A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Falling into the same pit twice. I've never seen anyone as stupid as me. I'm not kidding. I voluntarily allowed others to make a fool out of me. Hahaha..."

Having gone way above her drinking limit, Emily was just spewing nonsense now. The phone in her bag rang again and again.

Frustrated, Rita sighed. She picked up the phone and answered," Hello."

The man on the other end of the call immediately realized that the woman who answered was not Emily, he asked," Where is Emily?"

Since Rita did not want to leave Emily there, and pass through the noisy dance floor, she raised the volume on the phone and shouted," Sir, I am Emily's friend..."

Before she could finish, the man interrupted her," Where are you now?"

Rita hesitated, as she didn't know who she was talking to," We..."

The man sensed the doubtfulness and hesitation in Rita's voice, so he assured her," I'm her boyfriend."

Rita couldn't help but sneer. 'Well, am I just supposed to take your word for it?'

"I'll take care of her. Rest easy."

Rita hung up the phone, without waiting for his response.

When Rita glanced at Emily's phone screen, she got the shock of a lifetime, as her eyes widened with intrigue.

'What did I just see? Jacob's name?!

Since when did Emily have a relationship with such a man?'

As Emily was too drunk to talk sensibly, Rita did not want to wake her up and ask her about it. Instead, she put the phone back into Emily's bag and ordered a cocktail, as she listened to her endless ranting.

Jacob, on the other hand, was drunk with rage, as he sat there starting at his phone wondering who had answered Emily's phone.

"Sam, go and find out where Emily is right now."

"Yes, sir."

...

pulled

foot in the bar, his eyes had caught sight of a woman, who was lying prone on the bar counter. She was

the people who were looking at Emily from time to

in

had already seen Jacob. Flustered and nonplussed, she was fumbling to come up with an excuse as

you

like a hen protecting her baby from harm's

to take

I can't let you do

unbearably cold. They both stood in front of Emily, and even though she found Jacob's imposing manner a little intimidating, she did not surrender.

knew that this woman was Emily's friend, but she didn't seem

didn't matter to Jacob whether she believed him

noise broke the awkward silence between

Jacob! What brings you here? And you are also here..." David recognized Rita. His beautiful eyes squinted,

her lips tight as her facial expression changed at

suddenly raised her head, dizzy and confused, to look at the three people around her.

to say, so they stared at

looked at Rita, and then Jacob. Then she turned to David,

into David's arms and continued," I've missed you

think about what was happening, he notice

is the woman Jacob is in

pushed away the woman to Jacob and said," Little sister, I don't have time to be

tried to walk towards David, but was held back by Jacob's arms. Nobody could tell whether she

he was wronged. 'I...I

please not create trouble for me? Don't you see how angry the man behind you is? Don't you

"Jacob, let Emily go!"

anxious. She didn't know what Emily and Jacob's relationship was, but she could not let him take her away without a proper

did not change or influence Rita's

her away from Jacob's clutches, but instead, she was pulled back by David.

worry about other people's

at him at all, instead she said," I've said all I wanted to say. Now I'm going to take

Jacob was a dangerous man!

couple. Their love affair does not concern you. Or, are you also in love with Jacob?" David dropped the last sentence frivolously, as his