Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 280

There was no hint of hesitation when Stanley signed the documents.

As Liam watched from the side, his mouth was pressed into a straight line.

After Stanley was done signing, he threw the pen and said word by word, "Where is Sharon?"

"Stanley, why didn't you hesitate to sign these contracts?" Liam needed to know as he found it unbelievable. He even suspected that there was a loophole in these contracts. However, when he picked up the documents and flipped through them carefully, there was nothing wrong with the contract.

"As long as I can find Sharon, I don't mind giving all these to you." Stanley looked at him expressionlessly. "For me, these worldly possessions can't be compared to Sharon," Towards the end of his words, there was a hint of mockery in his eyes. "Also, since I could build up Jones Group seven years ago, do you think I can't start a bigger company now?"

If he lost money, he could earn it back. Similarly, if he lost the company, he could start a new one. However, there was only one Sharon.

Finally, Liam understood why Stanley willingly gave up all of this. Stanley was far too confident, so confident that even if he had nothing left, he could still start from scratch and rebuild a second business empire of his own.

And he, Stanley, did have the potential to do so.

Seven years ago, he turned himself from a soldier into a businessman. In just a few years, he successfully built up a small startup into the largest company in Beachmarsh City. Everyone was in awe of him, as no one had the ability to do so.

Even though Liam hated Stanley passionately, in this aspect, he was still convinced by him.

While Liam was lost in his own thoughts, Stanley was running out of patience. "Where's Sharon?!"

After Liam signed all the contracts, he smiled and slowly said, "Do you know why she came to look for me yesterday?"

"Just say it!"

"She wants to take revenge."

"Liam Frazier! I swear to god that if anything happens to Sharon, you'll definitely die in my hands!" Stanley's face was ashen as he roared angrily, "Don't you know who Isai Jones is? Do you really think that Sharon is capable of seeking revenge from him? You're purposely trying to kill her, aren't you?"

"Ahem." Liam cleared his throat. "Well, you didn't see how pitiful she looked when she begged me. I couldn't refuse, so..."

In the next second, Stanley's fist landed on Liam's nose. With that, Liam covered his nose and took a few steps back, cursing in a low voice, "F*ck, again?!"

Yesterday, he had already been punched by him, and it hurt the whole night. Today, he punched him again? Fine, he would endure it! Given the fact that he gave up Jones Group to him without a frown, so this time, he would f*cking tolerate him.

"Exactly where is she?" Stanley's gaze looked as if they were about to devour someone.

Wiping away the blood from his nose, Liam snorted. "I got her a gun and told her about Isai's schedule for today. She's probably on her way there!"

"You even gave her a f*cking gun?" Stanley staggered when he heard that. His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he was about to kill Liam. "Don't tell me you're not aware of the type

of people around Isai? Telling her about his schedule? Are you not just sending her into a trap? Liam, you'd better pray Sharon will be fine, or else you'll be the first one to die with her!"

With an extremely cold and sinister voice, Stanley threatened. Then, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, Liam felt a sense of guilt. Looking at Stanley's leaving figure, he shouted, "This morning, Isai will be at the hospital for half the day with your mother. In the afternoon, he'll go to the next city for a meeting. If my calculations are accurate, Sharon is probably at the hospital..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Stanley slammed the door shut and left without looking back.

In the office, Liam retracted his gaze and slowly stared at the contracts. After a long while, he muttered to himself, "This guy is really deep in love. He's even willing to abandon what everyone thought was a prize possession. How ruthless..."

Perhaps it was because of this ruthlessness that Stanley was able to stand at the pinnacle of the golden tower in just a few years.

In the VIP ward of a private hospital, Isai was sitting on a chair, looking through the documents that were needed for tonight. At the same time, the doctor was redressing Ember's wound. When he was done, he said, "Mr. Jones, if nothing goes wrong, Lady Ember will wake up anytime soon. Just a reminder. Her body will be weak after the surgery. It's very normal, so don't worry about it."

