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.

for herself to think it through. Because

aware that her decision was a compromise on her part. As a way to thank her, he leaned over and 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 on

for the couple to sleep. A soft breeze rustled outside. The

of light. The faint, orange tinge that came from it illuminated the face of

sound asleep. She looked utterly adorable in

robe, Jacob sat on the bed and longingly stared at Emily's face. She was slightly shivering, so he tucked her in

carefully got out of bed and walked to the balcony. He tried his best not to make any sound

about to use his phone,

with a hoarse

to speak quietly to avoid waking up

was speaking to, he 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 distressed voice said,

happening. He just picked a lighter up from the glass

sound disappeared and it seemed

David furiously muttered. But he wasn't done there. He continued to hiss and swear at

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

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

She's already asleep. I wouldn't have come to the balcony to speak with you if she

be so careful." Jacob

sneered and then responded in a lethargic voice, "Can you please just tell me why you called

time for business. Jacob suddenly had a serious expression on his face. He softly whispered on the

tried his best to remember anyone by that name, but couldn't think of a single person. "No,

light in Jacob's

didn't have a good reason for doing so. Unless there was something peculiar about this man, it was very likely that it