A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jacob's lips frowned and he insisted, "I don't know you. Get out. You can't be here!"

"Help me! Please! I got abducted and sold to this man. He is always mean to me and he beats me. I know for a fact that I will die if I spend another day with him. Take me, please! I promise I'll do anything you ask me to."

Jacob and Emily's love story was widespread throughout the whole village. No wonder this girl knew about them as well, which was why she came to to seek help from this considerate man.

However, her initial impression of Jacob did not meet her expectations at all. His kind and considerate demeanour was only directed towards Emily and no one else. He yelled at the girl, "Fuck off!"

Suddenly, without any warning she pounced on him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "Please! Please, help me! I don't want to die..." she begged.

Just when Jacob was about to send her out, someone pushed the door in.

Lo and behold, Emily stood at the door, looking at them blankly.

Jacob's entire body froze. Although, he knew he hadn't done anything wrong, he had the expression of a man who had been caught committing adultery. "Emily! This is not what it looks like! Let me explain!"

Just as expected, Emily turned around and ran, disregarding him and his explanation completely.

Without wasting another second, Jacob pushed the girl away and ran after Emily. "Emily! Emily! Listen to me!"

Jacob ran after Emily like his life depended on it. Huffing frantically, he caught up to her and said, "Wait, Emily!"

Jacob clutched her arm tightly at once. The anxiety emerging in his heart drove him to babble nervously. "Trust me, Emily. I don't know who that woman was. She came into my room. I mistook her for you in the dark..."

Emily gazed into his eyes, silently. She took a deep breath and answered, "I know you would never cheat on me. But I don't want to talk to you right now. Just, just leave me alone."

"Emily..." Jacob could tell that all kinds of thoughts were whirling around in her head, so rather than intruding on them he kept silent.

Emily slowly pushed him away. In a voice drained of feeling, she said, "We should take a break."

and stop her from resenting him, but he was afraid of making matters worse. After moments of silence, he forced the last word he wanted to say to her.

"I will deal with that woman

her room, while Jacob stood there helplessly until she was out of his sight. Deep within his pupils a thick, black liquid swirled in a whirlpool of anger as he clenched his fists and turned to leave

was still sitting there crying her eyes out. The moment she saw him, she began to plead incessantly. "Please! Save me! You don't have to marry me. I can just be your mistress if you want.

dragged her out of the room by the arm and said, "Who's your buyer? I will take you

a ghostly pallor came over her face. She begged

coldly, "That's none of my concern. I don't

have misled your wife. That was

"You've had your chance."

of his cold voice terrified her. Out of desperation, resentment appeared in her heart, as she found it difficult to accept Jacob's answer. "I just want to be alive. Am I

and

at his sleeves. She came to the harsh realization that

was nothing short of a heartless

her back into

cold-hearted than depriving someone

world could claim his

...

a calm expression when she saw Magee come into her room out of the

at her red eyes, Magee sneered and answered, "I've come here to watch the play

have the power to read

would last

really enjoying this, aren't you? Are you

you know it was

But you just confirmed by doubts." Exhaustion and impatience appeared between her eyebrows. "Are you happy

I'm not amused, to say the least," Magee

mad with jealousy. He hated them for having a picture-perfect relationship.