A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 358

Words had left Emily. Her mouth hung with lips slightly parted and her eyes were as wide as they could stretch.

"Well, you..." Emily searched her mind for something reasonable to say, but her mind was blank. All the while, Jacob's eyes desperately searched hers, waiting for a feedback.

Suddenly, Jacob's phone started ringing, breaking the uneasy tension in the atmosphere. Emily breathed a sigh of relief, as she thanked the phone for saving her in her mind.

Jacob, however, was quite disappointed by the call, blaming it for interrupting such an important moment between them. He reached into his pocket and answered the phone impatiently, but just after a few seconds the blood drained from his face, leaving behind a sickly pallor. He listened quietly and then locked Emily in a serious gaze.

"The babysitter finally confessed. Leona was behind it all," said Jacob.

Emily's face contorted with a venomous outburst. "Just as I had suspected. I knew it was her."

Who else would want Emily dead?

"The babysitter asked to see you, but I refused her," he said. Jacob knew that Emily was too weak to even walk around. There was no way Jacob would allow Emily to leave the hospital and see that wicked babysitter. Was the babysitter not ashamed of what she had done? How dare she ask to see Emily?

"Give me the phone. I would like to ask her why she did such a horrible thing to me." Emily reached her hand out to Jacob and insisted. Emily had never been unkind to Zoe, the babysitter. She couldn't understand why a kind and simple person like Zoe would betray her trust.

"Here you go." Jacob handed the phone to Emily.

Emily held the phone close to her ears but didn't speak a word. After a few seconds of silence, Emily heard Zoe crying from the other end of the call. She seemed remorseful.

"Miss Lu, I didn't mean to harm you. Please forgive me. I beg your forgiveness. I was forced to do it against my will, Miss Lu. Please give me another chance. I want to make up to you," Zoe pleaded.

"You said you were forced. Well, I would like to know why someone forced you to poison me. And why were you appointed to carry out such treachery?" asked Emily.

"It was Leona. She forced me to poison you, Miss Lu. It was all because of my husband. He owed them a fair amount of gambling money, and they threatened to cripple him if he failed to pay his debts. Miss Lu, I had no other choice but to follow Leona's orders," Zoe explained.

Emily closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "You wanted to save your husband from his debtors at the cost of my life. Wow! You must be a saint! Is my life was so worthless to you?" she sneered.

"Miss Lu, I know I am wrong. Just give me one more chance. I am so sorry. Please forgive me. Please..." Zoe begged incessantly on the phone, "Miss Lu, you are one of the kindest person I know, even though you pretend to be reserved in front of me."

Emily hung up on her face, because she didn't want to hear one more word from Zoe. She calmly handed the phone back to Jacob. It was hard to tell what was on her mind.

"Are you all right? It is up to you to decide what you want to do with her. If it makes you feel better you can do as it pleases you," Jacob said, looking concerned.

"Me?" Emily answered with a contemptuous smile, "No. I have no right to dispose of her. It's better to hand her over to the police. I believe that the law will give me justice. I am sure that she will pay a fair price for what she has done."

No matter what reason drove one to commit a crime, once they pursued their selfish interest at the cost of harming others, they no longer deserved forgiveness.

Emily learned a hard lesson from this experience. From now on, she would not show mercy to those who didn't deserve it. The law would provide just punishment for their acts.

"I respect your decision," Jacob said, "The police was unable to arrest Leona, or should I say Rose, because she destroyed all the evidence. Do you want me to deal with her?"

"No, thank you. This is a private grudge between me and her. It's time to put an end to it," she answered. As it were, Emily realized that Jacob was the only person she could trust whole-heartedly and rely on in the world. She was grateful to Jacob for always being there to support her and protect her every time she was in trouble. Drawing back from her memories, Emily went on, "I will make Rose and the Tao family, all of them, pay for what they did to me."

Jacob was delighted to see that her attitude towards him had softened. "Remember, no matter what you decide to do, I will always support you," he assured.

Deep down, Jacob never believed that Emily died in that plane crash four years ago. For that reason, he did not root out the evil behind the plane crash, letting them linger on until today.