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 answered gently, "It's disgusting! I

to say, the way you are acting now only arouses my suspicion even more. Is it a fake

Emily let go of his hand. She took a deep breathe and answered,

want to see. Every part of you

it, he ripped off the gauze without a

of his action, a bit of skin accidentally peeled off with

turned pale instantly. The pain almost killed her as

expect her wound to be a serious one. As if it weren't bad enough already, he

you tell me about this? It

of her hand. The skin under the gauze had peeled off,

was absolutely terrifying.

at him bitterly and said, "I told you, but you just wouldn't believe

his chest, leaving him breathless. But he didn't know whether the cause of

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

sucked in a sharp breath as the pain from her wound spiralled all across her body. She had to bite her lip from the

let go almost immediately. As if something had just occurred

and watched Jacob pace out the study. A minute later, he came back with a first aid kid in

hands to take the first aid

as though he was trying to hide

opened the first aid kit and took

You tell me. Did I

do you know how to dress

looked up at her and caught doubt in her eyes. He got irritated by the lack of faith she had in him and asked,

lips and said

to take a good look

Emily shook in

your wound worse." Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her

were quivering, yet she squeezed out a smile and answered, "It's

as if something had punched a big hole in his