Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 87

"But... now it's different. Even I am old and confused sometimes, I can still see that the relationship between the Young Master and you has slowly changed."

Hazel looked at Sharon next to her and said, "If he does something outrageous, I will not forgive him."

Young people were stubborn and arrogant. Sometimes they would not express their affection easily, not to mention this pair of men and women with strong self-esteem.

"Puff..."

Sharon couldn't help but giggle. "Hazel, you've seen first- hand this so- called marriage between me and your young master. Although it is legal, it's loveless."

Hazel opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

Because what Sharon said was true.

Since the beginning of their union, it was indeed a loveless marriage.

"So, Hazel, I can't control his freedom, and I don't have the right to do so. I'm exhausted from all days of work today. I can't continue the chitchat. I'm going to take a shower. Good night, Hazel."

"Good night, Madam."

Hazel sighed. She thought that the young master was heartless, but she didn't expect that the cruelest person was Sharon.

In the bedroom.

Sharon was tossing and turning on the bed yet couldn't fall asleep, thinking of what Hazel had said downstairs just now.

She bit her lip. Did even an outsider like Hazel see that her relationship with Stanley had changed a lot recently?

She let out a long sigh and thought, "Sure enough, when we get closer together, our hearts will be pulled together as well. We can't help it."

She looked at her phone for a while. It was already 11 pm.

"Should I call him and ask him what he is doing?"

However, she just said to Hazel that she had no right to mind his business.

Even so, they were still husband and wife. As his lawfully- wedded wife, a phone call was not too much, right?

"Even friends can care about each other, not to mention husband and wife," she mumbled to herself.

Thinking of this, Sharon found his number and dialed it.

When Stanley's phone rang, Howard saw it. He looked at him who was drinking next to him, smiled naughtily, and answered the phone, "Hello."

Sharon recognized his voice and said, "Hello, Dr. Perkins."

"Hello to you too, Sharon."

Sharon gave a dry laugh. She was not used to his polite manner.

Howard raised his eyebrows and asked, "Sharon, what can I do for you?"

"Uh, nothing much. I just want to know when will Stanley come back."

"Oh, Stanley has a beautiful companion to keep him company, so he probably won't go back. You don't have to wait for him. When you're sleepy, go ahead and sleep first."

Sharon's body went stiff, and the expression on his face froze. She felt as if someone clenched her heart so tight that she couldn't breathe.

"Then, g-go ahead... Sorry for interrupting you guys from having fun."

Sharon thought that if she continued to talk, it was very likely that she would cry in the next second.

Why did she feel so uncomfortable upon hearing that?

When she was about to end the call, Stanley said in a low voice, "Howard, who is it?"

Howard handed over his phone and said, "It's your wife. She told us to go ahead and have fun."

Stanley's expression changed. He glared at him and took the phone. "What the hell are you talking about?"

Howard hugged a young lady and kissed her. With a very despicable smile, he said, "The truth."

Stanley kicked him. "F*ckoff!"

Howard howled in pain, covered his butt, and ran out.

Sharon listened to the commotion at the other end of the line with a dead- pan expression. After a long while, Stanley's voice sounded over the phone, "Sharon."

Sharon quickly collected herself and said, "Yes."

"What's wrong? Why do you call me so late at night?"

"Nothing. Seeing that you haven't come back yet, Hazel is a little worried about you and asked me to call you." Sharon regarded Hazel as her shield.

Stanley looked down. "Really? Is Hazel the only one who is worried about me?"

"Yes." Sharon smiled. "Hazel has always been close to you, so of course, she is worried about you."

"What about you?" Stanley came to a quiet corner and asked directly.

Sharon was stunned.

"Did you not hear what I said?"

"Y-Yes, I heard it."

"Answer me then."

"There's nothing for me to worry about. Dr. Perkins has said that you have someone to keep you company, so I have no place to..."

"He lied."

Sharon widened her eyes. "W-What?"

"I came here for a business meeting. It happened to be Howard's off day today, so I asked him to come. I was just discussing the contract with someone, so I put my phone on the table. He picked up your call and said something ridiculous."

Sharon was stunned and couldn't say a word.

Stanley frowned. "You don't believe me?"

"No, no, I believe you. Since you said no, then I believe you."

Sharon immediately came to her senses and said.

With Stanley's status and personality, he would not lie to her.

Therefore, Sharon believed him.

She just didn't expect that he would give such a detailed explanation.

Stanley smiled and said, "So can you tell me why do you call me?"

Sharon's heart was beating so fast that she stuttered, "Uh, i-it's Hazel who asked me to call you."

Stanley's expression darkened. "Then tell Hazel that I won't go back tonight."

"Why won't you?"

Sharon frowned in dismay when she heard it. How dare he stayed out all night?!