With a nod, Isai replied indifferently.

As soon as the doctor went out, Ember, who was on the bed, reacted. First, her fingers moved. Slowly, she opened her eyes.

"You're awake?" Isai put down the document in his hand and looked up.

Ember's thoughts slowly returned to her. She remembered when she was in the hospital, and Isai appeared out of nowhere. He asked someone to take her away, and it was useless for her to resist. Later, she was sent directly to the operating room. Following that, she was given a shot of an anesthetic. Now that she was awake, she was on the hospital bed again.

Staring straight at Isai, who was sitting by the side, Ember asked, "What did you do to me?"

With a smile, Isai said, "I'm helping you to relive a second time so that you can stay in this world for a few more years. Shouldn't you be grateful to me?"

A horrible thought rose in Ember's mind, and her brain almost exploded. She asked in a trembling voice, "What on earth did you do?"

"Don't be so agitated. The doctor advised that you should have a good rest after you wake up." Isai pulled up her blanket. "It won't take long for you to feel like a newborn. Your body will get better day by day."

"Isai Jones!" Ember used all her strength to shout out his name. "What exactly did you do? What did you do to Sharon's father?"

"Well, you're not dumb. You've guessed it so quickly. It's his honor to be able to use his organ for you. Don't get angry over such a useless person. Otherwise, I'll feel like I saved you for nothing."

Looking at Isai, who was in front of her, Ember felt her entire body turned cold. It was as if she was looking at a devil. "You... you killed Sharon's father?"

With a sneer, Isai laughed, "You mean the man who should have died two years ago? It was kind enough of me to let him live for another two years."

Back then, if it wasn't for the fact that Stanley had tried his best to stop him, he would've used another method to kill Sharon's father during the car accident. He allowed the guy to live for two

more years. He had done his utmost best.

"Isai Jones, you will go to hell!" Ember reached out to grab him, but there was no strength in her body. Now that she had exerted too much force, the tendons and vessels on her neck bulge. While the way she looked at him was as if he was an evil spirit, she said, "You killed him, and I will make you pay the price!"

Isai looked at her as if he was looking at an ant. "Well now. How do you plan to make me pay the price? Do you want to call the cops? Do you need me to call them for you?"

Ember stared at him. "Yes!"

With that, Isai burst out laughing. Then, he drew closer and said in a deep voice, "Ember, you've been by my side for decades. Don't tell me you still need me to explain the power I hold. In this world, powerful people can do anything they desire. I can even take down the lives of their entire family, much less just one life. Understand?"

Ember's birth name was Ember White, and Isai would only call her by this name when he was furious. Looking at him in horror, Ember yelled, "Isai Jones, it's murder!"

At this moment, Isai was too lazy to argue with her about this. "Have a good rest. I will have people take good care of you. Don't you dare think about ending your life, or else you'll be even sorry for that vegetative patient."

After finishing his last sentence, Isai stood up and left.

When Sharon arrived at the hospital, she was a step late. Pushing open the door of Ember's ward, she saw her lying on the edge of the bed with a painful look on her face. It seemed that she wanted to get out of bed. Reflexively, Sharon wanted to rush over to help her.

But she stopped abruptly at the thought of something.

With difficulty, Ember raised her head. When she saw Sharon, her lips trembled. "Sharon."

Looking at her coldly, Sharon asked, "Where's Isai Jones?"

Ember's gaze moved, "You... You've found out?"

"Yes! Where is Isai Jones?" Sharon could not act like how she was in the past. Seeing Ember, she could only think of her father, who died a terrible death. "Where is he?"

"What are you planning to do?"

"I'm going to kill him!"

"Sharon, don't go. Isai Jones is inhumane, and he's capable of doing anything. If you go to find him, you'll be the one who suffers. Good girl, please listen to me. Call Stanley, and he'll handle this..."

"So, he just left, didn't he?" Sharon understood the meaning in her words.

