A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 48

"No."

Emily calmly said, "You don't have to make these romantic gestures anymore. Whatever your purpose is, it's of no use to me."

"Why won't you believe me?"

Jack persisted. With eyes as deep as the sea, he gazed into her eyes. "Is this about Rose?

I've already separated from her."

"Separated? If I say I hate her, and I want you to make her experience every bit of misery I've ever experienced, will you do that for me?"

"Emily, how could you be so cruel?"

Jack couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Answer my question."

Jack remembered the state Rose was in when she left reluctantly, and his heart softened with pity. "Emily, Rose only did those things to you to make me happy. It wasn't personal. She is innocent. If you want to dish out your anger, you can come to me, okay?

"Hahaha..."

Emily sneered, unable to tell whether she was more disappointed or more bitter. "You're protecting her?

Everything that had happened to me was your doing?

So it was you who ordered those ruffians to rape me?"

Her accusations made Jack frown in an instant. He lowered his voice and asked, "Do you think I was behind that? If that's true then why did I save you?"

"Who knows."

At that moment, the romantic atmosphere that was purposefully created by Jack had been completely destroyed by their dispute, and it was spiralling downwards from there.

Jack tried his best to restrain his anger. "Emily, if you don't want to be with me, you can just say so. You don't have to make excuses."

"Do you think I need an excuse to not be with you?"

Emily dropped a bomb on him, shoved his hands away, and turned around to the roadside to hail a taxi.

Jack watched with his eyes wide open, as she got in the taxi, and then he started his own car to follow her.

The fireworks exploded in the sky, with vivacious colours, one after another, but unfortunately, the protagonists had already left.

Emily returned home without warning. When she got in, she saw her father and mother sitting together, trying to sort things out. When they heard her voice, they move around quickly as if to hide something from her.

"What are you doing?

Why are both acting so strange?"

Emily looked at them doubtfully, when suddenly her father lost his temper. "Go go go! This does not concern you!"

"All right."

Emily was exhausted, both physically and mentally, and she did not want to question what was going on. Just as she was about to turn around, she caught a glimpse of something red behind her father.

What was it?

Money?

Emily's eyes sharpened, then she reached forward and grabbed the big bag hidden at the back, when her father was not paying attention. As the bag was unzipped, bundles of money fell out one after another.

"Where did you get so much money?"

The expression in her father's face changed drastically as he rushed up to grab it. "That's my money. Give it back to me!"

Emily did not know where she had found the courage and strength from, as she pushed him aside and asked furiously, "Is this from Jack?"

Shocked, Emily turned her attention to Debby, who lowered her head in shame.

Anger boiled deep inside Emily, hot as lava. For the first time in her life she had lost her temper to her parents. "Whether he is my boyfriend or not, you shouldn't have taken his money! It's not right!"