《Spoil You in All Life》


 Chapter 1 Dont Make A Mountain Out Of A Mole-hill

    Chapter 1 Don''t Make A Mountain Out Of A Mole-hill


    Jingshi City, 8:00 P.M.


    Emily Bai was on her way home from a long and tiring day of working overtime, when she suddenly


    received a call ¡ªit was from the police.


    "Hello. Is this Ms. Bai?" the officer asked. "Yes, " replied Emily. "Your friends, Mr. Jack Gu and Ms.


    Rose Xu have been arrested under suspicion of solicitation of prostitution. They both insisted that


    they were meeting each other at the hotel for a date. Could you pleasee down to the station


    and testify that they are indeed a couple, so that I can let them go..."


    The shocking news froze Emily''s body to the point where she couldn''t move a single muscle. Her


    mind struggled to form thoughts and sentences; she couldn''t concentrate on anything else the


    officer had to say. She didn''t realize that she had hung up on the police officer and somehow


    managed to take a taxi to the police station.


    When she arrived at the police station...


    With a single nce, she recognized the man and the woman sitting together in the hall. The man


    was her boyfriend, Jack Gu, and sitting next to him was her friend, Rose Xu. They were leaning


    against each other like a couple on their With a single nce, she recognized the man and the


    woman sitting together in the hall. The man was her boyfriend, Jack Gu, and sitting next to him was


    her friend, Rose Xu. They were leaning against each other like a couple on their honeymoon.


    With her fists clenched; the anger boiling in her eyes like the infernal mes, Emily walked towards


    them. One step at a time; her feet felt like lead.


    Rose''s eyes were the first to catch Emily''s. "I am so sorry, Emmy..." said Rose with her deceitful


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    Jack turned around and saw his girlfriend walking towards them. Without thinking, he spontaneously


    pushed Rose away and stood up in a rush, before Emily could even say anything. "Hey Emmy, "


    Jack greeted with a sheepish grin.


    He was panic-stricken, nervously shifting his eyes away from Emily''s. His body went numb as he


    lost the courage to face Emily.


    "Tell her everything, Jack, " Rose suggested.


    "Nonsense. Stop it! Don''t even joke about that." Jack red at Rose, warning her to stop from


    spilling anything else. He turned to Emily again. "Emmy, I promise I''ll exin everything to youter,


    but right now, I need you to tell the police that we''re innocent, " he requested as if it were a matter of


    course.


    He reached out his hand, but Emily wouldn''t take for this." She stared at Jack in disgust.


    After going through the necessary paperwork and formalities, Jack and Rose were released and the


    three of them left the police station together.


    "Jack, how could you do this to me? You jerk!" Emily yelled angrily after stepping out of the police


    station.


    "Listen to me. Emmy!" Jack frowned and pleaded, trying to hold Emily''s hand as she pulled herself


    away.


    "I don''t want to hear a single word from you! Not after you''ve been caught red handed, having an


    affair with another woman, " Emily howled at Jack. "How did it feel when the police officer used


    you of screwing a prostitute? If I had known what was really going on, I would have nevere to


    the station to bail you out." Emily wiped the tears off her reddened eyes, full of anger and


    disappointment.


    To think they had the nerves to have the police call and ask Emily to bail them out, Emily felt sick to


    her stomach. Well, they got what they wanted if they were trying to disgust her!


    Embarrassed by Emily''s words, Jack snapped back at her, "Yeah, I slept with Rose. So what?"


    After hearing those words, Emily felt lightheaded and her heart sunk to her feet. She struggled to


    keep her bnce. Jack approached her to help, but Emily jerked and pushed him away as if she


    had touched something dirty. "Just go! Stay away from me!"


    Jack felt like his heart was being pierced by a thousand needles. "Emmy, " he murmured and finally


    changed to a softer tone, "Forget about the other girls. You''re the only one I love; my one and only."


    Jack''s words incited Rose''s jealousy, but she pretended to be understanding and tried to persuade


    Emily in a soft voice. "He''s right, Emmy. You and Jack are made for each other. I could never steal


    him away from you..."


    "Shut up!" Emily sternly interrupted Rose, gnashing her teeth in anger, "You have no right to say


    anything, you shameless whore! We''re done! We are no longer friends."


    "Emmy, please don''t do this to me..." Rose pleaded in a sad tone while her eyes were like a bad


    disguise, clumsily revealing hercence and arrogance.


    Hmph, if it were not for Jack, she would have never made friends with a woman like Emily! Now that


    she had aplished what she set out to do, making the extra effort seemed quite unnecessary.


    "Emmy, don''t make a mountain out of a molehill, " said Jack impatiently. "I''ve promised that I will


    only love and marry you. What else do you want?


    "Make a mountain out of a mole-hill? By love, do you mean sleeping with other women and lying to


    me the whole time? Sorry, but I will not stand for that kind of love any longer!"


    "Is it not enough that I love only you and you alone?"


    "It''s not enough. Love needs loyalty. But, you obviously, are not loyal to me!"


    Jack burst outughing because he found her words to be amusing and as naive as a newborn


    babe. He said to her, "Emmy, I''m the firstborn and only son of my father; the Master of Gu n. I will


    never have only one woman by my side no matter if I''m single or married. Do you understand?


    You should learn to ept that before we get married. The sooner, the better."


    "But the ce of my wife will only be left for you. Other women wille and go, but your position


    will never change."


    In his head, Jack imagined that he sounded romantic and charming, while waiting for Emily to be


    moved by his words, and jump into his arms.


    "Thwack!" Emily served him a mercilessly, tight p across his face.


    Jack''s face stung as he tilted his head. Clearly visible under the streetmp, her hand had left a red


    welt on his face. His eyes were filled with shock as he staggered backwards. How dare she p


    him?


    Rose was stunned, motionless. She recollected her senses and feigned concern by checking his


    face, only to be rejected by Jack at once.


    "Emily, what''s wrong with you?" Jack howled angrily, looking at her with disbelief and fury.


    Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he had never been hit by anyone since he came to this world.


    Thinking of his cruel words and hisck of remorse, Emily also trembled with rage. "I never realized


    how deplorable and arrogant you are, until now."


    Share a husband with other women? How could he even dream of this?


    Although she was looking right at him, her eyes felt an odd sensation of strangeness, as if she had


    never really known him at all.


    "Jack, I''m breaking up with you. We''re done."


    Emily was ready to leave, exhausted andcking the strength to put up with the drama any longer.


    She harbored resentment in her heart but soon realized that there was no point in allowing him to


    extend her misery, because he would turn her world upside down.


    "I disagree!" Jack roared. Suddenly, he sensed a fear of loss as if he was going to lose something


    valuable and irreceable to him... Just as he was about to run after Emily, Rose came from behind


    and hugged him tightly.


    "Jack, don''t leave me alone..." Rose skillfully ced her arms around Jack''s waist and touched him


    while persuading him gently, "Emmy is just too angry to think clearly right now. She didn''t mean that.


    You should give her some time to calm down. You are such a great guy. How could she give up on


    you?"


    Once Jack understood what Rose had said, he eventually calmed down.


    The Gu n, a prestigious n with centuries of prosperous history, was the main source of the


    city''s political power. They could almost do whatever they wanted in this city. Jack Gu was his


    father''s only son and heir, which showed his iparable status in society. Apart from that, he was


    also blessed with striking good looks. How could Emily find another man like him?


    It would do her good to take a few days off to cool down and reconsider their rtionship.


    Meanwhile, Jack thought she must came to be aware of the fact that even though he loved her; his


    patience was not without limitations. If he had been pped by anyone else other than Emily, he


    would have broken their hands!


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 Chapter 2 You Reckless Woman

    Chapter 2 You Reckless Woman


    "Jack, I''m feeling a little cold." Rose smiled and continued her seduction, trying to allure the beast


    within him. Her voice had the softness and sweetness no man could resist.


    Jack wrapped his arms around Rose''s waist at once and said, "Uh, let''s go inside the car and get


    you warm."


    Gettingid with a woman was as easy and meaningless as having a meal for Jack.


    However, Emily was his favorite one. Although he had been wanting to have her so badly for quite


    some time, he resisted his carnal urges because he wanted to save her for thest. He wanted her


    to give herself to him before he made his move.


    Although they were only together for three years, Emily had given him her sincerest devotion. It


    shook her up to experience such a shocking betrayal from her boyfriend and best friend at the same


    time. In a daze, she went to a bar to drown her sorrows in alcohol.


    It was around 2 A.M in the morning. Emily walked out of the bar alone, totally drunk out of her mind.


    She took off her high heels and staggered across the middle of the road.


    A ringly bright headlight caught her attention. Emily froze in her tracks, confused and puzzled.


    She stood there, helplessly watching a ck Maybach driving straight towards her.


    "Ouch¡ª" Emily fell down, as the car screeched to a halt right in front of her.


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    Meanwhile, inside the car, the impact from the sudden brake, caused the person in the back, who


    was resting with his eyes closed, to jump off from his seat. He opened his eyes with a frown of


    dissatisfaction on his face. He cast a sharp nce at Sam, the person driving the car, who also


    happened to be his personal assistant.


    "What happened?"


    "Mr. Gu, " Sam replied, as beads of sweat broke out from his forehead. He continued, "Someone


    appeared in front of the car out of nowhere, but I hit the brakes as hard as I could. I didn''t hit the


    person for sure. It must be a racketeer."


    "Go and have a look."


    "Yes, Mr. Gu."


    Sam immediately got out of the car to check on the person. The first thing that came into sight


    under the streetlight, was a beautiful woman lying in front of their car, unconscious. As Sam went to


    have a closer look, he soon noticed the strong smell of alcohol on her. She didn''t seem to be a


    racketeer. "Hey, miss! Wake up!"


    It came as a shock to him, when he recognized the person in front of him.


    ''Isn''t she Emily Bai, Mr. Jack''s girlfriend? How did she end up here like this?'' Sam wondered.


    Fortunately, it was him who was driving the car. If it were someone else, she might have gotten run


    over!


    Sam did not dare to make a decision on his own without proper authorization, so he hurried back for


    his boss'' instruction. "Mr. Gu, the person lying unconscious in front of our car is Mr. Jack''s girlfriend,


    Miss Emily Bai. She seems to be highly inebriated..."


    Jacob Gu''s eyes flipped wide open. He remembered her, the girl Jack had brought back home


    before. She was a lovely girl with a sweet smile. With another second''s hesitation he demanded,


    "Get her inside the car."


    As soon as he received the order, Sam lifted Emily up to the car at once


    Emily felt difort lying awkwardly in the car. She mumbled, opened her eyes, and then stared


    nkly at the man who was sitting beside her and pressing his forehead between his eyebrows.


    Emily asked, "Who are you..."


    The man turned to look at her, with a nk expression on his face. Emily widened her eyes and


    finally recognized who the man next to her was. She stammered, "Ja- Jacob? It...It is you!"


    Jacob ignored her and told Sam to drive straight to Jack''s house.


    The mere utterance of Jack''s name infuriated Emily immediately. "I don''t want to go to his ce. I''ve


    broken up with him!"


    "Broke up?" Jacob repeated her words in a casual manner and raised his eyebrows.


    "Yes, we broke up..." Emily sniffled. The tears gushed out of her eyes as soon as she recalled what


    had happened earlier that day. Emily broke down and continued, "He slept with another woman...


    And was held up in the police station under suspicion of soliciting prostitution!"


    She deliberately described the matter in a serious tone without realizing that she wasing off as


    a primary school student,ining to her teacher.


    Jacob squinted his long and narrow eyes at her words. ''Prostitution? it seems like Jack hasn''t been


    disciplined in a while, '' Jacob thought.


    As a matter of fact, Jacob never asked for too much of his nephew, because he was not really


    rted to Jack by blood. He didn''t mind the asional phndering, just as long as Jack didn''t drag


    the Gu''s family name to the mud with allegations such as "prostitution".


    "Jacob, you need to teach him a serious lesson!"


    Jacob continued to deliberately ignore Emily as she angrily stressed her words again. Emilysimply


    assumed that he didn''t hear what she was saying, so she moved closer to Jacob. She clenched


    Jacob''s cor, pulled him closer towards her and said, "Did you hear what I said?"


    Jacob frowned and pushed her hands off, causing her to lose bnce and fall on face first onto his


    lap, near his private area.


    Obliviously, when she opened her mouth to breathe, the smell of alcoholbined with her warm


    breath spread around his private area, which was covered by only two thinyers of cloth.


    Jacob struggled to catch his breath for a moment.


    "You should teach him a lesson!" Emily''s voice was soft and enticing; it hooked and scratched at the


    heart of most men.


    "I should teach you a lesson first." Jacob pushed Emily''s head away and whispered hoarsely, "Get


    up!"


    How dare she seduce him in his own car? Was she doing this on purpose?


    "Jack is such a bastard! And you, you must be a bad one too! All men in the world are assholes... "


    Emily said. Emily leaned against him and refused to sit up straight. She was acting like a stubborn


    child gone rogue.


    Under different circumstances, she wouldn''t have dared to look at Jacob, for she was scared of his


    ruthlessness. However, at that moment, under the influence of the alcohol, Emily was being


    absolutely reckless, and she was spewing whatever nonsense that came into her head, without


    considering its consequences.


    "He said I''d have to get used to his illicit rtionships with other women apart from myself. Screw


    him, that shameless asshole!" Emily angrily cursed, then she switched her anger to Jacob, "You are


    probably the same as him...


    And you are a CEO yourself, so you must be surrounded by flocks of women, enough to fill a


    football stadium, fawning over you all the time...


    Jacob was starting to lose his patience; gradually the look of displeasure appeared in his eyes. He


    realized how difficult it was to get rid of a drunken woman. Jacob tried pushing her away; she kept


    falling down, and then clinging back to him like a sticky candy. Emily had lost all sense of shame.


    Emily''s recklessness did not stop there. She reached out her hands and rested them around his


    shoulders. With a silly smile on her face, she said to him, "Jacob, are you having kidney deficiency


    problems? Ah?"


    That was the straw that broke the camel''s back. Now she was toying with his pride and manhood.


    Jacob was in a fit of insurmountable rage.


    Emily, however, showed no signs of being afraid; she smiled back and looked into his eyes. Her


    beautifully hypnotic eyes, swollen now but still too attarctive to be true, twinkled with a sharp gleam


    like that of diamonds under the moonlight. Spots of Jacob''s reflection danced in her irises, as if he


    were the apple of her eye.


    When her lush, cherry-red lips opened to speak, they seemed to be luring a man for a passionate


    kiss.


    Jacob remembered that it was the lips that breathed out the burning scent of alcohol around his


    private area... This woman is a lustful subus!


    "Damn it, you reckless woman! You seduced me first; you''ve brought this upon yourself."


    He suffered a sudden momentarilypse of reason, as he sped the back of her head with his big


    hand, pulled her face closer and passionately pressed her lips against his, swallowing her drunken


    words.


    "Uh..." All of her unspoken drunken babble got swallowed by his deep insatiable kiss.

 Chapter 3 She Deserves This

    Chapter 3 She Deserves This


    A sense of insatiable desire came over Jacob. Just as he intended to move forward to the next step,


    he was abruptly interrupted by Sam''s voice from the driver''s seat.


    "Mr. Gu, we''ve reached Theodore Vi." This was Jack''s vi; where he lived alone since he


    became an adult.-


    Jacob nibbled at Emily''s lips and then gently let go. "Turn the car around; go back to Tyrone


    Mansion, " his tone was full of displeasure.


    "Yes, Mr. Gu!" Although Sam did not dare to have a peek, he was smart enough to understand what


    was happening in the back; thanks to the noise.


    "Miss Bai is Mr. Jack''s girlfriend. How could Mr. Jacob..." Sam wondered.


    Sam kept hearing them making out in the back. He suddenly wished he were deaf, so he wouldn''t


    be able to hear what they were doing.


    The car sped off and soon arrived at Tyrone Mansion.


