A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jennifer was quite relaxed and made some tea for Emily and herself. She boiled some water and in a blink, the tea was hot and ready. Then Jennifer sat in front of Emily, "Jacob used to like my tea a lot. Miss Emily, please try some," urged Jennifer.

"No, thanks," answered Emily. Mr. Gu did not invite Emily for a cup of tea. They both knew that.

Out of thin air, Jennifer started laughing, "Oh, I'm so sorry Miss Emily! I forgot you can't drink tea in your current condition. What a pity!"

It was an apology but actually, it sounded rather ironical.

Emily's face darkened, 'She knows about the baby too? Damn. How many people on earth?' But either way, she just smiled back and said, "Actually I don't like tea, so don't feel pity for me."

"Yes, of course," answered Jennifer after recovering her composure. Jennifer rubbed the cup in her hands to check if it was chill enough to drink, then took a sip. Her eyes were staring at Emily. Then she moved on speaking, "Let's make this point straight, Miss Emily. Mr. Gu invited you here because I asked him to do so. You are here for me. I hope you don't mind, do you?"

"So, you saw me now. Do you need anything else?"

"You are not as I imagined you were my dear. I dare say you are quite interesting," said Jennifer with a piercing look.

"I would've never imagined I was so important for you, Miss Jennifer," answered Emily ironically.

"Well, yes. You are very peculiar, Miss Emily." Jennifer placed her cup just in front of Emily, "Either way, one can be interesting in many ways my dear... but not all of them are something to be proud of."

Emily stayed impassive, "Then I will be the kind of interesting that Jacob wants."

Those words hit Jennifer like some bullets piercing through her heart.

She needed a couple of minutes to smooth down the anger and go back, "Do you love him? You can't pretend love. You have to cultivate it and keep it safe."

Emily stared at her, saying nothing.

continued, "Miss Emily, Jacob is mine. We will marry and there is nothing you can do about it. You got your chance

not surprised to hear that you are just one of those girls who desperately wants

still, it doesn't matter who will marry him in the end. The point is that person won't be you, because you

fists under the table. She was about to reply at these insults, but Jennifer continued talking with that irritating

saying this, right?" asked Jennifer

don't know what you are talking about," answered Emily.

well instead." Jennifer stared at Emily closely. She seemed to try to look directly into her soul, "You know that I can't understand why you are not with Jack already... It's the

help but interrupt at this point. It was enough. "Miss Jennifer, you have no right in telling

badly have you hurt him? And all because you are not mature enough. I don't know how can you live with this

more polite than what she was thinking about Jennifer right know, but she was able to chill down and speak calmly, "If you

for the door, but Jennifer blocked her way out, "Don't rush away. There is

them stood there staring at each other. Finally, Emily sighed

thought this as she was going back to the table. She wouldn't want to play her cards until

what else do you have to

and clear, because she said something unexpected, "Rest assured. I don't want to hurt you. I just want to have a talk. Plus, if I seriously wanted to hurt you, you would not

I mistreated her, he will get angry with me and I am not that dumb, ' Jennifer

to

what?" asked Emily. Emily appeared puzzled

that you are the biological daughter of the Tao family, aren't you? If they were going to take you with them, you would have been the perfect candidate for Jacob... But you are pregnant

You had sex with him and now you are pregnant, you fool,

two girls exchanged some tense looks. Remaining silent and without letting her 'enemy' notice that those words had hit her like an arrow, Emily wondered whether it was better to

the truth, that was none of her

two kept talking a bit more, even if it resembled more of a cold war in its crucial acts. The strategy was politeness, but the guns were the words. In the

continued Jennifer. Looking at Emily in the face and sensing that her mood was hitting the rock bottom, Jennifer couldn't help but smile, broadening her lips and