A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

After Emily woke up from the memory, she sat down and ate porridge slowly. "Thank you," she said.

Jacob, who was sitting opposite Emily, suddenly put his hand over her forehead. A few seconds later, he opened his mouth and said,"Your fever is coming down."

"Hmm…" Emily responded vaguely. There was an angry expression in Jacob's eyes, so she dared not look at his face. "Tomorrow I will go to the company," she said.

"There's no hurry. You can rest for another two days," said Jacob.

Emily shook her head and refused,"It's not a problem. I'm feeling much better now. I can go to work tomorrow."

"If you say so," agreed Jacob. Although Jacob agreed with her, his face turned sour.

Unfortunately, Emily, who was looking downwards to her plate, did not notice the dissatisfaction on Jacob's face. It was obvious that she was hiding something from him.

Emily's indifference and lack of concern for Jacob's mood made him unhappy. What could be so important? And why did she suddenly give him the cold shoulder?

"If there is nothing else to discuss, I will leave now," said Jacob, hoping that Emily would speak her mind.

Emily didn't raise her head, as she responded without thinking carefully what he was saying,"Oh, good."

Jacob's lips curled with disdain. He wasn't happy about the fact that Emily was giving him the cold shoulder even though he had taken such good care of her. Surely her illness was no excuse to be treating him like that.

"Okay, Emily. I suppose it is typical of you to do so!" Jacob mocked.

This wasn't the first time Emily, who was an ungrateful woman, took his good intentions for granted!

"Eh?" After finally realizing that Jacob was mad at her, Emily looked up at him and asked,"What's wrong..."

Annoyed by her ignorance, Jacob was so angry that he picked up his coat and turned away. He didn't stop or respond, even though Emily called out his name several times from behind.

Soon after Jacob paced towards the door, Emily got up to stop him, but he was too fast. She paused to think for a moment and decided not to go after him. Emily was confused by Jacob's behavior. 'It's so easy for him to get angry without any reason...

If I needle Jacob more often, he will grow tired of me, right?' thought Emily. She took in a deep breath and continued with her thoughts, 'Then he will slowly start to resent me, instead of liking

good for both of them, since Emily thought

that he had been behaving like a child throwing his tantrum for nothing. He had been angry with Emily just because

had

reality. He was the one who had ended up spilling his guts to her, and he hoped that Emily would take notice of his vulnerability and make him happy. After all, he was always there

insignificant person.

decided that he would eventually find time to teach her how to be a good girlfriend.

……

to company early. Much to her surprise, she ran into Jacob, who pulled

nervous. When his shadow fell upon her, she

Jacob reached out and held her in his arms. All of a sudden, the power of elevator

an emergency stop as the darkness surrounded the both

went off!" Jacob whispered, as he noticed Emily trembling in fear. He remembered that Emily was afraid of the dark, so he held her closely and

go! Don't touch me!"

see anything in the closed elevator. Emily's fear of the darkness was starting to suffocate her, as she struggled to breathe. As time passed

resurfacing, but this time she couldn't

again. He just called out to

the corner, as she rested her chin on her knees. Feeling threatened, Emily lowered her head and assumed the stance of self-defence.

you." Jacob knew that an elevator without power had a higher risk of falling.

a sudden situation would not trouble his mind. However, now that Emily was with him in the elevator, everything was different for him. When he heard the frightened voice of Emily, his heart ached and his thoughts were all jumbled up.

be afraid. I'll protect you and I won't let anything happen to you," he assured, lovingly. Jacob whispered,"I'll always be

and comforting that Emily's nerves slowly calmed down.

the floor in the darkness and slowly walked

touch me. I am

Emily. I'm Jacob. I like you… I like you very much. I won't hurt you. Trust me, okay?" he

Emily repeated his name. It seemed as if his name was the key to get rid of her nightmare,

standing right next to