A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jacob did not directly answer Jack, instead, he stared at Emily, with a pair of dark and ruthless eyes.
Emily shuddered anxiously because of his eyes, as she tried to avoid facing him.
Jack noticed the uneasiness in Emily, so he stepped towards her, blocking Jacob's view, and suddenly all the pressure had
disappeared.
"Are you guys going to get dinner?"
Jacob said with a calm voice, as if it was just an ordinary question," Let's go together."
Emily was about to refuse, when Jack said," Okay."
Nonchalantly, he stretched out his long arm, wrapped it around her waist and said," Emily, let's eat together. It would have been a
hassle having to find another place to eat. Moreover, we don't have to pay for our meal."
Emily could not find a valid reason to refuse.
She could't say that she wanted to change places to eat because she was feeling guilty.
However, the thought of eating at the same table with both Jack and Jacob made her feel terrible.
Would Jacob tell Jack what happened between them out of anger and jealousy?
In fact, Emily didn't want anyone to know what had happened between her and Jacob, including Jack...
Burdened with guilt, Emily lowered her head, to avoid facing Jacob's disdainful eyes and Jack's provocative expression.
The three of them entered the luxury box with different things on their minds.
Emily sat next to Jack, and to her opposite was Jacob. Jack, who soon realized this issue, changed his seat with her decisively.
In an instant, the two men's eyes collided like a thunderstorm. It was almost as if you could hear the sound of thunder cracking in
the air. Underneath their calm and composed exterior was an undercurrent of anger and discontent.
Their eyes were equally cold and menacing, with insight into each other's true agenda.
Jacob instantly realized that Jack knew everything, but for some reason he was hiding it from Emily.

Either way, it didn't matter.
He, Jacob, had never took Jack seriously, because he could always beat him easily.
Oblivious to what was going on between Jack and Jacob, Emily handed the menu to Jacob politely and then turned to Jack,"
What would you like to eat?"
Jack smiled at her and gently said," Whatever you like."
"Then don't order seafood, because your injuries haven't healed yet. You can't eat those things."
Emily was just being thoughtful, but Jacob took it the wrong way and got irritated because of what she said.
Jacob found it difficult to contain his anger.
Emily was truly ungrateful. She only saw Jack's injury, but she did not remember how much Jacob had suffered because of her!
Very well. Jack wasn't allowed to eat seafood, right?
Jacob made sure to order nothing but seafood!
"Please bring me all of your seafood dishes, and nothing else."
Baffled, Emily looked at Jacob wondering what his intentions were. After a while, she realized that she would be a fool to think
Jacob didn't do that on purpose.
Was Jacob holding a grudge against her?
Or Jack?
No matter what the answer was. Emily didn't want to know.
"Mr. Jacob, Jack's injury is still not well enough to eat seafood..."
"I was bed-ridden in the hospital too. Why can I eat seafood but he can't?"
Jacob's face was sullen, and his heart was indignant. He had completely lost control over his emotions. He was acting like an
entitled child, crying over not being treated fairly by his parents.

Emily was dumbfounded by Jacob's reactions. Why was there a hint of grievance in his voice? 'I must be imagining things, ' she
thought to herself.
"You were also bed-ridden......"
Emily was about to ask Jacob why he was also injured, when she was suddenly interrupted by Jack, who was sitting next to her
as he said," Emily, it's not a big deal. I'm sure if my uncle can eat seafood, so can I, right?"
Ironically, Jacob's injuries were far more serious than his!
Perhaps at that moment, Jacob was just pretending to be tough. After all, when he found out about Emily and Jack he couldn't
hold back his emotions anymore. His mental state at that moment could not get any worse!
'How angry would Jacob be if he found out that Emily mistakenly believed that the person who saved her was me?
Oh, I can't wait to see the look on his face, but unfortunately, it is not the right time.'
In truth, when Emily asked that question, Jack got nervous for a moment, and the first thought that came to his head was that he
could not let her know the truth, or else everything he had done would have been for nothing.
Innocent as Emily was, she was soon distracted by Jack's words as she said with a disapproving tone," Health is very important,
so you should always try to take care of your health. You two are both not allowed to touch seafood. Porridge is a better
alternative."
Both men agreed without further resistance.
Emily's meal was as dry as sawdust. From time to time, she had to pay attention to Jacob's behavior, fearing that his mental
instability might cause him to act out.
Facts had proven that Emily was overreacted. Jacob never mentioned a word about their affair and his attitude was even very
alienating. On the surface, he pretended like he did not know Emily at all and that he only knew her and eat with her because of
Jack.
Emily felt confident, and was receiving positive vibes from the current state of affairs. The two puzzle pieces that weren't fitting
initially, were finally falling into their original places. At last, she felt like the odds were on her favor.

The meal was equally awful for Jacob, as he felt repulsed with every bite. Driven mad with anger, he couldn't taste the food
anymore, but he was aware enough to know that he had to put a cap on his emotions.
One of the few things that hurt Jacob the most, was the thought of failing after all the effort he had put into this pursuit. It was like
Jacob had given his all to build a trap, only for someone else to steal away the rabbit, right after he had finally caught it in his
trap. Even worse, because the rabbit had left voluntarily!
A rabbit with no heart!
Jacob shouldn't have been so good to her!
Jack, however, did not concede to the presence of Jacob. Instead, he was being more active and intimate with Emily, which
consequently was making her feel very embarrassed.
In the end, Jacob couldn't stand to be there a second longer. His patience had finally run thin, as he got up all of a sudden,
tapped his fingers on the table a few times and then walked out of the box, without a word.
Jack understood why Jacob had left so abruptly, but Emily, as clueless as she was, didn't understand what had happened, and
so she asked, out of curiosity," What happened to him?"
There was a faint smile on Jack's face. "Why do you care about my uncle?"
Emily's eyes widened and her throat tensed up, as she said," No, he is your uncle. I was just curious."
"He is not my biological uncle, so what's the big deal?" Jack's tone was disrespectful and distasteful. He whispered in Emily's
ears," I think he's just a lonely man who is jealous of us. Or maybe, he is just jealous because I have such a good girlfriend?"
"Don't joke about such things."
Emily found it repulsive to make fun of people like that so she avoided the topic.
"Forget it, but I still need to go to see him. After all, he is my elder."
"Don't go," Emily blurted out, her nerves were all over the place.
She was still afraid that Jacob would reveal something about her to Jack. The chances of that happening would be greater if the
two men were together alone.

"What? Can't bear me to leave you?" Jack did not take her words to heart. He gently moved closer to kiss her cheek and then
said," I will be back soon."