A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Victor wasn't worried about Jacob's wrath. What he feared most was that Jacob would blame Anne if something had happened to Emily. Fortunately, Jacob was a practicable man. Relieved, he quietly looked at Anne's delicate face and sighed deeply.

How he wished he could breathe life into her dying heart!

It was hard for him not to feel powerless. Without Emily, where could he find another suitable heart for Anne?

"Anne..." Victor mumbled, then went silent again. 'What am I going to do with you?'

...

As the sun had set, night had fallen fast, bringing with it cold wind, as ferocious as a dip in the frozen lakes would be, taking away every bit of warmth from the land.

Emily pulled the thin coat on her tightly, trembling in the cold of the night. She was looking to find a warm place to rest in, when she heard the rapid tramping of feet not too far away.

"Quickly, go your separate ways now! You must find her!"

Emily's heart pounded in her chest loud and fast. She suspected that they were Victor's people, looking for her. Without hesitation, she rushed into a dark alley, waiting until the coast was clear.

Emily waited there for so long that she had lost track of the time. Only when her feet

were numb with pain did she quietly move to check if the people were still there. Fortunately, by then the people had left to search the other areas...

"Thank God..." Emily blurted out, in relief. She patted her chest to calm her throbbing heart. But before she could breathe easy, someone grasped her shoulders from the back. "Ah!"

Emily shrieked in shock, in the arms of a stranger. Frenzied, she kicked and screamed to get out of his grip. "Let go of me! Get your hands off me!" she cried out.

screeched in pain, having been scratched by Emily. "Don't move," he said to her

face clearly. Emily continued resisting, refusing to obey his words. "Don't touch me! Get your hands off me! I... I

around to face him, and kissed her in the mouth. He silenced her voice with his

a glimpse of the stranger's face more clearly... Although Emily

and mint, as well as the damp air of the wind... 'It

she had. Thinking of everything that happened in the past few days, the grievance rolled back into her heart. The moment she bit his lips, something sweet with a discreet,

her yearning, but soon, he was overwhelmed by his own desires as he kissed her back harder. They were in such a daze that they had lost track of time.

she failed to hold her tears back. "Jacob, what took

made Jacob's heart cry. He held her up and put his head close to hers. He said, "It's all my fault. I'm sorry. You can hit me as much as

that Victor would be responsible for her

that your cute girlfriend was going to lose her heart, if you had showed up even a bit later..." she

at bay all these days. Just at the sight of Jacob, she let all her guard down. She knew that she no longer needed to pretend to be strong in her mind. Relieved

darkened with anger. "Victor... How dare he!" Jacob yelled out, infuriated.

her and if Jacob hadn't found her in time, she might not have been alive the next day. "He would do anything for the girl he loves.

of coal, his eyes light

the whole story for Jacob.

his face contorted with anger.

did not hold up his end of the bargain. Instead, he kept going against his word. However, kidnapping Emily with the intention of taking her life to save someone else's, was the straw that broke the camel's back. How dare

were friends? What

Damn it!'

Anne didn't agree with Victor once

didn't seem to heed her words, as his thoughts were spread out all over