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.
“Thank you, Jacob.“ Rita thanked Jacob with a stiff expression, walked into the house, and took off her shoes.
Jacob closed the door behind them.

“Is that Rita?“ Emily was busy in the kitchen. After the soup was ready, she turned the gas off. Hearing Rita's voice, she walked
out of the kitchen.
“Emily!“ When Rita saw Emily, she immediately rushed to her happily and hugged her, almost yelling excitedly, “I heard about
your success at the new product launch! You're so amazing!“
Rita had heard about what Emily had done at the new product launch. She was very happy for her and her recent design
success.
Her sudden visit was really to celebrate with Emily in person.
“I'm so proud of you!“ Rita was so excited that she wanted to jump up and down.
Seeing that her best friend was so happy for her success, Emily was also very joyful.
While 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.
“But...“ The smile on Rita's face suddenly disappeared. She put her hands on her hips and looked at Emily with dissatisfaction.
“What's wrong?“ Emily looked at Rita in confusion.
“Why haven't you sent me one necklace as a gift? Am I not your best friend?“ 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 all?
I'm so sad!“ she said.
Hearing Rita's complaint, Emily smiled and gently tapped her head. “Quit acting like a spoiled brat. Wait here.“ Then, she turned
around and walked toward her room.
At the sight of this, Rita's eyes lit up. “I love you so much, Emily!“ she exclaimed.
Soon, Emily came back with a delicate gift box and handed it to Rita. She rolled her eyes at Rita and said, “How could I forget
you?“
Rita happily 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 wouldn't
forget me!“

“All right, all right. My three little kids are still taking a nap. Keep your voice down,“ Emily reminded Rita while patting her on the
back.
“Humph!“ Rita did not mind Emily's reminder because she was still too happy about getting one of her necklaces as a gift.
After lunch, Rita invited Emily to go shopping to celebrate.
“Jacob, please lend Emily to me for some time. I'll return her to you later.“ Rita did not forget to ask for Jacob's permission.
Jacob took a look at Emily and thought that if she went shopping with Rita, she could find time for herself to relax. She had been
so tired at work over the past few days. She deserved the down time, so Jacob nodded and agreed.
“Oh, yeah! Let's go, Emily.“ Rita happily took Emily's hand. They were about to leave when a small voice rang in the room.
“Mommy...“ Beryl and Bowen, who had just woken up for lunch, were unhappy to see their mother being taken away.
Emily turned back to comfort them. “Your godmother and I will be back soon. You stay at home with Daddy, okay? Otherwise he
will be lonely.“
Beryl and Bowen looked at Jacob, who immediately took the opportunity to cooperate and said, “Will you play games here with
me?“
“Hmm...“ After hesitating for a few seconds, the two little kids finally thought that their father really needed them to accompany
him, so they nodded and agreed to stay home with him. But of course, they did not forget to tell Emily, “Mommy, you have to
come home early.“
“I will.“ Emily nodded.
Rita also told the kids, “I will bring you gifts when we get back.“
“Humph!“ The kids were disappointed that their godmother was taking their mother away.
“Well...“ Rita felt a little embarrassed.
After changing her shoes, Emily patted Rita on the shoulder and comforted her. “Ignore them. Just bring them the gifts you
promised, and they will like you again.“

“Okay.“ Rita felt relieved.
To celebrate Emily's successful new product launch, Rita took her shopping at the mall. As Emily's best friend, she paid for
everything that Emily got as reward for her recent success.
Emily accepted the reward without hesitation.
Soon, after hopping from one store to another, Rita's and Emily's hands were full of different shopping bags. However, Rita was
not yet satisfied. She still wanted to buy more things.
“Rita.“ Emily was tired. She caught up with the excited Rita, who was walking fast and did not seem to be tired at all. “We've
bought enough. Let's go home,“ Emily said. She really could not walk anymore. She would rather lie prone on a desk or draw
than go shopping some more. She felt so much pain in her feet.
“How can those be enough? We still have a lot of things to buy.“ Rita looked at the bags in their hands and seemed to be
indicating that they were far from enough.
“What?“ Emily looked at Rita in horror. “What else do you want to buy?“ They had already bought clothes, shoes, bags,
cosmetics, and every little thing women deemed essential.