Instantly, Jimmy saw the red marks on Ariah's wrist.
And he snapped, "What happened?"
Ariah didn't expect him to have a sharp observation and notice the marks, since they were not that obvious.
But how should she explain it?
She couldn't just tell him that this was Kobi's doing, could she? Because he would definitely go mad and challenge Kobi.
And that would cause the relationship between Kobi and Jimmy to fall apart.
Ella would have hated her even more then.
Seeing that she kept quiet, Jimmy became even furious. "Are you dumb?"
"Nope."
"Then talk!"
"About what?" She decided to play dumb.
Jimmy sneered. "Are you gonna pretend like the red marks aren't there?"
Lowering her head, Ariah pretended to be surprised. "Eh? When did I get these bruises?"
Instantly, Jimmy's gaze grew cold.
Oh well, it seemed like she couldn't fool him anymore.
With a sigh, she finally admitted. "Alright, these were caused by Sharon."
"Sorry, Sharon. I have no choice," she thought.
Jimmy was taken aback. "Sharon?"
"Yep."
"Why did she do this to you?"
"Well, it's a long story..."
"Then make it short!"
Ariah was choked at his words.
But she knew that Jimmy definitely wouldn't let her go if she didn't explain it clearly. After some thoughts, she said, "Alright, I'll tell you. But let go of me first. It hurts."
Hearing her slightly coquettish tone, he grew softhearted and let go of her.
Being released, Ariah rubbed her wrist and slowly told him what happened. "Well, after Sharon drank the concoction and woke up, she couldn't recognize me so she did this accidentally."
She was telling half of the truth. Hopefully, he would believe it.
Sure enough, Jimmy frowned in silence.
Knowing that he must have believed part of it, Ariah continued, "Don't worry. It doesn't hurt. It'll get better in just a few days."
Jimmy then glanced at her. "Stay away from her in the future."
"Who?"
"Sharon."
"Why?"
"She might go mental again."
Choked at his words, Ariah looked away.
Silently, she apologized to Sharon for causing her to take the blame and be labeled as a dangerous figure.
"Achoo!"
Sharon sneezed, to which Seamus handed over a handkerchief and asked in concern, "Mom, are you having a cold?"
Hearing that, Sharon shook her head. "I don't think so."
But someone must have spoken ill of her behind her back, or else she wouldn't have sneezed abruptly.
When Stanley came out of the bedroom, Sharon immediately walked over. "How's she?"
"Hazel said that she had slept for a while in the afternoon. Now that she just woke up, she wants to see you."
Sharon quickly nodded. "Okay, I'm going in." Then, she held Seamus's hand and said, "Seamus, let's go and see grandma."
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