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.

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

way you are acting now only

go of his hand. She took a deep breathe and answered, "Fine! You can look if you

Every part of you belongs to

his rage. Before she knew it, he ripped off the

of his action, a bit of skin accidentally

as beads of sweat trickled down

it weren't bad enough already,

me about this? It looks so

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

was absolutely

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

chest, leaving him breathless. But he didn't know whether the cause

him that her wound was still raw and unhealed, he would

from her wound spiralled all across her body. She had to bite her lip from the pain

go almost immediately. As if something had just occurred

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

first

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

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

me. Did I bring the first aid kit for

you know how

He got irritated by the lack of faith she had

lips and said nothing in

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

her wound, Emily shook in

only make your wound worse." Jacob forced her fingers apart and put her hand on his. He continued to clean the wound and asked,

and her lips were quivering, yet she squeezed out

had punched a big hole in his