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

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

took a

to see. Every part of

his rage. Before she knew it,

to the sudden nature of his action, a bit of skin accidentally peeled off with the

pale instantly. The pain almost killed her as

it weren't bad enough already,

you tell me about this? It looks so

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

was absolutely

and said, "I told you, but you just

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

her wound was still raw and unhealed,

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

if something had just occurred to him, Jacob ordered, "Sit down!

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

her hands to take the first aid kit.

though he was trying to hide his real

watched curiously as he opened the first aid kit and took out some

You tell me. Did I bring the

you know how to

up at her and caught doubt in her eyes. He got irritated by the lack of

and said nothing

a good look at her wound, before he dipped a cotton swab in alcohol and cleaned the

second the antiseptic swab touched her wound, Emily shook in pain and subconsciously clenched her

and put her hand on his. He

white as a paper, and her lips were quivering,

as if something had