A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jacob seemed to know something was going on and he walked quickly towards the bathroom with long strides.

He opened the door and saw a woman leaning over the bathtub. She was running hot water while testing the temperature with her slender bandaged hand. The air was steamed up and he could only see her attractive profile. Her long sleek hair was tied at the nape of her neck, but a single lock had escaped and dangled seductively over the warm water.

Perhaps it was due to the heat from the bathwater, he felt a little hot and uneasy. "What are you doing here?" he asked in a husky tone.

"Running water for you," Emily said gently.

"You seem to be quite adept at that. How many people have you ever run water for?" he asked. He could not help a flash of anger racing through his blood at the thought of her having done this intimate act for others.

She knew what he meant and she shook her head, saying softly, "No, I have only ever run water for you."

Reassured by her words, he calmed down somewhat. Swallowing down his boiling emotions, he instructed coldly, "You may go if you have finished."

'There is so much water in that bath. Doesn't she know that she should keep her injured hand away from water? Such a twerp!' he mentally screamed at her.

"Okay. If you need anything, please call me," she said gently as she headed to the door.

He burst into laughter and bantered callously, "So, what now? You want to be my only maid, hum?"

"No, I don't." She quickly denied, but added seriously in a measured tone, "I want to be your wife."

"Phew!" He felt the arrow of her words pierce his heart. Like a seed planted there it took root and quickly twined around his soul.

"You..." He stuttered as he didn't even know what to say to that. Finally he muttered unconvincingly, "It's impossible."

'It's definitely impossible!

Don't even dream it!

She will be the last one in this world that I would marry!' he thought absently.

Of course, he would one day know what it meant to go back on his words.

behind her, less on account of privacy and more to shut out the mess of thoughts that spilled through his mind. Concentrating on the steaming bath, he was disturbed as someone knocked at the door.

may I come

through the door in a small gentle voice. Her tone and nearby presence was undeniably

he refused

reply, she opened the door and

startled into silence.

Is she crazy, Emily?' his mind puzzled.

fearless Jacob became nervous for the

Emily was

a long time, she had never needed to seduce him even once. Hence, she was even more

your back," she said in a low voice, lowering her eyes

wrapped a towel around his waist and closed the tap, cutting off the water flow. Squinting at her, he said simply, "You

a statement of fact, not a question as they both knew the answer.

relationship did not reach fruition, then it would soon be too late for

the

man to love a woman was to let him sleep with her. She did not know whether this would

this could break the

do with the

her clothes clung to

at her, his eyes deep pools of fervor, and said gently, "Emily,

gaze and her heart fluttered like a caged bird.

if the very air was

"Really?" he asked.

she

lowered her head and

ear tips and burst into a mocking laughter.

verge of tears she

really suck

learned to

that it had always been Jacob who had seduced her