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,"

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

kissed her in the mouth. He silenced her voice with his kiss, as she melted into his arms like a wax doll.

resist at first, but gradually she opened her eyes, to catch a glimpse of the stranger's face more clearly... Although Emily failed to

well as the damp air of the wind... 'It was

the grievance rolled back into her heart. The

that they had lost track of time. When he tasted the saltiness and bitterness of her tears, his heart ached with pain. In a low raspy voice, he whispered, "

she failed to hold her tears back. "Jacob, what took you so long?" she asked.

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

country. Although, he had turned Jack's place and the entire Tao clan's mansion upside down, he never expected that Victor would be responsible for her disappearance. No wonder it took him so long. It turned out that he had

you know that your cute girlfriend was going to lose her heart,

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 anger. "Victor... How dare he!"

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.

light up with fiery

Emily went over the whole story for

to transplant your heart to Anne," Jacob sneered, as his face contorted with anger. "Time

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

We were friends? What kind of

Damn it!'

his words, and she cut in immediately, "Jacob, don't be so impulsive! Anne didn't agree with Victor once she found out the truth

as his thoughts