Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 760

As Howard returned to the city, he tried to call Elaine but she didn't answer.

"D*mn, she is getting bolder now. How dare she not answer my call!" Howard snorted.

He parked the car, opened the door, and saw that the house was empty.

The sight infuriated him.

Immediately, he called Ariah to which she answered rather quickly, "Hello..."

"Is Elaine with you now?" he interjected immediately.

"You guys are back?" Ariah blurted honestly, "Yes, she's with me. Come and pick her up."

Hence, Howard drove to Jimmy's house.

Upon arriving, he knocked on the door and Ariah greeted him. Without hesitation, he asked, "Where is she?"

Ariah pointed at the living room, but she held him back before he entered. "Hey, relax. I have something to say to you."

"What now?" "Well, I think Elaine is quite okay. We need a..."

"Don't even think about it!" Howard interrupted with a gloomy face. "If you need a maid, go and hire one yourself! Why do you have to take a fancy to mine? Are you pirates?"

Ariah didn't expect him to be so agitated, "I'm just asking. Keep her then."

With that, Howard stood at the entrance, took out a cigarette, and started smoking it slowly. Ariah wanted to stop him, but when she saw him like this, she sighed and didn't say anything.

"Am I really that bad?" Howard looked at Ariah. "So bad that you have to come and take her away from me?"

Ariah pursed her lips awkwardly. "I'm not saying that you're bad, but we don't want to see you bully her..."

"How did I bully her?" Howard scratched his hair in frustration. "If I were really bullying her, I would have done it already. Do you think you can stop me?"

His remark intrigues Ariah.

She thought about it, and he was right.

When Elaine didn't see them come in, she carried Lacie in her arms and asked curiously, "What are you doing there?"

"We're coming," Ariah replied. Before she went in, she glanced at Howard again and wanted to say something, but she held it in and entered the living room.

After Howard finished smoking outside, he came to the living room and saw Elaine and Ariah playing with Lacie.

After looking at them for a while, he said in a cold voice, "Let's go."

Elaine quickly returned Lacie to Ariah and stood up, looking a little reluctant, "Ariah, can I come and play with Lacie again, please?"

"Of course, you can. Come over whenever you're free." Ariah saw them to the door.

When they were at the door, Howard hurriedly pulled Elaine away when she turned to Ariah, wanting to say something.

He was still holding her hand when they entered the elevator, and it made her feel uncomfortable and wanted to break free from his hand. However, A quick glare frightened her, and she shrunk her shoulders timidly.

As he snorted at her reaction, Howard held on to her hand, feeling the tiny hand in his. It was so small that he could wrap it snugly.

"Why did you come to their house?" Howard asked.

Elaine answered as she tried to free her hand, "Lacie has a cold, so we went to the hospital.

Later, Jimmy had something urgent to attend to, so he asked Ariah and me to come back first."

"Why didn't you tell me before you left?"

"I didn't want to disturb you."

"And you think I'm gonna believe you?" Howard raised his eyebrows.

She looked down.

Then, the elevator door opened.

As soon as Howard let go of her, she immediately ran forward like a feral cat. Amused, he chuckled and shouted, "Hey, silly, this way!"

She stopped instantly.

With a blush on her face, she walked in the direction he pointed.

When they got home, Howard's phone rang. He went to the balcony to answer the phone while Elaine went back to her room.

She sat on the bed for a long time. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she bent down and dragged out the suitcase under the bed.

She then opened the wardrobe, took out her clothes one by one, and kept them in her suitcase. Halfway through, her door was opened followed by Howard's voice, "It's the hospital and I need to go over right now. You..."

He froze before he could finish.

Squinting slowly, he stared at Elaine and asked, word by word, "What do you think you're doing?"

As she was being watched by his dark and deep eyes, Elaine felt a little timid, but she spruced herself up and said, "Dr. Perkins, I have thought about it..."

"What? What have you thought about? Are you going to Ariah's place, or Sharon's? Do you think I'm bullying you too? Do you think they'll treat you well when you go to their place?"

Howard sneered, "I've finally seen what an ungrateful person is."

Blood drained from Elaine's face.

Albeit her pale look, Howard snapped in anger, "You're just a maid. I can do whatever I want to you, so shut it!"

His harsh remark made Elaine tremble in fear.

As he was on a venting streak, he wanted to go on but Elaine looked down timidly.

In fact, she didn't even give him any response when he spoke ill of her.

Howard felt as if he was talking to the brick wall.

And this made him even more frustrated.

"Dr. Perkins, have you calmed down..." A gentle and weak voice resonated. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Howard glared at her coldly. She had been working for him for over a year and he had thought that he was nice to her. However, never did he expect that she was such an ungrateful brat.

As she closed her suitcase, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "No, I'm not going to Sharon's nor Ariah's house, and I'm not resigning. I just want to move out."

In this way, she would not cause him any trouble anymore.

Howard was taken aback.

Then, she continued with her soft voice while looking down, "I can't like you. My parents have arranged a marriage for me and I'll go back to marry him after Thanksgiving."

Besides, how could a person like her be a match for him?

Her remark ignited the burning rage inside Howard. "Who cares if you can't like me? It's none of my business who you want to marry!"

After that, he turned around and left. After walking a mere two steps away, he suddenly stopped, turned, and stared at her. "I'll break your legs if you dare to leave! I want to see you when I come back. You'd better wait for me at home!"

With that, he picked up the key and went out.

Stunned, she stood rooted to the ground, digesting what she had just heard.

After a long while, she glanced at the suitcase, bit her lip, and took out the clothes one by one silently.

After unpacking her suitcase, she looked at the dusty house and started cleaning it.

She didn't know what time Howard would be back. At 7 pm, she made dinner, but he wasn't home yet.

Sighing, she ate it alone.

After she finished eating, she cleaned up the dishes and was about to do the dishes when the doorbell rang.

Who was it?

Reluctantly, she went to open the door.

It was Howard.

"Dr. Perkins, you're back!" Elaine felt a little awkward after what happened this morning and uttered timidly, "Come in, please. I've made dinner."

Howard glanced at her silently and slowly walked in.