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

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 you

took

Every

his rage. Before she knew it, he ripped off the gauze without

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

almost killed her as beads

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

about this? It looks

at the back of her hand. The skin under the gauze had peeled off, revealing raw, pink flesh spotted

was absolutely terrifying.

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

felt a sharp pain shoot up to his chest, leaving him breathless. But he didn't know whether the

had told him that her wound was still raw and unhealed, he

all across her body. She had to bite her lip from

if something had just occurred to him, Jacob ordered,

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

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

though he was trying to hide his real

the first aid kit and took out some bandages. "Are you

don't know. You tell me. Did I bring the first aid

how to dress a

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

sealed her lips and said nothing in

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

wound, Emily shook in pain and subconsciously clenched her fist.

and put her hand

and her lips were quivering, yet she squeezed out a smile and

as if something had punched a big hole in his