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.

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, I get your

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 my wonderful

when she realized how thoughtful her husband

lack of light outside was a sign that it was time for the couple to

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

woman lay in bed, sound asleep. She looked utterly adorable in her lovely pajamas and hugging a

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 when he opened the door

was a bit chilly that night, but Jacob didn't seem to be bothered by it at all. He was about to use his phone, but paused for a few seconds. He then dialed a number he was quite familiar

a man with a hoarse voice answered

to speak quietly to avoid waking up Emily. "David,

he realized who he 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

ask what was happening. He just picked a lighter up from the glass table near him and toyed with it with an erratic expression on his face.

rustling sound disappeared and it

are you calling at this hour?" David furiously muttered. But he wasn't done there. He continued to hiss and swear at

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

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

him continue and frantically replied, "Stop talking nonsense. She's already asleep. I wouldn't have come to the balcony to speak with you if

so careful." Jacob couldn't help

"Can you please just tell me why you

face. He softly whispered on the phone, "A man named Jonas recently appeared

by that name, but couldn't

Jacob's eyes turned dark.

that something was wrong. He knew Jacob wouldn't ask a question like this if he didn't have a good reason for doing so. Unless there was something peculiar about this man, it was very likely that it had something to do