Hastily, Ember denied, "No, he was never here!"

Such a quick denial? He must have been here! Without stopping for a moment, Sharon turned around and left.

"Sharon, come back!" Ember was so worried that something might happen to her and she felt helpless. Even a small movement caused her agonizing pain. As a result, layers of sweat profused from her body. When she lowered her head, she could even smell the scent of her own blood.

Sharon walked out of the ward, but her mind kept flashing through Ember's painful expression. In the end, she could not bear it. With that, she pulled a random nurse and told her, "There seems to be something wrong with the patient in that ward. Please go and check."

After that, she strode away. While she was walking, she scolded herself for being useless as she was still not tough- hearted enough.

In an instant, she arrived at the underground parking lot. From afar, she could see Isai getting into the car while a few bodyguards escorted him. After that, Sharon chased the car all the way to the main street. Then, she stopped a taxi and pointed at the black SUV in front. "Sir, please follow that car!"

Glancing at her, the taxi driver thought for a moment, then stepped on the accelerator and chased after the car.

Inside the black SUV, the driver looked in the rearview mirror several times before he frowned and said, "Boss, there's a taxi tailing us."

Upon hearing this, Isai looked up and turned his head to look back. "Are you sure?"

"I tested them. When I slowed down, the taxi slowed down as well. They had a chance to overtake us, but they didn't. They have been following us all the way."

Hearing that, Isai frowned. The bodyguard sitting next to him immediately became alert. "Find a crossroad and get off first. We're currently too exposed. It's not safe.

Upon the bodyguard's orders, the driver nodded and planned to act according to action. In the meantime, Isai Jones kept looking at the car behind him. Through the window, he saw the silhouette of the person in the taxi. Narrowing his eyes, Isai said,

"Slow down, let the car follow us."

Stunned, the driver was not sure what Isai meant. After giving it some thought, he followed his order and deliberately slowed down.

The taxi driver did not expect that the SUV would suddenly slow down. With that, his taxi abruptly went forward and almost surpassed the SUV. Fortunately, the taxi driver was able to stabilize the car's speed again.

"Miss, what are you actually doing? Who is the person in the car in front of us? Is it a good idea to keep this distance?" The driver began to complain.

However, Sharon remained silent. She tightly pressed her lips together and fixed her eyes on the car in front.

While in the SUV. Because the car slowed down just now and both cars were almost parallel to each other, Isai was able to see the person in the taxi clearly. As a result, his face darkened, and he ordered, "Stop that taxi."

Both the driver and bodyguard were stunned. Isai was obviously angry. "Didn't you hear me?!"

The driver quickly nodded and said, "Yes!"

With a few moves, the driver forced the taxi to pull up on the side of the road.

At once, the two cars stopped, which caused the other drivers on the road to curse and shout. The taxi driver was dumbfounded and was clueless about what had happened.

At this time, the door of the SUV opened, and Isai got out of the car. Without thinking, Sharon pushed the door open and walked down. She hated Isai, who was in front of her. The hatred she had for him was intense.

"Well, It's really you." Isai frowned as he looked at her. "Stanley didn't watch after you? Why did he let you come here and mess around?"

Sharon coldly stared at him, "Isai Jones! You owe my father your life!"

"So you followed me here to avenge your father?"

"Yes!"

Isai felt like he had heard a joke, "Well, well, little girl, you're quite interesting. I didn't expect you to be so strong-willed. For that, I admire your courage, but I also think that you're very stupid!"

Isai's gaze became stern as he spoke, "I'll pretend that nothing happened today, and I'll let you go this time. If you leave now, I won't pursue this matter."

"I will never leave!" All of a sudden, Sharon took out a gun from her pocket and aimed it straight at him. "I'm going to kill you!"

All this time, the bodyguard had been paying attention to her movements. The moment she pulled out the gun, he quickly shielded in front of Isai to protect him. At the same time, he pointed his gun at Sharon. "I'll count to three. Put down the weapon in your hand, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Sharon's hand started to tremble.

