A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Magee knew she was just being curious, so he blurted out, "Since you two are so mushy, you are making me feel lonely. It isn't easy to find a girl in the jungle. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement, even though I don't really like her."

Emily pulled a face in disgust, "You are such a jerk, as usual."

"I'm flattered." Magee said insouciantly, "In a way, I have avenged you, you know. Now, how about serving me a cup of tea?"

Daintily she poured a cup of aromatic tea for him, "What do you mean?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

Running his fingers along the rough cup's pitted surface, he replied, "Don't you see? Whether Rose or Cherry, they both bore a grudge against you. But both of them loved me, and I dumped them. It broke their hearts. So, now they suffer for their deeds."

"That's a horse of a different color. You are a jerk by nature. Don't justify your love affairs with my suffering." Though she couldn't condone his deeds, she never felt any sympathy for women dumped by Magee, including Rose and Cherry.

In any case, it was their choice, so they must each bear the consequences.

In a way, she believed that they asked for it.

"I'm surprised that you still remember Rose," Emily said sarcastically, "I thought you'd forgotten her."

No one could be as cruel as Magee.

When he was interested in someone, he was willing to do anything to please her. But when his love faded, he would ruthlessly turn his back on them. His was a fragile and worthless love.

That was the reason why Emily had refused Magee. He was incapable of loving anyone except himself, to her that made him scum.

She would not choose him, even if she had never met Jacob.

discuss Rose any further as it dredged up some very complicated memories. He

a cheerful smile beaming across her face, "The doctor were so skilled, that he relieved me from a long

him jealous. He looked down at his tea and smiled, "Well, that's good news. Why don't we leave here

serious at the mention of leaving, "But I don't want to wait so long. What I want is to not only leave

long as the villagers remained involved in trafficking,

believe some of them have

mountain roads without local guidance, if

at once. Is your phone

but there's no signal. I went to the

words, spilling some hot

the tea-pot and gently took her injured hand in his. Her skin turned bright red, where the water burned her, a stark

and he gently blew on her fingers to ease the

his touch, she instinctively drew back her

I won't eat you up!" Her dismissive reaction made

of someone passing at the periphery of her vision. Turning, she

staring at them. Both Magee and Emily were caught off guard and wondered

be ashamed of. She had not been disloyal to Jacob, but still... Rising she said,

made no further comment. As always, he acted gently where Emily was concerned, but he stared at Magee with

Magee felt his heart tremble

the old, cruel and merciless Jacob had returned.

'Oh, that's interesting, '

thought, but fighting for calm remained seated and casually explained,