Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)

Jewel said slowly, "Sharon promised me that she would leave you and accepted my cheque."

Stanley tilted his head. With the backlight behind him, his face was vaguely visible in the slowly darkening night. He seemed to be unable to digest it as asked with a significantly louder voice, "Did she accept the money you gave?"

Jewel nodded. "She asked for ten million."

Stanley pursed his lips and there was a look of unpleasantness in his eyes.

How dare Sharon said such a thing?

"I know you won't believe what I said, but I have evidence!" Jewel quickly took out her mobile phone from her bag and played the recorded audio file to him.

Sharon's soft voice came from the phone and echoed into Stanley's ears.

"... Don't worry. I'll leave him and I won't pester him."

"1

Miss Russell, you misunderstood. I don't want one million, but ten million."

"...I'll accept it then. Thank you for your generosity, Miss Russell."

11

That kind of man doesn't deserve my love. And Jewel, I advise you, he is not your Mr. Right. If he can hook up with me today, he will hook up with another woman tomorrow. Don't waste your love." The recording was full of Sharon's voice. Every word she said revealed her greed and snobbishness.

Stanley's eyes were eerily cold, blue veins popping out on his forehead, and his knuckles that were holding the steering wheel turning white.

Ten million?

Was that all he was worth?

Sharon was really stupid. His net worth was enough for her to spend several lifetimes but she accepted only ten million from Jewel!

He was very furious. Stanley stepped on the accelerator and sped off toward Sharon's hospital with surging anger!

He drove so fast that Jewel screamed in horror.

At the ward of the hospital.

The nurse helped Melody change the dressing and instructed several reminders that she wanted her to pay attention to.

As soon as the nurse went out, Melody asked, "Why didn't I see Mr. Jones when I came back?"

Sharon rolled her eyes and thought of what happened an hour ago. "I pissed him off and he went out."

"What did you do?"

"What did I do? I didn't do anything. I should ask you what had you done?" Sharon glared at her. "You looked at my phone while I was asleep!"

Melody stuck out her tongue mischievously. "I was bored. You were sleeping like a log, and Stanley didn't leave. It was very awkward, so I betrayed you and told him something he was interested in." Sharon snorted and said, "You should be fortunate that you're cute. Okay, I'll be a bigger person and forgive you."

Melody said, "You're the best!"

"Of course I am!"

"How did you piss Stanley off?"

Sharon sighed at this point. She almost spilled the beans in front of Stanley, so she kept on changing the subject and avoiding telling the truth entirely. His patience was wearing thin and then he left with a gloomy expression.

Sharon was not stupid. She couldn't tell him that she would divorce him a year later!

He would be so pissed if he knew about her little scheme.

She could not bear the consequences of his anger.

Just as she was thinking, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open.

Sharon looked back and was startled to see the man who came in.

It was Stanley Jones.

Why did he come back?

Didn't he just leave, grumpy and pissed?

Sharon opened her mouth and was about to speak when someone suddenly appeared beside Stanley.

It was Jewel Russell!

Sharon's eyes widened in disbelief. Was it an illusion?

She couldn't believe that Stanley had brought Jewel in front of her aboveboard!

What did he mean by this?

What did he want to do?

Melody was the first to react. She got up from the bed and started chiding, "What are you doing here? Jewel Russell, you are not welcome here. Please leave!"

Jewel hid behind Stanley timidly.

Seeing this, Melody was furious and thought, "That shameless b*tch. Drop your fragile b*tch act!"

Hiding behind Stanley, Jewel whispered softly, "Miss Graham, what are you doing? Stanley said that he wanted to get justice for me, that's why he brought me here. Please calm down and let's have a talk." Was he here to get justice for Jewel?

Sharon was stunned and felt that she must have misheard it.

Melody was also stunned.

Sharon turned to look at Stanley in the suit. "Justice? What justice are you seeking?"

He clearly knew that she was not at fault and Jewel was the real culprit. Why did he bring Jewel here to seek justice?

Sharon clenched her fists indignantly.

She was fumed with anger and hatred!

Jewel didn't say anything and looked at Stanley instead.

Stanley, who received the resentful glares from Melody and Sharon, flicked his sleeves and took a long step forward to Sharon. He looked down at her and simply said, "Apologize to Jewel."

"What?"

Melody was shocked and could not believe it.

Sharon's whole body began to tremble, and even her hands were shaking uncontrollably.

She felt as if a pocket of air was blocking her lungs that she was suffocated, and she was soaked in cold water as every cell of her body was cold.

She seemed to bite on her lips by accident as her teeth tremored due to anger, but she did not feel the pain. She looked up at Stanley and asked, "What did you say?"

There was no expression on Stanley's face. "Apologize to Jewel."

"Why?"

"Because you hit her and inflicted a serious injury on her that she had to be admitted to the hospital, you have to apologize to her."

"She also hit me!"

"But you're fine, not her. The doctor said that if you hit her harder, she might die on the spot."

Sharon saw with her own eyes that Jewel, who was standing behind Stanley, had a triumphant smile on her face. That smile grew wider little by little, tormenting her. Jewel mouthed something silently.

Sharon could actually read her lips that said, "Look, this man loves me, and he is asking you to apologize to me."

Sharon pursed her lips and turned her face away.

Stanley grabbed her chin and pulled her face back at him, staring at her with his intimidating eyes. "Apologize to her now."

There was a dash of warning in his serious voice.

Confused, Sharon stared at him for a while until she came to a realization. He was the man of authority here, so she had to apologize because he wanted her to.

If she wanted her father to stay alive, she had to apologize.

A smile appeared at the corner of Sharon's mouth. She pushed his hand away and said with a bright smile, "Okay, I'll apologize."

Stanley froze for a moment though. He was astounded by the expression in her eyes that indicated determination and heartbreak.

Coming to Jewel, Sharon uttered word by word, "Miss Russell, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have beaten you and caused you to be hospitalized. Can you forgive me?"

Jewel waved her hand gracefully and said, "You don't need to apologize. We are all friends, and we can just talk it out. Stanley is just panicked. Please don't misunderstand him, Miss Cruz." Jewel's hypocritical look and smug glances hurt Sharon still.

Sharon lowered her eyes as tears started to flood her eyes. She felt that she was surrounded by humiliation in an instant.

Behind her, Stanley's deep and mellow voice suddenly sounded again, "Now that one apology is done, let's deal with the other apology."