    Jacob helped Emily out of the car and carried her all the way into the vi. He held her gently;


    helped her up the stairs and brought her to the master bedroom.


    Emily was so exhausted from having an excessively eventful day, she wanted to fall asleep at the


    very sight of a bed. Jacob, however, needed to sate his burning lust for Emily, after she had aroused


    his carnal desires.


    After the one-night stand...


    The next afternoon, Emily woke up from a long and deep sleep. Her entire body ached as if she had


    been run over by a trainst night.Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    She looked around to see if there was anyone else in the room, only to find that she was the only


    person in the room. Emilyy on the big bed and stared nkly at the exquisitely designed


    engravings on the ceiling. Fragments ofst night''s memory slowly seeped into her mind; the


    fragments came together like puzzle pieces and formed an indescribable image...


    Boom!


    Figuratively speaking, Emily''s head exploded in an instant. ''I, I seemed to have slept with a manst


    night! And, the man... the man is Jack''s uncle, Jacob!


    Jesus!'' Emily thought, in utter shock.


    Jacob turned 27 years old this year. Although Jack and this so-called uncle are not rted by blood,


    she always regarded and respected him as Jack''s real uncle. How could this happen between


    them?! Emily now bitterly regretted going to the barst night. If she had not gotten herself


    completely drunk, she would have never met Jacob on the road, and they would never have...


    She had brought this upon herself!


    Suddenly, she heard a knock on the door; it almost gave her a heart attack.


    ''What should I do? How will I face this guy?''


    Before Emily could recollect her thoughts, the voice of a maidservant broke in from outside the


    room, "Are you awake, Miss?"


    Hearing the maidservant''s voice came as a great relief to Emily. At least, it was not Jacob. "Yes,


    please,e in."


    When she sat up straight, the bed sheet covering her body slipped, revealing the traces ofst


    night''s debauchery on her naked, snow-white skin.


    s, it was toote to stop the maidservant froming in. She entered through the door and saw


    the traces all over Emily''s body. With a look of vague emotions that Emily couldn''t read, the


    maidservant said, "Here are some fresh clothes for you, Miss."


    Emily frowned in embarrassment. As she intended to refuse the maidservant, she caught a glimpse


    of her clothes on the floor. Emily blushed and said in a low voice, "Thank you!" She struggled for a


    moment and then finally asked, "Where is Uncle...Mr. Gu?"


    "Mr. Gu went to hispany." The maidservant was envious of Emily because she was the first


    woman Jacob had ever brought over to his own house. In her jealousy, she did not give Emily the


    message that Jacob had left for her.


    Emily noticed the maidservant''s obnoxious attitude, so she stopped talking to her. After the maid left


    the room, Emily got dressed in a hurry, then she called a taxi and left Tyrone Mansion before Jacob


    came back.


    Jacob arrived at the Tyrone Mansion, just after Emily''s taxi left.


    He was disappointed to find his room empty.


    After a few seconds, Jacob yanked the sheet which still had Emily''s residual temperature on it.


    There were drops of blood on the white sheet, clearly visible to the naked eye, which indicated that


    Jacob was her first man.


    His sight finally moved from the sheet and there were something different appeared in his eyes.


    As a grown man, he could have pushed her awayst night. Instead of doing so, he acted on his


    instincts.


    He had to admit that he had been seduced by Emily. The self-control he had prided himself on had


    broken down over her. And her shyness woke up the beast inside him that had slept for a long time.


    Last night, he held her to sink into his desire again and again...


    Since it was her let the beast inside him out, she had no way to escape from him.


    Emily did not go to work after she left Tyrone Mansion, instead she called thepany and asked


    for a leave. She went back to her apartment, and slept until the next morning. She woke up and


    finally went back to work.


    When she saw Jack''s Aston Martin parked at thepany gate, she reckoned it was going to be a


    rough day for her.


    Rose gracefully stepped out of the car, with her fabulous stilettos and a sweet smile on her face.


    When Jack got out of his car, he deliberately ignored Emily and pulled Rose close to give her a hot,


    passionate kiss in front of everybody. Rose panted and was almost out of breathe from Jack''s kiss.


    "Jack, everyone''s watching us. Stop it..." Rose said with coquetry and gently brushed her hands


    over his manly chest.


    Jack wrapped his arms around her tiny waist and said with a flirtatious smile, "You are such a


    tease."


    Emily nced with a scornful look at the people watching them from not too far away, and walked


    straight through thepany gate without looking back.


    Jack did it all purposely in front of Emily to send her a warning. Unfortunately, Emily did not give him


    the attention he wanted and casually walked by. All of a sudden Jack got disheartened and even a


    little sad.


    "All right, I''m leaving now."


    Jack pushed Rose away casually; he got in his car and then drove away.


    From that night until now, he did not feel an ounce of remorse for what he had done. Considering


    his social status, ying around with women was a trivial matter to him. What was the big deal


    anyway?


    Emily was the one he was to marry atst and nothing would change fact. This was the best love he


    had to offer her.


    What he did just then before Emily was for her own good. If she could not tolerate such instances,


    how would she be his gentle and kind wife?


    Hogan Company.


    Emily decided to suppress her traumatic experience and focus on her work, but one way or the


    other, there was always someone or something that would go against her wishes.


    "Hey, Rose! Did Mr. Jack dump Emily? Look at how depressed she looks!"


    "Yeah, you and Mr. Jack look good together!"


    "I knew it! How did Mr. Jack ever stand such a phony woman like her? Rose and Jack are more


    suited for each other..."


    Listening to the tteries andpliments from her female colleagues boosted Rose''s ego and


    greatly satisfied her vanity. She pretended to be displeased and insisted, "Stop! Emily and I are


    good friends. I don''t want to hurt her..."


    "Are you done?" Emily looked at her in disdain, "If you are done, please stop disgusting me."


    "How could you say that, Emily?" Rose bit her underlip; she was unwilling to ept such words


    from Emily.


    The people around Rose are always fickle and devious. They resorted to provocation and said, "Oh,


    my! Check this woman''s attitude! Rose, you don''t have to talk to her in such polite manner! She


    deserves this!"


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 Chapter 4 Hickeys On The Neck

    Chapter 4 Hickeys On The Neck


    "Please say no more." Rose shook her head, but smirked slightly, "You''ve misunderstood me, Emily.


    I was just trying tofort you."


    She feigned sincerity, but her heart was full of pride.-


    They''d been friends since they were in college, but inparison, Emily seemed to be better than


    her at everything; even Emily''s boyfriend had better features and family background than Rose''s.


    Why?


    Rose, however, didn''t believe that she was second to Emily. She tried every means to surpass


    Emily, including stealing her boyfriend. Finally, she had managed to break them up and it was proof


    that Emily had lost to her in love. Her superiorityplex was soaring off the charts.


    Emily clenched her fists, red at her


    pretentious face coldly and said, "So, it must feel good to be Jack''s mistress?"


    "No, that was not my intention. It was Jack who..." With a hint of pretentious helplessness and


    kindness in her tone, Rose walked close to Emily all of a sudden, and gently asked, "How can you


    me me, if you can''t even keep your boyfriend in check? He''d never ever touch you, right?


    Instead, he''d rather make love to me or any other woman. Also, you couldn''t imagine how much he


    enjoyed being in bed with me..."


    Rose wore a dress that specifically highlighted her shoulders, just to show off the marks Jack had


    left on her neck, corbones and shoulders.


    Emily was nauseated by the sight of Rose''s shoulders; with a hint of disgust in her eyes, she said to


    her, "Sorry, I was wrong. You''re not a mistress, you''re just one of Jack''s cheap bimbos."


    As to the affair, she wasn''t bothered by Rose anymore because it was a well-known fact that Jack


    was a womanizer. The fact that Rose didn''t mind sleeping with a man like Jack, came as a surprise


    to Emily. In her personal opinion, a man who had multiple love affairs with other women was just like


    a toothbrush that had been used many times by various people. And simrly, Jack too was such a


    man, or, more exactly, such a toothbrush. She really couldn''t understand how Rose could dly use


    that toothbrush to brush her teeth, without anyins?


    The word "bimbos" immediately embarrassed Rose, but she had to keep herself from going berserk


    because she had to y nice ans sweet in front of the people around her. She simply said, "You talk


    a lot of nonsense..."


    "Nonsense? You know it''s truth, don''t you? After all I''m better than those who don''t know how to live


    and function without a man. Oh, and thank you for recycling the junk I don''t want."


    Soon, the onlookers felt the awkwardness in the room intensified; they made excuses to leave, and


    dispersed shortly after.


    "Ah! Mr. Hua has asked me to take these files to his office urgently, so sorry I can''t chat right now."


    Emily was just leaving after organizing the files on the desk. Seeing Rose distraught, made her feel


    a little better.


    Rose was so mad at Emily that she had nned to embarrass her before she left. She reached out


    to grab Emily''s hand, but unfortunately, Emily moved too soon; instead of catching Emily, she


    identally caught the files Emily was holding.


    Paper after paper, they fell everywhere at once.


    "Are you nuts?" Instead of arguing with her, Emily hurried and got down to pick up the files from the


    floor.


    Rose wasn''t finished with Emily; when she looked down at Emily, something else had caught her


    immediate attention.


    What were they? Hickeys! There were hickeys on Emily''s neck!


    Rose couldn''t believe her eyes, as she attentively red at the marks on Emily''s neck. Despite


    Emily''s high-necked top, she was still able to see the red marks on her back. Rose was quick to


    determine that it couldn''t have been Jack because he was with her yesterday and the day before


    that. Then who?


    Rose secretly took a photo of Emily''s neck before she could notice and sent it to Jack. She was


    giddily waiting to see Jack''s reaction to the photo.


    She knew once Jack found out that Emily had slept with someone else, he would certainly go stark


    raving mad instead of swallowing the humiliation, therefore further ensuring the permanence of Jack


    and Emily''s separation.


    Emily didn''t notice what Rose was scheming. She came back to her desk after picking up the files


    and sending them to Mr. Hua.


    She was lost in her thoughts, imagining how things would be if it all turned out to be false; how nice


    it would be if Jack hadn''t betrayed her; if Rose hadn''t seduced her boyfriend and if she hadn''t slept


    with... Jacob....


    But, she knew that the reality was far from her imaginations. She backed the wrong horses when


    she chose to be together with Jack and made friends with Rose. The affair with Jacob was also a


    byproduct of her own wrongdoings.


    After getting off work, Emily was just about to leave the office, when she saw Jack''s car parked at


    the gate of thepany. She tried to pretend not seeing Jack and walked past his car, but Jack got


    out of his car and walked straight towards her. Emily wasn''t aware that Jack was angry at her


    because of the photo Rose had sent to him.


    Initially, he had intended to give Emily the cold shoulder for a few days until she''de to her


    senses and back into his arms. But much to his surprise and disappointment, Emily had an affair


    with another man on the same night she had found out about his affair with Rose.


    "Stop! Emily Bai!" Jack grabbed Emily by the arms, with an angry look on his face.


    "Let go of me!" Emily struggled but refused to look at his face. The mere thought of what had


    happened in the police station, dissolved whatever feelings she had for him. "Are you insane?" She


    asked impatiently.


    Emily always waited for her colleagues to leave thepany first, before she would leave, and so


    there was nobody around to help her.


    "You are a fast learner, Emily! since you are dared to cuckold me! Tell me where you were


    yesterday and the night before !"


    His words caught Emily by surprise, as she tried to hide the truth from him, "Why should I answer to


    you, Jack? We were already broke up the night before yesterday!"


    "I told you I didn''t agree to breaking up with you!


    "For us, it was over the moment when you slept with Rose!" "That''s impossible!" Jack growled when


    reaching out to pull Emily''s cor. Sure enough, he saw the ambiguous marks on her skin. In his


    mind, they were enough to prove her love affair with another man. Jack screamed angrily at her,


    "Emily Bai! Who is he?"


    "It''s none of your business!" Emily bit her lip, with an inkling of bitterness in her heart, as she dared


    not to speak out the name of that man. Although she had no intentions of getting back with Jack,


    she still struggled to gather the courage to tell him the truth.


    Realizing that Emily was hiding something from him, Jack struggled to breath; it felt like his heart


    was being pounded with a heavy hammer. He couldn''t believe that the woman he had loved for


    years would betray him like that.


    He stared at Emily furiously, gripping her hand tightly and almost crushing her bones!


    "Tell me!"


    "Let go of me!" At the thought of the unbridled intimacy shown by Jack and Rose this morning,


    Emily felt displeased, and so not to be outdone, she just answered, "You don''t deserve to know his


    name!"


    "I am going to make you and that man regret this, Emily!"


    "My only regret is knowing a scum like you! Why? Why is it okay for you to sleep around, but I


    can''t? I''m learning from you!" "Are men and women the same?"


    "Yes, they are the same to me! I really regret not cheating on you before breaking up with you!" She


    was grateful that Jack was not the first person she had made love to, otherwise she wouldn''t stop


    feeling sorry for herself.


    "You are a bitch, Emily!" Jack''s blood boiled with immense fury. The anger in his eyes burned so


    furiously, it seemed that the mes would almost spread out of his eyes to burn the woman in front


    of him.


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    Frightened by his rage, Emily tried to run away, but Jack caught her and dragged her into his car.


    "Let me go!" Suddenly, Emily started to have a bad feeling. She struggled to move as Jack pressed


    her down with his heavy body.


    "Bitch! Have you ever been fucked by another man? Damn it!"


    Jackpletely lost his senses and tore at her clothes like a savage beast!

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    Chapter 5 Overwhelming Darkness


    Emily never imagined that Jack could be so angry, violent and irrational at the same time; she


    began to grow fearful of him. Despite the heavy weight of Jack''s body pressing up against her, she


    struggled out of desperation, "Get off! Don''t touch me!"


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    There was not a snowball''s chance in hell she was going to have sex with Jack now!


    "Why can''t I touch you? Emily, you''re tainted and filthy damaged goods right now. You should be


    grateful that I''m still willing to fuck you!"


    Jack screamed at her fiercely; with eyes piercing with anger, he red at her as if he would skin her


    alive.


    "Beep¡ª" out of the blue, Jack was interrupted by the shrill sound of a car horn ring from behind


    his car. Jack and Emily were both caught by surprise.


    Taking advantage of the moment, Emily caught Jack off guard and raised her foot to kick him in the


    crotch, as hard as she could.


    "Ah..." whimpered Jack, as his eyes squeezed shut in excruciating pain; the wind knocked out of his


    sails. Emily shoved him aside; swiftly gathered her clothes and got out of the car in a panic-stricken


    manner. She ran as fast as she could, paying no attention to her surroundings, as if she were being


    chased by the Devil.


    Jack watched her slowly disappear into the distance, unable to go after her as he helplessly writhed


    in pain. With thest of his strength and spirit he managed to muster up onest desperate cry in


    anger, "Emily..."


    Jack couldn''t ept letting go of Emily so easily. He couldn''t stomach the fact that he was betrayed


    by his beloved girlfriend, who slept with another man before he could have a taste. Dark clouds of


    vengeance filled his heart as he promised himself to make Emily and her new lover pay for what


    they had done to him!


    When Jack finally managed to catch his breath, he remembered the ring car horn that had


    abruptly interrupted his evening with Emily. He got out of the car to look for the source of all his


    immediate frustrations.


    He immediately froze in his path when he realized that Maybach, parked not too far away, looked


    familiar. Not only did he know who the owner of the car was, he was also quite daunted by the


    person.


    As if to prove Jack''s point, the man got out of the Maybach and walked towards Jack with a stony


    expression on his face and a stare that could freeze the ocean. Jack ran his hands through his hair,


    fixed his clothes and stood up straight as he looked at the man walking towards him.


    Yes, it was Jacob Gu, the adopted son of his grandfather and therefore, his nominal uncle. Jacob


    was just three years older than he was. Although Jacob was still young, he had served already as


    the CEO of their family business. Jack had heard of his uncle''s aggressive reputation; he had a


    touch of reverence and admiration in his heart for his uncle.


