A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

When the idea had occurred to her, there's another voice that spoke inside Emily's mind.

"If he knows about this, he will feel disgusted. He won't love you anymore. He will hate you..."

'No, I don't want Jacob to hate me! I don't want him to stop loving me!'

While thinking that Jacob might look at her with disgust and hate her, Emily felt that her heart was already broken and she didn't want it to happen...

Jacob asked with a concern look. "What happened to you, Emily? Are you okay?" Jacob looked worriedly at Emily's pale face. He lifted her and put her down carefully on the bed. "Are you okay? Do you feel anything wrong? How about going to the hospital for a check-up?"

Hearing Jacob's voice full of concern, Emily suddenly came back to her senses and smiled with assurance. "Don't worry, Jacob. I've already took the medicine and I'll just need a good rest. I'll be fine."

Staring at her for a while and making sure that Emily was not having any problem with her body, Jacob sat at the bed, tucked her in and held her hand. "Sleep now. I'll stay here."

Emily tried to withdraw her hand, but he tightened his grip. She asked,"Don't you have work today? The company needs you there. I'm fine here alone."

Without having a change with his facial expression, Jacob lied and answer,"I don't have any work to do today and you need me more than the company does right now."

"But..."

"Now be a good girl for me, okay? Just close your eyes and sleep." Interrupting her, he said with a gentle and deep voice, like coaxing a child to sleep. "Shhhh, stop talking."

Captivated by his gentleness, Emily stared at him and stopped resisting. She didn't dare to answer anymore. After a while Jacob said,"Why don't you close your eyes and sleep? Are you waiting for me to tell you a bedtime story?"

Surely, Jacob treated her like a child. Emily wouldn't let Jacob tell her story like she was a five-year-old girl, so she quickly turned, found a comfortable position and closed her eyes.

The temperature in the room was comfortable, just right and the quilt was warm. Jacob's hand was holding hers tightly and intimately.

Emily had thought it would be difficult for her to sleep with him around and her hand being held by him. But she quickly fell asleep, for she felt surprisingly secured with him around.

Recently, she had been living in fear, worrying that she would be exposed and her secret be revealed. Every night she was troubled by a nightmare and couldn't get enough rest.

had made her exhausted. With Jacob around, it felt like there was finally a safe place for her to rest. She

who had fallen asleep. Running his fingers through her cheeks, Jacob's

uneasy. She frowned and murmured in her sleep,"Stay away

knowing what Emily was dreaming of, he immediately hugged her but she began struggling with great force, like she was trying to escape from him.

shouted in

Opening her eyes, she

asked he. Trying to calm her down, Jacob tightly hugged Emily who looked frightened and was

suddenly felt secured. She instantly calmed down

knitted. "You have a high fever. I will send you to the hospital right now, whether you like

and I'll get better." Looking at him with assurance, Emily pushed Jacob away and tried to slip out

long face and said in a high voice like a

matter whether she liked it or not.

don't want to go! You're so annoying! You know what? I can take good care of myself. So could you please,

her reaction. But after a while he smiled bitterly

love you, I won't be this kind towards you; I won't care about you; and it won't matter to me whether you go to the hospital or whether you

ear and her head ached extremely. Losing all her patience, she pleaded,"I'm sorry, Jacob. It was my fault. But could you please leave me alone, just this time? If you want to play with me

and tucked herself into the quilt.

could be able to be patient, specially, with Emily. 'Well, she is sick

Nothing! But to forgive her and

her. My heart

silently to find the medicine. Soon he returned and pulled Emily out of the quilt. "Take this. The fever will subside once you

me alone..." Emily who was sick, was very stubborn. She struggled, trying to free herself from him

pull her out. Finally, Emily surrendered. She sat up reluctantly and took the medicine. She fell into silence, absent-minded

She lay down, covering her whole body. Her big eyes were filled with confusion,

turned soft. In his eyes,

from pulling Emily into his arms, he retracted his eyes from her and was ready to put the glass back. When he was about to stand,

she said with a soft and low