A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Slightly flustered, Emily asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Jacob replied calmly, "There is something on your face."

Having said that, he casually reached out and gently rubbed her left cheek with his fingertips.

"Oh."

Emily was a little hesitant at first, but then she decided to play along.

The couple had a good time while they had dinner together.

Emily's mind was pacing with thoughts as she ate quietly. If Jacob were to give up courting her and stop talking about that matter, there was no reason why they couldn't be ordinary friends. It would be pointless to break off a good relation and make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Not to mention the fact that Jacob had helped her a lot.

Jacob may have looked busy with his food, but in reality, his mind was all on Emily, always thinking about her.

Clearly there was nothing extraordinary about this woman, and yet, there was something about her that had touched his heart.

When they were done with dinner, Emily paid the bill and breathed a sigh of relief.

Emily was relieved at the fact that she and Jacob managed to have a simple meal together without being driven by any other underlying motives. 'Nothing could be better than that, ' she thought.

Emily didn't know that it was just one of Jacob's tricks.

As a matter of fact, Jacob was angry with what she had said that day, but if he'd allow that reason to drive a wedge between them, he would be fulfilling her wishes.

……

Over the next few days, Jack kept sending flowers to Emily, but each time she would just throw them into the trash bin. Jacob found this to be highly satisfying.

One day, Emily habitually threw away the flowers, and then returned to her apartment from work. At first glance, she saw a man standing at the door, looking lonely.

As soon as Jack saw Emily, his handsome face lit up a big smile. "Emily, you are back! I have been waiting for you for a long time, and I've brought your favorite strawberry cake. Today is..."

"Get out of here, now! Don't make me say it again."

as cold

"Emily, will you stop making a wry

beg you to

"Emily, I am serious..."

don't care whether you're

a stranger, and took out the keys from her bag to open the door. "And I don't like strawberry cakes anymore, just like

not

believe what she had said.

liked me and I

smiled, pitifully, "It was

"Emily..."

something, but she slammed the door on his face -

stared at the door blankly. His heart felt empty, unlike how he felt before, unlike the first time he had hugged her there. As if something was slowly moving away from his hands, slowly but

won't let

paramour" was not him. He clearly made a big mistake about him and Emily. Not having found Emily's paramour yet, Jack assumed that he was still hiding, unwilling to show his face to Jack out

had

negative things from their past. If he could express sincere remorse about his wrongdoings, he would still have a chance at winning her heart

I won't give up. If you don't

was going to come in handy, so he was determined to stay there as long as it would take. He firmly believed that Emily would eventually give in and open the door

know where he gets his confidence

aside Jack's words like they were nothing.

she heard a "tapping" sound behind her, as if someone was using a keyboard. She quickly turned around to look where the noise

surprise, there was a man sitting on

man sat leisurely on the narrow sofa, with a laptop on his lap. His eyes fixated on the screen as his slender fingers typed quickly. He sat there nonchalantly, like he was in his own

to find words to express her

threw it on the coffee table. He got up and slowly walked towards her.

strawberry cakes. What about

"What?"

was puzzled by his question, "Yes, they're

'Hey, what is that big cake on the table

could ask him, Jacob's deep voice

apparently, it was her birthday.