A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 139 So Closely Watched Over

"Is that true?" asked Jacob.

Emily couldn't tell for sure what was on Jacob mind. "Yes, it's true. You can ask Mr. Victor if you don't believe me," she said.

"I believe you," said Jacob.

Emily was about to breathe a sigh of relief, when she heard the man say,"But you had dinner with another man without telling me. I am not happy about that."

"I didn't have dinner with him behind your back. Besides it was only Mr. Victor," said Emily.

"What about him? Is he not a man?" Although Victor assured Jacob that he wasn't interested in Emily, Jacob still felt uncomfortable trusting Victor around Emily.

Not to mention the fact that Emily admired Victor a lot as a designer, which made Jacob even more unhappy. How dare she undermine his authority! Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

Emily casually brushed off his insecurities and said,"Don't make such a fuss out of nothing..."

"Me? Make a fuss out of nothing?" said Jacob. Emily's lack of concern for his feelings made him even more angry. Jacob raised his voice,"You ungrateful woman! You didn't even think to call me and now you're brave enough to tell me that I am making a fuss..."

For a brief moment, Emily felt like Jacob was acting like an immature girlfriend from a typical love story... It was only a dinner. Besides, Victor was just her mentor.

"Okay, it's all my fault..." Emily submitted. Feeling helpless, Emily saw no point in arguing with Jacob. Instead she decided to appease the man, and said,"You aren't making a fuss out of nothing, okay?"

Satisfied with her response, Jacob said,"I'm sending Sam to pick you up now."

"..." She didn't even get to the main course yet.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Jacob asked eagerly.

Confused, Emily wondered what Jacob mean. She asked,"What else?"

With a cheeky grin on his face, Jacob said,"Tell me whether you missed me or not?"

"..." Emily knew that Jacob wouldn't stop pestering her if she had not given him a satisfactory answer. She put her hand over her mouth and whispered,"I've missed you."

Contented, Jacob finally hung up the phone.

Finally Emily breathed a sigh of relief. She put her cellphone into her pocket, and carried the clothes into the compartment, thinking about what Victor had said to her when she was on the phone.

The timing! Could victor be doing it on purpose? Did he want mislead Jacob?

But how could that be! How could she think of Victor that way?

Victor was not that boring a person!

After Emily handed the clothes to Victor, she went to the outside to play with her cellphone while Victor changed. She thought about calling Jacob, but somehow she got carried away playing.

After hanging up the call, Jacob's face turned dark when he thought about how Victor had intimately called out Emily's name.

When a man loved a woman to such a degree, his insecurities would make him doubt even his closest friends.

Meanwhile, Victor quickly changed his clothes and opened the door. He looked at Emily and asked,"Was that Jacob on the phone just now?"

Astounded, Emily answered,"Yes."

"Jacob is a very possessive man. Wouldn't it be hard to be with him?" asked Victor.

"Well, he is very kind to me," she replied. Emily didn't say anything else and before long, Sam had arrived to pick her up on Jacob's order.

"Don't you have even the most basic freedom?" Victor scoffed in a low voice, ensuring that Emily was the only one who had heard him.

"Not really," replied Emily. Emily defended Jacob as she continued,"I think he's a good person. He only acts like that because he cares about me."

Although Emily felt that Jacob was too possessive, she didn't want to encourage other people's opinion on the matter, neither did she appreciate people commenting on her feelings.

If she did not know what kind of person Victor was, she could have easily mistaken Victor for provoking Jacob and her feelings.

However, Emily was sensible enough to know not to draw such conclusions. "Mr. Victor, I'm sorry but I must leave now. Good-bye," said Emily, as she got ready to leave.

"Bye-bye."

Sam nodded to Victor, and then went after Emily.

Victor watched them as they faded into the distance. His lips rippled with a cold smile. 'Very closely watched over...' he mused.

...

Little did Emily know that Victor had returned to work in the LA Company again. Although he only owned a small share in the company, he was still working there as a supervisor.

In truth, it was good that Victor went back, as Jacob didn't really care about the daily affairs of the company. It would be too much responsibility for Emily to handle. With Victor back, she wouldn't have to work overtime, tacking multiple responsibilities all by herself.

Lately, since Jacob had been away on business, he gave Emily temporary leave from the Gu Consortium. This allowed her the freedom to focus on her work in the LA Company. As a consequence, she ended up spending more time working with Victor.

Indeed, Victor's talents were praiseworthy. Every time Emily asked him something about work or matters concerning jewelry designed, she would gain a lot of insight and knowledge from him.

"I see." Once Emily solved a complicated problem under the proper guidance of Victor. She was so satisfied with her achievement that she proudly smiled from one ear to the other.

Emily's brightly lit up face reminded Victor of someone who was dear to him. His beloved Anne also had a similar smile. Such a pure, warm and brilliant smile...

Victor casually reached out and patted Emily's head gently. It was as if he were fondling a small animal.

Emily was taken aback. Perhaps this was too intimate for them? From what she knew about Victor, he wasn't a very friendly person. Where did this change in disposition come from?

Victor did not respond unusually when he noticed Emily shy away from him. He simply acted as if it was nothing.

When Emily realized that Victor did not make anything out of it, she convinced herself not to overthink things, as it could easily make the relationship between them very awkward.

After leaving Victor's office, when Emily was walking down the stairs, she overheard some employees whispering to each other.

"Can you tell me why Miss Bai was so popular with men? There are unscrupulous rumours about Miss Bai flying about. First the elder son of the Gu Family, then Mr. Jacob, and now Mr. Gao."

"You are right. I can't believe that even someone as elusive as Mr. Gao cannot resist the charms of Miss Bai."

"I don't know whether Mr. Gu knows about it or not. She must be very bold to stand on two ships at the same time. Who knows, may be she's standing on several ships behind Mr. Gu's back..."

"..."

Utterly dumbfounded by their scandalous assertions, Emily's face went blank. Over the years she had grown a thick skin towards rumours, but she did not appreciate the fact that there were rumours about her and Victor passing around now.

Was there really something wrong with their relationship?

Disheartened, Emily turned to another direction and left without saying anything. Indeed, she had been spending a lot of time with Victor over the past few days, and they had grown quite friendly...

However, their friendship was built on a professional relationship. So far she thought that she was doing well to maintain a considerable distance, especially, since Jacob had told her not to have dinner with Victor alone. Besides, it's not like they kept in touch outside of the company...

Did those people have nothing better to think about? Or maybe there was really something going on and she just didn't realized it. Was she so deplorable?