A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Under Emily's steadfast leadership, Love and Dream finished the production of their brand new series of products just a few days
before the day it was set to be released.
These new products were nothing like anyone had seen before. To add to that, they were priced at reasonable prices, making
their competitive value extremely high. As a result, people on the internet couldn't stop talking about the products. Everybody in
the design world anxiously waited for the release. In just a span of three days, all of the brand new products were completely
sold out from every store shelf and online shop.
Love and Dream had just been established a few months ago and already garnered such a prestigious reputation. This made
everyone in the design industry appreciate Emily's success.
“Jonas, what are you doing here?“
Emily asked when she noticed an unexpected visitor at her door.
With a faint smile, Jonas placed his hand on the frame of the office door and replied, “Emily, I heard that your product launch for
this season was a big hit. I thought it was a good idea to come here and congratulate you personally.“
Emily wanted to close the door, but Jonas was standing in the way. This handsome man's arrival started to pique the curiosity of
the employees outside. They couldn't help but look inside and see what was going on.
Emily didn't know what to do at that point and just responded, “Well then, thank you.“
The look on Jonas's face showed his dissatisfaction with her response. He then said, “Shouldn't you be inviting a supportive
friend to come inside?“
At that point, Emily felt completely helpless. Long ago, she had already made a decision to stay away from him. Not a single cell
in her body wanted him to come near her.
Unfortunately, letting Jonas just stand outside would definitely spark some unnecessary rumors. Moreover, Emily felt a little guilty
about ignoring a friend who had come from far away just to congratulate her. Her kind nature couldn't let him leave without
inviting him inside for at least a glass of water.
“All right, come in.“ Emily stepped aside to make room for Jonas.
As soon as Jonas walked past by Emily, a mischievous smile appeared on his face.

He knew that Emily would agree to his request as soon as he mentioned the word “friend.“
When Emily returned to her seat, the look on Jonas's face returned to normal. He was standing with his back turned against the
door, which blocked the view of the people outside.
“Emily, you look so drained. Did you stay up all night just to finish the designs?“ Jonas asked while approaching Emily's desk. He
then looked straight into her eyes and waited for her response.
Emily didn't know how to respond and simply said, “Uh.“ What he had said about staying up all night was true, but she didn't
think she looked that horrible.
His words made her distraught and before she knew it, Jonas was already standing behind her. “How about I give you a relaxing
massage to help with your stress? I just took some lessons last week.“
Emily was completely uncomfortable about the situation she was in. Before she could say no to him, she saw a glimpse of the
bracelet that Jonas was wearing. In her mind, she felt like she had seen it before.
Recollecting her past memories made her realize something important. This thought frightened her to her core.
A series of horrifying images flashed through her mind in mere seconds. A single bracelet was the only thing she needed to
remind her of the time that Jonas had hypnotized both Taylor and her!
It was a horrifying day where, in the end, they had been left without the slightest bit of recollection of what had happened to the
two of them.
With this huge revelation, Emily's whole body started to tremble in fear. From the very start, Jacob's suspicions had been true.
That was, Jonas was a wicked man who was not to be trusted.
Emily knew she needed to get away from this man as soon as she could. With her quick thinking, she uttered an excuse. “Wait a
minute. I'll get you a glass of water.“ She stood up from her chair and started to casually walk outside. She didn't want Jonas to
realize that she had an idea about what he was doing.
Her actions were a complete surprise to Jonas. Since his plan was an inch away from failure, he quickly thought of a way to
make her stay.
He pointed at the water dispenser in the corner of her office and then asked her to stop.

