A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Beryl had some homework to do before the day ended. She was quite excited to do it since the task was to paint a picture of her parents. Jacob and Emily had already agreed to become Beryl's models, so they had to agree to whatever pose she asked them to do, even if they didn't want to.

After thinking about what she wanted for a while, Beryl decided that it would be wonderful if she could paint her parents while they were sitting down and lovingly hugging each other. In her mind, it was the perfect way to show everyone at school how happy their family was.

She walked towards Emily and Jacob to tell them exactly what to do. "Dad, Mom, you two sit on this sofa. Dad, you have to hug Mom's waist like this."

She took her father's hand and placed it around her mother's waist. "And you, Mom, you should smile like Dad just told you how much he loves you. I want everyone at school to see how great my parents are."

Because of what had happened earlier that day, Emily was a little hesitant to be so close to Jacob. However, Jacob whispered something in her ear that made her completely compliant. "You know, Beryl is very sensitive to people's feelings. It would be bad if she were to find out that you're upset with me."

Emily had no other choice but to pretend like she was fine.

After quite some time, Beryl finally finished her painting. Emily could feel her waist aching from sitting still for almost thirty minutes. Jacob stood up and walked out of the room. Emily approached Beryl to see her work. As a mother, it was natural for her to give praise to her daughter and teach her how she could improve in the future.

Half an hour passed and Emily was still talking to Beryl about her painting. As a result, Jacob was pretty much bored to death while waiting for Emily. He even started to pace back and forth inside the bedroom. A few moments later, Emily stepped into the room. The instant she entered, Jacob quickly started talking. "Honey, listen to me—"

"Jonas can't even stand up! How can you possibly say that you're innocent? What reason do you have this time? I've told you countless times that he's just a good friend to me. Whatever you say, you can't justify beating a man that badly! Even if you think that it was inappropriate for him to approach me, you still can't do that to another person! How can I possibly show my face to him now, especially since my own husband was the one who sent him to the hospital? How can we possibly continue to work together at the charity foundation?"

The more Emily voiced out her thoughts, the angrier she became. She completely felt that Jacob had lost all respect for her as a person.

the sheer amount of things she said. Despite that, he tried his best to respond in a calm manner. "Emily, please listen to me. There's something you have to know. You've known me for so long. Do you really believe that I would do

Emily think to herself for a while. Deep in her heart, she agreed with what Jacob had just

to find out more about the man. I did all this just to protect you. I've talked with my men and they swore to me that they didn't start the fight. Jonas was the one who suddenly got out of his car and threw a punch without saying a single word. Furthermore, he's an experienced fighter and my men were completely outmatched. Quickly after beating my men

no way Jonas would do that. I know him better

proof. Doesn't it seem strange that there's not a single surveillance camera at the place where it happened? Don't you

Emily still believed that Jonas couldn't have planned all of this since he was the one who had been roughed up so badly in the end. The

if there weren't any cameras, it doesn't mean he planned it. There are many roads like that," Emily

That man is going to slip up sooner or later. And I'll be there to capture it all. As I've said, Jonas is not the man he seems to be. You need to

anymore. She irritably rubbed her forehead and said, "I'm tired, let's stop this for now. I need to rest now. I want to have a good night's sleep, so I'll head to the bedroom

to walk out, Jacob held her hand and pleadingly said, "You should give it a second thought. Anyway, just sleep here. I'll go

There was finally a chance to breathe and relax. However, Emily's mind was conflicted about who

every occasion, they had always stood up for each other no matter what. Because of that, she thought that it was rude of her to doubt

so far. Moreover, it seemed idiotic for anyone to hurt themself that bad just to win over some sympathy from a married woman. However, there was a saying

further consideration, Emily finally admitted to herself that Jonas might actually be a little sketchy.

next day, Emily went to visit Jonas again and even brought some breakfast

heart was struggling with the doubts she had in her mind. That was why she planned to carefully observe Jonas's every action the moment she arrived. Upon closer inspection, she realized that all his wounds were on the body. He didn't have a single scratch on his face, but she couldn't deny that he was seriously hurt.

feeling? Are you getting better?" Emily asked while peeling an orange for

sideways. He then gave her a cheerful