A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Slowly, Emily sat up on the soft and comfortable bed. She rubbed her eyes out of sleep and took in her surroundings, wondering where she could be. Not long after, Emily recognized the room, making her eyes open wide in realization.

The beige wallpaper with intricate patterns… The decorations and the paintings that hung on the wall…The way the furnitures were set… All of these were familiar to her.

Wasn't she in a private house that Jacob owned?

Even though she only had been here a few times since they stayed in her apartment most of the time, every detail of the house was clear in her mind.

She gasped and covered her mouth as the realization struck her. She didn't dream about it all.

Jacob did save her and took her back home!

Excitmenet and delight filled her chest, overwhelming her to the point of nearly leaving her breathless. She knew it. She knew that Jacob was going to save her and would never neglect and leave her behind.

Sean lied to her, and she almost fell for it.

Then again, all she could think about now was Jacob. She couldn't wait any longer and removed the blanket covering her. As soon as her feet were dangling on the side of the bed, the door immediately opened, making Emily's eyes turn towards it.

Emily watched as a tall, handsome man walk in, closing the door behind him.

Indifference and a strong sense of force was clearly evident on the way the man brought himself in. He looked like an arrogant emperor, and the way he looked at Emily was nothing like the way she was used to.

The man in front of her was like a stranger to Emily, making her smile drop.

Then again, the feeling of missing Jacob so much was more intense than her impression of him now. She rushed towards him and embraced him with all her strength.

Jacob unconsciously embraced back as if it was a conditioned response, a habit of sorts. He cuddled Emily's soft body in his arms, feeling like the hole on his heart was getting filled in warmth.

Suddenly, the thought that the woman embracing him was so bad that she didn't deserve his love and care crossed his mind.

It made him feel disgusted at himself and immediately pushed her away from him.

and she was still too weak to catch herself and instantly fell on the ground hard. She flinched and winced in

as if she was wondering why he would do such a thing to her. Her eyes turned a

read except the disgusted feeling in his black eyes. "Don't touch me," he hissed, making Emily's eyes widen in surprise. He couldn't help but notice the misery and pain as well.

herself from crying. "What?" She couldn't believe that he would say such cruel words at her. She would rather believe that there was something

Jacob repeated, placing emphasis on each word in case she still didn't hear right. Emily felt tears welling up her eyes, but she

to realize her first impression when he came in. The man in front of her was indeed a stranger. She slightly shook her head and said, her voice cracking in attempt to keep her tears from

for those sad eyes. "What kind of trick are you playing now? I only brought you back here

this?" She bit down her pale lower lip and said, "You are not my Jacob.

ears, and each word was as cold and as sharp as a claw, stabbing

and let herself succumb into the misery and pain she was trying to

under her breath as a tear rolled down her cheek. "Sick? It makes you… Sick? How… How can y-you

Am I supposed to feel

Jacob said was one sharp arrow striking down on her now broken and bleeding heart. Emily's face fell and darkened. "You don't mean it, right? You just…

my business. Right now, you should just behave yourself and recover well, so that you can take good care of Beryl," Jacob interrupted. The mention of Sean's name made hime feel more

not affect him at all, making Emily feel more hurt than ever. "I don't believe it! Tell me, Jacob. Why did you leave me and Beryl behind and went back to Z country alone? Why would you do that to us? And, and Sean! He told me that you had a deal with him. What was that? Tell

that you

need to know. I need answers, now. I need

at him with her red and swollen eyes. She couldn't

to acknowledge

now, Sean must be behind all that was happening to them, including Jacob's leaving. Sean tampered his memories to make him forget everything about her, so that

in that thought, but Jacob still was never going to

all be an act. If there was something they were both planning to do to him, he would never let it happen.

back away. She immediately stood up and rushed towards

felt the skinny and frail body envelope him. There was a feeling inside him that wanted to turn around and take

wanted to carve her into his body and his bones, so that she wouldn't have any chance to leave again.

concerned for whatever just popped into his mind. He shook Emily away as he tried to hide the feelings that were almost

the ground once more, making her face grew