    He wasn''t sure whether Jacob had caught him in the act just now, and yet somehow he still felt


    apprehensive as if he were guilty of doing something bad, "Uncle Jacob, what are you..."


    "Bang!"


    Jack''s words were unexpectedly interrupted as Jacob came in straight and punched him hard


    across the face, in response.


    Jack lost the words to express himself; he waspletely dumbfounded by Jacob''s punch. "Uncle


    Jacob?"


    However, to add to Jack''s disappointment, Jacob had no intention of exining himself at all. Jacob


    didn''t utter a single word; he followed his surprise punch, with a quick and fierce kick to Jack''s


    abdomen.


    Jack instantly fell to the ground, squirming. Despite his respect for Jacob, he couldn''t stand being


    beaten up by him, for no reason or exnation at all. He pleaded, "Uncle Jacob, what''s the matter?"


    Jack''s words angered Jacob even more; he continued to brutally assault Jack as if he wanted to


    beat him to death.


    Jack knew he was no match for his uncle; considering Jacob''s position in the family, he didn''t dare


    to fight back in retaliation. He bit the pain and endured one punch after the other, until finally he had


    lost the heart to endure even that.


    Unfortunately, Jacob left soon after; leaving him with no exnations but only Sam to take him to


    the hospital.


    Even after being treated in the hospital, Jack was still hurting all over. On top of that, he still didn''t


    know why Jacob had unleashed his fury on him like that.


    As a matter of fact, Jacob had always been very nice to him, providing him with proper education


    and opportunities and granting him privileges. Jacob even forgave his transgressions so long as the


    reputation of the family was not at stake.


    Jack wondered whether it was because Jacob had already found out about his visit to the police


    station.


    The more Jack thought about it, the more certain he became. ''Yes, that must be the reason, '' he


    thought. He figured it wasn''t because Jacob had caught him red handed, forcing himself on Emily


    just now, as it would apparently be a waste of his time to attack Jack for a stranger. Jesus!


    With regards to Jacob, he would just have to be more careful in the future. But as to Emily... How


    dare she betray him! He swore to find Emily''s mysterious lover, as he wanted to bash his head in for


    touching his girlfriend!


    Emily spent the next few days in peace, away from Jack''s harassment as he was confined to this


    hospital bed. However, the news of their break-up had spread all over herpany like wildfire. To


    add to that, thanks to Rose''s lies, everyone in thepany regarded Emily as a shameless woman


    for cheating on her boyfriend which finally led to their break-up.


    Emily sneered at the thought of that. ''Is she talking about herself?'' mused Emily, wondering how


    Rose could be so shameless as to lie to everyone and frame Emily in such a vicious way.


    Although, in disdain, she refused to defend herself; she was affected by the rumors anyway. Not


    only was she demoted by Mr. Hua on all ounts, she was also made to be one of Rose''s


    assistants.


    Rose couldn''t be morecent, as she believed she had won over Emily again. Rose had been


    jealous of Emily for being a far more talented jewellery designer than her. ''So what?'' Rose


    snickered at the thought of Emily''s demotion. From now on Emily would have to follow her orders


    obediently! That day at work, Rose deliberately arranged a lot of work for Emily, so that she would


    have to work overtime in thepany.


    By the time Emily had finished her work, it was almost 9 PM. When she got out to leave the


    company, she found that everyone had already gone home, and she was the only one left in the


    office.


    She packed up her items and was about to leave, when she noticed that the door of the office


    seemed to have been locked from the outside.


    Emily had no doubt in her mind that Rose was behind this.


    She was confused and lost in her thoughts when she suddenly heard a ''pop''. Soon after, the lights


    in the office had gone off and all of a sudden the entire office was shrouded in darkness.


    Emily''splexion turned pale. She was beginning to feel ustrophobic and the dark atmosphere


    reminded her of the traumatic experiences of being kidnapped, she suffered, when she was just a


    child.


    In fact, Rose was well aware of this fact as they had been friends for so long.


    It was too dark in the office to see anything. Emily calmed herself down, fumbled in her bag for the


    phone and then clicked on the address book.


    She tentatively called a few colleagues for help; they all answered her in a few perfunctory words


    before hanging up quickly, as if they hade up the excuses together. Rose''s involvement in the


    matter was obvious.


    Emily didn''t have many friends; to make matters worse, whatever friends she had, were living in


    other ces.


    Emily hesitated for a moment before deciding to call Jack. At the very least, she had hoped that he


    would help her for old time''s sake.


    Unfortunately, all her hopes were in vain as Rose answered Jack''s phone.


    On the other side of the call, Rose moaned, enticingly. She figured Rose meant to provoke her and


    show off her intimacy with Jack. She could also hear Jack vaguely, panting in the background.


    Nauseated by the noise, Emily couldn''t help retching in disgust before hanging up quickly.


    She realized it was stupid of her to call Jack for help.


    After a brief moment of self-loathing, Emily sat down against the wall and held her phone tightly, not


    knowing who to ask for help.


    She was overwhelmed by the darkness and the eerie silence that had taken over the room. Emily


    felt more and more frightened with each passing minute. The traumatic memories of her kidnapping


    in her childhood gradually recurred in her mind, emerging from her anxiety of the darkness around


    her. Despair and fear flooded her thoughts once again, overwhelming and almost suffocating her.


    "No, I can''t stay here..." Emily started to be upset, as tiny beads of sweat poured out of her


    forehead. She gripped her phone firmly, scrolling up and down on the screen, until the name


    "Jacob" appeared.


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 Chapter 6 You Seduced Me First

    Chapter 6 You Seduced Me First


    Emily had no idea that she had his number saved in her phone, nheless, she pressed ''call''. She


    waited on the line with great agony for what felt like eternity before someone answered the call.


    ''''Hello, "


    Answered Jacob, with his charming voice like a deep baritone of startling beauty.


    Jacob''s voice was like a ray of light in the darkness, breathing in new life to Emily''s hopes. Too


    frightened to control her emotions, she cried out in an instant, "Ja...Jacob? It''s dark and I''m very


    scared..."


    Jacob was pleased to see her name pop-up on his phone, but as soon as he answered and heard


    her cries, Jacob''s smile turned upside down, followed by a look of concern in his eyes.


    "Where are you right now?"


    "I can''t get out, I''m in..."


    Emily had not finished speaking before the battery of her cell phone died, consequently cutting their


    call short.


    This had Jacob even more worried than he already was; he couldn''t help biting his lip, nervously;


    then he dashed out the door in a hurry without even changing his clothes. He strode to the garage


    with the car keys in his hand; while starting the car, he tried to think where Emily could have been.


    Finally, he decided to drive to Hogan Company.


    In the office, Emily stared nkly at her phone screen; with the disappearance of the only light in


    this dark room from her cell phone, her anxiety and fear of the darkness grew stronger and stronger.


    "It''s too dark here..." She hugged her legs, buried her face between her knees and began to sob


    hopelessly.


    In her moment of desperation, she remembered Jack, who knew about her experience as a child,


    had never left her alone in such an environment before... And now she was wallowing in the


    darkness, while he was sleeping with another woman.


    Emily''s fear of darkness was increasing in small increments with the passing of every second. It


    was first time that she felt extremely eager to get out of the office right away; she couldn''t endure


    another second of the darkness.


    She thought of Jacob and wondered whether he woulde or not.


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    ''Maybe not, '' she thought. It was already quitete, besides, they were not familiar at all, excepting


    for that one night together... As to the experience of her night with Jacob, she was of the impression


    that people like Jack and Jacob, by virtue of their status, could have any woman they wanted and


    never have to worry about the consequences. They could forget about their love affairs without


    much difficulty, which was very much unlike her.


    Emily was slowly fading away into her thoughts, forgetting the darkness and spiralling down into her


    own mind. She didn''t know how long she had spent like that before she finally heard someone call


    her name. "Emily?"


    "I''m here..." she responded half-heartedly, thinking that it was just her auditory hallucination.


    Soon after she heard a loud bang, as someone had kicked open the office door from the outside.


    She raised her head curiously and rubbed her blurry eyes as if she had just woken up from a


    dream, before finding a man standing at the doorway.


    It was still too dark to see who the man was, but his tall figure, appeared to be serious and cold.


    "Emily?"


    The calming voice sounded like the familiar voice she had heard in her phone just a while ago.


    Emily was stunned; her eyes beamed wide open at the first sight of him, as she had never thought


    that Jacob would reallye to her aid. Almost unable to control her gratitude, she ran towards


    Jacob excitedly. She suddenly tripped on her way and identallynded directly into Jacob''s


    arms.


    "Thank you, thank you very much..."


    Cried Emily incoherently as her voice trembled, hugging Jacob tightly before realizing how intimate


    they were at that moment.


    After he confirmed that she was fine, Jacob''s worries started to fade; he stretched out his long arms


    around her body and caressed her back lovingly, like a motherforted her crying baby.


    "It''s okay. It''s okay..."


    His baritone voice miraculously calmed and soothed her.


    It wasn''t until they had reached downstairs when Emily suddenly realized that she had been holding


    Jacob''s hand too tightly the whole time, so she rxed her grip in an instant. The thought of


    troubling Jacob with her problems embarrassed her, so she said, "Sorry, I... I''m being too


    melodramatic."


    ''Maybe he thinks I''m a frivolous person, '' she thought.


    "Are you afraid of the dark?" Jacob gazed into her eyes in a way that couldn''t be exined or


    understood. "Yeah, especially when I''m alone... Thank you very much, Mr. Gu." Under the


    moonlight, Emily noticed that Jacob was in his leisure wear. Immediately, she realized that he must


    have rushed out from home in a hurry... Just to finding her?


    Jacob''s chivalry warmed her heart and moved her deeply.


    "Get on." The look of gratitude in her eyes seemed like they were for an elderly person, this


    disheartened Jacob because despite being older than Jack, he believed that Emily should consider


    him to be her equal in love, instead of her elder.


    Emily felt his sudden displeasure as well but she didn''t dare to ask him the reason behind it,


    because she was afraid of irritating Jacob even more. Instead, she got in his car obediently. When


    she recalled what had happened between them in the car that night, she quickly turned red with


    embarrassment.


    ording to her memory of that night, this was the very same car where she seduced Jacob in an


    intoxicated state. How shameful! She cursed herself at the thought of what she did; she tried to


    understand how she had lost all her senses that night.


    Emily felt ufortable sitting in Jacob''s car. How could she sit in his car so calmly after that night?


    She was about to get off when suddenly Jacob got in and sat next to her.


    "Mr. Gu..." Emily was afraid to make eye contact with Jacob.


    Jacob looked at her with a faint hint of smile on his face, and a faint hint of danger in his voice,


    "Emily, maybe we should take this opportunity to be clear about where we stand with each other?"


    He had saved his phone number in her cell phone for this reason specifically, but Emily had no


    intentions of contacting him. Maybe she wanted to avoid confronting him about it? He couldn''t


    ept that.


    Emily''s whole face turned red after hearing what Jacob had said; she concealed her apologetic


    eyes to avoid meeting with Jacob''s, she stammered, "About that night... I...I was very drunk then,


    and it was just unexpected..."


    "And?" Jacob approached her slowly with a calm, but serious gaze.


    If she had meet any other man that night other than him... Despite his calm andposed


    appearance, the mere thought of that, made his blood boil in anger.


    Emily shifted backwards intuitively, but soon realized that she had run out of space to move in


    because her back was almost touching the car door. Having no where else to escape to, she


    gathered her courage and spoke up, "I know that I am to me for that night, but could you.


    "No, I can''t, and I won''t mind if you repeat your mistake." Emily was not very quick to understand


    the meaning of his words before Jacob suddenly embraced her tightly and kissed her.


    Jacob alleviated Emily''s anxiousness with his long and deep kiss. On the other hand, he had tasted


    the sweetness of her lips once again because of Emily. He couldn''t help himself from being


    overwhelmed by his desire but unfortunately, Emily lost her breath.


    "Stupid! You can''t even keep breathing?"


    Instead of getting angry, Jacob, however, became aroused by her clumsy and immature reaction.


    He smiled at her briefly, and then insisted on continuing, when he was surprisingly pushed away by


    Emily.


    "Mr. Gu... Please don''t..." Emily almost broke down in tears, gasping for breath as she said, "This


    isn''t right. We shouldn''t be doing this!"


    With great displeasure in his face, Jacob instantly gripped her delicate jaw; pulled her closer


    towards him and said, "Don''t forget that you seduced me first, Emily!"

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    Chapter 7 Ridiculous


    It was Emily''s first time to look at his face from such a short distance. She was close enough to see


    his eyshes; they hypnotized and fanned the mes of her heart. When he fluttered his eyelids at


    her, it was as if bright sparkling stars had lit up the night sky.


    As a matter of fact, Jacob was very handsome. His deep eyes, aquiline nose and thin lips were so


    attractive, it was as if he was a ck hole, luring her in slowly but surely. His face was strikingly


    eye-catching, with perfectly sculpted features.


    Emily was never one to notice such things, but the impression she had of Jacob was that of a


    serious and cold elderly member of the family, because of her rtionship with Jack. However, at


    that moment, she finally realized that he was indeed a mature and handsome man and that how


    attracted she actually was to him.


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    His deep endless ck eyes were filled with the strong sensation of desire. Jacob looked at her, his


    coal-ck eyes drilling into hers, "You''ve dumped Jack... right?"


    Emily bit her lip, "... uh, yes, we have already broken up."


    If it weren''t for the break-up, she would have never met Jacob that night, but now everything was


    tangled up in confusion. "If so, then what is the problem?"


    Even if Emily and Jack had not broken up, it would never have been a problem for Jacob. He


    always got what he wanted; his immature nephew, Jack, was no match for him at all.


    "No matter what, this is still wrong." Emily''s eyes were red and puffy from crying. With a voice filled


    with remorse and shame, she timidly said, "Mr. Gu, let''s just forget whatever happened that night,


    please?"


    Emily was a very traditional and conservative person. Although, Jack and Emily had been together


    for many years, they had never slept together; all of a sudden, she had sex with Jack''s uncle, whom


    she hadn''t known for very long. Even if Jack and his uncle weren''t rted by blood, she didn''t


    condone what they did that night.


    She was absolutely unwilling to ept it; the only thing left for her to do at this point was to chicken


    out and avoid confrontation.


    She looked like a frightened deer, as she looked at him piteously. Jacob stared back into her eyes;


    he felt as if something soft was poking his heart, gently.


    He slowly let go of her, but his tone was still cold when he said, "Emily, you can''t run away from me.


    I want you. I want you to be my woman."


    "How can this be!" "As long as I want it, anything is possible."


    "But I don''t want to... I don''t want to be with you!"


    Jacob did not take Emily''s honest rejection very well. He red at her directly, as if a master were


    ring at his disobedient pet in vexation.


    "I thought that you are a smart girl. What do you want? Money, fame, status? Or something else?"


    "I don''t need any of those things!" Jacob''s patronizing tone made Emily feel insulted. The gratitude


    she felt for the man had already disappeared without a trace, as she asked, "Why me?"


    She couldn''t trust his feelings for her. For someone as exalted and well-established as him, there


    certainly would be many eligible women who would want to be with him, readily. Why did he choose


    her?


    Jacob paused for a moment and then replied, "No reason."


    Perhaps, it was because of that magical one-night-stand they had. Thanks to the alcohol, Emily was


    yearning for love with a burning desire; she melted his stone-cold heart. That night had brought him


    one of the most extreme experiences of ecstasy in his life.


    A young body with a pure and energetic soul; this little girl had aroused him from the inside out.


    Finally, Emily understood what kind of man she had provoked from that night. Everything was


    starting to feel like a spider''s web from which she was unable to escape.


    But that did not stop her from persevering.


    "Mr. Gu, it would be, unequivocally, against my will. I hope you won''t force me to change my mind."


    Jacob firmly locked eyes on hers; his ck eyes, as deep as the sea. It was hard for Emily to tell


    whether he was angry or not.


