A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jacob opened the door and carried her inside the car. As if finally straightened out his thinking, he said, "I shouldn't bother trying to reason with you, because it is not possible to reason with women. It's just better to solve problems with sex. If it doesn't work once, I will do it twice."

Jacob's huge stature towering over Emily inside the confined space of the car made her feel uneasy. She drew herself back subconsciously and said, "What are you doing?

"I am solving over problems."

"You are crazy! We're inside a car!"

"Would you like to do it outside the car?"

"Jacob!" Emily felt apprehensive and she panicked, "You are going too far. Do you want to force yourself on me like those animals from yesterday?"

"Did you just compare me to those rapists?" Jacob couldn't believe what he had just heard. He pulled Emily into his arms in a crushing embrace and said, "You've gone too far this time!"

Emily's words stabbed Jacob's heart like a sharp sword, and made him tremble with distaste and disappointment.

Jacob pressed his lips to Emily's in retaliation and squeezed her in his arms. "Damn, must I always force you to obey me?"

Emily felt like she was being strangled by a huge python. Gasping for air, she pleaded, "Let me go..."

"I won't."

"I promise I will listen to you..."

"It's too late now."

An air of ambiguity permeated the car. Jacob kissed Emily again and again, but he did not do anything out of the line.

Jacob hadn't forgotten what she had been through just yesterday. He made sure that Emily didn't feel unsafe in his presence.

tidied up her clothes and fixed her hair. Her face was red, like a ripe

in front, driving. Occasionally, he glanced at her beautiful face through rear-view mirror and his eyes grew darker each time.

kind of person who would grow apart from Jacob, if he had not been aggressive enough to pursue their relationship. For instance, four years ago,

Jacob was determined to make her stay with him

a long silence, Emily spoke first, "That woman in the hospital, please

for a second

Emily had changed a lot over the years,

Jacob's Emily was the

those who had hurt her, he chose to respect her will and

didn't hold any grudges against Delores, even though she tried to kill her and said all those horrible

truth, no matter how hard one tries to change a person's perspective, sometimes people are just

would have to take Beryl back home, because she didn't want to take advantage of Jacob's help and overstay her welcome at his

would be no difference between her and the opportunistic, self-serving women who hung around men for benefit.

person. She had

ringing of Jacob's cellphone broke the awkward silence in the car. Jacob immediately picked up the phone and answered,

serious, and she couldn't help asking,

the phone, turned to her and spoke in a low

away?" Emily's eyes

a miserable fate, she could only blame herself for her misfortunes. Emily did not feel the slightest bit

upon Emily. Without thinking, Emily knew Leona had got serious wounds, but she still managed to escape from the close watch of Jacob's man...

Leona hiding in some corner of world, secretly spying on her and her daughter, drove shivers

noticed the look of concern on Emily's face, he softened his tone and said, "Don't

shook her head in disappointment. Leona had ruined

she had done to her, but she never thought of punishing her in such a vicious way. If Leona hadn't insisted on constantly causing harm to Emily, she wouldn't

begets evil" — this old saying explained Leona's dire circumstances accurately.

was time for Leona to meet

...