A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

With confidence, Debby demanded, "For one second, let's forget that you are Jacob's girlfriend. You're still the young lady of the Tao clan. Come on, you shouldn't be so stingy towards your foster parents."

"I won't go back to the Tao clan, and I won't give you Jacob's money either. That's all, end of discussion," Emily answered. Words couldn't describe the turbulent emotions in Emily's mind. She wondered whether money was the only thing that mattered to her foster parents.

"Emily, think of your conscience!" Debby cried out. Debby did not anticipate any resistance from Emily, so she snapped the moment Emily refused to give her money. Since Jacob wasn't around, Debby didn't feel the need to keep pretending to be polite. "We have sacrificed a lot of time and money to raise you. Is this how you intend to repay us for our kindness? Aren't you afraid of retribution?" she asked.

Debby's arrogant words drove Emily up the wall, especially when she mentioned - retribution.

Stunned, Emily looked at her foster parents sitting in front of her with puzzlement, wondering if they had always been such heartless, conniving people.

"Well, then I am afraid that we will have to bother Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Debby for a bill outlining all the expenses they've had paid on your behalf for all these years. Don't worry. I'll give you back the money in full payment." No one noticed Jacob come down from the stairs. With malice and fury in his formerly emotionless eyes, he approached them, turning the atmosphere around him grim and murky with each sinister step.

Andrew and Debby froze, immediately. His intimidating presence had rendered them speechless and gripped their throats with fear.

"What's the matter - cat got your tongue? Steward, please show our guests the way out," said Jacob, without a hint of mercy in his eyes, as he waved his hands at the the steward.

Debby turned to Emily suddenly, and mumbled, "Emily, I..." It seemed that she still had something to say.

However, before Debby could proceed, Jacob cut her words short and said, "Do you need me to show you the way out? Steward, what are you still waiting for?"

"Yes, sir." The steward hesitated at first, but he soon followed Jacob's orders and escorted Emily's foster parents out politely, but assertively.

Emily did not try to intervene. In fact, she did not even glance at them again. The color in her eyes had faded away a long time ago. She waited until her parents had left, and then said, "Please send a driver to take them home, Jacob."

Jacob looked out the window, and found that it was raining outside.

Although Emily pretended to be cold and heartless, she still had a soft corner for her foster parents in her heart.

the argument before. He sent for a driver for Emily's parents right

as if the tension had lifted leaving her with only relief in her mind. When she took a

couldn't tell whether it was the taste of the tea, or her

she could never compare to Tina either,

When did the world ever

meant to have the love and affection of a family, which she had longed for.

crying?" asked Jacob.

she finally came to her senses. She rubbed her temples to relieve the dull thudding headache her parents had left

the chauffeur drive them back here,"

even make everything the same as before and make her foster parents pretend to care for her,

"I'm done with them. There's

herself. But now, there wasn't even the slightest chance for a comeback. Emily was done looking in the rearview mirror of her life. She didn't want to lie

fact that Andrew and Debby did not love her. After

his arms and rested his chin on her head. "Never mind. You still have me," he comforted her

tightly. After all the drama from the past few days, the first smile finally appeared on her face. "Yes, I still

the

and Andrew were at a loss. They didn't know where to

do that was so wrong?

out of their conscience just as soon as it had walked in. After all, they raised Emily for so many years, provided her with food and clothing, and paid for

she can just toss us to the side. This is entirely Emily's fault!'

with them. She could have grown up happily in a family that would

the villa of

the madness in her face

staff, Mark and his parents, looked at her with concern written