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.

other merciless things she had heard from him before. She

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

took a deep breathe and

I want to see. Every part of

she knew it, he ripped off the gauze

his action, a bit of skin accidentally peeled off

as beads of sweat trickled down from her forehead.

it weren't bad enough already, he had made it worse

tell me about this? It looks

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

was absolutely terrifying.

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

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

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 pain

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

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

the first

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

She watched curiously as he opened the first aid kit

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

how to dress

her eyes. He got irritated by the lack of faith she had in him and asked, "You don't think I

her lips and said nothing in return.

a good look at her wound, before he dipped

wound, Emily shook in pain and subconsciously

her fingers apart and put her hand

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

had punched a