A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 109 What Brings You Here

Zola had to bite down her anger, otherwise it would do her more harm than good. She silently agreed to the deal so that she could at least get 1 million. After all, something was better than nothing.

Tina shooed Zola away, as if she were a dog begging for a piece of meat. "Go away as far as you can and you'd better not let me or Jacob see you again!" said Tina.

"Of course, Miss Tina," replied Zola.

'Tina Tao, ' Zola etched that name deep in her heart.

Sitting in her chair, Tina admired her nails with great satisfaction and a peace of mind.

'Zola was useless, but at least, it is good to know that Emily is not pregnant.

Emily is such a bitch. How could she have the honor of carrying Jacob's baby? Hmph!'

Tina found out from Zola that Emily was living in Tyrone Mansion, but she couldn't figure out what Emily was doing there. Nevertheless, nothing good could come from it.

For her devious schemes to work out, Tina had to somehow get Emily out of there, or else all her efforts would be in vain.

Tina was lost in deep thoughts when an idea popped in her head like a lightbulb, followed with a flash of complacence in her eyes.

Several days later, in the Tyrone Mansion.

Jacob had not come back for several days since he left that night. Meanwhile, Emily was still under house arrest. Needless to say, she tried to escape a few times, but she failed.

Emily knew that the servants would never let her leave the mansion without Jacob's permission.

After breakfast, Emily stood in front of the window to bask under the radiant sunlight. It was a beautiful, sunny day.

"Miss Emily..." said a maid, as she came to her from behind.

"Don't worry. I won't jump from the window to escape," said Emily, with a tinge of sarcasm. Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

They had all been keeping their watchful eyes on her, so it was virtually impossible for her to escape.

"I did not mean that," said the maid. She paused for a moment and then said to Emily,"Mr. Jacob called a few moments ago to let you know that you may leave if you want to."

"What?" Emily's eyes snapped wide open in shock. In fact, it sounded so unreal that Emily had a hard time believing what she had just heard.

Jacob... He actually agreed to let her leave?

Really?

"Mr. Jacob wants you to move out of here," she repeated, as she subconsciously looked at Emily in a sympathetic way.

They all witnessed how much Jacob had loved and spoiled Emily, but they did not expect that Jacob would drive her out of the door all of a sudden. They wondered what had happened between Jacob and Emily for things to turn out that way...

Emily was still in shock, but she somehow uttered,"Right now?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Okay, got it."

Emily did not spend too much time thinking about the reason behind Jacob's sudden change of mind. She was just glad that she was free to go.

But, why was she feeling slightly restless...

This time when Emily went out the door, no one stopped her. None of the servants uttered a word in resistance as if she had been an invisible person to them.

Emily only had a suitcase to bring with her, not much else. Inside the car, Emily still felt unreal about everything, until the driver took her back to her apartment.

When she got off, she politely said thanks to the driver and then went upstairs.

Emily had lived in Jacob's place for almost one month, but fortunately she did not cancel the lease on her apartment. Now back there again, it felt like it was a lifetime ago.

Emily opened the door and found out that the former empty apartment was back to its normal state and everything was in their places, just as before. It seemed like nothing had changed.

It was as if she took a walk outside and then came back home. The days she had spent in Jacob's place were like a short series of dreams, and finally she was back to reality.

Yet for some inexplicable reason there was a tiny part in her mind that felt unsettled... Was it because she had been used to having someone accompanying her?

In the following days, Emily went back to work as usual. Until one day someone from the Gu Consortium showed up.

It was Sam, Jacob's assistant and confidante. "Miss Emily, Mr. Jacob has asked me to take you to your new work place," he said to Emily, politely.

'New work place?'

Emily remembered that Jacob wanted her to work for him at the Gu Consortium. But, that was before they had screwed everything up, right?

"May I say no?" asked Emily.

Sam smiled back and shook his head in refusal.

As a matter of fact, it was just a formality. In the absence of Victor, Jacob was Emily's immediate boss. Besides, if Emily did not go with Sam, she would never get another opportunity to exact her revenge upon Jack. She was still determined to make him pay.

Having thought of that, Emily did not hesitate one more second. She left with Sam at once, even though she did not know what Jacob's real intentions were. In any case, the pros outweighed the cons.

However...

Thinking of what Jacob had done at that night, Emily still had a lingering taste of fear and discomfort.

Sam did not know what happened to Emily but he could feel the difference in her motion. He thoughtfully, played soft music to calm her nerves when they got into the car.

Soon the car arrived at the building of the Gu Consortium.

Emily got off the car and looked up to the building and sighed. It seemed like she wasn't looking forward to it, but she knew it had to be done.

Jacob, Jack...

No matter how hard she tried to avoid them, her destiny was entangled with theirs. Nevertheless, good or bad, she would never forget the past.

Sam led Emily into the building. Although, the staff at the Gu Consortium were well-trained, they still could not help looking at Emily out of curiosity and speculating over her identity.

Emily had already gotten used to getting strange looks from others while she was with Jacob. Today was going to be a piece of cake.

Thanks to Jacob, she had finally grown up to be a stronger person.

As soon as Sam pressed the button of the private elevator, his phone rang. Sam gave an apologetic smile to Emily, and then turned around to answer the phone.

A minute later, when Sam got off the phone he looked kind of anxious and nervous, as he said to Emily," Miss Emily, I'm so sorry, but I have to leave right now because my girlfriend is ill. Can you find your way to Mr. Jacob's office by yourself? He is on the 23rd floor."

Emily paused for half a second and then nodded as soon she heard that it was an emergency. "Sam, you should go. I'll be okay. I'll find him myself," replied Emily.

"Thank you, Miss Emily," said Sam, politely, before he left her.

Emily stood in front of the elevator for a while, hesitantly, before she walked in.

In truth, the thought of facing Jacob by herself for the first time after that night made her feel uneasy.

It would have been a little easier if Sam were there, but unfortunately, even Sam had to leave.

The elevator doors were dreadfully slow. Suddenly, a slim hand reached inside, and waved at the sensors to slowly open the elevator doors again.

Shocked as Emily was, looking up, her face froze like a popsicle the moment she laid eyes on the man outside the elevator.

It was Jack.

Dressed in a suit, he stood up straight. He was still as handsome as ever, but seemed more mature than before, or, one could say, he was more like a man.

"Emily!" he said. Jack also seemed to be surprised to see her there and said,"What brings you here?"