A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Kate remembered Jacob's sullen indifference and moody temper, as her heart trembled with apprehension with just the thought
of it. In the end, she was still a little scared, and her eyes were bloodshot. She hesitated for a little while and finally said," Okay, I
shall leave now. Thank you, Zola."
"You're welcome. Just go," Zola insisted, as she watched her walk out of the Tyrone Mansion, sporting a satisfied smile.
Unfortunately, the smile didn't stay on her face for too long.
Did she still need to inform Tina that Jacob wasn't going to the banquet? After all, she had already received her bribe...
'Forget it. I won't tell Tina. Otherwise I will get a scolded. That lady is very stroppy!'
In the room, there were only two people, Jacob and Emily. Sitting with their eyes locked at each other, the atmosphere between
them was somewhat gloomy.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Emily took the lead to apologize and she was very sincere.
Jacob stared at her little face, remembering the wound on her foot, and decided to forgive her with mercy. "Well."
For some reason Jacob found it hard to be angry with Emily for too long.
Emily peeked at his face and saw that there was no sign of anger so she felt relaxed. She thought for a moment and said to
him," I heard that this banquet is very important. Are you sure that you don't want to go?"
"It is not more important than you,"
Jacob replied, almost without thinking, without any false elements.
Moved by his words, Emily's heart started beating faster. As she forced herself to calm down, she insisted," Actually, I will be
fine. Don't worry about me. Just go..."
"Are you trying to drive me away?"
"No, don't get me wrong..."

Emily quickly explained, fearing that Jacob would misunderstand her sentiments. She noticed that he had a partially satisfied
smile on his face.
"Oh, if you don't want to drive me away, then you hope that you'll let me keep you company," Jacob insisted, raising his
eyebrows slightly. With a pair of dark eyes filled with mischief, he continued," You always say no and mean yes."
"I do not..."
Emily realized what was happening so she bit her lip and stopped talking. She knew that she would never win in an argument
against Jacob, so she said reluctantly," Whatever you say."
"Good girl,"
replied Jacob, as he smiled cheerfully. Out of the blue, he lifted her to his chest and lost himself to her captivating eyes, as her
long and white skirt flew in the air. It was truly a sight to behold!
Emily subconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck, as she pleaded," What? Put me down now!"
"I help you go downstairs,"
Jacob was expecting her to put up a fight so he asserted, in a concerned tone," You won't be able to walk properly with your
injury. I will help you until your foot gets better."
Emily still wasn't used to being so close and intimate with Jacob, but she slowly loosened her hold around his neck, and
whispered," People will gossip when they see us..."
However, before she could finish her sentence, Jacob loosened his grip, pretending to drop her. Emily was so scared that she
quickly held onto his shoulders again.
"You...you did that on purpose!"
Emily said, with an angry expression on her face.
"Yes, you are right,"
Jacob frankly admitted. He carried her out of the room and slowly went downstairs, while teasing her," You have to hold me
tightly, because if you fall down, I am not the one who will feel the pain."

Again Jacob pretended to drop her, causing Emily to hold onto to him even tighter than before. She felt so embarrassed and
irritated after she fell for the same trick twice that she decided not to talk to him.
Jacob was not angry at all; in fact, he was quite amused to see Emily annoyed at him. In any case, the little rabbit had fallen into
the arms of the big, bad wolf.
In the International Center of Jingshi City.
At the banquet, Tina was eagerly showing off herself. After all, she had prepared everything before the event. Everywhere she
went, Tina was turning heads with her elegance and beauty. She was extremely happy because Emily, the woman she despised
so much, was not going to attend the banquet hall, just as she had planned.
'Ha! A woman of such a low status like Emily is not worthy of such an important occasion!' she thought.
However, Tina's good mood did not last long. Soon, her mood turned gloomy as she couldn't see Jacob anywhere in the banquet
hall.
"Jacob will not be attending the banquet today,"
said Mark, when he noticed the anticipation on his sister's face, as he shook the glass in his hand and walked over to her.
"No, he will come!"
Tina was very stubborn. This banquet was extremely important. Most of the biggest business tycoons in the country were
attending the banquet. She strongly believed that Jacob would not compromise his business prospects for Emily!
Mark sighed, as a hint of darkness appeared in his eyes.
'Jacob, who are you? My sister has done so much for you, and you still do not appreciate her efforts...How dare you!'
Tina waited until the end of the banquet. Her face looked even more pale underneath all the make up. "Jacob..." she muttered.
He really didn't come!
Perhaps it was because of that bitch, Emily! Even with an injured leg, she still managed to convince Jacob to stay back and not
go out! Surely that must have been the case!

Tina was so angry that she broke all the wine glasses on the table in front of her. The sound of glass breaking echoed throughout
the whole venue. The cacophonous sound helped her vent all the anger in her heart.
After his sister calmed down, Mark walked over to her, and said gently," Tina, stop it, all right?"
"Brother! My heart can't tolerate this pain anymore!"
Tina's tear-soaked eyes widened, as she cried and complained to her brother," Why does Jacob love Emily? The social standing
of that woman is so shameful. It's an insult to someone of Jacob's status! Why doesn't he like me? Am I not good enough for
him?"
"You are too good for him. Jacob doesn't deserve you."
Mark tried to comfort her by brushing his fingers down her hair, like he always does, but she kept avoiding him.
"I don't want you to say bad things about him!"
Tina screamed at him, and then stormed out of the venue.
Mark looked down in anger, as his hand, slowly clenched into a fist. His narrow and deep eyes were like a black hole, sucking in
all the light.
Although Emily's injury was not too serious, she needed to take a good rest to allow her to recover properly. She did not go out of
the house in the next few days. When she thought about Rita, she decided to call her on the phone to catch up with her.
Rita seemed to be doing well for herself. When she found out that Emily was injured, she got so worried that she decided to pay
her a visit.
Emily was not willing to refuse her kindness, so she just let Rita do whatever she wanted. Besides, she also wanted to see how
Rita was doing.
Moreover, after her confrontation with Rose, Rita was the only friend worthy of her trust, and she naturally kept Rita in her heart.
After half an hour, Rita arrived at the Tyrone Mansion. It was David who drove her there. However, because Jacob was not there,
he did not come in, in order to avoid any misunderstanding. He just waited in the car.
Emily found it so embarrassing that she insisted Rita," David is also our guest. You must bring him inside with you."

Rita raised her brows slightly and snorted," I didn't force him to stay in the car. I don't care about him anyway."
Emily was already aware of the relationship between Rita and David, but it was still a bit shocking to hear such words from Rita's
mouth. Emily asked," Hey, you two...
You guys were a couple once. How did you come to hate each other so much?"
Rita seemed to be in a good mood. Instead of evading Emily's question, she casually spoke her mind," David is my ex-husband.
When his grandfather forced him to marry me, he had to break up with his first lover. After his grandfather's died, we got
divorced. It's really that simple."