A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Who do you think it is?" Jonas asked. Finding out that Emily had an idea about who was behind all this gave him hope.

Until now, he had thought that he had been targeted by kidnappers. However, Emily's words piqued his interest.

He also wanted to know whom he had pissed off so much that they would want to have him killed.

"I suspect that it's Jacob who's behind this. Now, there's nothing I can do except to apologize on his behalf. I know you're hurt, but I hope you don't take this matter too seriously." Emily stood up and moved as if she was about to take a deep bow.

Jonas wanted to stop her, but he couldn't move because of his injuries. He could only watch her as she began this gesture of remorse.

She was about to bend forward when she felt a pair of thick hands stopping her and pulling her back up.

Before she could turn around to see who the person was, she heard Jacob's familiar voice.

"Wow! What an amazing actor you are, Dr. Lin. And I admire not only your acting but your endurance as well. You're really something." A knowing smile formed on Jacob's face.

"What are you talking about, Mr. Gu? I don't understand," Jonas replied. Although he lay on the bed unable to move, he did not give in to the other man's provocation.

Jacob sneered as he watched Jonas. 'This man is doing a great job of disguising his true feelings. It's amazing how calm he still is!' he thought.

"What a fraud! To gain Emily's sympathy, you even used your own body as bait. Just brilliant!" Jacob continued.

"Mr. Gu, I really don't know what you're talking about. I think this must be some sort of misunderstanding," Jonas said with an innocent expression on his face.

'Huh. Now, look who's playing dumb? Is this all that Jonas has?

He was growing anxious about Jonas's performance. No matter what he said, Jonas would

had a lot more to say, but

trying to stir trouble for Jonas from the beginning. Is that all you have to say?" Emily snapped. She could no longer stand it, and she had to

had really grown disappointed with

Jacob would turn out to be the kind of man who ordered his men to beat someone up to the

it hadn't ended there. Not only had he not shown remorse for having done this, but here he was now, taunting Jonas after the fact. What was

still the Jacob that she used

done such a thing because he was jealous, but now, it was beginning to look like he was outright insane.

a bad person that you'd prefer to trust a

would choose to be on his side. However, it seemed that, for some reason, Emily

from. Who knows what his real motive it? Is he hoping for something

chose to side with him, a stranger, ' he thought. For Jacob,

now, Emily wouldn't believe him. It was clear that she would rather trust the words

see, Jonas is still hospitalized. He needs to get some rest," Emily declared coldly, before turning her back on

had gone too far now, and what

a patient who needed some peace and quiet. Jacob's presence would only

nothing more than to be able to tear Jonas

was enough. He would not be so stupid

with this so easily. One

that, he

sickbed, Emily flashed Jonas an apologetic smile. "As you may already know, Jacob is an ill-tempered man. Please forgive him. I apologize

again. Ignoring the pain, Jonas sat up and

don't have to apologize to me. Please don't