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.

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

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 win

words, Emily let go of his hand. She took a deep

to see. Every part of

compromise didn't comfort his rage. Before she knew it, he ripped off the

his action, a bit of skin accidentally peeled off

turned pale instantly. The pain almost killed her as beads of sweat trickled

expect her wound to be a serious one. As if it weren't bad enough

tell me about this?

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

absolutely terrifying.

at him bitterly and said, "I told you, but you just

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

him that her wound was still raw and unhealed, he would have never ripped off the gauze like that.

She had to bite her lip from the pain of

almost immediately. As if something had just occurred

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

the first aid

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

as he had asked. She watched curiously as he opened the first aid kit and took

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

know how to

her eyes. He got irritated by the lack

her lips and said nothing

then paused to take a good look at her wound,

touched her wound, Emily shook in pain

make your wound worse." Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her

were quivering, yet she squeezed out a smile and answered, "It's

something had punched a big hole in his heart.