A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 197

Anne was taken aback by the coldness in Victor's eyes. Her eyes shifted to the side and became glazed with a glassy layer of tears. As she blinked, they dripped from her eyelids and slid down her cheeks.

"Anne..." Flustered, Victor murmured, seeing the tears on her face. The usual coldness on his expression was replaced by a sense of helplessness so quickly as if Anne had unknowingly flicked a switch in Victor's heart.

"You're very mean," said Anne, feeling wronged. Her eyes and the tip of her nose reddened with shame as she lowered her head and continued crying, like a weak little kid that had been bullied at school.

"I'm sorry," Victor apologized immediately. The sight of Anne breaking down into tears broke Victor's icy heart to pieces. It didn't matter to him whether he was right or wrong anymore. The next second he pulled her into his arms and said,"I shouldn't have said that. I am sorry. It was my fault. Please, don't cry."

'How could I forget that she's not strong enough to handle harsh words? And she's not strong enough to bear such behavior from me, ' he thought.

Resting her head on his chest, Anne grasped this opportunity and said,"I want some strawberry cakes."

Victor's attitude softened as he said,"Okay, I'll get you some, later."

"I want two," she insisted.

"No..." answered Victor.

Anne sniffled into his sleeves and began crying again at Victor's words.

"Well, all right, as you wish," agreed Victor. He thought it was more important to calm her down first, so he promised without delay.

Having achieved her goals, Anne wiped the tears off her face at once. Her tear smudged face made her look like a tender kitten.

"..." Meanwhile, Emily watched and listened to the two of them compassionately, as they argued and then made up within minutes.

Finally, turning his attention to Emily, Victor sneered and said,"Emily, you've tried countless times to escape, but you've failed every time. I think you should give up on trying."

Emily frowned, and asked gloomily,"Did you install a signal jammer on me?"

"Yes. I won't let you escape. The whole region is under my control, so I suggest you stop wasting efforts on trying to contact Jacob. Guards, take her away,"

said Victor, as he picked Anne up in his arms and walked away without looking back at Emily.

Escorted by several men, Emily bit her lip and followed Victor silently, desperate and powerless.

After they walked back into the hospital, Victor quickly sent Anne to doctors for a complete check-up. When a doctor told Victor that Anne was in good health, he finally put his worries to rest.

However, that night Emily caught a high fever. Perhaps it was because she was exposed to the cold wind, after she gave her coat to Anne to keep her warm.

Thought it may seem strange, it was actually a blessing in disguise for Emily to catch a high fever at that moment.

Since Emily was unwell, the surgery had to be delayed. 'The later, the better, ' thought Emily.

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In Jingshi City, Z Country

Emily had been missing for a long time now. In her absence, Jacob's whole world was in shambles. He had scoured the entirety of Z Country, but there was no sign of Emily. How could a human being disappear from the face of the Earth?

The people who interacted with Jacob were constantly cowering in fear and intimidation. He was like an atomic bomb with a short fuse, that could explode given the slightest bit of displeasure.

Even Emily's parents dared not to offend him, because they knew that, Jacob was only being polite to them because of Emily. And after Emily went missing, Jacob stopped disguising his resentment for the couple with fake emotions.

Emily's disappearance worried Debby. Although Emily was not her biological daughter, Debby still had a soft spot for Emily since she was the one who had raised Emily.

However, every time she thought of Tina, who had a deep affection for Jacob, Debby would be haunted by the crazy thought that it might be better if Emily never came back.

In fact, Jacob was disgusted by the mere presence of Debby and Andrew, ever since he found that the couple didn't care about their daughter, Emily.