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.

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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 as

face disappeared accordingly. "Emily, will you stop

you to look

"Emily, I am serious..."

don't care whether you're serious or

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

not

unwilling to believe what she had said. He shouted, "Have we not been good

me and I liked

sneered and smiled, pitifully, "It was

"Emily..."

to say something, but she slammed the door

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

I won't let that

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

of her boyfriend who she had been dating for

their past. If he could express sincere remorse about his wrongdoings, he would still

hope, gave him peace and solace. Facing the door, he said, "Emily, I won't give up. If you don't open the door

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

don't know where he gets

snorted and cast aside Jack's words like they were

as if someone was using a

there was a man sitting on her

laptop on his lap. His eyes fixated on the screen as his slender fingers typed quickly.

to find words to express her thoughts, "Jacob, you, you,

man raised his head and looked her. He closed the laptop screen and threw it

like strawberry cakes. What

"What?"

his

as it wasn't from Jack... 'Hey, what is

she could ask him, Jacob's deep voice

was her birthday.