    Jacob could easily sleep with any woman of his liking, as if he were just blowing off dust from his


    palms; as long as he wanted to do so. However, he had never been turned down by a woman like


    that, let alone so bluntly and tantly.


    Emily was the first ever.


    Looking at her unapologetic face, Jacob


    suddenly sneered, "So, you''re ying hard to get now? I am really looking forward to the day you


    come to me, begging."


    This little girl wanted to escape right after provoking him; nothing in life was ever that easy.


    Emily sensed the ambiguity in his voice, in the pit of her stomach. She gritted her teeth before she


    replied, "Mr. Gu, I assure you, such a day will nevere."


    "Well, we''ll see." Forcing Emily was going to be a piece of cake of him, but he did not wish to push


    her too hard.


    He wanted her to be his woman, but only at her own will.


    Emily eventually opened the car door and hurried out, like a rabbit that had just escaped from its


    cage. The only thing Jacob could see was her back, dashing to the roadside.


    Jacob looked at Emily calmly, as she hailed a taxi. At that moment, Jacob slowly emerged with a


    look of confidence and thought to himself, ''She will never escape me.''


    As soon as Emily got home, she turned on all the lights in her apartment. A brightly lit room gave


    her a false sense of security. Even when she was resting, she slept with her night light on.


    What Jacob had said to her earlier, filled her mind like fog on a winter morning. The chaotic state of


    her mind was even worse than the day she had found out that Jack was cheating on her.


    Jacob wanted her to be his woman... What a ridiculous notion!


    How could she say yes to him? Actually, she was more worried about the fact that she had


    provoked Jacob, a person of his status could easily make life hard for her without even trying too


    hard. No wonder he sounded so sure when he challenged her that she would be the one to beg for


    his mercy one day.


    ''Forget about it, just y it by ear.''


    When Emily went to work the next day, she did not mention Jacob''s visitst night. She assumed all


    the responsibility and paid for the broken door.


    Rose, however, was not one to be fooled so easily.


    The door was very hard and sturdy. How could Emily even break the door with her fragile arms and


    legs? She looked too delicate to stand a gust of wind. What''s more, ording to the damage


    reports, someone had kicked down the door from the outside.


    Who was that person? It must have been Emily''s secret lover. It was a pity that she hadn''t thought


    about itst night. Since it was a power failure, the cameras weren''t working and so she couldn''t


    find any evidence of Emily''s secret lover.


    A few dayster, The Hogan Company, was met with some big news.


    The Fine Jewelry Association was to host an International Jewelry Design Competition, in D City. All


    jewelry designers are eligible to sign up for thispetition. Some extra value was added to this


    importantpetition, as Mr. Hua promised that the winner of the championship would be hired as


    the Chief Jewelry Designer of thepany, effective immediately.


    Emily and Rose both signed up for the event. Theypeted against each other secretly. After the


    first round and semi-finals, they finally reached the Finals.


    Meanwhile, Jack was still trying to find Emily''s secret lover, but in vain, He was trying his best not to


    have any confrontations with Emily, as he feared that he would fail to suppress his anger and choke


    her to death on the spot. Because of her betrayal, now he hated her just as much as he had loved


    her before.


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    Chapter 8 How Dare You Hurt Her


    "Jack, don''t get so riled up; I don''t want you to hurt yourself...." Rose spared no efforts to shower


    Jack with pleasantries. She had fought all the way to the top to be Jack''s mistress; needless to


    say, she had the skills to fend for herself.


    Jack couldn''t deny that he craved for Rose''s luscious body; he did not mind paying more attention


    to her. "What do you want this time? Clothes? Jewelry?" he asked.


    Emily had never asked him for anything luxurious, instead, she always saved money for him. She


    was definitely the best choice for an ideal wife, but unfortunately, she hadpletely betrayed him


    and his trust! The hickey on her neck was the most convincing evidence!


    "Nonsense, I just really care about you, " Rose clung to Jack''s arm like a spoiled child.


    "Oh?" Jack squinted his eyes and jested, "I thought you wanted something from me. If that''s not that


    case; just forget about it."


    Jack''s words made Rose anxious. She quickly replied, "You''ve read my mind again. It''s actually just


    a little thing. Jack, you are the best. You will help me, right?" Jack did not say yes immediately. He


    raised his eyebrows and said, "First, tell me what this is about."


    "I participated in the Jewelry Design Competition and I have already entered the final round. But...I


    don''t feel confident. Jack, can you do something for me?"


    "Did Emily also participate in thispetition?"


    Rose nodded and observed his expression, "Jack..."


    "It will depend on your performance, " Jack sneered, as the thought of Emily''s face appeared in his


    mind again.


    Jack had every intention of helping Rose; so long as it would help him further his quest for revenge


    against Emily, for betraying him!


    Time flew by calmly; the morning before the finals had finally arrived. The designers


    shortlisted for the finals all stayed in their designated hotel rooms to prevent chances of cheating,


    for instance, they hiring surrogate test-takers. A set of strict measures were adopted to ensure the


    fairness and safety of the


    After Emily had found her room, she put her bags aside andid down on the big bed to get some


    rest. She got nervous thinking about all the famous jewelry designers from around the world that


    hade to participate in thepetition. She really wanted to win thepetition, but, since


    there were so many talented designers, what were her chances of winning at all?


    "Pattering ¡ª" Suddenly, the twisting sound of the door knob interrupted Emily''s thoughts. It alerted


    her vignce, as she immediately got out of bed and asked, "Who?"


    She clearly remembered that she had locked the door, so that person outside the door wouldn''t be


    able to get in without a card key...


    Surprisingly, the door opened from the outside while Emily was holding her own key. Emily''s eyes


    caught sight of a middle-aged man standing at the door as the door drewpletely open. He was


    fat and bulky; with a bald head and a big beer belly.


    "Judge?"


    The man standing in front of her was Leo, one of the distinguished judges of thepetition. Emily


    had seen him once before. What impressed her most was his appearance; he was like a walking,


    talking piece of meat.


    ''Why is Judge Leo here at this moment?'' She could easily be suspected of bribing the judges!


    "Well, Emily, I have seen all of your previous works before. You are really talented..." Leo''s flirtatious


    eyes locked on to Emily''s, as he discreetly locked the door behind him.


    Emily suddenly felt an ominous vibe as she said to him, "Thank you, Judge, but I think now is not


    the right time nor the right ce for us to be talking about this. If you''d like to talk, we should go


    outside."


    "I fear outside will be too distracting for an in-depthmunication between us." A lewd smile,


    stretching from one ear to the other, appeared on Leo''s face as he walked creepily towards Emily.


    She racked her brains searching for the most effective way of getting rid of him, however, he did not


    give her much time. He pounced on her without saying another word!


    She slipped when she tried to back away from him, in shock. Before she fell to the floor, Leo caught


    her hand quickly; he tightened her hand firmly.


    "Don''t run, sweetheart. As long as you make me happy, I promise that you will be one of the top-


    three designers." Leo pulled her hand with a lustful look of desire burning in his eyes.


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    "Judge Leo! Please behave yourself!" Emily tried to push his hands away, but it was not working.


    She could only look at him angrily and helplessly.


    "Behave myself? You are the one who left me a note in my room, as an invitation. It was you who


    begged me to sleep with you!"


    "No, I didn''t! I did not write you any note!" Emily refuted angrily. She knew that there must have


    been a misunderstanding!


    "Stop it! I can make you a superstar. Don''t y hard to get with me!"


    Leo was losing his patience little by little. He tightened his grip on her hands. Finally, he grabbed her


    by the arms.


    Emily struggled, but somehow managed to free her other hand to p Leo across the face. The


    sound of the p was as loud as a thunder crack.


    "Bitch! How dare you hit me!" Leo was so furious, his eyes looked like they were ready to explode;


    the fat on his face shook as if it were boiling in pure rage. "I will teach you a lesson today!"


    A look of anger reced the look of


    embarrassment on Emily''s face. She was going to apply the same tactic she had used to deal with


    Jack. At that moment, she heard a snapping sounde from behind Leo. Someone outside had


    kicked the door in!


    "Who the fuck?" Leo cursed with fury. Before he could look back to see who it was, he was knocked


    over by a powerful force before he even realized it.


    "Fuck you..." When Leo saw the man''s face clearly, his own facial expression changed drastically.


    "Mr. Jacob...what are you doing here?" Jacob nced at Emily and then looked at the man on the


    floor. Fires of fury and hatred smouldered in the corners of his eyes, as if a raging storm was


    coming to exact divine judgment.


    "How dare you touch her?"


    The coldness of his voice as well as his wording frightened Emily, who looked as pale as a porcin


    doll. She feared that now everyone was going to find out about the ridiculous affair between Jacob


    and her.


    Leo wasn''t looking very well either. There were tiny pods of sweat forming on his forehead. Yet, he


    did not forget to attribute the responsibility to Emily, "Mr. Jacob, this... this woman seduced me


    first..."


    Jacob didn''t even let him finish his sentence. He knocked him on the ground and kept on kicking


    him until Leo started to scream for help.


    Deep in his heart, he had already regarded Emily as his woman. How could he tolerate another


    man''s hands on her! Thest person toy hands on her was his nephew, Jack; he couldn''t just kill


    his nephew like that. As for the pathetic man, squirming on the floor in from of him, he did not care!


    "Mr. Jacob, please, stop..." Leo cast aside his dignity and self-respect. He fell at Jacob''s feet and


    begged for mercy, only to be kicked in the face again. Emily was like a stunned spectator; she stood


    there terrified and motionless. She had never witnessed such brutality before; he was like a wild


    beast.


    "Mr... Mr. Jacob..."


    "You feel sympathy for him?" Jacob narrowed his cold eyes, ncing at her. His apathetic re cut


    through her soul like a hot knife through butter.


    Emily swallowed hard and pleaded nervously, "No, no, Mr. Jacob, you might kill him...and it''s


    against thew to kill people..."


    Jacob stopped for a moment to let out a grimughter.


    Just when Leo started rxing because he thought he was going to be forgiven, Jacob''s expensive


    shoe stepped on his fat hand and crushed it hard.

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    Chapter 9 The Hidden Paramour


    Emily''s eyes opened wide in utter shock and surprise, at what was unfolding right in front of her.


    She could clearly hear the cracking sound of bones breaking...


    Leo''s entire face twisted in agony; he was screaming like a wounded pig.


    A few minutester, Jacob finally stopped stamping on Leo''s hand. He wiped the blood off his shoes


    on the carpet next to Leo. His facial features expressed his unbridled disgust towards the vile man


    lying on the floor.


    Emily was relieved; she was just d that Jacob didn''t kill Leo.


    If Jacob had killed him, she wouldn''t be able to get away from the allegations. It was easy for


    someone of Jacob''s status to be unafraid in these circumstances, but she was just a nobody; she


    would definitely face a lot of problems from the authorities.


    While she was trying to figure out what to do next, she heard footstepsing from outside the


    room. Her heart stopped beating.


    May be someone had heard noises and hade to check? What was she to do? "Mr. Jacob...


    Emily turned around and looked at Jacob who just stood there, emotionlessly. She quickly yanked


    his hand and said, "I''m sorry!"


    Coincidentally, the footsteps outside the door belonged to Jack and Rose who were approaching


    Emily''s room hand in hand. Rose continued to fan his mes as she said to him, "Jack, I don''t think


    we should me Emily. She had broken up with you; she didn''t do anything wrong by finding


    someone else to be with. May be she just really wants to win thepetition, so she has decided to


    bribe the judges..."


    "Shut up!" Jack rudely interrupted Rose and pushed her hand away, as he rushed to Emily''s room


    directly.


    The door was wide open. Emily was standing in the middle of the room with a nk expression on


    her face. At her feet, therey a battered man, barely conscious.


    Jack was stunned and riddled with confusion, wondering what was going on. His face darkened as


    he asked, "Emily, what are you doing? !"


    Rose was even more shocked. Why was she not in bed with Leo? And, why was Leo on the floor,


    beaten to a pulp? ''What the hell is this?''


    Jack and Rose had made their appearances just in time. If Emily still didn''t understand what was


    going on, she was being very naive and foolish. Luckily, she was not. If not for Jacob''s help, she


    might have been tangled up in a lot of trouble right now.


    At that very moment, her biggest hope was for the Big Boss in the room to show a little cooperation,


    and not let anyone else see him there.


    After all, even if she had broken up with him, Jack was still searching for her so-called "paramour".


    She didn''t dare to wonder what would happen if Jack had found out that it was Jacob all along!


    "What do you think?" Emily nced at them coldly, and then she raised her voice, "This man tried to


    rape me! As you can clearly see, I acted out of self-defense!"


    She remainedposed when she spoke, but deep in her heart, she felt guilty for no reason.


    "How can it be!" Jack bore into Emily''s face, trying to check if she was lying, but it was in vain. "Flies


    are always buzzing about cracked eggs!


    If you are as innocent as you im, why did hee to you?"


    Moreover, Emily wasn''t physically capable of pulling such a feat; she could hardly beat Rose in a


    fight. How could she beat an adult man so brutally? ''Someone must have helped her!''


    Rose and Jack came to that conclusion at the same time. They wanted to go inside to look for


    others in the room, but they were stopped by Emily with open arms.


    "Why did this judgee to me? Shouldn''t you be asking your lover that question? " Emily said with


    a dash of sarcasm, "Rose, this didn''t go ording to your ns. You must be very disappointed,


    right?"


    Rose''s smile turned upside down. She bit her lip firmly and with a soothing voice she said, "Emily,


    how could you say that? What good would that do to me..."


    "Wow, you''re good at acting! You should have won an Oscar for your performance!"


    "Emily, don''t try to spin things around. You know what you did!" Jack was getting impatient and


    trying his best to suppress his anger. He only wanted to see if there was somebody else in the


    room!


    He pushed Emily aside and walked inside. Emily was flustered. Not knowing what to do, she


    stepped on Jack''s foot and pushed him hard!


    Jack staggered backwards by a few steps. He erupted with great fury and roared, "Emily, are you


    hiding your paramour inside?"


    "What''s wrong with you?!" Emily was also enraged by him; she resisted, "What makes you think you


    can just enter my room?" Who do you think you are? Both of you, get out! Otherwise I will call the


    police!" The more Emily behaved like this, the more she aroused Jack''s suspicion, "You want me to


    get out?" Today I must go inside!"


    Rose was just keen to see where this was going. If Jack were to find a man in Emily''s room, she


    would meet a fate far worse than death!


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    Emily tried her best to stall him, but she could only carry on for so long before Jack''s strength would


    ovee hers.


    "Bang" the door was pushed open with force. There was no one inside.


    "Are you satisfied now?" Emily looked at Jack with disgust, as she said to him coldly, "Jack, you are


    like a jealous woman now."


    "Don''t think too highly of yourself, Emily!" Jack felt insulted by Emily''s remarks, but he retorted, "I,


    Jack, will never love a filthy woman!"


    Emily thought that the worst was over and her mind had settled down, as still as water. However,


    hearing what Jack said, made her blood boil up from the inside. She smiled sarcastically, "Filthy?" I


    don''t think anyone can ever be as filthy as you!" And don''t forget that I was the one who dumped


    you!"


    Jack was silenced. He clenched his teeth in frustration and said, while slowly stressing each


    syble, "Emily, someday you will beg me to take you back!"


    How familiar those words were. No wonder they were from the same family. They used the same


    methods to threaten people.


    "I hope I never see the both of you again! Also, Rose, remember that, one man''s trash is another


    man''s treasure. Do you think this is funny?"


    ''Funny? Of course it is funny! Your misery will always be the source of my happiness!''


    Rose thought to herself. But, she still stayed in character, delicate and warm. Such a drama queen.


    Jack realized he was getting distracted by thedies; he remembered what his purpose was and


    continued searching the room.


    Emily was past being annoyed. Jack was bing a nuisance; he wasn''t going to stop until he had


    found Emily''s hidden paramour. The thought of Jack confronting Jacob was unbearable to Emily.


