A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 164 I Am Brilliant In Many Fields

When Jacob and Emily stepped out of Jack's mansion, the guards standing at the gate looked at each other with surprise and bewilderment. 'Why didn't anyone notice

us when they came into the mansion?'

In the end, none of the guards dared to ask anything; after all, what would be the point? The only thing they could do was to respectfully bow at Jacob and Emily as they walked by.

"How did Mr. Jacob get in? I didn't see anyone pass through the gate," a guard asked his fellow guards in puzzlement, after Jacob and Emily went away.

Another guard looked around, and when he saw Jacob's car parked not too far from the mansion, he guessed,"Maybe they climbed over the wall?"

"You're kidding me!" Another guard retorted at once,"This is the mansion of Mr. Jacob's nephew. If he wants to visit Mr. Jack, he can walk through the front gate." © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"So do you think that they flew into the house like birds ?"

"Why don't you just shut up and pretend that they flew into the house?"

"..."

Emily sat inside Jacob's car silently. With no expression on her face, her eyelids lowered, and no one could tell what she was thinking about.

"Jacob," some time later, Emily opened her mouth all of a sudden. "Do you think that Rose's baby died because of me?" she asked.

Jacob paused for a while before he answered with certainty,"No, it was Jack's fault."

"But...But if it were not for me, Jack would not have done that..." Emily said.

"Listen, you have nothing to do with the death of his baby. It was his decision. Do you understand?" replied Jacob.

"I..." Emily understood Jacob's words, but she could not help but think that she had something to do with the accident. The thought of the little unborn infant haunted her mind the whole time.

All of a sudden, she felt so nauseated that she heaved up everything she had eaten earlier.

It surprised Jacob that Emily would have that kind of a reaction. He frowned and quickly stopped the car.

After unfastening the seat belt, Jacob leaned over to Emily and patted her back softly. With a tender voice he tried to comfort Emily,"Don't worry. You must be feeling nauseated by bad experience and motion sickness."

Emily regurgitated all she had eaten. She took the water bottle from Jacob to rinse her mouth, as she said,"I got your car dirty."

Her voice had sunk down, almost to a whisper, as if she were a little girl who did something wrong, which melted Jacob's heart; he said,"Just go and take the back seat."

"What about you?" she asked.

"I will clean it up. Don't worry about it," he replied.

Stunned and flustered, Emily quickly said,"No, no, I will clean it up myself."

'Jacob is the president of a multi-billion dollar consortium. Everyone in his circle has to show him respect. How could he lower himself to clean up this mess for me, ' thought Emily.

Jacob glanced at Emily caustically, and said,"It's not the first time I've cleaned up a mess, you know. Just go and take the back seat."

"... "Okay, you are right," Emily said, remembering that she had once vomited on Jacob's coat and he did not even scold her. She stepped out of the car to get some fresh air, leaving Jacob inside.

Jacob took out some tissues and started to clean the area of the front seat.

After he cleaned up everything and sprayed some air freshener in the car, he got off and called Emily back into the car.

"Are you okay? Do you still feel sick now?" he asked.

Emily shook her head and answered,"No."

The fresh air had done wonders to her. She felt better after vomiting, as if she had gorged up all her sadness and depression in one go.

Jacob started the ignition, and drove in a slow and stable speed, ensuring that Emily was feeling comfortable.

In time, Emily's nerves gradually calmed down. 'Jacob was right. First of all, Rose always hated me. Whatever happened was between Jack and Rose. There is nothing I could have done to prevent what had happened. That decision was not mine to make. I don't need to be sanctimonious and tell Jack what to do with his life. He's old enough to make his decisions for himself. Moreover, Rose tried to get me killed. I don't owe her anything.'

Although, Emily had no reason to be sad, she still felt sorry for Rose's baby. By the time she got to Jack's house, it was already too late. No one but Jack could be blamed for what went down.

Emily suddenly realized why Rose said that all members of the Gu family were cold-blooded. However, Jack was more cruel and malicious than cold-blooded.

Suddenly, Emily's curiosity got the best of her as she popped an odd question, out of the blue. "Jacob, you are not related to the Gu family by blood, are you?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted even bringing it up, as she secretly cursed at herself for being so thoughtless.

As a man with such a high social status, she believed that Jacob would certainly get angry with her for asking such a rude question.

However, to her surprise, Jacob didn't get annoyed at all. Instead, he patiently answered,"No, I am just an adopted child of Gu family."

Emily glanced at Jacob's face cautiously and felt relieved because she found there was indeed no anger on his face. "You're a brilliant individual," she said.

Emily praised Jacob from the bottom of her heart, because Jacob became the person-in-charge of the Gu Consortium with all his own hard work, even though he was just an adopted child.

Jacob chuckled,"Brilliant? I am brilliant in many fields. You will learn it tonight."

When Emily understood what he was talking about, she blushed and whispered,"Thank God, you are not one of them."

At least, the blood in Jacob's veins was not as cold as Jack's.

Having understood Emily's words, Jacob's eyes turned dark as he said,"You are right."

'If I had a choice, I would have never become a member of the Gu family, ' he thought.

All of a sudden, their thoughts were interrupted by the ringtone of Emily's phone. Emily took out the phone from her handbag and answered it quickly when she saw Rita's name on the screen. "Hello, Rita, you..."

Before she could greet Rita, she heard Rita's voice blaring out from the other end of the line. "Emily...I think I am going into labour..." said Rita.

Emily was stunned, but she quickly collected herself and asked,"Where are you? Is anybody there with you?"

It sounded like Rita was suffering from great pain, as she whispered,"No, I am alone. I am at..."

Emily quickly repeated the address Rita had given to her to Jacob, and urged him nervously,"Hurry! We have to get there soon. She is going into labour!"

From the rear-view mirror Jacob saw Emily's anxious look, as he frowned with displeasure, and said,"It's Rita who is going into labour, not you. Why are you so nervous?"

However, Jacob's sarcasm was overlooked by Emily, as she was busy trying to console Rita.

Although, Jacob may have sounded insensitive, he was just teasing her; he sped up the car and said,"If you feel sick again, let me know." Jacob cared a great deal about Emily, and he did not want to make her vomit again.

He drove as fast as he could and soon, they arrived at the place where Rita was.

Emily banged at the door, but there was no answer from the inside. Jacob, who was standing beside Emily, grew impatient, so he kicked the door open.

Emily rushed into the room and found Rita lying on the ground in the dinning hall, unconscious. Her eyes were shut tight and there was blood all over the floor...

"Rita! Rita!" Emily screamed. Flustered and flurried, Emily, whose face was as pale as the moon, tried to lift Rita. Fortunately, Jacob was there to help her.

"Leave it to me," Jacob said, with a deadpan expression on his face. Carefully and cautiously, he lifted Rita up and walked out, as Emily soon followed. After slowly placing Rita in the back seat, Jacob said,"Fasten the seat belt for her."

"What? Oh, okay!" Overwhelmed by the situation, Emily paused for a moment. Seeing Jacob's calm and collected demeanor, Emily realized that she needed to pull herself together. With no further hesitation she sat beside Rita, and fastened her seat belt for her. Then Emily held Rita's hand and prayed for her, as the car sped towards the hospital.