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.

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

the stranger's face clearly. Emily continued resisting, refusing to obey his words. "Don't touch me! Get your hands off me! I... I am going to scream for help... Hmm..." she threatened.

it, the stranger turned her around to face him, and kissed her in the mouth. He silenced her voice

eyes, to catch a glimpse of the stranger's face more clearly... Although Emily failed to see his face, the taste of his tongue reminded him of Jacob.

with a hint of tobacco and mint, as well as the damp air of

hugged Jacob back, with all the strength 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

her back harder. They were in such a daze that they had lost track of time. When

the chest, while she failed to hold her tears back. "Jacob, what

heart cry. He held her up and put his head close to hers. He said, "It's

expected that Victor would be responsible for her disappearance. No wonder it took him so long. It turned out that he had been searching for her

was going to lose her heart, if

let all her guard down. She knew that she no longer needed to pretend to be strong in her mind. Relieved and comforted by Jacob's loving arms, she let all her grievances flow away with her

"Victor... How dare he!" Jacob yelled out,

out of desperation," Emily replied. As a matter of fact, if Anne hadn't helped her and if Jacob hadn't found her in time, she might not have

was going on. Like two smouldering pieces of coal, his eyes light up with fiery rage, when he realized that if he hadn't thought of Victor, Emily

Emily went over the whole story

sneered, as his face contorted with anger. "Time for his woman to go through what you have suffered..." he

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

this! We were friends? What kind of friend is Victor!

Damn it!'

immediately, "Jacob, don't be so impulsive! Anne didn't agree with Victor once she found out

her words, as his thoughts were spread out all over