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.

have had a taste 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

herself from being unstable,"So? You want to force me to make up with you because

I meant..." he replied.

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 you won't do anything as stupid as you did that day

love 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 can't accept the truth that I am

if I had cried myself a river all day after you cheated on me, you wouldn't even bother to look at me. Now you just don't want

she had the wrong impression about him, but at that moment, he

were true, I would not have saved her, risking my own life, ' Jack thought. Deep down he knew clearly how he felt about her, but unfortunately, getting

liar who did countless bad things to her.

by surprise was a familiar looking man standing at the door. From the man's expressionless face, it was hard to determine whether he was angry or

heart pounding, Emily

here," Jacob said, in a mild voice.

she replied meekly. Emily snuck into the villa because she knew that Jacob would not be pleased if he found out that she wanted to visit Jack. She realized that getting caught by Jacob red-handed was worse than asking for his permission. 'How long has he been standing there at the door? I hope he doesn't take it the wrong way

about it. Jacob, surprisingly, didn't show any signs of anger. Instead,

nodded honestly and

strode towards her and lifted her to his chest. "Your wounds

around Jacob's neck and said

Jack, who was just a forgotten bystander, felt like someone had stabbed him in the heart with a dagger. He laid there, silently and helplessly, watching

he could feel was jealousy, hatred

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

but could not withhold a short peek at Jacob's expression. When she found that there was no expression on his face, she became alerted. "Are you angry at me?" she asked.

opened his thin

yes, ' he

to have seen right through him, as she continued,"You

that Jacob would not let something like that slide so easily.

He fixated his deep eyes on Emily as he said,"I am angry with myself, because I could not protect