After Isai stared at her for a moment, he suddenly pushed the bodyguard's hand aside. The bodyguard was stunned. "Boss?"

Ignoring him, Isai went straight to Sharon. He looked down at her. "You want to kill me, huh? Are you sure you have the ability to do so? Ha! Do you even know how to use a gun? Also, have you ever killed someone? Huh?"

Sharon's hand, which was holding the gun, trembled even more at the series of questions Isai asked.

"I bet you're scared, aren't you?" Isai laughed out loud. "If you don't have the ability to kill a person, then don't embarrass yourself. Since you're the daughter- in- law of the Jones Family, I'll let you off the hooks this time!"

Sharon pulled the trigger in her hand but found that no matter how she pulled it, there was no response.

With a wave of his hand, Isai signaled the bodyguard over. The bodyguard held her body and dragged her backward.

"Let go!" Sharon screamed, "Isai Jones! You'll go to hell!"

Hearing that, Isai was triggered, but he endured it. Turning around, he was about to get in the car. At that time, Sharon's hand was tightly holding onto the gun as she was fiddling with the trigger. Suddenly, with a loud bang, Isai's body swayed, and an agonizing pain came from his shoulder!

The gun went off by accident!

Stunned, Sharon looked at him in shock.

The two bodyguards were stunned at first, but quickly came to their senses. Immediately, they took down the gun in Sharon's hand and pressed her firmly to the ground. She was unable to budge.

Furious, Isai covered his bleeding shoulder and said with a sullen face, "Take her to the car!"

He had given her multiple chances, and now he had had enough!

The two bodyguards carried Sharon and were about to drag her to the car. Sharon struggled with all her strength. "Let me go!"

But she was just a woman. It was normal that her strength was much weaker compared to a man. Not to mention she was currently dragged by two strong men. Therefore, the fear in her heart magnified. Thinking that if she was dragged into the car, it would be hard for her to escape!

Suddenly, a sharp braking sound could be heard. It was the sound of tires rubbing against the ground. Stanley, who was filled with rage, roared, "Let go of her! Now!"

Hearing the familiar voice, not knowing why, but Sharon felt an itch in her nose. With that, tears started rolling down her face.

Sharon thought that she was going to die, and no one was going to save her.

However, at this important moment, Stanley appeared by her side.

Feeling a tight grip on her body, Sharon was pulled into a warm embrace. Stanley held her tightly and said in a trembling voice, "Sharon, did they hurt you?"

Sharon was speechless, and her tears could not stop falling.

She hated herself for being useless, for not being able to avenge her father, and for doing nothing.

Right now, Stanley could see that her face was pale, her body was trembling, and she was unable to speak. His heart burned with anxiety as he examined her whole body. After making sure that she was fine, only then did he let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Isai Jones! How dare you touch her?!" Stanley's cold gaze shot over like a cold arrow.

Isai's face looked worse than ever, and the blood on his shoulder was flowing more and more. "Hand over Sharon to me, and I will pretend that nothing happened!"

"In your dreams!" Stanley sneered.

Furious, Isai snorted and waved his hand. The bodyguards saw that, and one of them went to drag Sharon, and the other went over to handle Stanley. Unfortunately, Stanley was not someone to be trifled with. Similarly, the bodyguard had also received professional training. So, when the two of them started fighting, it was momentarily difficult for Stanley to make a move. Seeing that Sharon was about to be dragged into the car, he was furious. His hands moved ever more viciously. At last, the bodyguard who was entangled with him let out a muffled groan as he was kicked in the heart. In the end, he laid on the ground and could not get up.

The commotion attracted the attention of cars passing by. When Isai saw that things were getting out of hand, he was furious. He grabbed the gun from the bodyguard lying on the ground and put it on the back of Stanley's head.

