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..."

spoken before

in it! Don't blame

cold, "I didn't say what was in the laundry liquid. How could you know it was vitriol? Bonnie,

could not hide her guilty tone, "I had nothing to do with it! Why are you

it?" she lifted her wounded hand. It was bound with gauze and blood stained

and Beryl could make her flinch or

They were deep as ancient wells, and fraught with danger. Desperately she tried to avoid her gaze, "I don't want to talk more with you! Mr. Jacob

Emily could face her so bravely, or reprimand

she left quickly without a backward glance. Stomping off on her high-heels, she ran

comforted herself that it didn't matter.

no longer favored by Mr. Jacob. She could do nothing

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

all her plans were about to come true. She was going to fly to heaven like the phoenix.

flashed

The study...the study...

Jacob's

No, surely not!

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

treated her quite differently.

it anymore she followed her.

walked very quickly with her slim waist twisting like a willow in the

arrived at the door

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

the smile on Bonnie's face grew even brighter. Distraught, Emily furrowed her

a moment, Bonnie pushed the door open, entered and shut it tightly behind

...in the

her head so as not to think of the possibilities and the ambiguity, but

feet carried her to the door of their own accord.

arrived at the door of study,

Jacob, please don't do this

Her body