A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily studied the green leaves outside, but her eyes caught a sight too searing to ignore.

She turned around, subconsciously holding her breath. At first she saw nothing, as if it was just her imagination.

Looking again, she restrained a little hope from bubbling in her heart.

She wished so much that the person who had been watching her was Jacob.

It was impossible for him to treat her like before, for he hated her too much to even bear the sight of her.

When thinking about this, she became instantly depressed.

She knew that he had returned, but she didn't dare to see him even though she longed to do so. His cold attitude was unbearable, despite her missing him mightily.

What could she do?

She had been standing too long in the same spot and her legs were going numb. Finally she took a few steps, as Bonnie passed by her ostentatiously. She left the heady aroma of perfume in her wake.

"Whoop." Emily choked and coughed.

Bonnie immediately rolled her eyes at her. She stopped to look Emily's plain dress up and down, then she said with a smug smile, "You look ugly in that simple dress."

It was impossible not to notice Bonnie's dress though.

She was dressed in a pretty but revealing dress. Her white calves paraded in a pair of pearly high-heels. A light spring coat was draped over her shoulder.

Long hair curled down on her back and she wore light make-up. She appeared pure and innocent, just liked a teenage girl out on a date with her sweetheart, "Hmm, you look pretty." Emily nodded lightly as if she didn't care about it, "I'd suggest though that you'd be better off not wearing such an obvious high end copy next time. It is easy to notice the difference."

It took several seconds for Bonnie to grasp her meaning. Then she felt stripped naked by the comment and her face turned red rapidly, "You... You talk nonsense! I am too busy to talk to you!"

"Really? But I have something to talk about with you."

"What?"

"The stuff in the laundry liquid..."

had barely spoken before Bonnie

in it! Don't blame

was in the laundry liquid. How could you know it was vitriol? Bonnie, can

"I had nothing to do with it! Why are you so blind? Who

hand. It was bound with gauze and blood

but Jacob and Beryl could make her flinch or be weak, and this maid did

and fraught with danger. Desperately she tried to avoid her gaze, "I don't want to talk more with you!

as an effeminate woman, so she hadn't expected Emily could face her so bravely, or reprimand her so fiercely. The cold of her eyes reminded Bonnie of Mr. Jacob in

backward glance. Stomping off on her high-heels, she ran

comforted herself that

longer favored by Mr. Jacob. She could do

Bonnie thought that if only she could obtain his favor, and she would kick Emily to

her plans were about to come true. She was

Emily flashed back to reality with the fresh pain

The study...the study...

everyone enter Jacob's study

No, surely not!

no-one could enter there, including her. Bonnie had somehow gotten Jacob's permission to

treated her

bear it anymore she followed her.

quickly with her slim waist twisting like a willow in the wind, while Emily followed behind in

the door of study.

make-up and tidied her clothes again. She knocked and asked

person in the room said, but she saw that the smile on Bonnie's face grew even brighter. Distraught, Emily furrowed her brows and bit

the door open, entered and

...in the study alone?

of the possibilities and the ambiguity,

carried her to the door of their own

of study, she faintly heard

this to me... hum.... You are

Her body seemed to