Stanley's entire body shuttered in disbelief.

Although he knew that Isai's methods were cruel, he had never thought that he would actually attack him.

"Tell her to be quiet and quit messing around! Otherwise, don't blame me for not considering our relationship as father and son!" Isai ordered in a low voice, "Tell her to stop!"

Sharon caught a glimpse of Stanley being threatened by Isai. While the bodyguard was not paying attention, she snatched the gun from his waist and pointed it at him. Trembling, she ordered, "Don't... don't move!" Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

The bodyguard was careless, but he did not expect that Sharon would take advantage of him. The gun was reloaded, and the safety was off. The pitch-black weapon was pointed at him, which felt chilling for no reason. Standing there, the bodyguard was scared to move.

With tears streaming down her face, Sharon felt provoked, and her body trembled. Holding the gun in her hand, she pointed it at several people, and she was repeating the same sentence, "Don't...

Don't move!"

In the end, she aimed the gun at Isai. "Let go of him! Now!"

Seeing that she was so scared, yet was still holding the gun in her hand. Stanley was furious. His eyes were red, but he still whispered to comfort her, "Sharon, don't be afraid..."

Fixing her gaze on Isai, Sharon shouted, "I'm asking you to let him go!"

Isai's face was gloomy, and he roared angrily in his heart. He had been in power for so many years and was flattered by everyone. Never had he been threatened like this by a little girl. It was a great shame.

"I'm telling you to let him go! Do you hear me?"

Seeing that he did not move, Sharon became more and more agitated.

Right at the moment, the bodyguard standing behind her was trying to attack her from the back...

"Sharon!" Stanley's facial expression fiercely changed as he cried out loudly, "Be careful!"

At the same time, Sharon turned her head in a daze. With that, the gun was shifted to a different position. Subconsciously, she pulled the trigger and fired the bullet. Almost instantly, another bodyguard pounced towards Isai. In just a few seconds, a series of events happened. Isai was thrown onto the ground and dodged the bullet. However, Stanley, who was standing beside him, did not dodge it.

Behind Stanley, there was a slope, and below it was a rapid stream. Sharon watched as he fell. In her life, she would never forget the look in Stanley's eyes when he fell. It was filled with kindness and love.

Opening his mouth, Stanley said without a sound, "Sweetie, don't cry."

Sharon was in a daze. It was as if her soul was gone. Her lips were trembling, and her body ached as if it had been exploded. Raising her trembling hand, she held her heart as she thought silently. "Why is it hurting so bad?"

All the memories that she had shared with Stanley flashed through her mind like a movie. The first time he took her to the mall, the first time he carried her, the first time he said he loved her, and the way he was surprised when he heard that she was pregnant...

So many moments swept over like waves and almost drowned her.

Suddenly, her stiff body reacted, and she ran over like a madman. She stood at the place where Stanley fell over as she looked at the river that swallowed him. Then, she let out a heart-wrenching scream, "Stanley!"

However, there was no response. It was as if he had disappeared from this world.

Nothing must happen to him!

He must not die!

She didn't want him to die! If he died, what was the point of her living in this world?

Sharon started laughing like a madman. Now she was left all alone in this world. Not only had she lost her father, and now the only man who loved her was nowhere to be found. What was the point of her standing here?

If he was alive, she would be with him. If he was dead, she would never live a good life!

Without a second thought, Sharon jumped down.

She was going to find him!

However, her body suddenly tightened. She was pulled from behind, and someone called her name by her ear, "Sharon, you're crazy!"

After Stanley left, Liam was still worried and drove over. Alas, he was too late. As soon as he got off the car, he saw that Stanley had been shot and his body fell down the hill. The next thing he saw was Sharon, who was about to jump off the cliff as if she did not care about her own life. Liam walked over in large strides and grabbed a hold of her. Holding her body tightly, Liam scolded her in a low voice, "Calm down right now! Don't you do such a stupid thing! Stanley might be fine, but if you jump down like this, you'll get hurt!"

