As soon as she said that, Jimmy's face turned dark. "Get your stuff and well head back!"
Ariah sighed. "I really can't go back now. You saw what happened during the day. Emily almost killed herself."
"I'll ask the nurse to keep an eye on her."
"The nurse can't keep watch on her all the time."
They had their own work.
Jimmy's face turned black. But, he was trying to control his emotions. "Then I'll send someone over to keep an eye on her."
Ariah shook her head. "Forget it. I'm still worried..."
"Ariah, don't try my patience!"
Startled, she asked, "What's the big deal? It's not like you can't sleep if I'm not at home!"
Weird.
Hearing that, Jimmy stared at her deeply, which made her feel as if she had done something wrong. Finally, he looked away and said indifferently, "Are you coming with me or you want me to just take you away?"
"What?"
Now, Ariah got angry too and she sneered, "Tsk, are you trying to repeat what you did during the day by forcing me again? If you want to forcefully take me away, I definitely won't be able to refuse. But Jimmy, you gotta understand that you're being overbearing and you're not respecting me now. If you continue to act like this, do you think we could live in harmony?"
Immediately, the atmosphere in the room was charged.
Jimmy curled his lips, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He looked icy.
"Ariah, if I don't respect you, do you think I'll still stand here and try to convince you?"
Piercing her with a sharp gaze, he then continued, "Haven't you seen me being domineering? If I were domineering, you wouldn't stand a chance to talk now."
He was so patient to her, which his colleagues might be surprised, knowing how he acted usually.
Hearing that, Ariah couldn't utter a word. Her hands were trembling in anger.
"Ahem..." Right then, a coughing sound came.
"Ariah..."
Ariah looked away and took a deep breath. Upon calming down, she came to the bed and apologized, "Sorry, Emily. Did we wake you up?"
Just now, they were quite loud. No wonder Emily was woken up.
Under the blanket, Emily stared at her with a pair of bright doe eyes. "Are you guys... quarreling?"
Ariah reassured smilingly, "No, don't worry. Go back to sleep. I'll make him leave soon."
"But I heard it. You two were quarreling." Then, Emily took her hand and said, "I can feel your hands shaking. Don't be angry. It's not good for your body."
Hearing that Ariah's hands were shaky, Jimmy frowned.
"Nah, I'm not angry." Ariah stroked her face as if she was taking care of her younger sister. "Anyway, you should take more rest as the doctor had instructed..."
"Listen, go back with Jimmy, okay?"
Emily cut her off. Actually, she had already woken up when Jimmy came in earlier. However, since the two had been talking, she could only keep quiet by the side. "I can stay here by myself and if I need anything, I'll call the nurse."
Nonetheless, Ariah shook her head. "No, I won't go back."
Getting her response, Emily pursed her lips. "I know you're worried that I'll do stupid things again like earlier. But rest assured, I won't try to hurt myself anymore. Now come to think of it, I have a family that loves me a lot; and I'm young, pretty, and I even have a little sum of money. I can find any man I want, or I could just get a toy boy."
Instantly, Ariah burst into laughter.
She was amused by Emily's last sentence.
"That's why..." Emily let out a long sigh and continued, "It would be a pity for me to die now."
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