A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 138

Because of the Charity Jewelry Auction, a lot of new markets opened up for LA Jewelry, which established their reputation in Jingshi City. Now, they were knee deep in orders because of the event. Jacob was currently away on a business trip. Because he did not bring Emily with him this time, he had Sam stay behind, in Jingshi City, to protect her.

While Jacob was away, Victor finally came back from his trip abroad.

Emily was ecstatic when she heard Victor was back. She rushed to the airport to pick him up.

When she got there, the airport was full of people arriving and waiting.

Emily scanned the crowd and saw a man wearing a windbreaker by the exit, a cold expression on his face.

Emily jogged towards him, her arm up in a wave, and yelled,"Mr. Victor! You're finally back!"

Victor looked up when he heard his name and saw Emily run towards him. She was healthy, full of energy and life. Emily was lucky to experience all those. If Anne hadn't gone through that accident, she would have been running as free and alive as Emily.

With Anne in his mind, Victor's cold eyes softened with a gleam for a second. It disappeared before Emily saw it.

Emily ran towards Victor, who had the cold expression back on his face. She reached for his luggage to help him but Victor stopped her with his arm.

"I can do that myself."

Emily was surprised at his tone. "Um, okay." Victor seemed different this time, Emily thought. He would stare at her face every now and then, but when she looked back, Emily saw nothing in his eyes. It all felt like an illusion to her. Victor seemed strange.

Victor looked back at Emily again, his eyes different this time. He lessened the coldness in his eyes and made it a little more tender. He asked Emily,"How are you doing, working by yourself in LA Jewelry?"

"It's fine." Emily continued to tell Victor about what happened to LA Jewelry after the auction.

Victor listened patiently to Emily's story. He gave her a few tips and advice whenever she paused. It was a good conversation, a harmonious one, and Emily enjoyed it.

As they pull out of the airport, Victor invited Emily to have lunch with him. Emily was honored. Here was a respected designer, admired by many for years, and who had helped her so many times, invited her to lunch. She accepted without hesitation.

When they arrived at the restaurant, they were ushered inside a private room. They sat next to each other and discussed jewelry while they waited for their food to be served.

Emily enjoyed this conversation. It was only been a few minutes and she was already noticed a difference in Victor's attitude towards her. He wasn't as cold and distant as before.

"Mr. Victor, did something good happen during your trip? You've just been in a very good mood."

Victor raised his eyes and unconsciously ran his fingers across the table. He smiled with his lips and his eyes and gazed into Emily's,"Yes."

Something good did happen to him and he almost missed it. That was one of the reasons he had to come back to Jingshi City.

Emily was mesmerized by Victor's smile and found herself with a smile on her face, too. She shook her head and focused on Victor. "Mr. Victor, you should really smile more often. God loves it when people laugh more, and more good things will happen to you when you do."

"Okay, if you say so."

The waiter arrived with their hot food inside their private room. But when she was about to place the hot soup bowl on the table, she tripped and the soup bowl slipped and the hot liquid flew towards Emily.

Victor saw what happened before Emily and his face changed. He quickly stretched his arms towards Emily and covered her from the hot liquid. The hot liquid spilled on Victor's back instead.

"I am sorry, sir. I am so sorry. I did not mean to do this." The waiter had fear in her eyes as she watched Victor get hit by the hot soup liquid. She apologized again and again.

Victor's eyes clouded over with anger but he took a deep breath and his eyes lightened. The waiter reached over to wipe Victor's back with a towel but Victor stopped her. "It's fine. Just get someone to bring a shirt for me," he said.

The waiter scrambled towards the door, near tears. Emily was still in shock and it took her a few minutes to recover. Surprised at Victor's action, she quickly asked,"Mr. Victor, are you okay? Are you hurt?"