It seemed as Sharon did not hear what he said as she continued struggling like crazy.

Seeing how agitated she was, Liam gritted his teeth and made up his mind. The next thing he did was to knock over Sharon with a slash on her neck.

In a second, Sharon blacked out. Her body felt weak as she fell into his arms.

Carrying Sharon in his arms, Liam was about to leave. When the two bodyguards prepared to chase after him, Isai frowned and stopped them. "Let them go."

After that, he turned around, got in the car, and quickly left the scene. Isai then ordered, "Cover up what just happened at all cost!"

However, Liam did not actually leave. Instead, he placed Sharon, who had fainted, in the car. Then, he immediately took out his phone to call Jimmy and told him to bring some people over to carry out the search and rescue operation!

Fortunately, Jimmy was nearby. He immediately drove his car over. As he was in a hurry to get off the car, he even forgot to close the door and walked straight towards Liam. His face was sullen.

"What's going on?"

Liam gave him a simple explanation. Jimmy's mind went blank as he listened. After a long while, he came back to his senses. Without saying a word, he took off his jacket and walked down the steep path. There was nothing below other than the turbulent and rapid flow of the river.

As for Stanley, whether he was alive or dead, there was no sign of him.

The day this sudden change took place was on the 29th of September of 2012.

Four years later.

On the same day, September 29th. At a certain TV station.

The host in the broadcast room turned livid with rage. Slamming the pile of papers on the table, she said angrily, "Where is the correspondent? It's time for the live outdoor broadcast. Why is she not her?" What's her name again? Sharon, right? Screwing things up at such a critical moment. Does she still want this job?"

On the other side of the outside field, the cameraman and the assistant were also very anxious. Today's work had already been set in a week. How could Sharon just disappear without any notice?

Just when everyone was anxious like ants on a hot pan, someone next to them said lightly, "Have you guys forgotten. It's September 29th today."

With one sentence, everyone was silent.

On September 29th every year, Sharon would mysteriously disappear on this day. When she reappeared in front of everyone the next day, her eyes would definitely be red.

Therefore, some speculated that September 29th was definitely an important day for Sharon. Otherwise, she would not be like this every year.

Sure enough, the next day, when Sharon appeared at the company, the assistant and the others saw her tired face, and her eyes were red and swollen.

For three years now, Sharon has worked in this company. Although she was merely a correspondent, there was a rumor that her background was powerful. She has a close relationship with the company's biggest shareholders. Even when the trusted assistant of the big boss saw her, she has to respectfully call her Miss Cruz.

Although it was a rumor, no one had ever seen Sharon appear at the same time as the big boss.

"Miss Cruz, you're finally back!" The assistant pulled her to sit down, poured her a glass of warm water, and put it in her hand. "The editor was looking for you, saying that there's a mission."

Sharon drank a mouthful of water and narrowed her eyes. "What mission?"

"There's a pandemic happening in Allgate City. The chief Editor planned to send us there, but he couldn't find you. He called your phone, and it was turned off. So, Stella applied to go to Allgate City. If we put the words nicely, it meant that no matter how difficult the job was, Stella would go there willingly. However, everyone knows that she is deliberately taking your job."

Stella was Sharon's archenemy. In the past two years, she had always been working against Sharon. She would either slandered Sharon at work or snatched her exclusive news through various means. She was as disgusting as she could get.

At this time, the cameraman stood up and put the laptop in front of her. "This is the latest news on the Internet. This time, the coverage area is a little big and dangerous. In fact, if Stella wants to go, we don't have to fight with her for this report. Just let her go."

While sipping water, Sharon listened to the team's suggestion. During the entire meeting, she remained silent. Using her right hand to control the mouse, she scrolled through pictures on the laptop.

Suddenly, her movements came to a halt, and her body instantly stiffened.

No one noticed her strange behavior until the cup in her hand turned over since she was shocked...