A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 273

Jennifer was quite relaxed and made some tea for Emily and herself. She boiled some water and in a blink, the tea was hot and ready. Then Jennifer sat in front of Emily, "Jacob used to like my tea a lot. Miss Emily, please try some," urged Jennifer.

"No, thanks," answered Emily. Mr. Gu did not invite Emily for a cup of tea. They both knew that.

Out of thin air, Jennifer started laughing, "Oh, I'm so sorry Miss Emily! I forgot you can't drink tea in your current condition. What a pity!"

It was an apology but actually, it sounded rather ironical.

Emily's face darkened, 'She knows about the baby too? Damn. How many people on earth?' But either way, she just smiled back and said, "Actually I don't like tea, so don't feel pity for me."

"Yes, of course," answered Jennifer after recovering her composure. Jennifer rubbed the cup in her hands to check if it was chill enough to drink, then took a sip. Her eyes were staring at Emily. Then she moved on speaking, "Let's make this point straight, Miss Emily. Mr. Gu invited you here because I asked him to do so. You are here for me. I hope you don't mind, do you?"

"So, you saw me now. Do you need anything else?"

"You are not as I imagined you were my dear. I dare say you are quite interesting," said Jennifer with a piercing look.

"I would've never imagined I was so important for you, Miss Jennifer," answered Emily ironically.

"Well, yes. You are very peculiar, Miss Emily." Jennifer placed her cup just in front of Emily, "Either way, one can be interesting in many ways my dear... but not all of them are something to be proud of."

Emily stayed impassive, "Then I will be the kind of interesting that Jacob wants."

Those words hit Jennifer like some bullets piercing through her heart.

She needed a couple of minutes to smooth down the anger and go back, "Do you love him? You can't pretend love. You have to cultivate it and keep it safe."

Emily stared at her, saying nothing.

Jennifer continued, "Miss Emily, Jacob is mine. We will marry and there is nothing you can do about it. You got your chance but you threw it away."

"I'm not surprised to hear that you are just one of those girls who desperately wants to marry him," Emily replied calmly. She stared back at Jennifer coldly.

Jennifer smirked and said, "But still, it doesn't matter who will marry him in the end. The point is that person won't be you, because you are not enough."

Emily clenched her fists under the table. She was about to reply at these insults, but Jennifer continued talking with that irritating voice.

"You know why I am saying this, right?" asked Jennifer gently.

"I don't know what you are talking about," answered Emily.

"Hush, you know it well instead." Jennifer stared at Emily closely. She seemed to try to look directly into her soul, "You know that I can't understand why you are not with Jack already... It's the best choice for you and your baby..."

Emily couldn't help but interrupt at this point. It was enough. "Miss Jennifer, you have no right in telling me what to do. Plus you know nothing; you don't know the truth."

And Jennifer responded readily, "Do you understand how badly have you hurt him? And all because you are not mature enough. I don't know how can you live with this burden."

"Miss Jennifer, you have gone too far," answered Emily shortly. What came out from Emily's mouth was way more polite than what she was thinking about Jennifer right know, but she was able to chill down and speak calmly, "If you have nothing else to tell me, I would go now."

Emily stood up and headed for the door, but Jennifer blocked her way out, "Don't rush away. There is more... it's not easy for me to speak with you Miss Emily, so let's start over."

The two of them stood there staring at each other. Finally, Emily sighed and walked back.