A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Jennifer! Are you crazy?" Jacob shouted, eyes gleaming with disgust.

"Yeah, I'm crazy!" she exclaimed. Wild-eyed, Jennifer's face reddened, and she scowled,"You drove me crazy. Even if you don't love me, I still want to be with you! At least give me that much, won't you?"

Jacob glared sharply at the desperate woman in front of him and said,"You're delusional!"

"So what if I am delusional?" she said. With a wry smile on her face, Jennifer's eyes dimmed slowly. "Don't you get tired of sleeping with the same woman all your life? My figure is not worse than Emily's. Besides, she is not necessarily willing to be with you right now... Look at me. Am I not good enough?" she pleaded.

The servants were wise to keep away, and only the two of them were left in the large living room.

Jennifer stared at Jacob and slowly started undoing her buttons.

Jacob looked away, as if one more look would sully his eyes. "Jennifer, your behavior is not only insulting to me, but also yourself!" he said.

Jennifer froze where she stood, her face stiffened with embarrassment.

"You must think I am shameless, don't you? But when I decided to do this, I had already abandoned my self-esteem and I had no other choice. If you reject me, I will tell Uncle Gu that Emily is back," Jennifer threatened.

"How did you become such a wretched woman?" Jacob said, with a bitter taste in his mouth.

Suddenly, Jennifer choked up, gasping for air. How could she become such a wretched woman?

She was the daughter of a prominent family, rich and conceited. But ever since she met Jacob, the bane of her life, her entire life changed. What could she do?

Jacob was the inevitable doom she couldn't avoid.

"You have only one minute to give me an answer," she said. Jennifer stopped undoing her buttons, but she didn't button up either. She just stood there waiting for an answer.

surface of a winter puddle, robbing them of their usual warmth. His facial expression was one of absolute disdain.

Emily is your

breath from her

later, Jacob

exploded upon hearing what Jacob said. Giddy with excitement, her smile grew of its own

you decided to come here and threaten me, you should

with pain and shock as if she'd just walked into a lamp post. "What do

don't have

"You're imprisoning me?"

a precautionary measure. I won't let anyone hurt Emily. Not you and sure as hell not your Uncle Gu." Jacob took out his phone and called

an apelike, straight-faced bodyguard, dressed in all black, came

Her face mottled crimson, and she begged,"Jacob, you can't! Do you think you'll be able to keep her safe this way?

completely ignored her and walked back upstairs, as if she was

the better. Time was of the essence, and

had a dream.

laughing every now and then, and illuminating everything around her

swing. The couple were as sweet as newlyweds, madly in love with

Gu family was very different from what it was now. Jacob had his parents, a younger brother and his

in time, a distant relative of his parents came to them seeking help. His, straightforward, capable and motivated attitude got appreciated and soon he was appointed to an

Jacob's parents passed away in a car accident soon after, and the Gu Group fell

was Mr. Gu,

meaning of his name Jim was his parents' wish that he could be an honest and kind man. What an irony!

Gu was ruthless. He relentlessly pursued to get his business established by hook or

at the time, was still a young boy and he didn't know that Mr. Gu was the person behind his parents' death. In the end, he contributed to Mr. Gu's growing reputation