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.

had heard from him before. She held his hand and answered gently, "It's disgusting! I don't want to bother your

sneered, 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

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

see. Every part of you belongs

it, he ripped off

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

pain almost killed her as

horror. He didn't expect her wound to be a serious one. As if it weren't bad enough already, he had made

about this? It looks

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

absolutely terrifying.

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

chest, leaving him breathless. But he

wound was still raw and unhealed, he

sucked in a sharp breath as the pain from her wound spiralled all across her body. She had to bite

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

out the study. A minute later, he came back with

her hands to take the first aid kit. "I can do it myself. You don't have

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

watched curiously as he opened the first aid kit and took out some bandages. "Are you going to

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

know how

the

lips and said nothing

to take 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

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

and her lips were quivering,

something had punched