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.

was nothing compared to the other merciless things she had heard from him before. She held his hand and answered gently, "It's disgusting! I don't want to

such boldness on 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

his hand. She took a deep breathe

to see. Every part of

it, he ripped off the gauze

a bit of skin accidentally peeled off

The pain almost killed her as beads of sweat trickled down

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 skin on the back of

you tell me about this? It

her hand. The skin under the gauze had peeled

absolutely terrifying.

at him bitterly and said, "I told you, but you just wouldn't believe me. I'm sorry. This must disgust

sharp pain shoot up to his chest, leaving him breathless. But

told him that her wound was still raw and unhealed, he would have never ripped off the gauze

body. She had to bite her lip from the pain of it all. "Mr. Jacob, will you let go of

and ashamed, Jacob let go almost immediately. As if something had just occurred to him, Jacob ordered, "Sit down! Stay

out the study. A minute later, he came back with a first aid kid

stood up and reached out her hands to take the first aid kit.

though he was trying to hide his real

curiously as he opened the first aid kit

I bring the first aid kit for a

do you know how to dress a

irritated by the lack of

sealed her lips and said nothing

then paused to take a good look at her wound, before he dipped a cotton swab in alcohol and cleaned

the antiseptic swab touched her wound, Emily shook in

clench your fist. It will only make your wound worse." Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her

and her lips were quivering,

heart thumped painfully, as if something had punched a big