“Emily, I'll just drink some hot water from that. You don't have to go outside just for me.“
This caused Emily to stop dead in her tracks and think of something to reply, in order not to cause suspicion. “Don't worry. I'm not
that tired. Which would you prefer? Coffee or tea?“
Every cell in her body was telling her to get out of that room at that very second.
She placed her hand on the doorknob. But when she tried to open it, she realized that Jonas had locked it.
To add to her problems, Jonas walked right up to her and grabbed her arm. “I told you I'm not thirsty and I don't need anything.
Just sit down and let me give you a massage.“
At that very moment, Emily knew she was in deep trouble. Jonas was a man, and without a doubt, he was physically stronger
than her. Since her arm was already in his grasp, Emily did not dare to be so obvious in being so against what he was doing. So,
she didn't have any other choice but to go to the water dispenser and pour a glass of water for him.
As a final plea for help, Emily deliberately turned her back to Jonas while pouring him some water. At the same time, she took
out her phone and sent a message to Jacob.
The message was simple, containing only one sentence: “Jonas is in my office. Help me!“
As soon as Jonas took a sip of water, he felt a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart. He knew he had to hurry up and start with
his plan.
“Emily, you—“
Before he could finish what he was saying, Emily interrupted him. “Jonas, we haven't seen each other for such a long time. How
have you been?“
There was still no response from Jacob. Emily knew she had to buy herself some time. It was very likely that her husband was
still in a meeting and she had to do everything she could to get out of this situation safely.
Jonas was a bit startled by her question. He hadn't expected that Emily would take the initiative to ask about him. To avoid
scaring her away, he had to answer in the most normal way he could.
“Not bad. How about you?“

Instead of just offering him some water, Emily began to talk with Jonas about everything she could think of. They talked about
the company's affairs, how challenging her work was, her personal relationships, and even a few celebrity stories.
Jonas had never seen Emily talk so much before. He was stunned for a moment, but soon, he sensed that something was
wrong.
'Why is Emily being like this all of a sudden?
Does she already know why I'm here?'
The expression on Jonas's face darkened when he realized that his cover might be blown. There was no time to waste anymore,
so he stood up and spoke bluntly. “Let's stop talking for now since I have other matters to attend to later. Just sit down, Emily, so
I can finally give you your massage.“
Even though Emily seemed like her usual self, her heart was ready to burst from fear. She desperately looked at the clock and
wondered why Jacob hadn't come yet.
Jonas was getting more forceful with every second that passed. He walked behind her and pressed her down on the chair.
At that moment, Jonas didn't care how his actions would come across. He grabbed onto her shoulders and struggled to keep her
in place. Emily screamed when she started to feel pain. “Jonas, I don't want a massage! Stop what you're doing!“
“I'm sorry, it's not up to you to decide anymore,“ Jonas replied with a malicious look on his face.
Jonas was just a few steps away from completely hypnotizing Emily. It seemed like he was going to succeed. But just in the nick
of time, the door burst wide open.
“Stop!“
Jacob shouted while standing at the door. More than a dozen men dressed in black stood behind him. In a blink of an eye, Jacob
rushed inside and kicked Jonas right in the stomach, which sent him flying to the ground.
Jacob's men stormed inside and held Jonas in place.
Right after, Jacob approached Emily and helped her stand. With eyes filled with concern, he asked “Are you hurt anywhere? I'm
so sorry that I took so long.“

The fear Emily had felt earlier made her face turn ghostly pale. But in order to appease Jacob, she nodded along in agreement.
“I'm fine. You came just in time.“
Not being able to move a single inch, Jonas knew something bad was going to happen to him. He'd been exposed and had to
think of a way to get out of this situation.
“Emily, how can you just watch while Jacob is harassing me like this? I didn't do anything wrong. Why did he kick me and why is
he ordering his men to restrain me?“
Jonas didn't struggle at all, so that he could come across as someone who was innocent and didn't know what was going on.
Unfortunately for him, Jacob and his men didn't buy it. Jacob's men proceeded to take turns punching and kicking him. He was
beaten so badly that his skin turned black and blue.
Upon seeing Jonas in such a badly bruised state, Emily feel a little sympathetic. But when she remembered that this man had
come to her with the intention of hypnotizing her again, her kind nature quickly disappeared.
With a frighteningly frigid voice, Emily uttered, “Stop acting stupid, Jonas. You can't fool us anymore. I knew everything from the
start.“
Realizing that she was dead serious, Jonas gave up his act of trying to be innocent. Instead, he pushed the bodyguards aside
with all his might, trying his best to escape.