"It's Hazel who is worried about me, right? Why are you so worked up?"

Stanley uttered in a leisure manner.

Sharon gaped in bewilderment.

What a stingy man to hold such a petty grudge.

"All right, all right. I'm also worried about you. Are you happy now?"

Stanley smiled and said, "Do you admit it now?"

"Yes."

"Good."

"No, not good. Tell me, are you coming back today or not?"

"Nope."

Sharon's voice suddenly turned louder and more shrill. "Why don't you? Are you going to spend the night with one of your lovers again?"

"Are you jealous?" Stanley narrowed his eyes.

"Haha, no," Sharon sneered.

Joel had already called him. Stanley pursed his lips and said into the phone, "I won't touch other women. Don't worry, I won't go back tonight because I have some important business to deal with."

Sharon curled her lips and said, "Fine, you are after all a busy man."

Stanley lowered his eyes and smiled. "Good girl. Don't stay up too late."

Sharon said okay and hung up the phone.

After throwing the phone aside, Sharon lay on the bed with a long sigh. Although he said that he would not touch other women, she still felt uneasy. She always felt that Stanley was deliberately trying to keep a distance from her.

It was so annoying!

She bit the pillow and pounded the bed. With a bang, she bumped her head.

"D*mn it, it hurts so much!" she cursed under her breath.

Stanley put away his phone and walked over. Joel was drunk at this point and started singing a song with a young lady in his embrace.

It seemed that they could not go on with the contract negotiation today.

"Take your boss back to the hotel." Stanley reached out to rub his eyebrows and said to Joel's assistant, "Be careful on the road. Don't let him touch the steering wheel."

The assistant nodded and said, "Okay, sir."

Then, the two of them helped Joel out.

As soon as he left, the room suddenly quieted down. Seeing that Stanley didn't move, Howard asked curiously, "Stanley, don't you want to leave?"

Stanley shook his head and said, "I won't go back today."

"Really? Didn't Sharon call to urge you to go back? She will be upset if you don't go home."

Stanley suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at Howard. "Do you also see that I've been getting close to her lately?"

"I'm not blind. Of course, I can tell."

"That's why I can't go back."

"Why?"

Stanley pursed his lips. After a moment of silence, he said, "Howard, you know why I married her. I can't have feelings for her."

Howard was stunned. After thinking for a while, he realized that he made sense.

"I've been getting too close to her lately, and that's not a good sign."

Howard nodded and said, "You always think things through and know what to do and what not to do."

After a pause, he added, "Well, if you don't go back, I'll accompany you then. How about calling two girls in?"

"I'm not interested. You go ahead."

Howard squinted at him.

Although he wanted to call a girl in, he didn't have the courage. If he did, Stanley might put up a cold expression that would scare the lady away.

Howard simply accompanied him to drink wine and chitchat.

The next day.

Sharon came to the office early, and the other colleagues also came in one after another. Sharon distributed the milk and sandwiches in her hand to her colleague who hadn't had breakfast.

"Yo, Sharon, did you stumble upon a treasure chest? Why do you buy us breakfast?"

Janice took the food without hesitation.

Sharon smiled and said, "I haven't been to the office for two days, and you guys had been handling my work. I don't know how to thank you, so I bought some breakfast for you. I hope you don't mind and think that it's too petty." © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"Of course, not. It's the thought that counts. You're still a college student. It's good to spend your money wisely."

Sharon breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she was worried that her food might seem petty and trivial to what they had done for her, but thankfully her colleagues were understanding and didn't despise the food.

Skye secretly praised her, "You do know a knack or two about the worldly wisdom. Not bad. Clever girl."

Sharon chuckled and said, "Skye, you're praising me."

"Of course, I'm praising you, because you are sensible." Skye smiled and said, "The workplace is different from the school. Everyone's time is precious. You didn't come to work for two days, so they had to help cover your workload, and you owed them a favor for that. Now that you return the favor, it will eliminate the little resentment they had for helping you and feel better. Am I right?"

Sharon nodded. "Yes, you're right."

She was so clever that Skye didn't have to elaborate further.

After a long and busy day, Sharon didn't even have time to drink water. When she was about to get off work, she went to the pantry to have a rest and had a drink. Her cell phone rang, and Sharon was stunned when he saw the caller ID.

It was from Liam again.

"Hello."

She answered the phone.

Liam's lazy voice came from the phone. "What time do you get off work? I'll pick you up for dinner."

Frankly speaking, his straightforward statement scared Sharon a little. "1-1 didn't say I wanted to go out for dinner with you!"

Did she reject his invitation again?

Frowning, Liam said, "The last time I went out to have dinner with you, I paid for it. You said that it would be your treat at our next dinner. I'm free today. Tell me where your office is at and I will pick you up."