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.

compared to the other merciless things she had heard from him before. She held his hand and answered

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

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

see. Every part of you

compromise didn't comfort his rage. Before she knew it, he ripped off the gauze without a word.

bit of skin accidentally

The pain almost killed her as beads of sweat trickled

serious one. As if it weren't bad enough already, he had made it worse by ripping off the skin on the back of her injured

me about this? It looks so

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

was absolutely terrifying.

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

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

was still raw and

to bite her lip from the pain of it all. "Mr. Jacob, will you let go

something had

and watched Jacob pace out the study. A minute later, he came back with a first aid kid in his hands.

hands to take the first aid kit. "I can do it myself. You

it seemed as though he was trying to hide his real

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

Did I bring the first aid kit for a

know how

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

her lips and

He then paused to take a good look at her wound, before

touched her wound, Emily shook in

and put her hand

as white as a paper, and her lips were quivering, yet she squeezed out a smile and answered,

painfully, as if something had punched a big hole