A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 112 Do Not Objectify Emily

Emily was nonplussed, but she did not refute because Jacob had a point. Quietly and slowly, she was about to chang her shoes.

Jacob looked at her heel, which had scraped a bit of skin off, and frowned. "No need to change your shoes," he said.

"Eh?"

Emily was somewhat puzzled. "Then I am... not suited for the occasion?" she asked.

"If I say it's okay, then it is okay," Jacob asserted.

Emily,"......"

The time for the meeting was fast approaching.

When Emily stepped into the conference room, all the eyes fixated on her, making her feel pressured and uncomfortable.

At the same time, the chief executives sitting in the conference room were all shocked to see her there. How could Jacob bring his woman to the meeting! And this woman came in with an unkept hair and a pair of slippers!

How arrogant?!

Emily was still inexperienced. While the people who were present there were all seasoned professionals. Their eyes pressed against her, as if to choke her. She was sweating profusely as she cast a short glance at Jacob, like a helpless animal asking for help.

Jacob's heart softened at the sight of her desperation. He waved at her and said,"Come here."

Emily looked down at her feet, and took small steps to walk towards him, before she sat down right next to Jacob.

On the surface, these chief executives looked calm, but on the inside, they were all shocked. Soon they all came to the same conclusion that this woman meant a lot to Jacob.

Therefore, even if they were dissatisfied with her attire, they could only turn a blind eye to their concerns.

However, Jack could not keep himself calm.

The moment Emily came in, his gaze fell on her, almost without a conscious thought. After discovering that she had changed her clothes, his heart burned with intense passion.

Emily, however, did not notice Jack when she came in. From time to time she would peek at Jacob, with a look of dependence on her face, which made Jack even more angry!

Who the hell was Jacob! Jack wanted to make Emily regret choosing Jacob over him!

After everyone settled in, the meeting finally commenced.

Emily sat next to Jacob. She knew that her duty was to write down the key contents of the meeting. Soon, however, she was overwhelmed by the new and unfamiliar terms that came at her one after another. Clueless, she felt like her head was going to explode.

Most of the people there assumed that she was Jacob's woman, and that she was just there to play around, so they did not pay any attention to what she was doing.

Emily bit her lip and just wrote down random things. When she raised her head and looked at Jacob, his eyes were deeper than the abyss. Emily was suffocating under the pressure.

By then she was already prepared for Jacob to scold her, but she didn't expect him to quickly shift his gaze from her. Disconcerted, Emily couldn't tell from his expression, whether he was angry or not.

Emily was not brave enough to look up again, she just lowered her head and sat there quietly. Eventually, she noticed that the rhythm of the meeting slowed down considerably from how it was in the beginning. It was almost as if someone was deliberately controlling it to be so.

Although, her head was still in the fog, her heart was moved. Was Jacob helping her?

Emily couldn't tell for sure, and neither could the others, as they followed him instinctively. Jack's face was calm, but his hands were clenched tight under the table. His eyes, black as coal, pierced through Emily, as if he wanted to see through her soul.

"What is your opinion, General Manager Jack?" asked Jacob. The voice of Jacob rang in Jack's ears, steady and imperturbable.

Jack retracted his gaze from Emily and looked at Jacob. The haze in his eyes dissipated in an instant. He couldn't stand Jacob's smug expression. Jacob hardly ever regarded him as a competent associate. He looked at Jack as if he were looking at a negligible ant.

Jacob looked down on him with disrespect. Jack did not have the stomach for that.

Jack, however was not stupid. Although he hated the man, he did not let his emotions get the best of him in front of the others.

Soon his thoughts came rushing back into his head within seconds. He presented his own opinions and ideas, which were a testament to his presence there.

Jacob said,"Well." That was all he said. He did not say whether he thought it was good or bad. The others soon followed suit and did not dare to express their views on the matter as well.

Emily glanced at Jack who was sitting far away from her. She wasn't aware that he was there all along. However, at that moment, Emily still felt like this person was a stranger to her. Some things were doomed to be gone, and some things were destined to continue.

Jack and Emily's eyes crossed paths for half a second. Consequently, the air between them started to feel sultry.

In that single moment, he caught the hatred in her eyes. As if someone had stabbed his heart with a needle.

It was strange to think how much Emily had loved him in the past, and how much she had hated him at that moment.

This thought suddenly made Jack feel uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.

"Dismissed," Jacob's low voice caught Emily's attention, as she quickly turned her face to him.

All the people left the room quickly. Only Jack was still there, with them.

Jack did not have a very warm expression on his face, and his lips evoked a scornful smile. The sarcasm in his tone was coupled with cynicism, as he asked Jacob,"So what did you think of my proposal today, uncle?"

Emily's face went pale, and she instantly remembered the words of Jack this morning.

"I'm surprised to see that she is still here, and I am even more surprised that you haven't gotten bored of her yet, dear uncle! If you do get bored of her, please send her back to me. After all, I haven't had my fill with her yet, and you took her away," sneered Jack.

It would be a blatant lie if Emily said that she didn't care. No sensible person could stand for that kind of behavior.

"You, really, are unafraid of death," said Jacob. Jacob's voice had a certain kind of biting sarcasm. He smiled back at Jack arrogantly amd said,"In my eyes, Emily is not an object, but an individual, who has her own thoughts and her own independent personality. I will never try to control or disrespect her.

Why don't you try asking her. Ask her if she wants to be with you or me? If her choice is the former, I will have nothing to say."

Caught in between, Emily found her thoughts running around in her mind, not knowing what to do.

Jacob said that she was not an object. She was her own person, and he would give her absolute respect...

Emily felt like she was on a roller coaster ride. Her feelings were scattered all over, but there was a hint of joy somewhere in her heart.

This man, seemed different than he used to be. He did not directly refute Jack's statement. Instead, he left it for her to decide. This meant that his thoughts about her were also changing. Finally, he was starting to take her feelings into consideration...

"Why do you like to cry so much?" Jacob teased, as he gently brushed his hands over her hair, and the love in his eyes was almost overflowing. He continued,"Are you still a child?"

"No..."

Emily squinted her eyes and forced her tears back. 'Thank you, ' she said to him, in her heart.

'Thank you for everything that you've given me. Freedom, respect, safety...'This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

Emily had suffered enough in life to know when to cherish the kindness of others.

"So, do you choose me or him? Well?"

The answer was very obvious. Emily would never choose Jack even if he were the last man on earth.

Jack's face darkened as he said,"Oh Jacob, good talk! If you don't regard her as your toy, then why don't you just marry her?"