A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Having run out of patience, Jacob said, "Mind your own business!"

His words didn't infuriate Emily. However, she giggled as though she were amused by his outburst.

Suddenly, Jacob noticed that her left hand was bandaged. He paused and frowned. "What happened to your hand?"

Emily drew her injured hand back at once and answered, "Nothing!"

She hastily blurted an answer to Jacob as she felt embarrassed and didn't want him to find out that she had foolishly fallen for Bonnie's trap.

Emily's answer didn't convince Jacob as much as she would have liked. He strode towards Emily and gripped her arm to force her to reach out her injured hand. He stared at the white gauze, tinted red with blood.

"Spill it! What happened?"

'How foolish is this woman? I go out for a few days on a business trip and you end up hurting yourself like this!' Jacob kept his complaints in his mind.

Emily bit her lip and shook her head slightly.

Her persistence angered Jacob even more and he yelled at her, "Fine! I will check it by myself."

Emily knew how bad her wound was, so she refused at once. "Don't! It's not a big deal. You don't have to..."

"Don't take this the wrong way. I don't really care about you." Flames of anger burned in his eyes, and he continued, "I have eyes and ears everywhere. There's nothing you can hide from me. You've just crossed the line."

Whether it was his business or his subordinates, everyone and everything was under Jacob's control. That also included Bonnie.

However, Emily was an exception.

She was out of his control. He knew nothing about her thoughts and purpose.

This feeling that he had lost control over her displeased him.

before. She held his

Emily's part. "I have to say, the way you are acting now only arouses my suspicion even more. Is it a fake wound? Are you playing

let go of his hand. She took a deep breathe and answered, "Fine! You can

to see. Every part of you belongs

compromise didn't comfort his rage. Before she knew it, he ripped

sudden nature of his action, a bit

killed her as beads

in horror. He didn't expect her wound to be a serious one. As if it weren't bad enough already, he had made it worse by ripping off the

about

and cast a serious glance at the back of her hand. The skin under the gauze had peeled off,

was absolutely terrifying.

you, but you just wouldn't believe me. I'm

his chest, leaving him breathless. But he didn't

raw and unhealed,

to bite her lip from

if something had

the couch and watched Jacob pace out the study. A minute later, he came

hands to take the first aid kit. "I can

her. However, it seemed as though

curiously as he opened the first aid kit and took out some bandages. "Are you going to

don't know. You tell me. Did I bring the first

know how to dress

up at her and caught doubt in her eyes. He got irritated by the

lips and said nothing in

to take a good look at her wound, before he dipped a cotton

Emily shook in pain and subconsciously clenched

fist. It will only make your wound worse." Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her hand on his. He continued to clean the

her lips were quivering, yet she squeezed out a

if something had punched a big hole