    Emily had no idea what to do with Jack anymore. She was at the end of her rope, when suddenly


    they heard a voicee in from outside, "Mr. Jack!"


    Everyone''s attention had shifted. They turned their heads to the door, and saw Jacob''s special


    assistant, Sam.


    "Mr. Jack, Mr. Jacob would like to have a word with you."

 Chapter 10 Why Are You Still Here

    Chapter 10 Why Are You Still Here


    Sam nced through the entire room, as if he had no inkling what had been going on here.


    Jack made no effort to conceal his surprise, "My uncle? He is here?"


    "Mr. Jacob has grown quite fond of jewelry, as ofte, " Sam exined, "so he has taken great


    interest in this jewelry designpetition."


    A feeling of happiness suddenly overwhelmed Rose. ''Did you hear what he said?'' she said to


    herself, ''Jacob Gu, CEO of the Gu family consortium! The man behind the real power of the Gu


    family!''


    If she could manage to win thispetition and impress Jacob Gu, she would definitely have a


    bright future! And who knows, he may even take a fancy to her...


    Letting her imaginations run wild, Rose got excited at the thought of Jacob Gu.


    Jack, however, sensed something unusual. Jacob could have called Jack''s phone, but instead he


    had sent his assistant to find him. What could be the reason? ''Maybe he had something really


    important to talk to me about?''


    Jack thought to himself, rejecting his previous notion. "Now?" he asked in a serious tone.


    "Yes, Mr. Jack. Please don''t keep Mr. Jacob waiting, " Sam nodded. Jack was convinced by Sam''s


    sense of urgency.


    Jack knew very well what a man like Jacob would do if he were kept waiting for too long. He looked


    over his shoulder to see Emily standing still with her thin lips tightened into a thin line. He paused


    for a moment to think and eventually stepped out of the room in a hurry without looking back.


    ''Finally!'' Emily''s mind was finally put to ease.


    She could not believe what had just happened. With a sigh of relief she pondered, ''If Jacob is in my


    room right now... Sam must have lied to the others?''


    ''Everything has gone wrong!'' Rose thought. She couldn''t ept the unsatisfying end to her ns!


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    She was certain that there was something fishy going on in Emily''s room. But since Jack had left,


    she could not rush into the room by herself.


    "Jack has already left. Why are you still here?" Emily asked impolitely, as she saw Rose still


    standing by the door.


    In fact, Rose wanted to follow Jack because she was eager to meet with the legend himself.


    However, Jack had no intentions of taking her with him, as he didn''t think Rose was worthy enough


    to stand in front of Jacob Gu with him. And the one who was the most worthy... happened to be the


    one Jack hated most right now.


    "We shall see, Emily!"


    That was all she could say before she walked away in her shiny, high-heeled shoes. After all, she


    did not have the courage to ask Jack to bring her with him to meet Jacob.


    Rose, however, was not one to give up so easily. She asked someone to keep an eye on Emily''s


    room. If any person came out of the room, he would be caught on camera. Her borate n, to


    "pass by" Emily''s room with Jack and catch Emily in bed with another man, had failed. Now she had


    no choice but to rely on n B.


    After everybody had left, Emily suddenly remembered Leo. Everybody had forgotten about him


    while he was lying on the floor. Emily felt sympathetic; she eventually called an ambnce for him.


    Jack walked quickly and heavily along the corridor, driven impatient with anger. "So where is my


    uncle?"


    "In the coffee lounge on first floor, " Sam said politely, pretending not to notice Jack''s angry face.


    Jack barely pulled himself together and adjusted his suit before he got into the elevator with Sam.


    He always treated Jacob with respect. Mostly because Jacob would let him handle the family


    business sometimes, to teach him the ropes. It meant a lot to Jack, because one day he would be


    the one to take over Jacob''s ce in the Gu family consortium.


    That was the reason why Jack let Emily slide away so easily. He did not want Jacob to know any of


    his wrongdoings in case he changed his mind.


    Ironically, the man Jack had so much respect for, was now hiding in a wardrobe inside Emily''s room


    with muddled look on his face.


    How dare Emily put him in such a small wardrobe!


    A while ago, while he was hiding in Emily''s wardrobe and listening to them quarrel with each other,


    he heard someone call him a "paramour". He was so irritated by the word that he almost jumped out


    of the wardrobe!


    Jacob had never been treated like that!


    However, when he heard Emily''s nervous voice, he suddenly realized how hard she was trying to


    handle the situation without causing a big fuss, so he found a way to cool his temper down as well.


    He pondered for a second and sent a message to Sam.


    After a while, Leo was taken away to the hospital, and the broken door of Emily''s room was


    repaired. Emily felt very exhausted, but all of a sudden, she remembered that Jacob was still inside


    her wardrobe. Her heart paced around like a race-horse again.


    "Mr. Jacob? You maye out now."


    No answer.


    Emily walked towards the wardrobe and asked again, "Mr. Jacob?"


    There was still no answer. A heavy silence fell over the room.


    Emily was starting to panic. Did Jacob loss consciousness after being locked up in the wardrobe for


    so long?


    "Mr. Jacob!" She rushed towards the wardrobe and opened it quickly. Much to her surprise, before


    she could look inside, a strong hand appeared and pulled her into the wardrobe.


    "Ah!" Emily was startled as she struggled to free herself, but it was in vain.


    The door of the wardrobe closed behind her. It was too dark for Emily to see the man''s face and it


    was too dark to try and move. Helplessly, she was about to rest her head on the man''s chest.


    "Now you know how it feels to stay inside a wardrobe, " Jacob said.


    The voice came from the man who had saved Emily twice. Even if he had said something rude to


    her, she still respected him and showed him her gratitude.


    She nodded, but quickly realized that it was too dark to see anything, so she said, "I know, I am


    sorry... But, I had no choice, " she added in a hurry.


    She didn''t want to think about what would have happened if Jack had found Jacob in her room.


    "You did not want them to know that I was here?" Jacob asked in a low, grumpy voice.


    "That''s not what I meant, " Emily shook her head. And what she did was just like a cat rubbing her


    master''s chest. She felt


    embarrassed for being stuck inside such a tiny wardrobe with Jacob, Jacob held his breath for a


    second, then quickly calmed himself down and asked Emily a strange question, "Are you seducing


    me?"


    The air in the wardrobe was sweltering. They could feel each other''s breaths. They both felt


    something strange growing inside of their hearts.


    Emily was starting to burn up. As her heart began beating at an increased rate, she started to


    sweat. She couldn''t tell whether it was due to theck of oxygen in the wardrobe or something else.


    She just wanted to get out of the wardrobe, "May be we can talk about this outside? Mr. Jac


    "As you wish." Before she could find the words to say anything else, she heard his chuckle. The


    next moment, he pressed his lips to hers and kissed her, giving her no chance to finish talking.


    "Oh, " while trying to push Jacob away, she identally bit his lips. Jacob paused for a moment


    before he seized the chance and forced his tongue into her mouth, overbearingly and a bit


    aggressively.


    He held her in his arms, like a kitten, ignoring her feeble resistance. At that moment, everything was


    under his control.


    Emily was drenched in sweat after being kissed for such a long time. She felt dizzy and was unable


    to feel both her arms and legs. It took a while before Emily finally understood why Jacob had said,


    "As you wish".


    Jacob, of course, had no intentions of keeping her in such a dark and cramped ce. He finally


    pushed open the wardrobe door and walked out, with Emily in his arms, dazed and confused.


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    Chapter 11 Teach You A Thing Or Two


    Emily was drenched in sweat as if she was just scooped out of the water. Her clothes were soaked


    through; her dress stuck to her graceful body, entuating her delicate curves. A tinge of pink


    appeared on her cheeks, and the bleary look on such a face seemed to make her more desirable. It


    was not the first time that Jacob had seen her like this. He had seen this before, on that crazy night.


    Failing to keep his desires under control, Jacob suddenly pulled Emily close again and gave her an


    aggressive, open-mouthed kiss.


    The kiss went on for so long that Emily did note to her senses until it was over. Unaware of


    what was going on, she stepped backwards, trying to keep away from Jacob.


    "Why... why did you kiss me?"


    "I said ''As you wish'', for the first one," Jacob licked his lips in a captivating way, still savoring what


    had happened just now,"and the second one is topensate me."


    After all, Emily had kept him in that small wardrobe for long. As a man who always got what he


    wanted, of course, Jacob would have Emily pay for it with something. "You..." Emily blushed with


    agitation, but failed to find the words to respond to him.


    Was she the kind ofdy that would bend to his wishes and gratify his every whim on the spot?


    The idea haunted Emily. Something inside her was about to explode but she could not find a way to


    let it out.


    "You''d better leave now!" Emily turned her face and wiped her lips with the back of her hand.


    Her indifference provoked Jacob. He leaned over and suddenly grabbed her by the wrist. Sparkles


    of fury red in his eyes,"Emily, you had better not annoy me on purpose."


    A sudden upwelling of pain overwhelmed her as Jacob tightened his grip on her wrist. She frowned


    and looked up to the man, but when her eyes met with his, she somewhat cowered,"But it is you..."


    ''It is you that''s taking advantage of me time and time again. How could you say such words to me


    as if it were all my fault?'' Emily thought.


    Although she dared not to ask him, she raised her head and stared at him again ¡ªa silent protest.


    The two locked eyes at each other; an invisible lightning shed between them, crackling with


    electricity.


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    Soon after, Jacob let go of Emily''s hand, but before she could take her hand back, he sped her


    dress and pulled her towards his thigh.


    "What are you doing?" Bewildered and confused, Emily tried to get up, but was soon pressed down


    by him. A cracking sound of ppinging from behind her, had her petrified.


    The sound followed again and again. It was Jacob spanking her, mercilessly, with his strong hand,


    to show how annoyed he was at her.


    Emily suddenly realized what had happened; her face blushed as red as a tomato. She struggled


    desperately, but only in vain. Drowning in a wave of humiliation she screamed,"Let me go! Jacob!"


    Jacob, however,pletely disregarded Emily''s plea, with a deadpan expression on his face.


    Instead, he started striking her harder.


    Emily could hardly hold back her tears; partly because of the pain but mostly because of the


    humiliation. She finally gave up. Tears streamed down her cheeks, like the flow of a river.


    "Jacob... why are you doing this to me...you''re such as jerk... you asshole!" She cried and cursed.


    But that didn''t stop Jacob. He red at her and answered in an emotionless voice,""It seems that I


    must teach you a thing or two."


    The sound of spanking could have meant something else with a hidden passion, but there seemed


    to be no existence of such passion between the two at that moment.


    The humiliation, both to her body and her mind was almost intolerable to Emily. She could not stand


    for it any longer and soon gave up,"I am sorry. Please stop... please..."


    "Apologize," Jacob''s demanded.


    "I''m sorry, I know I was wrong..."


    "And sorry for what?"


    "For..." Emily''s mind suddenly went nk. She didn''t know what she was apologising for, especially,


    since she didn''t think she had done anything wrong in the first ce. She failed toe up with an


    excuse quickly.


    Jacob pped her again. The noise that the p had made radiated off of the walls and back to her


    ears.


    Emily sobbed like a poor kitten,"Mr. Jacob, I don''t know..."


    This time Jacob showed her mercy. He stopped and asked,"Will you annoy me again?"


    "No..."


    "Will you listen to me next time?"


    Emily hesitated and did not reply.


    Jacob''s lifted his hand again but only tapped Emily''s butt. However, the moment Jacob touched her,


    she nodded repeatedly,"I will, I will." ''What a shame, to force me to agree against my will, '' she


    thought.


    Upon herpliance, Jacob finally let go of her, and then picked her up in his arms as if she was a


    little kitten. What he saw in front of him was an adorabledy sobbing with her beautiful eyes, as red


    as a bunny''s after crying for so long. Glittering tears dampened her long and curly eyshes. Such


    a charmingdy...


    Jacob pulled her down to sit on hisp. His eyes were like ck holes reeling her in, and he


    asked,"Do you remember what you said just now?"


    "Yes," Still gripped by fear, she had no courage to disobey him.


    Just as she was about to sit on hisp, she suddenly jumped up as if she had been hit with an


    electric shock. The burning sensation of pain had returned to her.


    She wanted to cry again.


    Jacob did notpel her. He just said in a gentle voice,"Don''t cry."


    Emily felt utterly humiliated, even more so than before. ''You''ve beat me so hard and now you''re


    asking me not to cry?''


    Jacob, however, had not yet finished his words, "If you cry, I would feel like you are seducing me


    again." ''This jerk!''


    Emily thought to herself, but she held her breath and did not say anything this time, not even a


    single word.


    Jacob found the look of nervousness on her somewhat even more attractive. ''May be I should tease


    her a bit more, '' he thought, and then released his firm grip on her. Emily took the chance, slipped


    away in an instant and folded herself at the corner of the bed.


    Just then, she felt a sharp pain over the part where he had pped her. She frowned.


    ''Definitely swollen, '' she thought, without even looking at it. ''How could Jacob do such things to me?


    He is just like... like a psychopath!''


    Jacob did not know what Emily was thinking, but he did not stop her from running away from him.


    He just looked at her cloudy expression and wondered whether he had hurt her too much.


    "Does it hurt?"


    ''Of course it does!''


    Emily cried to herself, but she only nodded at him, pathetically.


    "One always learns from pain," Jacob said and calmed himself down. He stood up, straightened his


    suit andmanded,"! will do the same to you again if you disobey me next time." ''Why? I am not


    your ve!''


    Emily raised her head and looked at Jacob, but was soon overwhelmed by his piercing re.


    Finally, she was defeated; she murmured like an innocent baby,"Okay."


    ''It is just a lie. I have to get rid of him now. I won''t really listen to him!'' she told herself.


    "Do you hate me?"


    "No. Of course not." Emily answered positively, against her will.


    Satisfied, Jacob smiled from one ear to the other. He knew that Emily was lying to him about not


    hating him, but he was still pleased to hear her say otherwise.


    He looked at his watch. It was gettingte, and he had something important to deal with.


    Jacob was the kind of man who would always close business on time and would never be held


    down by any woman.


    "Have a good rest," he said to Emily.


    Emily was ecstatic to hear him say that. But, suddenly she remembered what Rose had said before


    she left, so she said to Jacob in a hurry, "Wait a minute, Mr. Jacob!"


    Jacob stopped in his tracks. He turned back to see Emily jump off the bed in an awkward manner.


    He raised his eyebrows and asked in a slightly nefarious tone,"Well? Would you want me to stay?"

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    Chapter 12 Nothing But Trash


    ''Dream on, '' Emily cursed in her mind, ''Jacob must be full of himself.''


    "Earlier, Rose was nning to frame me, but luckily, she failed. I know that she won''t give up that


    easily. I am certain she''s having someone monitor this room. If you step out now, any fool would be


    able to tell what happened between you and me..."


    "What happened between you and me?" Jacob repeated, the corners of his mouth slowly lifting up,


    "You mean the secret affair between you and me?"


    Jacob had never thought that he would ever have anything to do with a "secret affair". ''Interesting, ''


    he thought.


    "I didn''t mean that," Emily blushed, but asserted, "Anyway, you can''t just walk out of here like that!


    Emily didn''t want to think what Jack and Rose would do, if they had found out that Jacob was in her


    room all along. One way or another, Emily wanted what happened today in her room to be a secret!


    Jacob looked at Emily for a while, amused by the troubled look on her face. Suddenly, he ran his


    hand through her hair and caressed it as if he was petting a kitten.


    "I see, but, I need you to listen to me too. I want you to break up with Jack and stay away from him."


    Emily was disconcerted to hear Jacob''s words. Judging from his tone, she knew there was a hidden


    meaning in the words. But what was it? She failed to figure it out.


    She did not catch it even after Jacob had left after making a phone call.


    The next day, it was the final round of the jewelry designpetition.


    Before the final roundmenced, all the contestants waited eagerly; talking to each other; trying


    to feel out theirpetitors.


