A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily felt so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole in the ground to bury herself.
She knew that it was not the right time or place to be arguing with Jacob, so she picked up that bra and went into fitting room
again, embarrassed.
When checking out, Emily insisted paying the bill on her own but Jacob stopped her by using his height to his advantage, as he
patted her head and then gave his Centurion Card to the cashier.
"I have money!" Emily still refused and picked up her purse to pay, but she was embarrassed to discover that she forgot to bring
her card and the cash she had was not enough to pay for most of the clothes.
"I did not bring card with me..." Emily said, awkwardly.
The woman cashier discreetly rolled her eyes at Emily. 'Huh, such a reserved bitch.'
In the end, it was Jacob who ended up paying the bill.
Coming out of the shopping mall, Emily did not plan on taking Jacob's car, so she said," Thank you. I will transfer the money to
you later."
Emily did not like being indebted to others, whether it was money or favors, she would always make it a point to be mindful and
pay back as soon as she could.
Upon hearing Emily, Jacob's expression changed as if he was offended by her words, and he replied in a cold voice," Whatever!"
Jacob had thoroughly tasted how heartless the woman was! But he just could not help thinking of her!
"So, bye."
Emily turned round and walked away without looking back. Jacob felt so displeased that he kicked the side of his car with all his
strength. His eyes matched the way he felt at that moment: dark and cold.
...
When Emily got back to her apartment, Jack was waiting for her at the gate, standing still like a statue.
Jack had been waiting outside her apartment for more than an hour.

In the banquet, he was preoccupied with Rose. When he finally got out and came back, the banquet was over and Emily was
gone too.
Jack asked waiters if they had seen Emily, but they just looked at him funnily and gave him an answer, hardened with sarcasm,
Emily went away with Jacob.
He would never forget the waiter's expression--"You are a pathetic cuckold."
"Where did you go? Why didn't you answer the phone?" Jack took a deep breath and asked slowly.
Emily took her phone out from the bag and found that it was switched off, as it had run out of battery," I was..."
She really wanted to tell him everything at once but she just couldn't.
After a moment's pause, she explained," After you left, I met some trouble with Miss Tao, but fortunately Mr. Jacob was there to
help me out."
Jack stared at her face closely," And then?"
'Didn't Jacob say anything to her? About the earthquake...'
Emily's eyes met with his and caught a bit of gloom, but soon it disappeared... Perhaps it was an allusion?
"And then, then we separated at the gate and I went to buy new clothes." Emily spoke a little quick, like she was trying hard to
cover up her nervousness.
She had no choice. She really didn't.
She did not want to hurt Jack by telling him the truth about her and Jacob.
"Oh, that's it!" Jack relaxed his strained heart.
He was relieved to know that Jacob hadn't told Emily anything regarding what happened during the earthquake.
His eyelids drooped, but he did not say whether he believed her or not. This made Emily a little nervous.
After long silence, she heard Jack speak in a low voice," Emily, come here."

Emily hesitated for a moment and then walked towards Jack. Jack suddenly embraced her in his arms tightly, as if he was going
to crush her.
"Sorry, as your boyfriend, I was not there to accompany you when you needed my help. It's my fault."
"Okay, okay." Emily should have been moved by his apology, but at that moment, perhaps, she had a lot going on in her mind,
she did not feel any warmth, instead she trembled with fear.
Jack buried his face in Emily's neck and breathed in her unique fragrance. His arms tightened as he breathed the fragrance of a
male. Until Emily screamed out in pain, so he slowly let go of his hold.
'Emily, you are a really good actress.
We've cheated on each other and hid things from each other to see who will win in this game of love.'
Jack decided to spend the night at Emily's apartment, which strained her heart again.
She couldn't figure out why she felt more and more repulsed with the idea of being so close to Jack...
Seeing the tense expression on Emily's face, Jack grinned in mind but feigned a warm face," Rest assured please, I just want to
hold you in my arms."
When they fell asleep, Jack kept his word and just held her in his arms, but he held on to her tightly, like a python coiling its prey.
Emily almost suffocated and after several rounds of remonstrance, Jack slowly released her.
Unfortunately, Emily could not fall back to sleep anymore. Jack was the same as her. Both of them with secrets spent the whole
night pretending to be asleep.
Early next morning, Emily overturned the trunks and boxes and found the gift Jacob had given her.
Jack opened the box casually and found that it was the piece Emily had designed in last jewelry competition, which won her the
first prize. It must be invaluable.
"Who gave you this?"

Emily had already come up with an excuse," Mr. Jacob let me keep it last time, but I think it's not safe to keep it around here, so
I'm going to send it back to him."
Jack squinted slightly and smiled," I thought he gave it to you as a gift."
"How could that be possible? It's so precious..." Emily gave a hollow laugh," I will send it back to him today."
Jack would never allow them to see each other, so he said," I work in the same building with Jacob so I can help you give it
back."
"... Are you sure?" Emily was a little hesitant.
"Don't you trust me?"
"Yes." Emily thought it would be better to let Jack bring it back, so that she wouldn't have to meet Jacob in person. That way
Jacob would not get a chance to flirt with her or take advantage of her.
As for the one night stand, Emily believed that Jacob would not threaten her with that as he was a man of honor and integrity.
Emily did not know where this sense of trust came from, but she just trusted Jacob with that.
Without further ado, Emily nodded and agreed with Jack," Fine."
"Do not keep other people's things in the future."
"Got it."
However, after arriving at the Gu Consortium, Jack opened the box as soon as he got inside the gate. He dropped the brooch to
the ground, mercilessly stomped on it and then threw it into the trash bin.
Meanwhile, Jacob received the money transfer from Emily for the clothes which made him angry for the rest of day.
When Jacob saw the broken brooch in the bin, he bent down to pick it up and then checked the surveillance video. The truth
drove him mad with anger. Later that day, he announced that all the staff had to work overtime.
The employees of the Gu Consortium could do nothing to oppose, but silently resent their Boss for being so hard on them.