A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily was just a few feet away from danger and she had absolutely no clue about it.

Her judgment wasn't as sharp as usual since she was so tired from work. She was even feeling a little bit dizzy. That was why she went outside to catch some fresh air. Her head was pointed down to the street because she was trying to rub her stiff shoulders. Little did she know, Bill's men were already walking towards her.

By the time she finally raised her head, it was already too late. Several shady-looking men were already following her.

Emily found it odd that there were still this many people outside at that time. She had been working at the HT Group for a while and she never seen anything like it before. Her traumatic past caused her to suddenly become alert. She scanned her surroundings, but tried to do it casually.

Fortunately for her, there were still a few random people passing by. She knew that if the group of shady-looking men was really there to attack her, they would definitely do it when there was nobody left around.

With this in mind, she seized her only chance to flee for safety. She walked as fast as she could towards her car while still trying to look normal. When she was finally inside, she quickly took out her phone and dialed Jacob's number.

Just the sound of Jacob's low and manly voice gave her a sense of safety. But she knew that that wasn't enough to keep her safe. Without wasting another second, she told Jacob what was happening.

She didn't care if her suspicions were right or wrong. She just knew that calling Jacob for help was the wisest decision she could make.

“Get out of there fast, but drive safely. Don't worry, I'm on my way right now. Also, don't hang up. I want to know quickly if something else happens,“ Jacob replied in an anxious voice.

Emily quickly drove away and listened to Jacob on the phone. She felt a sense of relief when she heard his car's engine start and accelerate. Still, she couldn't help but watch her rearview mirror like a hawk. Each car she saw behind her caused her worries to grow bit by bit. But under such a possibly dangerous situation, she knew she had to keep her mind calm in order to make the best decisions possible.

She stepped hard on the gas, but still maintained a normal amount of distance from the car behind her. Out of pure coincidence, when she looked at her rearview mirror again, she recognized a familiar face out of the corner of her eyes.

“Jacob! I think I know who's following me,“ Emily exclaimed, but the way she spoke made her seem unsure. It was too dark, and driving at such a high speed made it hard to distinguish someone with absolute certainty.

the only thing in his mind was to get to her and keep her safe. He didn't even care about who was

own safety. He drove like a madman while his forehead was dripping with cold sweat.

sudden, he heard Emily's worried voice on the phone. “It's

sharp turn. There was a road light that illuminated Bill's terrifying face and she happened to see it when she looked at her side-view mirror. Out of all the people she knew, Bill was

in a blink of an eye. And before she could even notice it, the car behind her rammed the trunk of her

for her life. Her hands trembled uncontrollably and her heart sank from fear. Despite that, she knew that staying calm would give her the best chance of getting out of this alive. As a

yelling at her, but didn't check to see where his voice came from. She was too focused

maniacally. He wanted to hear Emily scream once again, so he

at just the right time and she managed to gain some ground away from Bill. When she saw with her own eyes that Bill's car was lagging behind hers, she let out a sigh of relief. But

think at that point. She needed to find a way to avoid the car in front of her. But no matter how hard

a third car intentionally got in her way, acting like a shield from the speeding car heading towards her.

“Excuse me!“

when she finally woke up. She found herself sitting on a chair and realized that her eyes were filled with

thing that she noticed was white walls and metal benches. Also, a strong smell of disinfectant in the air gave

a hospital's ICU ward. Anyone who saw Emily could easily tell that she didn't know what was going on. She was just tugging on her shirt like a

massive car accident, but it seemed like she had

of the car crash that made her feel like it was all a bad dream. The first thing she remembered was opening her eyes and seeing a cloud of smoke in front of her. After that, walking towards a familiar black car and finding a man who had blood all over

man on her lap while his blood flowed onto her clothes. Quietly, she observed the

happened earlier was the exact opposite. The truth was, when she had been a few steps away from the black car, she hadn't even reached out her hand to check if the driver

known that the driver was Jacob. And if he had really

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