    At first nce Emily saw Rose sitting there in her luxury dress, which made her look more attractive


    and striking. And she was not alone. A man sat next to her. It was Jack, who wore as a prince. A


    handsome man with a fairdy-what a perfect match in everyone''s eyes.


    But Emily only took a nce at the two and looked away. It was the final and she should focus on


    thepetition without any distraction.


    As a consequence, she didn''t notice that both Jack and Rose looked annoyed, even though they


    were upset forpletely different reasons. Jack was in bad mood because he had waited for


    hours in the coffee lounge yesterday but Jacob did not show up. All he got was just a message from


    Sam saying, "Something emergent came up and Mr. Jacob has to deal with it first, he won''t be able


    to make it".


    He should have ignored Sam and broken into Emily''s room yesterday. If so, he would have


    definitely caught Emily''s "paramour" after carefully searching her room.


    Rose was in low spirits too, but for a totally different reason. The person she had paid to monitor


    Emily''s room did not find anything unusual or substantive. Oddly enough, it was as if the man had


    disappeared into thin air and never contacted her again.


    Rose was hoping get credit for it by telling Jack what the man had uncovered, but her n was


    ruined. So she sat there next to Jack, depressed and disheartened.


    Thepetition was just about to start. More and more people came to take their seats, and the


    judges also followed suit one after another.


    Emily couldn''t calm her nerves down. When she took a random peek at the guest seats, she felt a


    bit short of breath.


    She found a man sitting there withmanding presence, and a sense of indifference and nobility.


    So Sam was speaking the truth? Jacob actually did have interest in jewelry? Otherwise, he would


    not be here.


    ''Anyway, I don''t think he came here to see me, '' Emily cleared her mind of all the strange ideas, ''I


    am nobody to him; just another girl he spent the night with.''


    Suddenly, she came upon a realization-she had not seen Leo since he was trying to rape her


    yesterday. Jacob must have taken care of it for her. Jacob, he seemed to always show up when she


    was in trouble...


    Emily felt grateful to Jacob. However, she wouldn''t forgive him for what he did to her yesterday.


    Every time Emily thought about what happened yesterday, she would be stricken with abination


    of anger and humiliation. Jacob not only took advantage of her but also abused her.


    ''Damn it!''


    Jacob noticed Emily staring at him from a distance. He abruptly shifted his nce to hers. Emily


    could clearly see the jocosity in his eyes.


    She suddenly felt a sharp difort in her back. She quickly shifted eyes from Jacob''s and looked


    elsewhere.


    There were five judges for this jewelry designpetition. Leo was reced by another judge.


    None of the other judges knew where Leo was. In fact, no one asked about his whereabouts as if


    they were all told not to do so. But some of the contestants felt curious about Leo''s absence.


    "Where is that judge? What''s his name? Leo? He should have been one of them?"


    "I heard that he is notoriouslyscivious. May be he is too busy dating some beautiful woman and


    forgot about thepetition."


    "I have long felt that Leo is very unprofessional. He should have never been made a judge of such a


    prestigiouspetition. The good news is, they have a great recement for him. Do you know


    that he got reced by Victor?"


    "Mr. Victor? You mean that Victor?"


    Those who heard the name were surprised and began to whisper in excitement.


    When Emily heard the contestants talking about Leo, she felt somewhat pressured by the secret


    she was keeping, but when she heard the name "Victor", her heart skipped a beat.


    She absolutely knew who Victor was.


    He won the championship of an international jewelry designpetition at the age of 15. In thest


    ten years, he had won numerous awards and prizes. Victor''s work was vibrant and vivid, as if they


    had a life of their own. Anyone who looked at his work would be astonished by its marvel. His


    creations were priceless; he was certainly a heavyweight champion in the jewelry circle. It was once


    Emily''s dream to be Victor''s assistant. However, as Victor obtained more and more achievements,


    Emily could not catch up with him anymore.


    She did not expect Victor to be one of the judges in thispetition.


    This made Emily even more nervous. She was afraid that she would make too many mistakes in


    competition. Thankfully, she had done a good job through out.


    All works were handed over to the judges. They scrutinized each of them in a heated discussion


    amongst themselves.


    "I really appreciate Kary''s idea in his design. He used colors in an expressive way¡ªhighly creative


    and romantic."


    "Look at Chou''s design. She was taught by the jewelry master Tiffany. Although you can find


    Tiffany''s influence in her design, shebines it fluently with her own style. Such an exquisite


    design..."


    "As far as I can see, these contestants are all very talented. They all did a great job. However, I still


    feel that there is something missing in their work..."


    The judges set out their opinions and tried to persuade each other.


    However, Victor kept a poker face in his seat. Despite the heated discussion of the judges, he did


    not participate.


    When the discussion was about toe to an end, a senior judge cleared his throat and asked


    Victor, "Mr. Victor, what do you think of these designs?"


    Victor raised his head; finally there was a change in his facial expression. It was, however, an


    expression of impatience on his face. He slowly opened his mouth and uttered only three words,


    "nothing but trash".


    A deep silence reigned around the judges.


    They felt like they had all been humiliated, but because it was Victor who had said so, they could do


    nothing but smile since they had to show him respect.


    Victor had no interest in these designs. If it were not for Jacob''s request, he would not havee


    here to be a judge for thepetition.


    Under the watchful eyes of the other judges, Victor started to leaf through the drawings of


    contestants in a calm manner. All of a sudden, he was attracted by a design.


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    Soon the rest of he judges followed suit.


    Drawn on the paper was a design of a gemstone brooch. The gemstone was shaped irregrly, like


    something no one had ever imagined. A beautiful daisy bloomed in the center of the brooch. There


    was a new-born baby curling up and lying on the glittering central disc of the flower, as if he was


    sound asleep, but was just about to open his eyes at the next second.


    "Amazing, " the judge who spoke to Victor a moment ago was bedazzled by the brooch.


    All the other judges nodded in agreement.


    They were amazed, not only visually but also mentally, by the design. It gave a full expression to the


    glory of humanity and motherhood. When they looked at the paper, they felt like they had touched


    the purest soul in the world and that they were free from the dust of the world.


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    "The designer of this brooch is clearly the well-deserved champion of thispetition!"


    The four judges, aftering to an agreement, all looked at Victor with eager eyes, expecting to hear an answer from the talent who had not said anything to conclude their discussion.


    "First prize for this designer?" they asked cautiously. Victor, however, remained undisturbed as he moved on to the next paper with his long and elegant fingers. When the paper slowly showed itself, everyone was caught in astonishment.


    The design drawn on the next paper was exactly the same as the one they had just highlymended!


    A shroud of silence descended upon all the judges.


    Meanwhile, the contestants did not know what was going on with the judges. They waited for the judges'' verdict with nervous anticipation, Emily included.


    Atst the winners of thepetition were announced. The third prize was awarded to Chou and the second prize, to Kary. No one was surprised by the result since the two designers were highly appreciated by the judges. However, who was going to be awarded with the first prize? Everyone waited anxiously for the result.


    Finally, when thest drawing was slowly unveiled on the screen, everyone in the audience reacted with "oohs" and "ahhs".


    The moment Emily saw the drawing on the screen, her heart skipped a beat. She felt like her heart was about to leap out of her throat! Obviously! It was her drawing!


    Emily sneaked a peek at Victor who was sitting among the other judges of thepetition. It wasn''t until this moment that Emily had the full courage to look directly at Victor.


    Victor had noticed that Emily was staring at him. Much to Emily''s surprise, he nced back at Emily with calm eyes. Emily saw something oddly inexplicable in his eyes; something she could not understand.


    Out of politeness, Emily quickly took her eyes off of Victor. She was overwhelmed with happiness and excitement, despite the fact that she did not understand what the oddity in Victor''s eyes was about.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    After a long and anticipated wait, not only did she get the chance to stand before her respected artist, she even found herself in his eyes! This was one of the most memorable moments of her life. How proud she was of herself!


    After a much dy, the final hour had finally arrived. "It is, indeed, a very creative and imaginative piece of work. The ingenuity of its designer is quite evidently visible. However, we are sorry to say that..."


    When Emily heard the word "however", suddenly, she had a bad feeling in her gut.


    And her bad feeling was confirmed the next minute as she heard the next words "This work, is suspected of giarism".


    Before the announcement had even faded away, the crowd burst into an uproar instantly, with contempt and anger.


    Emily was dumbstruck and appalled. giarism? Her design? ''That is impossible!''


    "How can this be?" a voice suddenly yelled out. It was ady''s voice, full of incredulity, but it was not Emily''s.


    Everyone shifted their sights at the person who yelled out, so did Emily. It was Rose. She stared at the screen, round-eyed, with an expression of disbelief.


    "I... I made that design with all my efforts, I swear that I did not copy from anyone!" In a show of protest, Rose cried angrily, iming her innocence. Everything started to make sense when Emily saw Rose put on an act in front of everyone. She red coldly at Rose with clenched fists. However, those who did not know the truth naturally took Rose as the original designer of the work shown in the screen.


    But how could she be involved in giarism?


    To appease the unrest, one of the judges couldn''t help but stand up. He looked distressed by the situation. "In thispetition, " he announced, "as you can see on the screen, we found that the designs of Rose Xu and Emily Bai are exactly identical! Do you have anything to say, Rose, and Emily?"


    The judges did not tolerate giarism. If it weren''t for the beauty and intricacy of the design, they would have certainly expelled it from thepetition at the very beginning.


    Again the sound of the audience mumbling in a heated discussion filled the ce. Who could be the giarist? Rose or Emily? Surely, if this giarist was discovered, her career would be ruined.


    It was a dangerous move by Rose, but she never really did anything without calcting the odds. She was the first to present her defense. "Honorable Judge, Emily and 1, we are friends, and we have had some discussions about our designs in the past... but I never thought that things would turn out this way."


    Everyone could see disappointment in her eyes as she turned to Emily and looked at her. "I''ve worked hard toe up with the design for this brooch. Its irregr shape was my very own idea, and the baby on the central disc represents new life, hope and a feeling of returning to nature..."


    Emily bit her lip and finally threw a question at Rose, stressing each syble, "Rose, aren''t you ashamed of yourself?"


    Emily knew very well that Rose had numerous ns to belittle her. She even copied Emily''s design and pretended as if she had done nothing wrong! "Emily, what are you talking about?" a spark of guilty conscience shed in Rose''s eyes, but she continued, "Come on. Everyone makes mistakes. I know that you did not do it on purpose. I am not ming you..."


    Emily trembled with rage when she heard Rose''s words. What a shamelessdy Rose was!


    Everyone in the room shifted their piercing gazes at Emily. They sized her up as if she were a prisoner.


    Emily kept a straight face and was about to protest Rose''s false ims. At that time, a man''s voice suddenly caught everyone''s attention, they turned around to find out who was speaking.


    "Ms. Rose is my friend. I believe that she is an uprightdy. In fact, prior to thepetition, I''ve had some discussions with her about the design of the brooch. I can


    guarantee that she is innocent! I hope that the judges here would be severe to penalize the giarist!"


    The audience quickly found out who was speaking on behalf of Rose when they turned to the voice. It was Anderson, a renowned master of jewelry design; a man whose voice was influential in the jewelry circle.


    Rose was fully prepared for this-Anderson was invited by Jack. With the master standing behind Rose, Emily looked rather suspicious as she did not have anyone to speak for her.


    Within seconds Emily was under attack from all sides. Everybody looked at her with spite and disgust. A designer would never be forgiven for giarism in the jewelry design circle.


    "How dare she! She copied the work of another designer!"


    "giarist! A thief! She should be ashamed to be here!"


    "Go home Emily! Shame! You don''t belong in thismunity!"


    Emily did not say a word.


    "Go home Emily! Shame! You don''t belong here!" several people yelled. In fact, they were actually hired by Rose to mislead the others. She got the result she had wanted from them.


    Jacob, who was sitting amongst the other distinguished guests, looked at what was happened before him with no expression in his face. However, his displeasure could be felt by anyone sitting beside him.


    Sam, who stood beside Jacob, asked in a low voice, "Mr. Jacob, should we help Ms. Emily?"


    ''Mr. Jacob seems to think highly of Ms. Emily. He won''t be happy to see her being mistreated like that, '' Sam thought.


    "Do you care that much about her?", Jacob nced at Sam with his dark eyes and asked.


    "I work for you, Mr. Jacob. So I care about everyone that you care about, " Sam answered, with beads of sweat pouring out of his forehead.


    Jacob didn''t respond to Sam''s words. He drew back his eyes and then squinted again at Emily.


    "Calm down. She won''t give up the fight, just wait and see."


    Jacob believed in Emily. If she cannot even protect her own work, she might not be suited for this jewelry circle.


    Sam nodded but knew that his boss had a n.


    Although Jacob had told Sam to calm down, Sam knew clearly that Jacob had asked Mr. Victor to look after Emily earlier. ''Mr. Jacob really cares about Ms. Emily. Why couldn''t he just admit it?,'' Sam said to himself.


    "Mr. Jacob...Mr. Jack is here too." "I know," Jacob answered indifferently. He did not have much interest in his nephew''s presence there.

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    Jack was sat on the other side of the contestants. His arms were folded and the corners of his mouth were tilted upwards, as if he were enjoying the mess unfolding right in front of his eyes.


    ''Emily, you are nothing without me. You won''t be able to tackle this situation all by yourself.''


    The audience were quickly asked to make way by security guards in an orderly manner. One of the judges asked Rose and Emily toe to the central stage; he was biased against Emily since the scales in his mind had already tipped towards Rose.


    "Ms. Emily, do you have anything to say?" asked the judge.


    "Yes!"


    Before she proceeded to talk, Emily took a nce at Victor and saw him sitting there with a nk look on his face. She then searched the seats for the honorary guests and found Jacob with the same emotionless look on his face as well. ''Am I a giarist in their eyes?'' she wondered.


    The eyes of the public were all fixated on Emily. She could not wait any longer to prove her innocence. Emily was willing to fight for her innocence! She wasn''t going to bend her knee to the false usations and defamation!


    Emily took a deep breath to calm herself and then turned to Rose. In a cold voice she asked, "Ms. Rose, are you sure you are the designer of this brooch?"Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Pleased by the sess of her ns, Rose restrained her emotions and answered confidently, "Of course. I could tell everyone here about the details of my design and how I finally came up with this idea. Mr. Anderson can vouch for me. Admit it, Emily. Do not take the hard way..."


    She even gave Emily a "sincere" advice, "not to take the hard way"!


    ''How kind-hearted and merciful Rose is!'' the audience thought, ''and that Emily...impenitent... what a shame!''


    Emily stared at the smug look on Rose''s face and thought that Rose was being ridiculous, "I can also tell you about the details of the design and the intricate ideas within it. Can you really prove how you''vee up with this design?


    A guarantee from Mr. Anderson? Is that all?"


    "Mr. Anderson is one of the most renowned artists in the world, are you suggesting that he is lying?"


    "A talented man is not always with good character." "How dare you!" offended by Emily''s words, Anderson rounded his eyes, "What an insolent giarist! What a shame to our jewelry circle!"


    But Emily did not shy away from his words, "As a heavyweight in jewelry circle, you will disgrace yourself if you make a false statement on behalf of a giarist."


    Emily hit the spot, dead on. Anderson was overwhelmed by his anger. He turned to other judges and cried, "I urge you to strike this scum off the jewelry circle! We want justice!"


    "I am not done talking yet. Why are you so anxious to dismiss my innocence so quickly? What are you afraid of?" Emily asked.


    "You scum!" Anderson twitched his mouth.


    Emily, with no fear at all, turned to the audience and continued, "Just now Ms. Rose insisted that she is the designer of that brooch. So I would like to ask her, what is the metaphor of that irregr-shaped ruby in the brooch?"


    Rose felt a twinge in her head. She was jealous of Emily for designing such a stunning piece of work. After she got the design, she analyzed it thoroughly; she had enough confidence to give a satisfying answer from the perspective of a jewelry designer.


