A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Emily, please don't do this. There's no..." Jonas began.

But Emily didn't want to hear anything else he had to say, so she interrupted him. "Sorry, but I've already made up my mind." The sound of Jacob and the children joyfully playing in the living room made her unyielding in her decision. As a result, she spoke to Jonas as if he was a stranger. She didn't bother to give him an explanation and simply hung up the phone.

At that point, Emily didn't need to see any more evidence from Jacob. What had happened the past few days between them was more than enough proof for her to stay away from Jonas. Additionally, she had to make a choice between her friends and her family. As a mother, she was naturally inclined to choose the latter.

When Jonas realized that she had hung up the phone on him, his blood immediately started to boil. Despite that, he knew that he couldn't give up so easily. For that reason, he inhaled deeply to try and stay calm. He tried calling Emily's number again. Unfortunately, his caller ID had already been blocked. He was so upset that he exclaimed in anger, "Damn it! I can't believe she's done this! I thought this was supposed to be an easy job!" In irritation, he lit a cigarette and started to smoke heavily. After a few more failed attempts at contacting Emily, he finally gave up on her. Instead, he dialed another number.

"Why did you call me out of the blue? Don't tell me that you can't even handle a woman like Emily? You're a psychologist for crying out loud! Shouldn't this be a walk in the park for you?" The person on the other end of the phone seemed to know what was going on and mocked Jonas.

Jonas had only been given one task. Therefore, it wasn't so difficult to guess why he was calling.

Upon being heavily ridiculed, Jonas stubbed out the cigarette in his hand out of rage. Anyone who saw his face at that moment would see the embarrassment he felt. After a short pause, he replied in a troubled tone, "Everything was going smoothly. Then, all of a sudden, she said she doesn't want to see me anymore. I can't even think of a single reason why she wanted to end our friendship so abruptly."

Even though Jonas had never really taken a liking to Emily, he was still completely infuriated after being cut off like this. For that reason, a wrathful sneer made its way on his face. In Jonas' eyes, Emily was just like everyone he'd fooled before. He had honestly thought that it was going to be a piece of cake. As a doctor, he hadn't even taken her seriously since he knew that she had suffered from a mental illness in the past.

The first time that Jonas had heard that his job was to manipulate Emily to do his bidding, he had gotten offended. In his mind, a task that easy was like an insult to his professional capabilities. But now, he regretted every single time he had taken Emily for granted, since he was in deep trouble.

"Her attitude changed all of a sudden. Apart from her not wanting to see me anymore, the way she spoke was something I've never heard from her before. At first, she sounded like she was in a bit of a pinch. But as we continued to talk, she calmed down and spoke to me in such a cold-hearted way." Jonas reported everything that happened in the phone call earlier. To no one's surprise, he was talking to none other than Darren.

"You don't have to be so hard on yourself. After all, you lost to Jacob. He's pretty good at these things, so don't feel so humiliated." Darren wasn't like everybody; he knew not to underestimate his enemies.

Although Jonas didn't think highly of Emily, he had never underestimated her husband. But it seemed now that he hadn't been careful enough. From the moment he had first come in contact with Emily, the only thing in his mind had been to do his best to avoid getting on Jacob's

trust. Everything had been going so well, but

think a woman that foolish could survive and thrive on her own?" Darren's eyes showed the disdain he felt for Emily when

was a weak and frail woman. Moreover, they knew that she was still going through depression. With that in mind, how could they possibly take her

them, Darren was reminded of his agenda. As a result, he gave Jonas a new yet familiar task.

forget, you're a psychologist. And Emily is a woman who will break down into tears with the slightest provocation. I'm sure you don't need me to teach you

a drink as soon as he saw his boss

glance in his assistant's direction and nodded in agreement. "Don't fret, I expected this to happen. Although Jonas is an established psychologist, he's never gone against Jacob. That's why he was so naive in his approach." Feeling full of confidence, Darren swirled his glass and drank up the rest of the red wine as if he

his face showed the delight and determination he felt at

Jonas' mistake affect our next

to Harlan's doubt, Darren simply waved his hand and calmly uttered, "It doesn't matter whether our plan for Emily succeeds

on his feet. But now, he was confident enough to say that he was ready to fight once again. Knowing that he had the upper hand, the next battlefield was up to him to choose. As long

matter that Jonas had failed, since Emily was just one small part of their entire plan. Even the female reporter at the

face suddenly became calm. An unusual smile appeared on his face. It made

our plan for Emily, if it succeeds, just consider it as icing on the cake. For now, we should take this time to appreciate Jacob's miserable

her any sort

destroy his beloved wife." Harlan smiled in response

weakness!" Now that he had his enemy in the palm of his hand, there was absolutely no reason in his mind to let this opportunity pass by.