A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 264 Congratulations!

"We can't simply forget about that," Emily replied. "It's not that easy..." She knew that Jacob was too deep in his emotional entanglement with her. Even though he was trying to forgive her, but from the bottom of his heart, he couldn't find himself forgiving her for having sex with Jack. After all, dodging the matter would not solve their problems. If they went on like this, this matter would turn into a time bomb between them which would explode one day. And the emotional damage would be far greater.

"Don't worry! We can forget about it!" Jacob exclaimed stubbornly with a determined look on his face.

"Jacob, please. Be more sensible, would you?" She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and continued, "We're over."

They couldn't get along as well as they used to, no matter how hard they tried. Damage had been done and was already imprinted in their minds and hearts.

Those hurtful words that they said to each other could never be taken back.

It was like trying to reconstruct a broken mirror. Even if the pieces were successfully put together, the rift between them would always be there.

Emily was disappointed with Jacob and more with herself.

"I won't allow it." Jacob wouldn't accept that kind of treatment from her to him at all. He leaned over to her and said in a serious tone near her ears, "I love you, and you love me too. That's more enough for us to continue being together."

"Jacob, we can't lie to ourselves. I don't believe you don't mind that I had sex with..." Emily was interrupted because Jacob kissed her lips firmly.

As he kissed her passionately, he wrapped his hands around her tiny waist. Emily tried to pull away but his lips were fully planted on hers.

They finally broke the kiss when Emily was slightly out of breath. Jacob straightened up slowly and let go of her. "Don't say that anymore. Let us not mind it anymore."

She could only look at his eyes, sighing helplessly.

Even if they could pretend that nothing happened, deep down they both knew something was no longer the same. With that lurking around and gnawing at them bit by bit, how long would their relationship last?

Neither of them knew.

They couldn't find the right way to save their relationship. They could only rely on band-aid solutions which might cause more harm in the future.

Since that evening, Jacob changed his attitude toward Emily. He indulged her. He followed what she wished aside from letting her out.

However, she wasn't touched by this. She chose to stay rational and treated him lukewarmly. She felt trapped in the villa. She wanted to be free but she couldn't do anything.

Jacob's forgiveness was nothing more than empty words. He still distrusted her and tried to control her.

The situation was getting worse. She knew they needed to find a outlet, one way or the other. Either they broke out, or they drowned in such suffocating silence.

Finally, she could not bear anymore. She summoned up all her courage and spoke up, "Jacob, I am also human not some caged pet! I want you to let me go out!" She was a bit nervous due to what Jacob had done and there was some fear remaining in her psyche.

"Won't it be better if you just stay home? Why do you want to go out?" Jacob tried not to sound irritated.

Emily saw it clearly and felt that he was suppressing all negative emotions. He tried to pretend that he wasn't suffering from them.

His emotional state worried her, hence making her uncomfortable.

"I'm not your puppet! I don't need to be dictated by you. Even a dog gets some time to take a walk!" Emily exploded. She felt that she would go crazy anytime soon if he still kept her inside.

Unexpectedly, Jacob didn't lose his temper. He looked at her gently. "Why would you compare yourself with a dog? To be frank, I've been busy these days. When I'm free, I'll take you out. Okay?"

Emily looked straight at him, "I just wanted to know. Can you let me out? I want to go to work. I want to do what I want and I want a normal life. Can you give me that?"

Without answering her questions, Jacob smirked, which was like a silent refusal and gave Emily a bad feeling. "If you give me a kiss, maybe I'll think about it," he advised.

Her face turned cold. Without hesitation, she turned around to walk out. This conversation would not play out.

She didn't see the horrible expression on his face. His chest tightened, watching her back disappear at the end of the stairs.

He tried so hard to treat her the way he once did. He couldn't forget how she betrayed him and his heart would not stop aching.

The one-night stand between Emily and Jack hurt him badly. Even though it was an accident, he felt angry and sad.

But he preferred to go on living with her in such a painful way rather than breaking up with her.

As time went on, nothing changed between them.

Gradually, Jacob gave her more freedom. Although their relationship wasn't as good as before, their tension eased down.

Emily couldn't go back to work. Occasionally, she was allowed to go out with a large group of bodyguards behind her. She thought of them as moving walls that prevented her from escaping.

She didn't care much about them though. She just wanted to go outside and breathe some fresh air, instead being cooped up in the villa all the time.

She had to say that Jacob was a clever man. He knew how to guess her. He gave her a bit of freedom before she could sink into a nervous breakdown. In the meantime, he asked the bodyguards to follow her and prevent her from leaving.

However, something happened when Emily went out one day.

As soon as she walked out of the villa, she suddenly fainted due to unknown reasons.

Fortunately, the bodyguard behind her quickly caught her with his arms. They called for a doctor and quickly contacted Jacob.

Jacob was in a meeting with a foreign businessman. When he got the call and was told that Emily passed out, he asked his partner if they could reschedule the next day due to an emergency. His foreign business partner agreed and he rushed out of the office. He drove as quickly as he could, even beating the red light, just to reach Tyrone Mansion.

Just as he came back, the doctor just finished the examination. The doctor smiled, "Mr. Jacob, Ms. Emily's condition is stable. She fainted due to overwork and great strain. Congratulations, Mr. Jacob. Ms. Emily has been pregnant for two months."

When Jacob heard that Emily was okay, he sighed in relief and was going to walk into the room to see her. But the doctor's last sentence stopped him.

He suddenly looked into the doctor's eyes and said, "I didn't catch what you have just said. Please say it again."

"Congratulations, Mr. Jacob. Ms Emily has been pregnant for two months!" The doctor repeated his words patiently, surprised to find that Jacob's clouded expression. He was confused by his expression, and asked, "Mr. Jacob, is there something wrong?"

"Nothing. I just want to see her first," Jacob said. He turned around and walked into the room, with slow steps. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Inside the room, Emily was still asleep on a soft big bed. Her serene sleeping face was as angelic as a baby.

Jacob looked down at her flat stomach. When he thought that child she was carrying was probably not his, his heart throbbed painfully. He clenched his fists to calm himself down

'Two months ago, Emily had a night stand with Jack. Who is the child's father? Is it me? Is it Jack?' thought Jacob. He was troubled, confused, and angry at the same time.

Scenes of the past flashed in his mind and he recalled Emily's betrayal again.

Jacob's eyes widened, controlling his anger. At any second now, he would be losing his temper.

Curse this! How could it turn out like this?