A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

The next day

It was almost afternoon when Jacob finally woke up. Much to his disappointment, when Jacob opened his eyes, he found that Emily was not in bed.

Immediately, the beating of his heart surged up. Jacob jumped out of bed at once and called out her name, "Emily? Emily?"

But there was no answer. There was only absolute stillness. Not a sound could be heard either close at hand or in the far off distance. After Jacob looked around every nook and cranny, he did not find Emily, but instead his eyes lay upon a note she had left on the table.

In a row of handsome fonts, it read: Sorry, but I can't stay. You do not have to look for me. Goodbye, Jacob!

A presentiment of unease enveloped Jacob. He thought something bad must have happened. He scrambled to look for his phone, only to find that it had been turned off. When he finally turned it back on, he was showered with countless missed call notifications popping up on the screen.

Jacob ignored all the calls and hastily called Sam's number. "Check all outbound flights for today. Buses, ships, and all the vehicles that are leaving the city. Do it now!" Jacob ordered.

Sam, however, was startled by Jacob's rambling at fist. After a few seconds of processing all the information that Jacob had poured on him, Sam asked, "Sir, what's wrong? what happened..."

Jacob's breath came in short gasps as he tried to calm down. He somehow managed to squeeze out a few words from mouth, "Emily is gone."

Technically, she ran away from him.

Jacob's answer froze Sam's nerves for a second, then he answered, "Yes, Mr. Jacob! I'll get on it now"

The moment Jacob hung up the phone, his anger started to fade away. Instead, what appeared on his face was the expression of a man utterly disappointed and disheartened.

'That explains so much. She already had her own plans.

That's why she suddenly showed her indifference to the baby and even agreed to abort it. She cares about the baby so much. I should have know something was definitely wrong. No wonder she was so needy and docile for all these days. And last night, she seemed more kind and loving. Turns out she has been planning on this the whole time, ' Jacob concluded in his mind.

Emily must have put something in the meal last night to induce Jacob to sleep so deeply that he didn't even notice her leaving in the middle of the night.

None of the servants and bodyguards in the house noticed Emily leave last night, but she wouldn't have been able to pull off something like that on her own. She must have been helped by someone!

not surprised by this. He quickly put on whatever

bring her

put out a city wide search

received a call from a man.

I have completed the task, just as you've asked. And what about..." said the

didn't finish his words, his point was

"I will transfer the money into your account. Remember, keep your mouth

fawningly. The man's tone had so much adulation, he could not hide the greed salivating from his mouth. "Just give me a call if there is

phone

You left him on your own, ' mused

was that the child in Emily's womb was actually Jacob's.

on earth had happened, but she didn't care about the details at all. The only thing she wanted was for Emily to suffer. Fortunately for her, she managed to bribe the doctor, the man who was on the phone with her just now,

the Jacob's DNA test, I want him to keep his mouth shut forever," she said to the person on the other end of the

secret, which Jennifer believed

...

as to where Emily was. He had searched every possible place

if Emily had disappeared off the face of the

You are all idiots!" screamed Jacob. Jacob slammed his fist down onto the table in pure rage. Red in the eyes, his face contorted with

with their eyes to the floor. Frightened, they did not even dare to

everywhere

"Yes, sir!"

was immediately replace with a look of childlike confusion.

such a weak state. Where could she have

years, and some of them even wanted to kill him. Would they get back at him by kidnapping Emily? Did she really know how dangerous the world could be for someone like her? 'If and when I get you back,

'It doesn't matter...

back to me, Emily. I want you to be safe, ' Jacob

heart felt as if his blood had become tar as it struggled to keep a steady beat. A deep melancholy mood hung over Jacob like a black cloud, raining his

was increasing the chances of Emily

It was Jennifer.