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.

last sentence was nothing compared to the other merciless things she had heard from him before. She held his hand and

Emily's part. "I have to say, the way you are acting now only arouses my suspicion even more.

took a deep breathe and answered, "Fine!

I want to see. Every part of you belongs to me

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

nature of his action, a bit

killed her as beads

As if it weren't bad enough already, he had made

me about

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

absolutely terrifying.

smiled at him bitterly and said, "I told you, but

breathless. But he didn't know whether the cause of

her wound was still raw and unhealed,

body. She had to bite her lip from the pain

Jacob let go almost immediately. As if something had just occurred to him, Jacob ordered,

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

hands to take the first aid kit. "I can do

down and be quiet!" Jacob dismissed her. However, it seemed as though

as he opened the first aid kit

know. You tell me. Did I bring the first aid kit for a

you know how to

looked up at her and caught doubt in her eyes. He got irritated by the lack of faith she had in him and asked, "You don't think I can

her lips and said nothing

paused to take a good look at her wound, before he

wound, Emily shook in pain and subconsciously clenched her fist.

your wound worse." Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her hand on his. He continued to clean the wound and asked,

as white as a paper, and her lips were quivering, yet she squeezed out a smile and

heart thumped painfully, as if something had punched a big hole in