A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jacob smiled at Emily. Then, he turned his head and kissed her hand.

Emily glared at him shyly. “You always take advantage of me.“ She withdrew her hand and ignored him.

Jacob smiled. “It's natural for me to take advantage of my wife.“

“You are so glib.“ After taking a look at the soup, Emily took a small spoon, scooped a little of the soup, and tasted it. She felt that it was a little light, so she reached out for the salt while answering Jacob's question. “I finished my work ahead of time, so I came home early. Well, aren't you home early too?“

It was only noon, and Jacob was already in their kitchen.

“That only means we think alike, don't you think?“ Jacob pointed at the necklace around his neck, the one designed by Emily.

At the sight of that, Emily smiled.

Seeing that Emily had returned to being energetic and happy like before, Jacob felt very contented. He reached out to touch her face and said, “Now you can get some good rest.“

Before the new product launch took place, Emily had stayed up late to work every day. Jacob had watched her grow weak and her skin turn sallow. He had felt sorry for her. But since he had known that she was doing something that meant a lot to her, he had had no choice but to support her all the way.

“Okay.“ Emily put her hand on Jacob's and nodded.

While the two were busy enjoying each other's company, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Emily and Jacob looked at each other. Then, Jacob went to open the door.

“Hello?“ a voice called from outside the door. It was Rita, who had been smiling brightly until Jacob opened the door. She froze for a moment. “Jacob...“ She had thought that Emily would be the one to answer the door.

Jacob smiled and nodded politely to her. Then, he stepped aside and let her in.

Jacob.“ Rita thanked Jacob with a stiff expression, walked into the house, and took off

closed the door

the kitchen. After the soup was ready, she turned the gas off. Hearing Rita's voice, she walked out of the

and hugged her, almost yelling excitedly, “I heard about your

had heard about what Emily had done at the new product launch. She

visit was really to celebrate with Emily

you!“ Rita was so excited that she wanted

so happy for her success, Emily was also very

the two women were busy talking to each other, Jacob sneaked into the kitchen to cook the remaining dishes, leaving Emily and Rita some space and privacy to chat.

face suddenly disappeared. She put her hands on her hips and looked at Emily

looked at Rita in confusion.

Rita angrily questioned Emily and pretended to be jealous. “I know I'm not as important as your husband and your three little kids, but I'm your best friend! Don't you miss me at

Rita's complaint, Emily smiled and gently tapped her head. “Quit acting like a

of this, Rita's eyes lit up. “I love you so much, Emily!“

a delicate gift box and handed it to Rita. She rolled her eyes at Rita and

took the gift box and opened it. It was the necklace with petals that was designed by Emily. It was mainly pink. Rita liked it very much as soon as she saw it. Then, she happily hugged Emily and said, “Emily, you are so nice! I knew you

right, all right. My three little kids are still taking a nap. Keep your voice down,“ Emily reminded Rita while patting her on

still too happy about getting one of her necklaces

to go shopping

her to you later.“ Rita did

for herself to relax. She had

Rita happily took Emily's hand. They were about

who had just woken up for lunch, were unhappy