now Ariah's husband and that Ariah even lived a good life.
Besides, Jimmy was getting more and more powerful in recent years, and his future seemed to be quite promising. So naturally, as his wife, one would also get wealthy.
Thinking about that, Lindsey held him tightly and pleaded, "I regret it now. Will you give me another chance to be with you?"
"To be with me?" Jimmy's voice sounded above her. "You want me to take you two in?"
"Well, I wouldn't mind if you want it this way..." Lindsey said shyly.
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