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.

shut the door 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

I come

in a small gentle voice. Her tone

he refused coldly.

I'm coming in." Ignoring his reply, she opened the door and stepped

was startled

Is she crazy, Emily?' his mind puzzled.

the once fearless Jacob became nervous

only he knew that Emily was equally

once. Hence, she was even more nervous than him now. She was terrified at the prospect of being rejected.

to help scrub your back," she said in a low voice,

his waist and closed the tap, cutting off the water flow. Squinting at her, he said simply,

a question as they both knew the

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

she chose the boldest

him sleep with her. She did not know whether this would work or not, but she had no other choice

this could

pink which had nothing to do with the excessive heat in

see her curvaceous figure as her clothes clung to her body because of the moist and

deep pools of fervor, and said gently,

his gaze and her heart fluttered like a caged bird. Weakly she stuttered, "I..I don't. No, I

moved swiftly across the room and she felt as if the very air was compressed

"Really?" he asked.

don't,"

lowered her head and dared not meet his eyes.

into a mocking laughter. "Twerp! How could you possibly seduce

verge of tears she

suck so

sorry that I never learned to seduce

Jacob who had seduced her in the past.