A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 113 Who Gave You The Right To Laugh

There was a time when Jack had every intention of marrying Emily, and if she had agreed to marry Jack, his grandfather would have given them his blessings, even though she had came from a lower class family.

This would be very different for Jacob as old Mr. Gu had always thought very highly of him. If he were to marry Emily, she would not have been welcomed into the Gu Family, as old Mr. Gu would never allow a woman of her status to be the wife of the highest authority of the Gu family, even though he was more tolerant and lenient towards Jacob.? Not to mention the fact that the two of them had been at odds with each other because of this woman. That alone was enough for her to die several times over.

"And you, Emily," said Jack. A strange expression slowly appeared on Jack's face as he sneered," Do you really believe that you can marry into the Gu family just because you got pregnant with Jacob's child? Oh wait, I forgot; you even faked your pregnancy to win his favor..."

Jack had received the news long before it even graced Tina's ears.

"And if you're really pregnant, I feel sorry for you. Do you know what you'll end up with...?" continued Jack.

The cold and harsh tone made Emily's heart shiver. The next second, Jacob interrupted Jack as he yelled," Shut up!"

Jack felt pretty good about himself after making Jacob feel indignant. Even the old wounds and pain in the bottom of his heart seemed to have been alleviated, as he sneered," You should really look out for yourself, ha ha ha..."

Emily, let's see if Jacob had the ability to protect you, or if he would give up everything from the Gu family just to marry you!

"Get out of here!" Jacob yelled again. Jacob's eyes were cold, but his insides were boiling with fiery fury.

After Jack had finally left, Emily felt somewhat uneasy. Suddenly taken by curiosity, she couldn't help asking," Jacob, what did Jack mean by what he just said?"

"Nothing, don't worry about it," Jacob casually brushed off Emily's worries.

"Oh." Since Jacob didn't want to talk about it, Emily decided to stop pursuing her curiosity.

A moment later, she felt Jacob's sigh above her head. It was very subtle, perhaps too subtle to notice, and then suddenly she was pulled into the arms of a loving man, as he said," Don't worry, I will protect you."

Emily closed her eyes, not knowing how or why she felt safe in his arms. "Okay," she whispered.

"W...well, Mr. Jacob?" Unexpectedly, Leo walked into the room not knowing that he would find himself interrupting an intimate moment, but he couldn't have avoided it. In an instant, he froze on his path, feeling absolutely embarrassed. This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

Emily pushed Jacob away without a word or a conscious thought.

Leo tried his best to pretend like he hadn't seen anything. "The references for the meeting needs to be sorted out..." he said to Jacob.

Leo's words reminded Emily of her duty and purpose of being there. Guilt-ridden, she picked up her messy notes and said," Sorry, I am not doing well..."

Emily felt like she had no idea what she was doing there. Perhaps she was good at nothing else besides designing jewelries. If one day she was not able to design jewelries anymore, what would she do?

Jacob took the notebook from Emily's hand, and looked at the notes. The handwriting on it was beautiful, but the content was... He pursed his lips, then he said," This was your first time without any previous experience, and you've already done a very good job."

Jacob handed the notebook to Leo for him to have a look.

Leo had a rough glance at it, and gave Emily the 'professional smile'. "Miss Emily's already done very well," he said.

Emily suspected that the two of them were telling lies so she asked," Is that true?"

Emily was skeptical; she knew that her work wasn't as good as she would have wanted it to be, but Jacob and Leo admitted that it was quite good... Was something wrong with her perception?

"Why would he lie to you? Just take it easy, and if you still have doubts, there is a recording of the meeting that you can work with later on," Jacob assured her. Jacob pulled her to his arms again, intending to distract her from the topic. "Are you hungry? I will take you to eat something," said Jacob.

Indeed, all that nerve-racking work got Emily hungry. She was dragged away by Jacob submissively, leaving Leo dumbfounded. Seeing them all lovey-dovey got Leo a bit upset.

'Boss, didn't you know exactly why I had to lie to Miss Emily?'

It was during the afternoon when Jacob brought Emily to eat lunch at a restaurant.

Both of them automatically filtered out what had happened that night, as if it had never happened. None of them mentioned it again, as if they had returned to the old harmonious times when they got along with each other nicely.

"Today I just wanted you to get a sense of how we do things at the company. There are a lot of things you don't know yet, but you can learn, and you should certainly read some more books," Jacob said to

Emily as he gracefully cut the steak. He continued," I will make a work plan for you when we get back."

"Okay." Emily nodded. She knew it was all for her own good.

"Only when you become strong, can you defeat your enemies," said Jacob, with a bold smile on his face.

"Got it."

When they were eating, they were abruptly interrupted by a knock on the door of their compartment. After two more taps, someone pushed the door in from outside.

Jacob frowned unhappily. When he was about to get up, he saw Tina come in, and his frown curved deeper.

"Jacob, you really are here!" exclaimed Tina, looking delighted to see Jacob there. Tina ignored Emily, as she sat right beside Jacob and said," I was having lunch in the next compartment with friends. I didn't believe it when they said that you were here!"

Emily noticed that Tina was wearing a Brassiere styled skirt. The magnificence of this dress was comparable to the dresses celebrities wore when they walked on the red carpet. Her makeup was also exceptionally elaborate. Tina looked gorgeous from every angle... However, didn't she look a bit overdressed for a lunch with friends?

Jacob was emotionless. He tried to drive her out by saying," Get out of here."

"Why?" Finding the opportunity to see Jacob was a rare occurrence for Tina. She wasn't going to let that opportunity slide away so easily. Tina widened her big beautiful eyes and said sourly," Jacob, am I so unwelcome?"

"You are not welcome at all," Jacob voiced a firm rejection.

"How can you treat me like this? We are supposed to be engaged..." Before Tina had the chance to finish her sentence, Jacob cast a cold, venomous glance at her, sending cold shivers down her spine.

"Who told you that we are going to get engaged?" asked Jacob, coldly.

"Grandpa Gu did. He said that he likes me and that we would be good together..." said Tina. With a veil of conceit on her face, Tina gave Emily an elated glance, as she hoped to find a hint of jealousy on her face.

Unfortunately, there wasn't any. From the moment Tina came in, Emily had preoccupied herself with the delicious food on the table. She didn't even acknowledge Tina's presence by looking at her.

Tina was not one to take ignorance very well. The audacity of that woman to ignore her like that! 'Keep eating, and when you become a fat pig, we'll see if Jacob still loves you!' Tina thought.

"Since my father likes you so much, you might as well marry him," Jacob scoffed. Then he switched to a more serious tone and said," It's also a good way for you to get into the Gu family. After all, that's what you want."

"Puff..." Emily who had been pretending to ignore them, could not keep it in anymore. She was so amused that she accidentally sprayed her drink all over the table and almost choked herself as she tried to swallow her laughter.

Jacob was simply breathtaking! To marry a girl who loved him to his own elder! Indeed, that took talent!

Tina's face turned green and then red. She was so angry that her entire face contorted. However, she wasn't brave enough to express her anger at Jacob, so she turned to Emily instead. "Who gave you the permission to laugh?" she said.

How dare she laugh at Tina!

"I did. What are you going to do about it?" said Jacob, as he pulled a paper towel and wiped Emily's mouth. He calmly said," You make me worry about you even when you're eating."

The last line was obviously for Emily.