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.

clothes and fixed her hair. Her face was red,

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

had not been aggressive enough to pursue their relationship. For instance, four years ago,

make her stay with him by any means necessary.

"That woman in the hospital, please give her

frowned for a second and then replied,"

lot over the years, her

the same person

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

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

one tries to change a person's perspective, sometimes people are

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

there would be no difference between her and the opportunistic, self-serving women

kind of person. She had already made up her mind about keeping a distance between her and

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

serious, and

to her and

eyes widened with

deep resentment for Leona in her heart. Although, Leona had suffered a miserable fate, she could only blame herself for her misfortunes. Emily did

had got serious wounds, but she still managed to escape from the close watch of Jacob's

thought of Leona hiding in some corner of world, secretly spying on her and her daughter, drove shivers down Emily's spine.

of concern on Emily's face, he softened his tone and said, "Don't worry, I'll

and shook her head in disappointment.

that Emily wanted Leona to pay for all the bad things she had done to her, but she never thought of punishing her in such a vicious way. If

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

time for Leona to meet her end.

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