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.

him before. She held his hand and answered gently, "It's disgusting!

outraged by 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

took a deep breathe and answered, "Fine! You can

Every part of you belongs to

she knew it, he ripped

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

almost killed her as beads of

if it weren't bad enough already, he had made it worse by ripping off the skin on the back

about this? It looks so

The skin under the gauze had peeled off, revealing raw, pink flesh spotted with blood.

was absolutely terrifying.

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

breathless. But he didn't

and unhealed, he would have never ripped off the gauze like

as the pain from her wound spiralled all across her body. She had to bite her lip from the

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

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

reached out her hands to take the first aid kit. "I

However, it seemed as though he

as he had asked. She watched curiously as he opened the first aid kit and took out some bandages.

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

do you know how to dress a

in her eyes. He got irritated by the lack of faith she had in him and asked,

sealed her lips and said nothing in return.

her and shook his head quietly. He then paused to take a good look at her wound, before

Emily shook in pain and subconsciously clenched her

Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her hand on his. He continued to clean the wound

paper, and her lips were

heart thumped painfully, as if something had