A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jingshi City, 8:00 P.M.

Emily Bai was on her way home from a long and tiring day of working overtime, when she suddenly received a call—it was from the police.

"Hello. Is this Ms. Bai?" the officer asked. "Yes, " replied Emily. "Your friends, Mr. Jack Gu and Ms. Rose Xu have been arrested under suspicion of solicitation of prostitution. They both insisted that they were meeting each other at the hotel for a date. Could you please come down to the station and testify that they are indeed a couple, so that I can let them go…"

The shocking news froze Emily's body to the point where she couldn't move a single muscle. Her mind struggled to form thoughts and sentences; she couldn't concentrate on anything else the officer had to say. She didn't realize that she had hung up on the police officer and somehow managed to take a taxi to the police station.

When she arrived at the police station…

With a single glance, she recognized the man and the woman sitting together in the hall. The man was her boyfriend, Jack Gu, and sitting next to him was her friend, Rose Xu. They were leaning against each other like a couple on their honeymoon.

With her fists clenched; the anger boiling in her eyes like the infernal flames, Emily walked towards them. One step at a time; her feet felt like lead.

Rose's eyes were the first to catch Emily's. "I am so sorry, Emmy..." said Rose with her deceitful eyes, pretending to be apologetic.

Jack turned around and saw his girlfriend walking towards them. Without thinking, he spontaneously pushed Rose away and stood up in a rush, before Emily could even say anything. "Hey Emmy, " Jack greeted with a sheepish grin.

He was panic-stricken, nervously shifting his eyes away from Emily's. His body went numb as he lost the courage to face Emily.

"Tell her everything, Jack, " Rose suggested.

"Nonsense. Stop it! Don't even joke about that." Jack glared at Rose, warning her to stop from spilling anything else. He turned to Emily again. "Emmy, I promise I'll explain everything to you later, but right now, I need you to tell the police that we're innocent, " he requested as if it were a matter of course.

He reached out his hand, but Emily wouldn't take it. She managed to squeeze out a sentence in response, "You'd better have a good explanation for this." She stared at Jack in disgust.

paperwork and formalities, Jack and Rose were

could you do this to me? You jerk!" Emily

to hold Emily's hand as she pulled herself away.

"How did it feel when the police officer accused you of screwing a prostitute? If I had

call and ask Emily to bail them out, Emily felt sick to her stomach. Well, they got

words, Jack snapped back at her, "Yeah,

those words, Emily felt light-headed and her heart sunk to her feet. She struggled to keep her balance. Jack approached

Stay away from

"Emmy, " he murmured and finally changed to a softer tone, "Forget about the other girls. You're the

voice. "He's right, Emmy. You and Jack are made for each other. I could never steal him away from

in anger, "You have no right to say anything, you shameless whore! We're done! We are

this to me..." Rose pleaded in a sad tone while her eyes were like

like Emily! Now that she had accomplished what she set out to do, making the extra effort seemed quite

don't make a mountain out of a mole-hill, " said Jack impatiently. "I've promised that I

and lying

it not enough that I love only

not enough. Love needs loyalty. But, you obviously, are not loyal to

to be amusing and as naive as a newborn babe. He said to her, "Emmy, I'm the firstborn and only son of my father; the Master of

accept that before we get

of my wife will only be left for you. Other

his head, Jack imagined that he sounded romantic and charming, while waiting for Emily to be moved by his words, and jump into his arms.

Emily served him a mercilessly, tight slap across his

left a red welt on