A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 67

Emily felt so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole in the ground to bury herself.

She knew that it was not the right time or place to be arguing with Jacob, so she picked up that bra and went into fitting room again, embarrassed.

When checking out, Emily insisted paying the bill on her own but Jacob stopped her by using his height to his advantage, as he patted her head and then gave his Centurion Card to the cashier.

"I have money!" Emily still refused and picked up her purse to pay, but she was embarrassed to discover that she forgot to bring her card and the cash she had was not enough to pay for most of the clothes.

"I did not bring card with me..." Emily said, awkwardly.

The woman cashier discreetly rolled her eyes at Emily. 'Huh, such a reserved bitch.'

In the end, it was Jacob who ended up paying the bill.

Coming out of the shopping mall, Emily did not plan on taking Jacob's car, so she said," Thank you. I will transfer the money to you later."

Emily did not like being indebted to others, whether it was money or favors, she would always make it a point to be mindful and pay back as soon as she could.

Upon hearing Emily, Jacob's expression changed as if he was offended by her words, and he replied in a cold voice," Whatever!"

Jacob had thoroughly tasted how heartless the woman was! But he just could not help thinking of her!

"So, bye."

Emily turned round and walked away without looking back. Jacob felt so displeased that he kicked the side of his car with all his strength. His eyes matched the way he felt at that moment: dark and cold.

...

When Emily got back to her apartment, Jack was waiting for her at the gate, standing still like a statue.

Jack had been waiting outside her apartment for more than an hour.

In the banquet, he was preoccupied with Rose. When he finally got out and came back, the banquet was over and Emily was gone too.

Jack asked waiters if they had seen Emily, but they just looked at him funnily and gave him an answer, hardened with sarcasm, Emily went away with Jacob.

He would never forget the waiter's expression--"You are a pathetic cuckold."

"Where did you go? Why didn't you answer the phone?" Jack took a deep breath and asked slowly.

Emily took her phone out from the bag and found that it was switched off, as it had run out of battery," I was..."

She really wanted to tell him everything at once but she just couldn't.

After a moment's pause, she explained," After you left, I met some trouble with Miss Tao, but fortunately Mr. Jacob was there to help me out."

Jack stared at her face closely," And then?"

'Didn't Jacob say anything to her? About the earthquake...'

Emily's eyes met with his and caught a bit of gloom, but soon it disappeared... Perhaps it was an allusion?

"And then, then we separated at the gate and I went to buy new clothes." Emily spoke a little quick, like she was trying hard to cover up her nervousness.

She had no choice. She really didn't.

She did not want to hurt Jack by telling him the truth about her and Jacob.

"Oh, that's it!" Jack relaxed his strained heart.

He was relieved to know that Jacob hadn't told Emily anything regarding what happened during the earthquake.

His eyelids drooped, but he did not say whether he believed her or not. This made Emily a little nervous.