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.

firm was the most desirable partner of all enterprises,

bring

is in order, kindly sign the contract," Emily reminded him calmly as she ignored the

trance, and he looked into her cold eyes. "I'll have to go back

rolling her eyes. 'An excuse to

and smiled ambiguously. "Well, I wish

could see through his actions, and that she knew what his intentions were. With Jack being shameless, though, he felt no ounce of discomfort.

the opportunity to make

she quickly made an excuse to decline. As he was a potential partner, she had to

without thinking, "You're losing weight? But you're so slim, there's no need for you to lose weight.

Jack would have Emily eat more and more, so she

at him indifferently. "Do you live by

didn't have a house near the water.

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 seaside,

houses near the sea? Would she

bit speechless at his boss's questions, and he felt quite helpless for him. "How did you manage to go out with Emily

and they went silent. Over the past four years, Emily seemed like taboo, like the mention of the name was forbidden. Whoever even suggested something that concerned her would face Jack's

scolded. What made him even more surprised was that Jack seemed to be lost in thought with a troubled look

house near the sea? What

wide. 'So he's not angry?' he thought. There was no sign of Jack losing his temper, and this was a first after anyone mentioned Emily's name. It was very odd. Very

me more about it? Maybe

registering. He told him about the whole episode regardless.

to stop losing weight? It was definitely inappropriate." How shameless, the secretary thought, and it definitely showed on his face. "She asked you

was sure he knew what he was doing. "I would