A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Mark stared at Tina quietly and the disappointment was evident on his face.

Tina was disoriented by Mark's slap, but when she slowly came to her senses. She began to laugh hysterically. "Mark, don't you think you're being too dramatic? Love? What's that?" she taunted.

Repulsed, Mark pursed his lips, as he did not bother to give her an answer.

Suddenly, Tina's face transformed, as if she had finally discarded all her masks and disguises. "Do you really believe that you can control me? Give me what I want, or else, get out of my sight!" Tina yelled.

"I am not going anywhere," Mark said calmly, "Try to calm down, Tina."

"How can I calm down? My inside is going crazy right now! You and everyone else are driving me mad!" she cried out. Suddenly, a bolt of white hot lightning crackled against the black sky, illuminating Tina's wide-eyed, ugly face, as she appeared like a terrifying beast emerging from the half-light of the encroaching night.

Mark turned around to pick up a box of withdrawal pills and said, "Here, take this! This will help with the pain for now."

Tina knocked down the box and screamed, "Get out!"

Disheartened, Mark bent down silently and picked up the box. He opened the lid, took out one pill and put it in his mouth.

Before Tina knew it, Mark pulled her face close and kissed her with raw intensity. The first moan escaped Tina's lips. Their tongues entwined, and he sent the bitter pill into her mouth.

By the time Mark pulled away, Tina was breathless, gasping for air. The pill was long gone, swallowed by Tina.

However, the withdrawal pill was not strong enough to suppress Tina's pain, as she began to curse Jacob and Emily like a madwoman.

However, she never mentioned Mark, as he had never been important enough to her. She did not even want to hate him...

This was going to be another sleepless night.

...

had made many changes right under his nose.

most important one was Mr.

to see how much Mr. Gu could tolerate. Unfortunately, from the looks of it,

control Jacob by stripping away his influence within the company. However, much to everyone's surprise, Jacob was a majority shareholder in the Gu Consortium. One should never forget

looked back at the past ten years. Eventually, everyone had to pay

attend to. The killer of Emily's parents was still out there and if he

Jacob began his investigation, the media outlets in Jingshi City began to report the news of Emily's arrest. The headlines read—"

by everyone

cover up most of fake news, but he could not cover everyone's mouth.

to insult Emily!" Jacob snapped. Driven mad with anger, Jacob

Jacob we must find the murderer quickly and soon the rumors will

Let's begin our

treated wrongly by anyone. Jacob had his men in the station and he came over every night like it was his second home in the city. His very presence pressured the chief of police and everybody else also made sure not to cross Emily, fearing Jacob's wrath.

was at unease as she hated being locked up in a small room, like

kill them? Before long, she started to imagine killing

white pale faces. "Why haven't you avenged our

restless sleep, it was already dawn. Dazed, she rubbed her tired

been settled," A policewoman said, in a cold voice, which grabbed Emily's undying attention. "Just leave

in front of her for a while, before she finally understood what the policewoman was talking about. Emily widened her eyes in disbelief, and said, "That's impossible. The investigation isn't over

hummed coldly. She reached out and caught Emily's finger to dip it in the ink

were all gone and she was

my fingerprint! I did not kill anyone! I'm not the murderer!" yelled Emily.

policewoman's disposition had changed. She was no longer swayed by Jacob's threats. There was only malice