    "It is my own idea. I used this ruby not only to set off the baby on the central disc, but also to form a striking contrast in color." "You are wrong, Ms. Rose."


    "It''s my work. Are you trying to say that I don''t know my own work?"


    "The ruby. Its shape means something special, " Emily raised her voice, pointing to the brooch on the screen, "That is a red birthmark." Astonished by Emily''s words, the people present started to mumble amongst themselves again, especially the professionals from the jewelry circle. The special shape of that ruby was actually a birthmark! It suited perfectly to the baby in the center of the brooch. What an ingenious idea!


    The expressions on the judges'' faces had changed. Even Victor''s eyes were somewhat dazzling with amazement. He began to see Emily, the youngdy who he needed to "pay more attention to" as Jacob had asked, in a new light.


    He wondered how she was going to clear the suspicions against her, and prove her innocence.


    A sh of uneasiness appeared in Rose''s mind. She suddenly had a bad feeling in her gut, "I respect your words but..."


    "Birthmark, daisy, newborn baby..."


    Emily was more than familiar with the details, and the crowd slowly fell into silence as she continued,


    "Birthmark, is what one gets wh


    he or shees to this world. Everyone was created differently. However, one would always naturally long for love and peace after birth. Thus a baby''s mind is the purest mind in the world and it is a metaphor for the purest spirits of mankind."


    The audience listened carefully to Emily and were swayed by her exnation. Compared with what Rose had said, Emily''s words were far more detailed andprehensive.


    When Rose realized that she was about to lose her upper hand, she gnashed her teeth, "Every jewelry designer has their own understanding to a certain piece of jewelry. They can, of course, form their opinions based on the designs of others. What you have just said does not mean anything." "Well," Emily sneered. Ironically, it was Rose who had tried to take possession of Emily''s design by exining its origin with her untenable opinion. Emily, suddenly lifted her shirt undauntedly, in front of the audience. Much to everyone''s surprise, there was a mid-sized red birthmark on her waist, and its shape was exactly the same as the shape of the ruby in the brooch!


    "Isn''t this convincing enough?" Emily asked, "I was inspired by my birthmark when I was designing that ruby brooch. How creative of Ms. Rose to create the same thing by being inspired by a part of me? Is that a coincidence?"


    Amotion broke out. "Brilliant! What a fantastic idea to use a birthmark as a reference for design! So she did not steal any one''s idea?"


    "Obviously! Rose is the one who had stolen her idea! What a cunning giarist!"


    "But Mr. Anderson vouched for her and promised that she was innocent..."


    "Who knows. Anything is possible."


    Rose went silent, utterly stunned.


    Her face was starting to look pale. Her pride in herself hadpletely disappeared, "It''s...it''s impossible!"


    She did not expect that Emily would use her birthmark as a reference for the design. She was at aplete loss.


    Anderson was also dumbfounded by Emily''s words. If he admitted that Emily was innocent now, he woulde off as a liar.


    "Rose and Emily are friends. She must have seen her birthmark once. It is not at all surprising for Rose to be inspired by Emily''s birthmark."


    However, the people present there


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    were not to be fooled so easily. Rose already imed that the design of the brooch was her own idea. Anderson suggested that she had seen the birthmark on Emily before and was inspired by it at this point. Wasn''t that a contradiction? Everyone found it hard to be persuaded! "Mr. Anderson?" suddenly Anderson was interrupted by Victor who was sitting in his seat quietly this whole time. Everyone present, including the other judges, held their breath when they realized that Victor was about to say something.


    Emily got nervous too when she


    heard Victor''s voice. She looked at Victor; his eye brows raised and his eyes were glinting in a sneer behind his sses, With his thin lips curved upwards, he said, "I remember that you got struck off from the jewelry association in your country a few days ago for a very simple reason-they found you guilty of hiring ghostwriters to take part in variouspetitions in your name for the past ten years. I think you should not be here at this stage today!"


    Everyone was astonished by the ground-breaking news they had just heard from Victor!


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    Everything was crystal clear. Anderson had been working with ghostwriters for the past ten years, which meant that all his works were actually created by other people. Moreover, judging by what he had just done, not only did heck talent, he alsocked a moralpass. How could anyone trust a man who fooled and defamed others for the sake of merepliments and fame?


    "Where did you hear of that?" After Anderson realized what Victor had just said, he blurted out without thinking, his face turned ghostly pale.


    Before his scheme was revealed to everyone, his n was to cover up the truth and make a quick buck. That was why he had agreed to tell a lie to help Rose upon Jack''s request, but thest thing he had expected for was Victor to uncover his secret to the public.


    "Strike off Anderson from the jewelry circle! And Rose!"


    In a second, everyone changed their votes for Anderson and Rose. Nearly drowned by anger and contempt from all sides, Anderson could not stand the humiliation anymore and ran away from the venue in dejection.


    Rose couldn''t believe what she was seeing. She thought that her n was wless. She thought she was going to win this game. Unfortunately, the universe had different ns for her. Her n was in ruins, again! Why was luck always on Emily''s side!


    Since Anderson had run away, the audience, who felt that they were being fooled by Anderson and Rose, turned to Rose. "Go home Rose! Shame on you!" they yelled at her and some even threw bottles at the stage.


    Rose gritted her teeth with hatred. She fled from the stage, trying to avoid the bottles flying towards her. Waiting for her off stage were curses and scornful eyes from the audience.


    Emily did not expect that she was able to end the crisis so quickly; she had prepared herself to face the music if things didn''t go well as she expected. Shepletely lost in thoughts and did not notice a bottle flying towards her from the audience. By the time she had noticed the bottle, it was already toote.


    When the bottle was just about to hit Emily, a hand suddenly appeared before her and caught the bottle.


    Upon seeing this, Jacob who had stood up from his seat, sat back down again. He shed his dark nce at Emily from a distance.


    Emily soon realized what had happened. She looked at Victor, who had suddenly appeared before her out of thin air, and stuttered, "Mr... Mr. Victor..." "Are you dreaming?" Victor threw away the bottle in his hand and looked directly at Emily.


    He was a very good-looking man with strong and well defined features. Although Victor and Jacob were both handsome men, Victor had a more gentle and reserved nature,pared to Jacob''s slightly aggressive side. Even his gold framed sses made him more attractive to his young female fans.


    Completely starstruck from seeing her idol standing right in front of her, Emily''s face involuntarily turned red, "Thank you, Mr. Victor."Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    She was truly grateful to Victor for not only saving her from the flying bottle, but also for helping Emily in her dispute against Anderson. If it weren''t for Victor, Emily wouldn''t have been able to prove her innocence so sessfully.


    "Congrattions, "Victor nodded at Emily, held out his hand, and added, in a calm voice, "You are very talented."


    Emily looked at Victor''s slender fingers in disbelief, as if she were in a dream. Entranced by his presence she replied, "Thank you."


    Finally she was able to see and touch this man with her own eyes and hands. Suddenly, the man did not seem so unattainable anymore.


    The thought of which she found most surprising, aside from winning thepetition.


    "Ms. Emily, Congrattions to you. You are the winner of thispetition," the judge who was previously prejudiced against Emily, cleared his throat and walked towards her, "as to that giarist, she will be dealt with ordingly-by stripping her of her license in jewelry circle."


    Emily did not hold any grudges against the judge, after all, it was just a misunderstanding, so she nodded without saying anything more.


    After being interrupted and held up by the captivating incident, the time for the award ceremony of thepetition had finally came.


    The second prize went to Chou, the student of master Tiffany. The third prize was awarded to the talented jewelry designer Kary.


    Emily stood on the podium, excited and nervous at the same time, with the first prize trophy in her hands. She felt like she was in a wonderfu dream, after all, it was the first time she had participated in such a prestigiouspetition, and won. She had never been subjected to so much praise and appreciation


    before.


    She finally did it. She won the first prize!


    In high spirits, Emily''s eyes sparked with confidence. She stood on the stage, emanating a glowing aura from her body.


    The man sitting in his seat for distinguished guests, looked at Emily from a distance, took out his cellphone and snapped a picture of Emily The corners of his thin lips slowly turned upwards. Jack and Rose had left the venue early, and Anderson was nowhere to be found.


    "Rose, you really are a waste of space! You''ve screwed up everything I''ve asked you to do!" Jack was burning with anger. The thought of Emily''s smile on stage and the trophy in her hands, pierced him in the heart like a thorn.


    His anger at Emily was spreading like wildfire. Why did Emily always get thestugh?!


    "Jack, I did not expect..., " Rose held onto Jack''s arm; her eyes were full of tears as she said, "I did as you''ve told me, and now you have to help me, or else my future will be totally ruined..."


    "Yes, yes, I will. Now be quiet."


    Jack was growing impatient of Rose''s constant nagging. He did not care about Rose''s future at all. All he ever wanted to do was to give Emily a hard time!


    Thepetition was over, Emily walked out of the venue alone and decided to take a taxi by the roadside, when suddenly a ck Maybach slowly stopped in front of her.


    Emily recognized whose car it was at first nce. She turned around and took to her heels.


    Unfortunately, the person sitting in the car was faster than her. He opened the door, stretched his leg out of the car and pulled Emily into the car without any effort. The next moment, Emily found herself pinned to the car seat, her hands held by Jacob.


    "Emily, did you just try to run away from me?" Jacob leaned close to Emily''s face, almost touching her nose. Emily couldn''t tell whether he was pleased or angry from his deep voice.


    At the thought of what had happened yesterday, Emily struggled to get out and cried, "Let me go..."


    Why was it always Jacob? She was always running into him everywhere; even now when she chose to take the alternate route to leave the venue! "Do you want to attract the reporters around? Well?"


    Jacob did not care about attracting some reporters, but Emily did. She stopped shouting and struggling at once.


    "What do you want to do with me? Will you please just let me go? Mr. Jacob? Hello?" Emily was afraid of Jacob; she was mainly worried that he would do something unusual and unexpected to her. He was undoubtedly a dangerous man!


    "Are you feeling happy today?" Jacob ignored Emily''s questions, and asked an irrelevant question. Emily had no choice but to nod in honesty, "Yes. I am very happy today."


    ''I would be happier if I did note across you, jerk,'' she thought.


    "I guess you think that I am a jerk? Right?"


    "No I don''t, Mr. Jacob..." Emily tried to make up a lie when suddenly she noticed his hands lifting up her clothes. She felt the cold on her waist and was stunned, "What...What are you doing in broad daylight ?"


    Emily''s panic-stricken voice seemed to please Jacob even more. He chuckled and touched the red birthmark on her waist and rubbed it tenderly.


    ''How could she boldly lift her clothes in front of the public to reveal such a private part of her body? Does not she have any sense of shame?'' Jacob thought. But he only said to her, "From now on, do not let anyone see it."


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    Chapter 16 You Are Fired


    Emily''s body was stiff like a piece of wood. The touch of Jacob''s hand on her birthmark gave her an uneasy feeling. She felt like was being burned alive from the inside. She nodded, in desperation," "Yes...yes...Whatever you say... Please, just stop it..."


    ''It''s so embarrassing!''


    Jacob''s better nature asserted itself. He finally let go of her shirt. "You''ve been a good girl this time. So I will not punish you today."


    Apparently! ''Jacob is a pervert!''


    Emily''s heart screamed out in distress. All of a sudden, she started to get worried for herself, she didn''t want to relive the traumatic experience from yesterday again!


    ''Who does Jacob think he is? He is insufferably overbearing. Why must I obey him?''


    Weak as Emily was, she did not dare to speak such words out loud. When it came to any confrontations with Jacob, she could only negotiate pleasantly on his terms. "Uncle Jacob, could you let me go first? I promise I won''t run. Let''s just talk this through, shall we?"


    "No." Jacob denied it without a second thought.


    Emily waspletely frustrated. Before she coulde up with a solution, the handsome face of Jacob appeared in front of her eyes; moving closer and closer¡ª not in a good way, but more in a bad way!


    Emily struggled harder. Before Jacob forced a kiss on her mouth, her fragile nose identally hit his hard, chiseled chin.


    "Ouch..." Emily was in so much pain that she burst into tears.


    Jacob let her go immediately. He heaved her up. There was rarely a trace of worry in his tone. He asked, with concern," Does it hurt?"


    Emily looked like an adorable rabbit, when she lifted her dim eyes to his face. She looked straight at him and did not utter a word.


    The spectacle of her suffering convinced Jacob that he had been too hard on her. The feeling of remorse felt like somebody had poked his heart with a soft finger. His eyes softened as he asked. "Come here, let me have a look."


    However, Emily''s impression of Jacob was that of a big, bad wolf, wagging his tail.


    Emily promptly seized the chance when Jacob let his guard down. She stomped on his foot heavily, pushed him away and then escaped again. This time Jacob did not try to catch her. He just lowered his head and looked down at his shoe. He sighed softly," This girl is quite strong and resilient."


    He looked up, and watched her fleeing in the opposite direction. She dropped her shoe while running away and then stumbled back to pick it up. Jacob smiled to himself out of amusement.


    ''Yep, very cute.''


    Having barely escaped from the ws of the demon, Emily finally went back to her apartment. She lied down on her bed and reflected on her eventful day. Once again, she thought of Jacob.


    She was no longer afraid of him like she used to. When did that happen? It was more of a feeling of frustration and uncertainty about both him and what the current path would lead them to than that of fear every time she thought of Jacob these days.


    Although he had said some very harsh words to hurt her self-esteem, Emily always knew at the back of her mind that Jacob would never hurt her. But even so, she had to stay away from him, the further the better.


    Since Emily had won the championship of the Jewelry Design Competition, she was allowed to take a three-day paid vacation. On the fourth day, Emily returned to thepany. She was called into the office by Mr. Hua.


    "Emily, you are fired." As soon as she came in, Mr. Hua dropped the bomb on her. Emily could hardly believe what he was saying. She immediately implored," Mr. Hua, what do you say?"


    Mr. Hua looked at her with a poker-face, and repeated," Emily, you are fired."Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    "Why?" It felt like she was being submerged in cold water from the head to her toes. She pleaded with disbelief in her voice," Mr. Hua, you promised that champion of the Jewelry Design Competition would be promoted to Chief Designer!"


    She had just won the championship, but instead of getting promotion, she was getting fired! She demanded a reasonable and just cause for such a drastic action!


    Mr. Hua''s eyes were acting erratic as he started to lose his patience and confidence with Emily''s questioning. He did not dare to look her in the eyes. "Erm... although, you have won the championship, you are not worthy of the title. You have been suspected with giarism and bribing the judges..."


    "Ridiculous! There is no evidence to any of these ims!"


    She couldn''t be bothered with Mr. Hua''s response so she stormed out of the office as soon as she finished speaking.


    Along the way, her colleagues looked at Emily and whispered amongst themselves. Some pointed their fingers at her directly.


    "I heard that Emily seduced and bribed the judges of the Jewelry Design Competition. She was also suspected of giarism. Do you think it''s true?" "Of course it is true. Otherwise why would she get fired by Mr. Hua?"


    "Wow, she is so shameless!"


    Emily couldn''t bear it any more. She looked back and nced at them coldly. With a cold chill in her voice, she said," Go ahead, carry on. I am willing to use you of nder."


    It was Rose who had incited the


    gossip amongst the colleagues. They heard what Emily had said to


    Instead, their tone grew hostile," You''re brave enough tomit the crime but not brave enough to face the consequences? Thements on the Inte are much harsher than ours. Why don''t you sue them one by one; why are you so angry at us?"


    them and ignored SS


    Emily frowned, ''The Inte?'' What happened in the past few days that she had note to work? Why was this happening to her?


    As Emily stood there lost in her thoughts, Rose''s annoying voice rang from behind her. "Hey, Emily, how could you do such thing? I am really disappointed at you..."


    When Emily turned around, she saw Rose walking towards her arrogantly. Emily felt it disgusting to see her there.


    "Rose, shouldn''t you be saying that to yourself?"


