A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jacob sneered, "You really know how to come up with plans."

"Is that a yes?" asked Mr. Gu.

"But on one condition," Jacob said.

"Go on," added Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu seemed to have peaked his interest.

"This is the last thing I will do for you," Jacob said, with a cold, hard look on his face.

"Okay," Mr. Gu promised quickly. He seemed to have thought of something, and his wrinkled old face showed an unidentified smile. "Jacob, the war in A country is so fierce that you must come back alive, otherwise how can you avenge me?"

Jacob knew what Mr. Gu was implying. With his dark, piercing eyes he said, "Anyway, I am going to live longer than you, you can rest assured."

On his way out, Jacob ran into Jack.

"You've seen Emily? Are you happy?" Jacob mocked. Jack glared at Jacob's face gloomily, and said," I am wondering why you haven't died yet."

"Shut up!" he screamed at Jack. Jacob's face was as cold as ice. He warned, "If you let it out, I will kill you."

Suddenly, Jack frowned with shame. He knew that Jacob was talking about Emily.

Whether it was in the office or at other places, Jack upheld the principle of not letting Jacob be happy. He always liked to work against him, but for this matter, they acted in tacit agreement.

Neither of them wanted Mr. Gu to know about Emily's existence, to avoid any kind of harm befalling her.

Jack's hot pursuit of Emily had drawn the attention of Mr. Gu. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not go to the party, instead he carried out the tasks given to him by Mr. Gu.

The fear in his heart had grow into hatred over the years.

Not only did he want Jacob to die, he also wanted Mr. Gu to die. That way, nobody could stop him from being with Emily.

"Jack," Jacob called out, looking like a beast stretching out its sharp claws. "Just because you want me to die, doesn't mean that I will," he added.

to feel thick and hard to breathe in. He had not seen that side of Jacob in

grown accustomed to his

and merciless.

lion was still the king of

sleeping lion within Jacob was

plotting it for so many years,

on who will die first,"

Emily, this was his time to

his car seat, and closed his eyes. No one could tell

rear-view mirror occasionally, and found nothing

was thinking about what Mr. Gu had said to him.

still alive... Jacob concluded, that if Mr. Gu was using his brother as a trading card, it would mean that his brother was

case, he would find a way to save him

slowly to the scenery outside that flashed away quickly like a reel of film. He thought of the

matter how Emily treated him, as long as she

promised Mr. Gu. Soon he would have to leave and he wouldn't be able to keep an eye

with bad intentions... He'd better leave some of his most trusted and loyal

headed for the hospital, Jacob frowned and said, "Don't go to the hospital, just take me to Tyrone

tried to persuade him,

to disobey my orders lately," said

said

not," said Jacob.

pool of his own sweat. Without further ado, he turned the car around and drove

room where he had once lived with Emily. Lost in memory lane, he stared at the decorations in the room. After a long time, he laughed

years, he had kept the room for her. Every time he went inside, his heart broke into pieces. And yet everyday he would visit the room, as if it was the only way he could

room again, the agony he once felt no longer existed. Although she

and numb, but it has regained its lively beat. For four years he had not had the feeling

on the door, followed by a voice,

go away," he said.

would not leave. She said she