A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily was nonplussed, but she did not refute because Jacob had a point. Quietly and slowly, she was about to chang her shoes.

Jacob looked at her heel, which had scraped a bit of skin off, and frowned. "No need to change your shoes," he said.

"Eh?"

Emily was somewhat puzzled. "Then I am... not suited for the occasion?" she asked.

"If I say it's okay, then it is okay," Jacob asserted.

Emily,"......"

The time for the meeting was fast approaching.

When Emily stepped into the conference room, all the eyes fixated on her, making her feel pressured and uncomfortable.

At the same time, the chief executives sitting in the conference room were all shocked to see her there. How could Jacob bring his woman to the meeting! And this woman came in with an unkept hair and a pair of slippers!

How arrogant?!

Emily was still inexperienced. While the people who were present there were all seasoned professionals. Their eyes pressed against her, as if to choke her. She was sweating profusely as she cast a short glance at Jacob, like a helpless animal asking for help.

Jacob's heart softened at the sight of her desperation. He waved at her and said,"Come here."

Emily looked down at her feet, and took small steps to walk towards him, before she sat down right next to Jacob.

On the surface, these chief executives looked calm, but on the inside, they were all shocked. Soon they all came to the same conclusion that this woman meant a lot to Jacob.

Therefore, even if they were dissatisfied with her attire, they could only turn a blind eye to their concerns.

not keep himself calm.

almost without a conscious thought. After

when she came in. From time to time she would peek at Jacob, with a look of dependence on her face,

to make Emily

settled in, the meeting finally

her duty was to write down the key contents of the meeting. Soon, however, she was overwhelmed by the new and unfamiliar terms that came at her one after

and that she was just there to play around, so they did not pay any attention to

lip and just wrote down random things. When she raised her head and looked at Jacob, his eyes were deeper than the abyss. Emily was suffocating

to quickly shift his gaze from her. Disconcerted, Emily

again, she just lowered her head and sat there quietly. Eventually, she noticed that the rhythm of the meeting slowed down considerably from how it was in the beginning. It was almost as if someone

was still in the fog, her

were clenched tight under the table. His eyes, black

is your opinion, General Manager Jack?" asked Jacob. The voice of Jacob rang in Jack's ears, steady and

and looked at Jacob. The haze in his eyes dissipated in an instant. He couldn't stand Jacob's smug expression. Jacob hardly ever regarded him as a competent associate. He looked at Jack as if he were looking at a negligible

on him with disrespect. Jack did

man, he did not let his emotions get the best of him in front

head within seconds. He presented his own opinions

all he said. He did not say whether he thought it was good or bad. The others soon followed suit and did not dare to

glanced at Jack who was sitting far away from her. She wasn't aware that he was there all along. However, at that moment, Emily still felt like this person was a stranger to her. Some things were doomed to be gone, and

half a second. Consequently, the air

hatred in her eyes. As if someone

Emily had loved him in the past, and how much she had

thought suddenly made Jack

attention, as she quickly turned her face

Only Jack was

did not have a very warm expression on his face, and his lips evoked a scornful smile. The sarcasm in his tone was coupled