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."

wanted to embrace her and stop her from resenting him, but he was afraid of

and continued, "I will deal with that

his sight. Deep within his pupils a thick, black liquid

The moment she saw him, she began to plead incessantly. "Please!

contemptuously as repugnance filled his eyes. Without mercy, he dragged her out of the room by the arm and said, "Who's

whole body as a ghostly pallor came over her face. She begged at the top

of my concern. I don't care

die. I'm sorry to have misled your wife. That was not my

"You've had your chance."

Out of desperation, resentment appeared in her heart, as she found it difficult to accept Jacob's answer. "I

took the wrong method." His eyes were devoid of emotion and in his blithe dismissal he

No!" She shook her head desperately, tugging at his sleeves. She came to the harsh realization that

nothing short of a

even subjecting her to violence, he pushed her back into the miserable hell she

than depriving someone of hope.

in the world could claim his gentleness and consideration.

...

failed to feign a calm expression when she saw Magee come into her room out

Magee sneered and answered, "I've come here to watch the play up

up at him. Her sight seemed to have the power to read his

answered, "Of course! You thought your love would last for an eternity and nothing would ruin it. Have

this, aren't you?

you know it

But you just confirmed by doubts." Exhaustion and impatience

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

sight of the two lovers drove him mad with jealousy.