A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily felt content in her heart and showed it with a lovely smile. She quickly walked over and sat beside Jacob. She tenderly wrapped her arms around him and tilted her head sideways to meet his gaze. Then, she spoke in a soft and sweet manner. "You're such a wonderful husband. I'm so lucky to have you."

Jacob pursed his lips and rubbed the bridge of his nose, pretending it was itchy. He then asked her in a low, serious tone, "What did you do today?"

Emily had no clue that Jacob was onto her. Because of that, she simply replied, "I went to the foundation to deal with a few emergencies."

Jacob didn't care about the fact that Emily was hiding something. The only thing that mattered to him was that particular dinner.

"Is there anything else?" he asked. There was a subtle hint on Jacob's face, but his questions seemed like they were just out of concern.

However, Emily keenly sensed that something was wrong. Jacob wasn't acting like his usual self. He wasn't the type of man to probe this much.

Everything that had happened earlier that day flashed through Emily's mind for a brief moment. Her cheerful spirits lessened a bit when she recalled the confrontation with the angry woman earlier.

After a bit of time, she remembered her dinner earlier and decided to tell the truth to Jacob. "By the way, I met Dr. Lin earlier today. He helped me this afternoon when a woman was troubling me, so I treated him to dinner to repay him."

Upon hearing this, Jacob felt like a great weight was lifted off his shoulders. With this feeling of relief, he blissfully chuckled and gently pinched her soft cheeks. Afterward, he lightly teased her, "You're so heartless. It took you that long to tell the truth."

Suddenly, Emily came to her senses. She opened her eyes wide open and asked in disbelief, "You... Did you send someone to follow me?"

Jacob didn't know whether to tell the truth or not. While he was thinking, he played with Emily's hair that fell on her cheeks. A few seconds later, he gave her an answer. "You should know that Darren doesn't give up that easily. He might try to harm you again. I just don't want that to happen."

While he was speaking, his glad expression turned serious.

Jacob made a solid point.

However, the information still made Emily upset. Of course, it was nice that Jacob cared about her, but she didn't appreciate the thought of being watched like a hawk all the time.

at that moment were at odds with each other. She needed some time for herself to think it through. Because of this, she stayed silent for a few seconds. Afterward, she softly uttered, "Well,

gave her a loving kiss on the forehead. Then, he spoke in a very soothing voice. "Honey, I'll do my best to protect you. After all, it's my duty to protect

But when she realized how thoughtful her husband was, a smile made its way

that it was time for the couple to sleep. A soft breeze rustled outside. The

the only source of light. The faint, orange tinge that came from it

in her lovely

loose robe, Jacob sat on the bed and longingly stared at Emily's face. She

bed and walked to the balcony. He tried his best not to make any sound when he opened the door and

at all. He was about to use his phone, but paused for

with a hoarse voice answered the call.

best to speak quietly to avoid

sobered up in a matter of seconds. Jacob didn't hear a word from David for quite some time. It seemed like the man was busy doing something. A few moments later, a bit of rustling could be heard before a

He just picked a lighter up from the glass table near him

later, the rustling sound disappeared and it

hour?" David furiously muttered. But he wasn't done there. He continued to hiss and

balcony just to speak with you. It's freaking cold.

smiled. He even teased him a bit. "Did I bother you and

"Stop talking nonsense. She's already asleep. I wouldn't have come to the balcony to

so careful." Jacob couldn't help himself from teasing

just tell me why you called me in

serious expression on his face. He softly whispered on the phone, "A man named

best to remember anyone by that name, but couldn't think of a

light in Jacob's

He knew Jacob wouldn't ask a question like this if he didn't have a good reason for doing so.