A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

After quite a while, Emily slowly opened her mouth and spoke grudgingly, but clearly, "I apologize. Sorry."

Jacob narrowed his eyes.

'How could she be so transigent?' he thought in surprise.

At this moment, Bonnie was the happiest person in the room. She even forgot her place as a maid and she felt like she had just become the hostess of this villa.

Now she was sure that he did not like or care for Emily at all. "Mr. Jacob, I can see that she is not sincere at all... Anyway, I'm just a maid..." she pretended to still be aggrieved.

"Did you hear that?" He stared at Emily and continued, "Apologize sincerely, now!"

She gave a wry smile, and stared back at this man who had once been such a familiar and comforting presence. He was now a stranger. "So, are you suggesting that I kneel and apologize to her, Mr. Jacob?" she asked gently.

He stared into her misty eyes. It was as if a veil covered her intentions and thoughts. He could not quite get a handle on this strange woman.

But he could clearly feel and see the sadness in her eyes.

Hiding from the uncertainty that her presence brought, he replied in a cold voice, "Kneel? Are you always such a cheap bitch?"

She looked at him unblinkingly and said, "If you want me to..."

"So you mean that you would do anything I want you to do, right?" he asked, leaving the rest unspoken. "Yes," she said simply.

However, her answer did not please him. Instead it brought a fresh bout of anger. 'Emily, where is your dignity? Where is your principle? Don't you have any sense of self-respect?' he thought enraged. In the end he held back all those questions and just warned, "Remember what you have promised."

Turning, he disappeared up the stairs, his words still echoing in the silent room.

Bonnie stood there not knowing whether she should follow him or stay. She cast a glimpse at the motionless Emily and humphed, "What are you looking at? Apologize to me again, now! Just like you said. Kneel down and apologize!"

to hell!" Though helpless when she faced Jacob, her attitude changed when she was confronted by the arrogant servant. Emily sneered showing her disdain, "What makes you

and yelled, "So you were pretending

anything wrong. Why

she remembered Jacob's attitude towards Emily she sneered viciously. "I shall ask Mr. Jacob to chase you

startled by what

never have been threatened by these words before, but now everything was different... Jacob had become a stranger to

cherished her. She was

one she once loved with her whole heart! He had forgotten all their

did not

die within a month. So she could not desert him. 'Even though he does not love me, I still love him! That's enough! All I long for now, is that he should

okay. Everything will be fine. I can do this. For him, I can do this!' Emily comforted herself

expression change and sensing her weakness, she gave a cunning smile and closed in for the kill, "Tsk-Tsk, it seems that someone is

raised her head high as if she was the hostess of this

little angry. She was just about to refute the instruction but was interrupted by

Come to my study!" he ordered.

from the landing atop the stairs. He did not call her by name, but fixed his eyes on

one step toward him, but Bonnie was faster. She ran towards

Bonnie cared much more about pleasing Jacob. "Yes, sir. I'll

around and left as if he was pleased with the answer.

water was slowly freezing

not calling me, but

where he did business, and there were many confidential documents kept there. Apart from Emily and a few trusted subordinates, no one else had ever been allowed in there. He kept it locked at

he calls Bonnie in there. What

could I even think of him like that...' she

eyes and wiped the floor mechanically. She had switched to autopilot, not wanting to even think anymore. Her mind was beyond her own control, as she regurgitated speculations about his relationship with the hired help, and

thinking of him and Bonnie was a cruel and unkind punishment for her.

pleaded from the doorway. She did not know when Beryl had come in, but she could feel her child's worry and concern for her in hot waves of love, "Didn't Daddy help you? Didn't he scold that rude maid for you?" she