A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily was stunned for a moment before she said,"You know what? I was completely baffled by Victor's strange attitude too. I won't hide it from you, but I thought he was being overtly affectionate to me."

It was hard to imagine how a man as cold as Victor would have any desire for her. Turned out Jacob was right to be doubtful of Victor. As for Emily, the most important thing was having her name cleared.

In Jacob's loving arms, Emily was comfortably lost in her thoughts. Suddenly, tearing himself apart from her, Jacob stared at her for a moment and then said,"But, Victor said that it was you who tried to seduce him."

"You've got to be kidding me!" Emily cried out without hesitation. Then she continued,"How could Mr. Victor say something like that?"

"Don't you believe me?" asked Jacob.

"Of course not!"

In an instant, Jacob's facial expression hardened as he scoffed,"Then why should I believe you?

Assuming Jacob was about to blow up in anger, Emily cautiously held his hand and asked,"Did he...really?"

Emily shook her head in disbelief, refusing to believe that Victor would discredit her like that. After all, she was a longtime admirer of Victor's talent and noble character.

"I was reluctant to believe that too," said Jacob. He somehow feigned a smile, as if he had seen right through Emily, and continued,"Victor is not the kind of man who would actively seduce a girl."

Before Jacob said anything else, Emily stared at him with eyes wide open, causing him to abandon his train of thoughts. Moments later, he heard Emily say,"I'll take a guess...may be that man was not Victor. Perhaps it was someone who was impersonating him."

As soon as Emily finished her words, she was awarded with a flick to forehead by Jacob. "Hey!" she glared at him.

"You twerp," Jacob teased Emily.

"But Mr. Victor would not care for me, would he? I feel quite sure about that!" assured Emily.

Jacob agreed with Emily. He also believed that it was impossible for Victor to care for Emily, but he couldn't figure out why Victor would lie to him. "Anyway, stay away from him," insisted Jacob.

"But, we work in the same company..." said Emily, sounding helpless.

tomorrow, you will work at my family's

Okay," Emily answered, as she rubbed her nose and peeked at Jacob's face. Eagerly, she asked,"So, now

I can always see through a twerp," joked

and punched his arm gently.

but, is it necessary to shatter my confidence by calling me a twerp?' Emily felt

Company. Without wasting time, Jacob shoved Emily

remembered what Victor had said to her. Out of curiosity, she asked,"Jacob,

Jacob looked back at her with eyes wide open and shot her a look as if to say

delicate smile on her face, as her heart filled up

to read the expression on her face. "If you dare to let any other man touch even a hair on you, I will shackle you with chains and keep you with me

trace of jealousy in Jacob's tone, Emily winked and asked,"What if you need to go to the

when I go to

I'm not going to spend my life

of me?" Jacob snorted with displeasure, as he

like every cell in his body had been ignited with fire, as he kissed her so demandingly. Emily thought

...

day on, Victor seemingly disappeared from Emily's life, and she gradually let the memories of

found out that the Gu Consortium was going to organize a trip for all the employees of the company, to celebrate the successful completion of an important project. Needless to

at all. Instead, he preferred to let the employees enjoy

to think about it too much, everyone figured out the reason behind his sudden appearance to the trip—Emily. If not for her, their boss would not

of the female employees began to

the trip was an island called Iceland. Although it had the word "ice" in its name, it was actually a beautiful place with a mild and spring-like climate.

of employees who participated in the trip, the Gu consortium booked nearly all the holiday villas on the island. Furthermore,

to share one villa," said Emily, hesitantly, staring at the most luxurious villa on the

ear,"I think it would be a good

'It seems like she always has this feeling, like something bad is going

with me? If you turn me down, I'm afraid that I will be the butt of all jokes." Jacob presented her with a strong argument that she couldn't deny, as his