Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley)

Elaine's house was a mess. The mafia had turned their shop on the first floor upside down.

She returned to her house with Vincent behind her.

Her house was a deteriorated residential area which was located in the slum.

The place was in disorder and the sanitation was so bad here that people seldom came here.

It was even rarer for someone like Vincent to come here in a luxury car.

Not only did it attract people's attention, but some of the neighbors also came out to watch the rare sight.

Sitting in the car awkwardly, Elaine felt like a caged monkey. She glared at him and rebuked, "Can you park a little further away?" "Why?"

"How can I get off the car with so many people watching?"

"They can watch whatever they want. What's the problem?"

Elaine pursed her lips, annoyed.

As he turned off the engine, he sneered, "I have all day to spend with you."

Son of a b*tch!

Sighing helplessly, Elaine lowered her head and got off the car.

From afar, Nyla saw her and approached her with a smile. "Elaine, it's you! I wonder who comes here with such an awesome car."

A smile spread across her face.

Nyla was very curious about the man in the car. "Elaine, is that your boyfriend?"

With a wave of her hand, Elaine gushed, "No!"

Nyla did not believe her though.

Eager to quickly go back to her house, she merely took a step forward when Vincent came over and took her hand naturally. "Why don't you go in?" What was he doing?

Panicked, Elaine shook off his hand, only to find that he held his hand so tightly that she couldn't get rid of him.

She turned around and glared at him. "Let me go."

A smile appeared on his face as he said, "Shush. Let's go in to see your parents."

Elaine heaved a heavy sigh.

Not only Nyla but the neighbor on the opposite side also cast intriguing gazes on them.

"I've long heard that Elaine found a boyfriend in a big city. Looks like it's true."

"Elaine, you're so lucky to have such a good boyfriend. He looks very loaded."

"He looks like he is rich too with great temperament."

There were some who spoke in disdain, "What's good about it? People in the city are all evil."

"That's right. She is engaged to Allen, isn't she? She is such an unfaithful girl to hook up with another man when she has a fiance."

"Watch your tongue, Lukas! Elaine is lucky that she doesn't marry Allen! If she does, it will be a living hell for her!"

"Yup. Allen and his family are all very nasty. No one wants their daughter to marry Allen besides, of course, her parents..."

Despite all the gossips, Elaine remained calm and composed as if she had not heard them.

It was not because she was strong mentally, but because she had gotten used to it.

Therefore, she couldn't care less about what they said.

On the contrary, Vincent frowned indignantly and his expression was overcast with gloom.

Meanwhile, Nyla shushed the onlookers, "Hey, there's nothing to see here. Go home, all of you!"

Donning a grateful smile, Elaine asked, "Nyla, thank you. How's my family? Is there anyone coming to my house?"

Understanding what she meant, Nyla shook her head and replied, "No. Your mom locked the door all day today. I think they must be afraid of what happened yesterday." She agreed. After what happened yesterday, her parents must be locking themselves up and hiding for a few days.

"Wait. I'll call your mom to open the door for you."

"Okay. Thank you."

After Nyla entered the house, Elaine waited quietly.

On the other hand, Vincent grimaced in dismay. "Is this how they tormenting you at home?"

Looking at him, Elaine huffed, "No one torments me."

Vincent sneered, "Explain to me what happened yesterday."

She couldn't say a word, feeling extremely ashamed and indignant. She was indeed not respected and adored at home, and her parents didn't like her, but these were her secrets. No one knew about it.

She had been enduring such an awful life by herself.

But now, the truth unfolded in front of Vincent, and he even saw the nasty incident that happened yesterday, He knew about her awful background.

This made her very uncomfortable.

It was as if she had been stripped naked and a great sense of humiliation surged inside her.

She stared at him. "No matter what happened yesterday, it's my business. It has nothing to do with you!"

After roaring, she thought that she had successfully provoked him, but Vincent simply said in a flat tone, "From now on, your business is my business."

"You!"

"Elaine," Nyla called behind her. "Your mom said she'll come down to open the door for you."

Taking a deep breath, she suppressed her depressing emotions and nodded. "Thank you, Nyla." Nyla smiled and waved her hand.

After a while, the rolling shutter door opened, and Mrs. Jacob and Zoe appeared at the door. Reluctance and coyness painted Mrs. Jacob's face, and she seemed relieved when she didn't see any mafia at her door.

On the other hand, Zoe cast her curious glance on the man behind Elaine.

He looked remarkably outstanding and charismatic.

Dressed in an exquisite and expensive suit, he was tall and sturdy with long legs and a slender waist, and his angular face. It was such a mesmerizing sight.

Mrs. Jacob shouted, "What are you doing? Come in quick!"

Elaine walked over and said, "Those gangsters dare not do anything in broad daylight."

"They don't?! Why did they come here yesterday?" Speaking of this, her mother glared at her furiously. "Damned girl! You're a bad omen for bringing back luck to us as soon as you come back!"

As soon as she finished her words, she felt a sharp gaze staring at her.

Turning her head in the direction of the gaze, she saw a man with an extraordinary temperament stood beside Elaine with a gloomy look on his face.

"W-What are you looking at!" Mrs. Jacob was a wuss who only dared to intimidate the weaklings. She was out of her wits when she encountered the gangsters but got on her high horse when she saw a decent person.

"Who is he?" Her mother pulled Elaine aside and scolded her, "Where did you go last night? How dare you stay the night outside!"

Frowning angrily, Elaine tried to swing her mother's hand off her, but she was clutching her so tightly that her sharp nails had sunk into her wrist. Hissing in pain, she growled, "Mom! Let go of me!" Never did her mother expect that she would raise her voice at her that she became more agitated. "I am your mother! I can do what I want!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and aimed at Elaine's face.

She was used to scolding and slapping Elaine as she always did it whenever she was in a bad mood.

Today, with the combination of the foul mood and Elaine's disobedience, she raised her hands automatically and was about to swing it to Elaine's face when someone clutched it tightly. The strength was so great that Mrs. Jacob grimaced in pain. "D*mn! Let go of me! Let me go!" However, he didn't loosen his grip on her wrist, instead, he clenched his grip tighter and tighter. Breaking out in a cold sweat, Mrs. Jacob could even hear the sound of her bones being crushed. She was in so much pain that her vision turned black and her face became pale. "Zoe, help me!" After Zoe came to her senses, she immediately rushed forward and tried to push him away. With a simple leg lift, Vincent kicked her away, causing her to fall onto the ground.