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.

from him before. She held his

you are acting now only arouses my suspicion even more. Is it a fake wound? Are

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

Every part of you belongs to me

knew it, he ripped off the gauze

action, a bit

her as beads

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

about this? It looks

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

absolutely

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

pain shoot up to his chest, leaving him breathless. But he didn't know whether the cause of it was his rage or

that her wound was still raw and unhealed,

breath as the pain from her wound spiralled all across her body. She had to bite her lip from the pain of it all. "Mr. Jacob, will you let go of my

Jacob let go almost immediately. As if something had just

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

stood up and reached out her hands to take the first aid kit. "I can do it myself. You

down and be quiet!" Jacob dismissed her. However, it seemed as though he was trying to hide his real emotions behind his

opened the first aid

Did I bring the first aid kit

do you know how to dress

doubt in her eyes. He got irritated by the lack of

and said nothing in

at her and shook his head quietly. He then paused to take a good look at her wound, before he dipped a cotton swab in

second the antiseptic swab touched her wound, Emily

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

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

as if something had punched a big hole in his heart.