A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

It would've been easy for Jack to find where Emily lived, but he didn't want her to find him disgusting for such a thing.

He had a plan to do all the things orderly. He would take things slowly, and have Emily accept him little by little.

The next day, Jack ordered his secretary to call Lu Jewelry and make a private appointment with Emily to discuss matters of cooperation.

Surely enough, Emily, being the workaholic of the Lu Jewelry company, didn't refuse.

In his excitement, Jack arrived as soon as it was time for the meeting. The secretary directed him to Emily's office, and he was in high spirits on the way there.

Knock, knock. Finally in front of the office, he couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. He tapped his foot and unconsciously pulled at his tie to relieve the tension.

The knob turned with a click, and the door swung open.

Emily's face was cold, and Jack was at a loss for what expression to give in return. "Miss Lu-"

"Are you here to talk about cooperation? Come in, please," she asked before he could continue. The smile she put on was clearly formulaic, but it was still enough to flatter the man.

He made sure to pull his reactions back and look as serious as possible to maintain the facade. "Yes, I'm here for cooperation," he said, as if he had no other intentions.

She invited him into the office. The situation of the company was at a low point, and there didn't seem to be any sign of it getting better, so Emily knew she had to make the most out of this opportunity.

An hour passed before they ended the appointment.

All Jack could really think about while they discussed was how he could possibly make it last longer. Staring at the woman brought him happiness and satisfaction, after all.

Emily was quite satisfied with his offer, but she was also aware of why he really wanted to cooperate with Lu. She was a businesswoman, and it would've been stupid to refuse the deal because of personal matters.

partner of all enterprises, so who was she to decline that?

their help, Emily could bring better business to

him calmly as she ignored the way Jack was gazing at

"I'll have to go back and have the lawyer supplement some terms. I'll come back tomorrow, and if everything is in order for you, we

'An excuse to

and smiled ambiguously. "Well, I wish us a pleasant

an inkling that she could see through his actions, and that she knew what his intentions

here," he smiled and seized the opportunity to make an invitation.

watching my weight recently," she quickly made an excuse to decline. As he was a potential partner,

weight? But you're so slim, there's no need for

she

at him indifferently. "Do you

'By the seaside?', he wondered. He didn't have

out, he had no idea what Emily meant. When he got back into his car, he just had to ask his secretary about it. "If a girl asks you whether or not you lived by the

he went on. "Does she like houses near

secretary was a bit speechless at his boss's questions, and he felt quite helpless for him. "How did

went silent. Over the past four years, Emily seemed like taboo, like the mention of the name was

surprised was that Jack seemed to be lost in thought with a troubled look on his face.

near the

secretary's eyes went wide. 'So he's not angry?' he thought. There was no sign of Jack losing his

tell me more about it? Maybe then I can

words were barely registering. He told him

Gu…how could you call a girl slim and tell her to stop losing weight? It was definitely inappropriate." How shameless, the secretary thought, and it definitely showed on his face. "She asked you if you lived by the sea because you were interfering

sure he knew what he was doing. "I would never support her wanting to