Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)

Howard had just stood up when Elaine threw herself at him and he fell back to the ground.

Urgh, this girl!

Where did she get her strength from!

Howard cursed silently, though his arm was wrapped around her waist. Holding her into his embrace, he comforted softly, "Why were you scared though? What happened? Oh, well, don't cry anymore." As soon as he said that, her tears rolled down even more.

The worries and fear from the past two days were released now. Although she didn't intend to cry, she couldn't control it.

She sobbed hard as she smeared her tears on his clothes.

"Dr. Perkins, I'm so glad that you're alright. I was very worried about you..."

Before learning that the man she thought to be Dr. Perkins was actually Vincent, she wasn't worried about Dr. Perkins at all.

But suddenly, two days ago, she learned that, so instantly, she became frightened and worried about Howard's safety.

Now seeing that he was safe and sound, she cried with joy.

She was sobbing so hard that she was on the verge of fainting However, Elaine was not the kind of person who liked to cry.

When she was a child, she would just swallow her tears silently.

But today, her tears were running like a water tap.

After a long time, her voice got hoarse, and only then did her cry gradually fade away.

Opening her eyes, she found her vision had become blurry.

Her eyelids were getting swollen from sobbing too.

"Here, have some water."

Howard came out of the kitchen and handed a glass to her before giving her a tissue. "Wipe the snot on your nose." Hearing that, she blushed.

That was awkward.

Now that she had calmed down, she was embarrassed by how she acted just now. She was like a kid.

Shame on her.

"I'll go wash my face."

Putting down the glass, she went into the bathroom in a hurry.

Howard looked at her back thoughtfully.

Just now when she was crying, she had been sobbing something inarticulately, but he only caught some irrelevant points.

What on earth happened when he was away?

And why did she break down to such a state?

Also, what was her relationship with Mr. Bradbury...

Taking a deep breath, Howard told himself to calm down.

After a while, Elaine finally came out of the bathroom upon tidying herself up. Although her face was still red and her eyes were swollen, at least she looked much reinvigorated. "Come sit here."

Howard patted the sofa. "And have some chrysanthemum tea."

"Oh." Taking over the cup, she began to sip the tea.

When she was almost done, Howard asked, "Do you wanna tell me what happened first? Or would you like to take a rest?"

All of a sudden, Elaine froze.

Howard watched her quietly. "Since you're not in good spirits, I'll understand if you wanna rest and I'll ask no more questions for now. On the other hand, if you wanna tell me what happened first, we can have a chat."

With hesitation, Elaine said slowly, "Although I am very exhausted and want to sleep now, I think I should tell you what happened first."

Howard was delighted to hear her decision. "Alright, I'm all ears."

Pursing her lips, she said in a serious manner, "Dr. Perkins, your house was broke in by thieves."

After waiting for a long time, Howard didn't expect to receive such bad news.

"Thieves?" He glanced around. Just now, he was busy coaxing her, so he hadn't had time to clean up the apartment yet. "Yeah, I can see that the house is in a mess."

"Have you checked if you missed anything?"

"Nah, not yet."

"You'd better go and check now." Quickly, she put down her cup, looking anxious. "If it's something valuable, I'll find a way to compensate you..." "You wanna compensate me?" Howard frowned. "But it's none of your business."

Hearing that, she lowered her head embarrassingly. "Because I know the thieves who entered your house."

Well, now Howard grew a little interested.

"Tell me about it."

"It's my younger brother, and... someone from my hometown. They got the key from me and learned that you were on a business trip. When I was away, they sneaked in and stole things from you..." "Your younger brother?" Howard frowned. "If I remember correctly, your brother is still in high school, right?"

"Yeah..."

"Where is he now?"

Elaine froze.

"You let him go?"

Her face turned pale. "Dr. Perkins, you can call the police, and I'll do my best to cooperate with them. I'll tell them where Paul goes to school and our home address..."

If someone did the wrong thing, they should pay the price.

Her brother was no exception.

And she shouldn't have let Paul leave Beachmarsh

City. Instead, she should send him straight to the police station... However, she was afraid that Paul would tell the police about Vincent killing people.

Because it would bring out many more troubles.

So without thinking much, she just sent Paul away directly.

But now Howard brought it up, Elaine realized that she had made the wrong decision.

"Are you sure you want me to call the police? He's your brother after all," Howard said, raising an eyebrow at her.

Surprised, Elaine then nodded firmly. "He shouldn't have done that. And when he did that, he never considered how it would turn out for me... Dr. Perkins, just call the police and I'll make sure to cooperate with them."

Hearing that, Howard laughed. "Oh, girl. You're really righteous. My grandfather will definitely like you."

But she just smiled awkwardly.

"However, I won't pursue this matter any further since he's your brother."

She looked up at him in disbelief. "Dr. Perkins..."

"Why are you so surprised? Don't I look like the kind of man who would make compromises for a woman he loves?" Howard looked at her with a grin. "If the thief had been someone else, I would have called the police without hesitation. But since it's your brother, I'll consider letting him go."

"Dr. Perkins!"

Elaine was amused to hear that.

Seeing her breaking into a smile, Howard sighed with relief. "You look better when you smile. But when you cry, you're like a little tabby cat."

Instantly, she got embarrassed.

"Ahem. Now, can you tell me what happened to you these few days?" Only then did Howard get to the point.

Taking a glance at him, she asked hesitantly, "Uh, do you already know something?"

Ever since they met, Dr. Perkins had been studying her with a thoughtful look.

"Yeah, I do know some stuff, but I want to hear it from you. Tell me what happened lately and don't hold back anything."