A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1477 Explanation

At that moment, the old, go-getter Jacob was back to life once again. He loosened his grip on Emily a little so that she could sit a bit more comfortably. Then, he tried to feel out if she still felt any animosity towards him. He knew it was better to be careful and wait for her to calm down before talking to her.

"Honey, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to lie to you," Jacob firstly admitted his mistake before saying anything else. He thought it was a good way to appease Emily. After that, he stared longingly into her eyes and softly uttered, "It's just that I miss you so much and I wanted to be with you. This was the only thing I could think of."

Emily knew in her heart that she had given Jacob the cold shoulder the past few days since she still had doubts about what had really happened between him and Jonas. However, she couldn't choose who to believe and had avoided making that decision until today.

Since Jacob acknowledged that he was wrong, Emily took that opportunity to find out how he really felt. "Do you think I'm being unfair to you?" she asked.

"Of course." Jacob gave a straightforward response. But as soon as he replied, he saw the look on her face and quickly shook his head. He then added, "No, no, no. Please don't misunderstand. Even though I said yes, it doesn't mean that I'm upset with you or anything."

"So you're not mad at all?" Emily asked while she lifted her head up so that she could clearly see the eyes of the man holding her. "So you admit that you did something wrong today, right?"

"Yes," Jacob quickly replied while subconsciously nodding his head in agreement. However, he suddenly felt that there was a trap right in front of him, like a big hole in the ground just waiting for him to jump in. With that thought, he changed his mind and shook his head. "Actually, no..."

Emily couldn't help but laugh at her husband when she saw the confused and helpless look on his face. He was acting like a student who had just been asked a very difficult question.

"What are you laughing at?" Jacob didn't hesitate to ask since he was still struggling over whether to answer yes or no. The smile on Emily's face only worsened the confusion he felt at that moment. He couldn't handle it anymore and finally asked, "Did I do something wrong or not? Please tell me already."

Emily cleared her throat and put on a blank expression on her face. She pulled away from Jacob's arms then said, "Can you really not figure out if you've done something wrong?"

Jacob was so perplexed at that moment that he felt completely defenseless. He dreaded the thought that Emily would ask him such a question since guessing what a woman was thinking was not his strong suit, especially if that lady was annoyed at him. But he knew in his mind that it was a bad idea to act like he was clueless. His past experiences with women had enlightened him to the fact that showing ignorance would only make an angry woman even more furious.

Although Jacob wasn't good at guessing, he was excellent at changing the topic.

"How about we just talk about all of this some other day? I swear I won't forget my mistake today, okay?" Emily thought that his request was reasonable. The air between them was finally pleasant and she didn't want to ruin that. However, Jacob took advantage of the good atmosphere to try and explain another head-ache inducing topic. "Honey, I want to clear something up between us. It's about that woman who took my phone the other day."

As soon as Emily heard the words that came out of Jacob's mouth, the expression on her face suddenly changed. Although it didn't seem like she was resentful, she didn't look happy either.

Upon noticing the look on her face, Jacob feared that Emily would try to walk out the door again. He quickly pulled her back into his arms and said, "Honey, please don't be upset about that anymore. I know you were peeved that night. I tried to explain my side of the story but you didn't listen to me since you were so infuriated at that moment. You said you believed me. But I know deep in your heart that you must have felt like you were stabbed in the back, right?"

The woman in his arms met him with silence and he didn't need a response to know that he was right. The words he had uttered that night had done little to dispel the uneasiness in Emily's heart. Jacob knew that he needed to tell his wife every detail to appease the sorrow she still felt.

"The other night when you called me, I was really in the bathroom. I left my phone on the counter like an idiot and a random woman answered. She wanted to get even with me, you know?" Jacob said. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"Why did she want to get even with you?" Emily asked in a soft tone with her head tilted down.

After hearing Emily's question, Jacob's spirits lifted. He knew that the only way for her to believe a word he said was if she was in a peaceful state. Seeing that Emily responded calmly, he felt that it was the right time to tell her everything that had happened that night.

"She flirted with me! That woman wanted me for herself!" At the thought of what happened that night, Jacob was even more aggrieved than Emily. He continued, "Honey, can you believe it? She even sat next to me and tried to seduce me! Of course, I shouted at her to leave me alone. I hate women with heavy makeup. But she must have gotten upset and wanted some payback!"

"So you're telling me that if she had a pure and lovely face, you would have entertained her?" Emily asked out of the blue. She glared at him while waiting for his response.

'Damn!

I might have just dug my own grave!'

Jacob thought. He raised his hand and slapped himself on the mouth, blaming himself for saying too much.

He immediately regretted everything he had just said and wished that he could just turn back the clock hand by just a few minutes. Meanwhile, Emily buried her head in Jacob's arms while she was

snickering at him.

That night, she had been in a fit of rage, so she naturally hadn't listened to what he had said. But after that, when her anger dissipated and she had regained her composure, she had understood the ins and outs of the matter.

At that moment, Jacob had nothing to worry about since Emily's questions were just her way of teasing him. After all, he had pretended to be sick and greatly worried her. It was just a bit of payback.

Jacob couldn't think of anything to say. Emily was just enjoying this rare moment of serenity between them. But since Jacob still thought that his wife was upset with him, the silence was almost suffocating to him.

After quite some time, he finally moved and made a sound.

"Honey, I..."

Jacob didn't have the slightest clue about what he was supposed to say. He feared that Emily would continue to have thoughts of him being with other women. But he was hesitant to open his mouth again since it might just make matters worse.

"I trust you," Emily sat up straight and said to Jacob with a sincere look on her face. After doing so, she added, "I believe what you said about what happened in the bar that night."

"Really?" Jacob asked with a look of pleasant surprise on his face. The moment he heard her words, he felt like a heavy load had been lifted off his shoulders. He was still in disbelief so he had to ask, "Honey, do you really believe me?"

"Yes, I do, dear." Emily knew when to stop messing with her husband. She nodded with a smile. "After all, you have such a beautiful wife at home. I'm sure you have no need to flirt with other women, right?"

"Yes, yes! That's right!" Jacob blissfully agreed with a joyous smile on his face.

Now that the problems looming in their hearts had been cleared up, the two of them smiled happily like they were a newly married couple. But suddenly, Jacob couldn't help saying something that would ruin everything.

"I have such a beautiful wife, so I know how to stay away from women. What about you?" He had a serious expression on his face while he spoke. In fact, he sounded a bit condescending. "You also have such an excellent and handsome husband, but the only thing you do these days is take care of other men."

Emily was stunned and the lovely smile on her face disappeared. She hadn't expected that the man in front of her would talk to her like this. He spoke so righteously, as if taking care of a friend in the hospital was one of the most horrible things she had done.