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.

okay?“ he replied. Even though Jacob was a harsh businessman, he couldn't bear to hear Emily's voice in such a frightened state. At that moment, the only thing in

He drove

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

person behind her when she took a 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

off the gas pedal. The car behind her caught up in a blink of

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 result, she bit her lower lip hard and just focused on the road

at her, but didn't check to see where his

laughed maniacally. He wanted to hear Emily scream once again, so he asked his men to trail behind her and slam her car

was about to get hit again, Emily made a sharp turn to avoid Bill's car. Her quick thinking came 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 as soon as she did, another car

avoid the car in front of her. But no matter

Emily was a few seconds from crashing, a third car intentionally got in her way, acting like a shield from the speeding

“Excuse me!“

up. She found herself sitting on a chair and realized that her eyes were filled with tears. She looked

benches. Also, a strong smell of disinfectant in the air gave her a clue on where

she noticed that there were people in nurse uniforms walking around her. It took her a few more minutes to realize that she was sitting alone in front of 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

been a few hours since the massive car accident, but it seemed like she had no recollection

in her mind was broken memories 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

onto her clothes. Quietly, she observed the man's chest to see if

things, what had happened earlier was the exact opposite. The truth was, when she had been a few

the driver was Jacob. And if he had really

no way she could continue on with her