A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1474 Who Is It

"Who do you think it is?" Jonas asked. Finding out that Emily had an idea about who was behind all this gave him hope.

Until now, he had thought that he had been targeted by kidnappers. However, Emily's words piqued his interest.

He also wanted to know whom he had pissed off so much that they would want to have him killed.

"I suspect that it's Jacob who's behind this. Now, there's nothing I can do except to apologize on his behalf. I know you're hurt, but I hope you don't take this matter too seriously." Emily stood up and moved as if she was about to take a deep bow.

Jonas wanted to stop her, but he couldn't move because of his injuries. He could only watch her as she began this gesture of remorse.

She was about to bend forward when she felt a pair of thick hands stopping her and pulling her back up.

Before she could turn around to see who the person was, she heard Jacob's familiar voice.

"Wow! What an amazing actor you are, Dr. Lin. And I admire not only your acting but your endurance as well. You're really something." A knowing smile formed on Jacob's face.

"What are you talking about, Mr. Gu? I don't understand," Jonas replied. Although he lay on the bed unable to move, he did not give in to the other man's provocation.

Jacob sneered as he watched Jonas. 'This man is doing a great job of disguising his true feelings. It's amazing how calm he still is!' he thought.

"What a fraud! To gain Emily's sympathy, you even used your own body as bait. Just brilliant!" Jacob continued.

"Mr. Gu, I really don't know what you're talking about. I think this must be some sort of misunderstanding," Jonas said with an innocent expression on his face.

'Huh. Now, look who's playing dumb? Is this all that Jonas has?

He doesn't even have the balls to admit what he has done. What kind of a person is he?' Jacob thought to himself. He was growing anxious about Jonas's performance. No matter what he said, Jonas would not fess up to anything. Naturally, this upset Jacob all the more. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

He had a lot more to say, but Emily stopped him.

"Jacob, don't you feel ashamed at all? What are you doing here? You've been trying to stir trouble for Jonas from the beginning. Is that all you have to say?" Emily snapped. She could no longer stand it, and she had to speak for Jonas.

Recently, she had really grown disappointed with her husband.

She had never imagined that Jacob would turn out to be the kind of man who ordered his men to beat someone up to the point where they had to be sent to the hospital.

And it hadn't ended there. Not only had he not shown remorse for having done this, but here he was now, taunting Jonas after the fact. What was wrong with him?

Was this man still the Jacob that she used to know?

She had thought that he had only done such a thing because he was jealous, but now, it was beginning to look like he was outright insane.

"Emily, do you really think I'm such a bad person that you'd prefer to trust a stranger over your husband?" Jacob's eyes were filled with sadness and pain.

In this situation, anyone would choose to be on his side. However, it seemed that, for some reason, Emily could not.

'I did all this to keep her safe. I don't know where this man came from. Who knows what his real motive it? Is he hoping for something to happen between the two of them?

But it's all in vain. Emily doesn't see and appreciate what I'm doing for her. She even chose to side with him, a stranger, ' he thought. For Jacob, it felt as though he was being stabbed a thousand times in the chest.

Nevertheless, he knew that no matter what he said now, Emily wouldn't believe him. It was clear that she would rather trust the words of this stranger.

"You can leave now. As you can see, Jonas is still hospitalized. He needs to get some rest," Emily declared coldly, before turning her back on Jacob.

Jacob had gone too far now, and what he had just done had annoyed Emily.

Jonas was a patient who needed some peace and quiet. Jacob's presence would only make things worse. She had to ask him to leave.

Upon hearing this, Jacob wished nothing more than to be able to tear Jonas into pieces. However, he knew that he couldn't do that.

One loss was enough. He would not be so stupid as to suffer another one.

However, Jacob would not let Jonas get away with this so easily. One day, he would make sure that Emily saw the man's true nature.

With that, he left.

Standing in front of the sickbed, Emily flashed Jonas an apologetic smile. "As you may already know, Jacob is an ill-tempered man. Please forgive him. I apologize for what he has done."

She was clearly about to bow again. Ignoring the pain, Jonas sat up and gently pulled on Emily's arm.

"No, no. You don't have to apologize to me. Please don't do that..."

Jonas placed his hand on his wound, and his face turned pale with pain. He couldn't even finish his sentence.

Emily felt sorry for him. She hurriedly helped him lie back down on the pillow and asked worriedly, "How are you feeling? Do you need a doctor to check on you? This is all my fault..."

Jonas waved his hand and said in a weak tone, "You really don't have to do this. It's not you who made a mistake."

"Don't worry. I promise it won't happen again. I'll talk to Jacob when I return. He must have misunderstood some things."

As they talked, Emily was reminded once more of the fact that Jacob had ordered for Jonas to get hurt. He didn't feel sorry at all. In fact, he had even behaved so arrogantly afterward. What an unreasonable man! She felt sorry for Jonas.

After leaving the hospital, Emily went to the charity foundation. For a while, she busied herself with work, but inevitably, it was time to go home. When she arrived, it was already dark out.

Jacob got home a short while after she did. When he arrived, she was helping the servants bring hot dishes and warm rice to the table. She could also be heard instructing the children to wash their hands

and have dinner. Emily was so preoccupied that she didn't even look in his direction.

Embarrassed, he took off his coat and handed it to a servant who was waiting patiently nearby. Then, he cleared his throat to indicate his presence.

Upon realizing that he had come, the kids ran to him and hugged him. The word "dad" sounded so sweet coming from their lips. He felt a little better.

No one spoke as they had dinner. Jacob couldn't say anything in front of the children. He couldn't wait until he could talk to Emily in private.

After dinner, Emily cleaned up after the children and asked a servant to watch over them as they played. Then, she sat down on a nearby chair to rest.

Jacob poured some water into a glass and placed it on the table in front of her. He began to speak. "I'm a little..."

She interrupted him. "We need to help Beryl finish her homework later. Please spare some time for that."

Jacob had wanted to say something gentle to placate Emily, but she had put a stop to his attempt. At that moment, he felt a little helpless, but there was no anger in his heart.