A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

On the other side, Emily went to work as usual and saw Jonas, who had just been discharged from the hospital.

He was dressed in simple clothing. The bruises on his face were fading, but they were still evident upon a closer look. He moved with an obvious limp, and he was still wearing a cast on his arm. Overall, he looked miserable.

While he was interacting with his co-workers, he suddenly noticed the woman who was about to take a turn to avoid running into him. He turned to his peers and calmly said, "Sorry, I just remembered that there's something I need to do. Excuse me." He started to walk away.

"Wait, why don't you finish what you were talking about first?"

Despite his companion's protests, Jonas still made his way to the corner of the corridor and managed to grab Emily's sleeve before she was able to get into the elevator.

Emily was taken aback by his grip and quickly shook him off. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked with gritted teeth, annoyed.

Upon seeing her angry expression, Jonas looked down with a sad face, but he was also kind of agitated. "I'm sorry for startling you. I was just a little excited to get to you."

Emily was sensible enough to not respond. She took a small step back and suddenly felt embarrassed. "The elevator is here. You'd better go in now."

Jonas shook his head. "No, you misunderstood. I wasn't in a hurry to get into the elevator. I just wanted to ask why you're avoiding me."

"I'm not avoiding you." Emily awkwardly smiled and looked at him as if she had just noticed his bandaged hand. "I didn't expect that they would discharge you from the hospital so soon. Are you sure you're recovered enough to come back to work?"

When he heard this, Jonas realized that the woman in front of him wasn't completely innocent and naive.

He forced a bitter smile. "It's good enough. I haven't seen you in days. I was worried about you."

"I'm all right," Emily answered. She gave him a tight-lipped smile. "I thought I made myself clear on the phone last night," she reminded him.

"You mean we really can't be friends anymore?" Jonas tried his best not to lose his composure. He was smiling at her, but his fists were clenched. "Come on, the situation isn't that serious. I don't think it warrants you cutting me off completely. Do you really believe everything he told you?" he asked, with a hint of animosity in his voice.

me wrong. I didn't run after you to fight with you. I just feel

tone was gentle, but his choice of words was very strange.

to say? If not, then

any more time interacting with him. There was a hint of

to talk in a gentle tone. "I came here as soon as I left the hospital because I wanted to see you. I don't want

you not because you look like anyone, but because I genuinely like being around

like me?" Emily suddenly asked, giving him an

What on

right in front of him. As far as he was concerned, he had

of doing anything. She didn't have an ounce of gentleness in

She was starting to regret her question, but she was really curious about his answer to

blinked at her, shocked. After a few seconds, he

didn't give him the chance to do so. "No, you heard me correctly. Since you don't like me, why do you care so much about being my friend?

that there was something odd and wrong about Jonas and

a thing. He opened his mouth and said, "Who even said that that I don't like…" Before he finished his sentence, he sensed that there was something wrong. As he lowered his head to meet Emily's gaze, his

with this

you don't try to have an inappropriate relationship with me. Do not contact me in any way unless it

away

He didn't know how long it would take for them to see each other again. His eyebrows knitted together in thought before he ran after her for the second

on a moment. I

for the circumstance, Emily would have preferred not to listen anymore to whatever he had to say. Unfortunately, she was wearing a pair of high-heeled shoes, so she couldn't exactly run. It didn't take him long

again and she glared at him. It confirmed all the suspicions that Jacob had

quickly. I'm in a

in his heart. 'What could be so important for her to be in such a hurry?' Although annoyed, he did his best not to

immediately opened his mouth before she could complain. "We can go talk in your office.