A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Blushing in considerable embrassment after listening to the nurse's explanation, Emily offered profuse apologies,"I'm so sorry. I didn't know that."

Soon, after the nurse left, Emily was left alone in the room with Jack. To her surprise, when she was staring at Jack, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked back into Emily's eyes.

"I didn't know that you were so concerned about me, Emily," he said. With a smile in his soft, appealing eyes, he continued,"I'm so glad you came to visit me."

After gawking at him for a moment, Emily gave Jack a bleak look as if she had recalled some bad memories, and said,"I don't have any concern for you.

I just want to check whether you are dead or not."

Right after she had said that, regret filled her face as she feared that her words may have been too harsh on Jack, who was a seriously injured patient.

"You're lying. I heard how you cried to that nurse just now," Jack said, grinning from ear to ear. He continued,"You care a lot about me. You've got to admit it."

"I thought you were in coma!" she exclaimed.

Flustered, Jack explained without hesitation,"No. I came to myself long before you came. I was just sleeping, and I woke up when I heard the noise."

"Then why didn't you open your eyes?"

"I was afraid to put you in a more awkward situation," he replied.

'You are right. That was a very awkward moment, ' Emily thought ironically.

She blushed with embarrassment after she remembered what she did to the nurse. Unexpectedly, Emily lost her temper, stood up and said,"Thank you for saving me. Since you're alive and well, I must go now."

She turned her back to Jack, but failed to take a step towards the door because Jack had grabbed her arm. He pleaded,"Emily, could you stay here with me for just a few more minutes?"

Emily stood there frozen on her path, before she managed to turn around to look back at Jack. At a loss for words, she just stared at him silently.

of my own medicine. Is that not enough to satisfy your anger? Since we narrowly escaped with our lives yesterday, do you think you can give me another chance so that we

into Jack's eyes and took a deep breath to prevent herself from being unstable,"So? You want to force

I meant..." he

am grateful that you saved me, but it doesn't mean that I will forgive you," asserted Emily. Emily drew her hand back from Jack's hands, pretending to show no emotion, and said,"I hope

love you so

you don't." To Jack's surprise, Emily was beyond calm at that moment. "If you had loved me, you would not have done anything to hurt me. You're just feeling upset because you

on me, you wouldn't even bother to look at me. Now you

at Emily's words. He wanted to explain and prove to her that she had the wrong impression about him, but at that moment, he could not find the right words to

saved her, risking my own life, ' Jack thought. Deep down he knew clearly how he felt about her, but unfortunately, getting Emily to believe him was another

liar who did countless bad things to her. I hurt her so badly that she would

again to leave. This time, what caught her by surprise was a familiar looking man standing at the door. From the man's

heart pounding,

should not be here," Jacob said, in a

if he found out that she wanted to visit Jack. She realized that getting

any signs of anger. Instead, he calmly said,"So are you leaving

Emily nodded honestly and walked

lifted her to his chest. "Your wounds

arms around Jacob's neck and

like someone had stabbed him in the heart with a dagger. He laid there, silently and

he could feel was jealousy, hatred and contempt.

When the two guards at the gate nodded to him, he suddenly asked Emily,"When did you learn

Jacob's expression. When she found that there was no expression on his face, she became alerted. "Are you angry at me?"

his thin lips

yes, ' he

seemed to have seen right through him, as

let something like that slide

Emily as he said,"I am angry with myself, because I could not protect