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.

before. She held his hand and answered

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 playing this trick to

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

see. Every

knew it, he ripped off the

action, a bit of skin accidentally peeled off with

almost killed her as beads of sweat trickled down from her

enough already, he had made it worse by ripping off the skin on

about this?

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

absolutely terrifying.

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

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

and unhealed, he

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

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

minute later, he came back with a first aid kid in his

her hands to take the first aid kit. "I can do

quiet!" Jacob dismissed her. However, it seemed as though he was

watched curiously as he opened the first aid kit and

I bring the first aid

do you know how to

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

sealed her lips and said nothing

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

wound, Emily shook in pain

clench your fist. It will only make your wound worse." Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her hand on his. He continued to clean the wound and

as white as a paper, and her lips were quivering,

painfully, as if something had