A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Okay, deal." Jacob did not care about when he would get his coat; he only cared about her attitude towards him.
Emily breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was satisfied at last. She asked, "If there is nothing else to discuss..."
"Yes." Jacob interrupted her and raised her chin with his finger, then he lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.
Right then, the door of the office was pushed open by someone from the outside. The person was just on the time to catch the
scene, but he was quiet as he stood there emotionlessly.
"What are you doing?" Emily pushed Jacob away, then saw Victor standing at the door. Her face suddenly dropped to the floor.
"Mr. Victor, I..."
"You may continue, " said Victor, with a cold and teasing tone. Then he turned around and walked out. He was even considerate
enough to close the door behind him.
"Can't wait to explain?" Jacob said in an unhappy voice.
"This is going too far!" Emily was fuming.
Why did Jacob always kiss her so casually? Did he take her for a loose woman? This time somebody else had witnessed it!
"Too far?" Jacob was annoyed at the fact that she cared so much about what Victor thought.
"Jacob Gu, would it be possible for you to treat me with a little respect?" Emily rarely called him by his full name. Feeling
helpless, she fixated on his expressionless face and said in firm tone, "Thank you very much for helping me. I will certainly repay
you, but not in this way. You must know that I have always treated you as an elder and a friend!
So, please don't take this the wrong way."
Emily had been dying to say these words for a long time. Today, she felt lighter, having set her innermost thoughts free. Maybe
she should have made it clear to Jacob a long time ago.
"But I don't want to be your elder and friend!" Jacob suddenly changed his expression and frowned. He said, "Emily, I am not the
kind of man you can discard when you want to!"
"Jacob, nowadays, one night stands are a very common thing. Or maybe you were a virgin? And you want me to be responsible
for taking your virginity? Come on! There are so many ladies who would kill to be with you, why me?

In my humble opinion, your behavior is very childish and unbecoming." Emily didn't want to lose her integrity just because he had
helped her. Those were two different matters. "Or, are you in love with me, Mr. Gu?"
Emily's last sentence was full of irony. Without a doubt it would certainly make Jacob angry, but she wanted to get those words
off her chest. Her real intention was to be as far away from him as possible, but things hadn't really gone according to her
wishes. Now the only thing she could do was to make her position clear to him.
"Don't flatter yourself, Emily." Jacob's heart was filled with displeasure; his eyes blazed like an inferno as he said, "Fall in love
with you? You must be daydreaming!"
Jacob was known to be a very calm and collected person. Without a doubt, he had the patience of a saint. Jacob was not one to
be easily aggravated; he was not one to display his emotions openly either. This time, however, he had lost all control over his
emotions.
Emily was the name of the person responsible for such a rare feat.
"For both our sakes, that would be great." Emily was relieved. "Jacob, please don't bother me any more. I really thank you for
understanding."
For the best of everyone concerned, it would be good to forget everything that had happened between them. This way they could
end things mutually and return to their old lives.
Jacob glared at Emily, and her expression made him even angrier. "Get out of here, right now!"
No one had ever dared to speak to him like that. Emily was the first and the last person alive to offend him and get away with it.
Damn it! His heart melted when he saw her!
Emily immediately walked out of the room. This irritated Jacob even more.
After leaving the office, Emily was still panic-stricken at the thought of Jacob's expression. Jacob was an intense man with a bad
temper. Fortunately, he did not strangle her then and there.
Jacob was truly incensed by Emily's behavior, but in this case, the end would justify the means.
Emily stopped thinking about Jacob. She was too upset thinking about what Victor had seen when he walked into the room.

A man and a woman alone in a room sharing an intimate moment like that could hardly be called decent. What would Victor think
of her? Would he misunderstand her and think that she was trying to please the principal shareholder?
Alas! It was all Jacob's fault.
Emily hurried to find Victor so she could explain herself to him. When she was about to speak up, Victor shook his head and
interrupted her.
"You don't need to explain anything to me. It's none of my business. " Victor's expression was as cold as usual, he said,
"Actually, I don't care about the personal affairs of my employees."
In truth, Victor was only concerned with Emily's talent. His reasons behind helping her was that he had immense respect for
talented people and did not want their gifts go to waste. Besides, he wanted to make Jacob a little unhappy.
Apart from his appreciation for Emily's talents, Victor had no other intimate feelings for her. Victor was only interested in
understanding why Jacob valued Emily so much. His curiosity had gotten the best of him this time.
Motionless and dazed, Emily stood silently for a moment. Instead of apologising she said to him, remorsefully, "Okay, I know. I
am sorry to bother you."
Emily turned around and left, concealing the trace of loss in her heart.
Such was the psychological gap between an idol and a fan. He didn't know her, but she still wanted to know him and even care
for him.
As soon as she left, Victor went to Jacob's office. When he entered the room, he was welcomed with an expensive pen flying
towards his face.
Victor caught it with his hand and threw it back.
"Are you angry?"
Jacob was too furious to speak, instead he gave Victor a cold look.
"All right, it is all my fault, " Victor compromised. It was rude of him to disturb them, so he understood why Jacob was so angry.
"Let's get down to business."

Jacob looked at him and said, "Out with it. Don't be bashful."
"Help me find someone."
"After checking all people in this company, " said Jacob, "haven't you got any clues yet?" He frowned and became serious.
Obviously, he knew who Victor was looking for.
"No, I haven't, " There was a perplexed expression on his face. Victor closed his eyes and opened them moments later. "Jacob,
please help me!"
It was the first time that he had asked Jacob for help since they knew each other.
"I will help you." Jacob agreed but requested, "Just keep away from Emily, understand?"
"Of course, I'm not interested in her. Not in that way." Victor promised without hesitation.
Jacob groaned, "But Emily has always regarded you as her idol."
"Has she?" Victor was aware of it, but at present, it was not worth his attention. He added, "So what? You can always tell your
little girl not to worship others blindly."
'Victor is certainly a cold-hearted man, who somehow makes me feel quite relieved and satisfied, ' thought Jacob.