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 Bonnie quickly denied it.

didn't put vitriol in it! Don't

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

eyes wide and continued denying, but could not hide her guilty tone, "I had nothing to do with it! Why are you so blind? Who said you should be so shameless to wash Mr. Jacob's

wounded hand. It was bound with gauze and blood stained the bandages, "I'll remember

but Jacob and Beryl could make her flinch or

met her eyes. They were deep as ancient wells, and fraught with danger. Desperately she tried to avoid

as an effeminate woman, so she hadn't expected Emily could face her so bravely, or reprimand her so fiercely. The

afraid Emily would discover her being intimidated, so she left quickly without a backward glance.

comforted herself that it

longer favored by Mr. Jacob. She could do nothing to

devotion to him. Bonnie thought that if only she could obtain his favor, and she would kick Emily to the curb. How

that all her plans were about to come true. She

her hands unconsciously, Emily flashed back to reality with the fresh pain from her open

The study...the study...

enter Jacob's

No, surely not!

could enter there, including her.

reason he treated

to bear it anymore she followed

a willow in the wind, while Emily

the

again. She knocked and asked

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

moment, Bonnie pushed the door open, entered and

they doing... ...in the study alone?

of the

feet carried her to the

door of study, she faintly heard

don't do this to me... hum.... You are so

like a statue. Her body seemed to have turned