A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 211

Emily was feeling very dizzy, but she still managed to pull herself together. She stood up and hailed a taxi. The moment she got back to her apartment, she fell straight to the floor.

She stumbled, unable to get up due to the pain on her knees. Her nose twitched, and she couldn't hold back the tears again.

'Why am I always crying? Why am I so useless?' Emily kept blaming herself.

It took Emily a while before she stopped crying and sat up straight on the ground. When she pulled her pants up, she realized that there was blood on her knees. Discomforted by pain, she decided to give Jacob a call.

Jacob answered the phone almost immediately. "How are you, sweetheart?" said Jacob, tenderly.

Emily broke down to his soft and loving voice. All the sadness and grievances suddenly welled up in her eyes. "J..Jacob," she cried.

Jacob immediately sensed the fragility in her voice, and his tone became serious. He asked, "What happened? Did someone hurt you? Tell me."

"No...Nobody," Emily sniffed. Jacob's voice gave her the tender, loving comfort she needed to overcome her predicaments. "... I miss you. I miss you like crazy," she said.

"What? You're crying for me now?" he asked. Jacob giggled and soothed her. He said, "I'll get back to you as soon as I can. You little twerp."

"Emm... I fell and hurt myself," Emily said, coquettishly.

"Where did you get hurt? You need to be more careful," Jacob chided her, while his heart ached for her at the same time.

"The knees," answered Emily. While checking her wounds, she broke down in tears again. Emily sobbed and complained repeatedly, "It's bleeding, and it's so painful."

"Have you visited the hospital?" Jacob asked. Jacob felt like someone was driving a jagged knife to his heart, as he listened to Emily's sad and fragile voice. Emily was a tough girl. She hardly let any wound bring her down, unless something really bad happened to her...

Emily whimpered, "I...I can't walk."

"Fine, I'm coming over now. Just wait for me," Jacob said.

"Hmm..." she answered. Emily knew that her wound wasn't so bad. Any other day, she would have ignored it very easily. However, she had grown tired of pretending to be strong, and all she wanted was Jacob to be at her side.

She wanted his hugs and kisses, and perhaps then she wouldn't feel the sadness any more. At that very moment, she realized how deep she depended on the man. She missed him, like crazy.

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Meanwhile, the members of the Gu clan were gathering at their family mansion.

Jacob furrowed his brows and hung up the phone. Concerned for Emily, he immediately put on his coat and prepared to leave.

An elderly member of the family spotted him, and asked him with puzzlement, "Jacob, where are you off to so fast? I'm afraid you can't leave right now."

Jacob glanced at him coldly, and yelled, "What now? Are you the one who set the rules?"

"You... Of course I'm not the one. But your father is still around. If you leave without his permission, you will be disrespecting him!" he said to Jacob.

"I think you're missing the point. Respect must be earned, not taken," Jacob talked back. Obviously, Jacob was meaning something else, but he had no time to explain. He turned around and grabbed the keys to leave.

Having been humiliated by Jacob, the elder scorned with displeasure. He turned to Mr. Gu sitting up front, looking for support.

Mr. Gu coughed and said, "... Just let him go."