    It was Rose who had giarized her work and framed her. Sometimes Emily was baffled at how Rose could pretend to be so innocent without any guilt or remorse?


    Rose was much more aware of the situation than Emily. She knew that as long as Jack was on her side, she would have the advantage once again. As for Emily, she would get what was due to her. Rose believed that Lady Luck wouldn''t always favour Emily!


    "Emily, now that everyone thinks that you have been suspected of giarism, it doesn''t matter that you''ve won the championship. Your title holds no value. I hope you will turn over a new leaf in the future."


    Rose pretended to be understanding; the others also chimed in.


    "You are too kind, Rose. Why should we pay attention to such a thief?"


    "Rose is the new chief designer of ourpany now. We are so fortunate to have her!"


    "I think Mr. Hua did the right thing. Ourpany should fire her otherwise she will humiliate us all." Whether they knew the truth or not, they all spoke with one voice; they tacitly condemned Emily''s actions.

 Chapter 17 You Cannot Clap With One Hand

    Chapter 17 You Cannot p With One Hand


    "Rose, what''s wrong with you?" Emily had lost her patience with Rose. She looked straight at Rose and said to her," Ever since I broke up with Jack, you have been acting like a crazy bitch." What the hell are you thinking about? You are the copy cat! As for the thing about the judge, you are well aware of what the truth is!"


    Seeing Emily get riled up gave Rose the amusement she was craving. She derived pleasure from the misery of Emily.


    "The facts do not lie, Emily; your anger will not help change the facts." She took a deep breath and said, earnestly," I''m telling you this for your own good. If you want to seed in life, you shouldn''t always chase shortcuts. You must put in the hard work. And, about the judge... I can only say that...you can''t p with one hand..."


    Emily was driven mad with rage. She snapped within a split second and pped Rose right across her smug face. The room wentpletely quiet to the sound of the p.


    "How dare you!" Rose''s eyes widened, as her face swelled up and reddened like a tomato. She hid her aching face behind her hand, but she couldn''t hide the anger from her eyes. It waspletely unimaginable! "Finally! I''ve been meaning to do that for a while now!" Emily had been longing to do that for a while, but the right moment hadn''t presented itself to her yet, until now, she red at Rose and said," You cannot p with one hand, right?


    I just proved you wrong. Turns out, it is possible to p with just one hand. Did you like the sound of that? Maybe you should think about why I pped you instead of others?"


    She took an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; that''s exactly what Rose had said before.


    "You...." Rose was so angry that she forgot how


    to act like a nicedy. Before she had the chance to react, Emily tried to p her again.


    Rose responded promptly and dodged, but unfortunately, she wasn''t fast enough to evade Emily''s fingernails; two long trails of blood appeared from just a scratch on her white face!


    Suddenly things just got very real.


    Emily, however, paid no attention to it. She was desperately attacking Rose, as if she was determined to tear Rose''s fake face off. Rose, on the other hand, was not one to ept being humiliated without putting up a fight. She reacted immediately.


    The two angry women got into a chaotic tussle. All their colleagues were stunned. When Mr. Hua was disturbed by theirmotion, the people finally realized what was going on and separated the two in a hurry. The people had always thought of Rose as an elegant and ssy woman. She had never been so embarrassed in her whole life. Her hair was tangled and the make-up on her face was a mess. Although she had a very beautiful face, it had already revealed it''s fierce fangs to the people.


    "Emily, just wait and see what happens!"


    Said Rose. When she noticed more people gathering at the scene, she decided to flee in fury.


    Although Emily got a minor neck injury, Rose''s damage was much worse than her. Rose got a scar on her face and a lock of her long hair pulled out. Emily was greatly amused by this.


    ''It is true, sometimes," might is right". It is more straightforward.'' thought Emily.


    Emily''s spirits were lifted; she packed up her things and left work. Back at her apartment, she began to search the news about herself on the Inte. She soon found the news in arge and bold font on theputer screen -


    "The International Jewelry Design Competition star Emily is suspected of giarizing and sexually bribing a judge. Is there a dark underside to winning the first prize?"


    Face pale and strained, Emily browsed through the screen. She couldn''t help scrolling through the long pages. Almost all well-known media had reported on this matter. It was so convincing that she even thought everyone was going to believe it.


    As for Emily, the main character of the news, she had no idea what had happened.


    When she thought about Rose''s behavior this morning, Emily had a hunch that Rose must have had something to do with the nderous news about her!


    However, Rose alone couldn''t have pulled off something of this scale on her own. She must have had, the young master of the Gu family, Jack''s support in swaying public opinions against Emily.


    Jack was just using his power to get back at Emily.


    Emily waspletely frustrated with this venomous couple. The two bastards were perfect for each other. Even after breaking up with Jack, she couldn''t stop those two from hounding her relentlessly.


    But, Emily was not going to give up.


    Meanwhile, in the CEO''s office of the Gu Group.


    Sitting in front of theputer,


    Jacob was also browsing the web for news about Emily. His foxy eyes were deeply focused and not a single trace of an expression could be found on his face. Sam exined," Recently, Mr. Jack has been targeting Miss Emily''s reputation. These are the products of his creation."


    "Ok," Jacob replied casually.


    Of course, he knew that Jack was ckening Emily''s name for revenge. But still, this kind of behavior made him feel furious.


    Perhaps it was because of man''s possessive desire. One hurted a pet; he also looked down upon the owner. Jacob had regarded Emily as his possession so he could not tolerate someone hurting her.


    Jacob was about to ask Sam to prevent the news from spreading, but he suddenly thought of something. He pursed his thin lips and shut his mouth. He had no interest in being an anonymous hero. It would be far more interesting to wait for Emily toe to him for help.


    In the following days, Emily began to drop her resume to otherpanies, but she did not get any replies, let alone offers.


    She was not reconciled to it. She personally went to severalpanies for an interview. But the answer was always, negative.


    "Miss Emily,tely, you have been involved in the giarism and the bribing thing. I am sorry. We cannot hire employees like you." It was as if they had previously agreed on it: the same reply. Emily did not have the opportunity to exin and rify her situation at all.


    From enormous failures, Emily eventually realized just how powerful thework rumors were. At first, she thought, a clean hand wants no washing; after a period of time, people would forget about it. But it never urred to her that Jack would be so devoted to her downfall.


    Emily was not the kind of person to


    ?


    sit still and wait for death. She began to gather evidence against the media to sue for defamation. But every time the authority was always perfunctory. After all, they knew that this matter concerned Jack and they were not willing to displease his powerful family.


    The news spread like wildfire over the media channels. Rumors and gossip ran rampant on the Inte. Emily was in the teeth of the storm.


    Netizens who strongly hated giarism even went as far as protesting at Emily''s home. They blocked the entrance to her apartment.


    Emily was still unaware about it. Someone threw a rotten egg at her when she was about to get out today. The egg left a yellow and smelly stain on her hair as it dripped down her face.


    However, looking at therge group


    of people standing in front of her door, expressing their anger and disappointment, she remainedThis is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    incontestable. Soon, all sorts of


    rotten fruits and vegetables were being thrown at her again! " beat you to death, you shameless giarist!"


    "Shameless bitch, giarized and seduced judges!"


    "I really don''t understand why this shameless bitch should be allowed to live on this earth? You are polluting our pl!"


    A variety of vicious words, like the raging tide, impacted Emily''s mental fortitude.


    "I did not! I really did not do such things!" Emily refuted loudly, but no one batted an ear.


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 Chapter 18 He Wouldnt Forgive Her

    Chapter 18 He Wouldn''t Forgive Her


    There were a lot of people. Emily wanted to escape, but they wouldn''t allow her to do so. The crowd spontaneously encircled her. They tugged at her clothes. She couldn''t escape the mental and physical suffering.


    Emily was almost being torn apart by the righteousizens who felt strongly about giarism. Suddenly her eyes caught the sight of a familiar Aston Martin, just beyond the angry mob.


    A man was stood by the car. Just as she had expected, it was Jack.


    Dressed in thetest designer clothes, he was looking as handsome and sharp as a prince. His handsome face was facing Emily directly; he gave her a cold, evil smirk.


    In contrast, Emily''s clothes were torn and tattered; drowning in embarrassment.


    Looking at the scene unfold in front of him like that, finally gave Jack the thrill of the revenge he had been seeking from the bottom of his heart.


    ''See, Emily, without me, you are nothing at all! You should have known it the moment you betrayed me. And by the way, this is just the beginning!'' These two people''s circumstances were totally different; they came from two distant worlds. So when their line of sight collided and met intricately, sparks flew.


    Emily closed her eyes and stood still. She had given in.


    Maybe these people were hired by Jack; he came here on purpose to see her being insulted.


    What a pity for Jack: she wouldn''t give in so easily. She wouldn''t let a few bad eggs bring her down. She would return all the injustice she had suffered today, back to Jack!


    "Emily..." Jack said very slowly, stressing each syble. It was the name that once made him lose his mind.


    ''Why was she not hiding? Why did she let others insult her so freely?


    His heart was tangled in a trace of pain, which was not something that happened very often. He even thought that, as long as she asked for help, begged for mercy, made a confession, he could.


    No! He would never forgive her! Jack erased all traces of this ridiculous idea out of his mind.


    Although he kept telling himself not to be softhearted, he could not help staring at Emily''s face. He tried to find hints of remorse in her face, but nothing. She looked even more stubborn. An indescribableplex feeling from Jack''s heart poured itself out into his bosom.


    Emily stopped paying attention to Jack. When the people around her saw that she wasn''t taking any actions, they considered it as feeling guilty, thus, they became increasingly vocal.


    All of a sudden, someone from the crowd spilled a bottle of liquid with horrible smell right at Emily''s face-


    "Hey!"


    Suddenly, a man''s jacket covered her and immersed her in what seemed to be the fragrance of its owner. It isted her from all the attacks and abuses outside, building a shelter for her.


    "Should I call the police, or do you want to leave now?"


    The man''s voice was peaceful, but there was a hint of coldness to it that went straight into the hearts of people.


    People stopped and looked at the man in front of them. In total disbelief, some of them muttered incoherently," You... You are... why... why are you here?"


    ''Who is this man?


    Why are these people being so dramatic?''


    The voice was familiar only to Emily. She felt like she had heard it before, but she just couldn''t remember where she had heard it.


    When she was trying to figure out who the man was, the man threw the coat on the ground.


    "What is this? Sulphuric acid?" The man said sarcastically. His eyes nced sharply at everyone present.


    Emily''s heart sank. Sulphuric acid? It seemed that these people not only wanted to insult her, but they also wanted to ruin her face!


    She raised her eyes to see; the cold, handsome face of the man came into her eyes - It was Victor?


    People who had gathered in a circle before, gradually scattered. They calmed down a little bit but was still pressing Emily hard. "Why are you helping this giarist, Mr. Victor?"


    "Yes, Mr. Victor, you''ve let us down!"


    "I think this slut not only seduced the judge, but also Mr. Victor!"


    "Nonsense!" Emily couldn''t bear it any more. She didn''t care about it when she was their sole target, but in front of Victor, she felt inexplicably embarrassed this time. "You can insult me, but not Mr. Victor!" As soon as she finished her sentence, the people seemed to regain their strength. They cursed her to damnation all with all kinds of profanity.


    Hearing them drag Victor''s name to the mud, made Emily tremble with anger. Victor on the contrary, was calm and collected, as if he did not hear those foul words. He said


    slowly. The evidence is on this coat.


    Use of sulphuric acid in attemat.


    to


    inflict physical harm. All of you will be charged with intentional assault, superimposing insult and nder. This does not look good. How many years should you be sentenced to imprisonment?"


    People were stunned for a moment. It took them a few seconds to reflect on what he had said.


    Most of them were gathered there spontaneously to protest against Emily. A few of them were there on order. To put in a nutshell, none of them wanted to be imprisoned over this. It wasn''t worth that much to them.


    Meanwhile, the acid-sshingizen hid amongst the crowd without saying a word. The situation was too chaotic for anyone to catch him, before he disappeared.


    The two sides were deadlocked in argument, soon the people quickly regressed and reluctantly retreated. They spit out words like "count her good luck" and "same pollution" from time to time.


    Finally it became quiet again, leaving behind only a mess.


    "Thank you, Mr. Victor." Emily took this opportunity to express her gratitude to him, but she was also very embarrassed," I''m sorry, I got you involved in this. I will pay you for the coat...


    If Victor had not been there to help her out, she couldn''t imagine what horrible things might have happened to her. Thinking of the bottle of sulphuric acid, terrified her to the core.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    "No need for that." Victor looked at her gently for a few seconds, and suddenly asked," Who did you offend?"


    Emily had just won the championship of the Jewelry Design Competition with her talent. She must have offended someone or else, her reputation, fortune and future wouldn''t be where it was right now.


    Emily didn''t get him at first, but she soon realized what Victor had meant. Jack and Rose''s malicious smirking faces suddenly popped into her mind. She became furious all over again. While gnashing her teeth in contempt, she replied," No one. Just some lunatics."


    Having said that, she looked in the direction Jack was standing in as a spectator earlier and noticed that both him and his car had already disappeared.


    "Why not ask help from Jacob?" "Why should I ask help from Jacob?" Emily was shocked.


    This whole thing was arranged by Jack, and Jacob, the person with more power, could easily solve her problems if he wanted to.


    However, not once did Emily ever think about asking Jacob for help from the beginning to the end. Although they had shared intimacy before and he had helped her twice, it seemed to her that their


    rtionship was still not close


    enough for them to ask each other''s anytime.


    And...


    She would never forget that night. Jacob looked at her stubborn face and burst out with a sneer, saying that he was really looking forward to the day Emily came begging to him.


    The thought of that day, made her more adamant and eventually convinced her to never ask Jacob for any help or favours.


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 Chapter 19 Never Betray Me

    Chapter 19 Never Betray Me


    "Nothing, where are you going now?" Victor pushed his gold-colored sses to his nose; the transparent lenses covered his unclear emotions. He assumed that Emily was Jacob''s woman, otherwise why would he ask him to take care of her during thepetition... Now it seemed that the situation was not what he had thought it to be.


    ''Hey, there''s actually a woman that Jacob can not get? Interesting!''


    "I..." Emily realized that she looked really awful. She had lost her face in front of her idol. She said embarrassingly," ... I am going to go home.


    Initially, she had made ns to go out, but she needed to go home and fix herself first.


    I''ll walk you home."


    Emily was ttered; she stammered," Thank you, actually you don''t need to..."


    Victor wasn''t a fan of small-talk, so he persuaded," Just walk with me."


    Emily did not refuse Victor a second time, even though she was embarrassed to be with him in her current state.


    The two did not say a word to each other on the way to Emily''s home, but surprisingly, they didn''t look awkward at all.


    When they reached the door, Emily finally took the lead and said," Here is my home, thank you very much Mr. Victor... Would you like toe in and sit down for some coffee?"


    She was a bit hesitant about thest sentence.


    Although she had idolised Victor from a young age, the rtionship between them had not fully developed yet. It seemed a bit awkward and embarrassing to be in the same room alone. However, he had helped her before, so she wanted to express her gratitude by inviting him into her house to have some coffee as her guest...


    Fortunately, Victor did not intend to go in for a visit," No, thanks."


    "All right." Emily was so embarrassed that she didn''t know what to say. It took a while before she gathered her courage and asked him," Mr. Victor, you... Do you believe what they said?


    Facing her cautious and nervous eyes, Victor paused for a moment and replied to her directly,"


    I believe in you."


    In other words, he believed his own judgement. If Emily was the kind of person as described on the Inte, he would not let her win the championship in the first ce.


    Emily''s heart was inexplicably moved. It felt like the rush of warm stream flowing from her heart to her limbs. Victor''s trust in her gave her confidence. There were still people who believed in her. Moreover, one of them is Victor...


    What reason did she have for giving up to the bullies so easily? None!


    She must definitely prove her innocence to those people! Those who had looked down on her,ughed at her and defamed her!


    "If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know."


    He handed Emily his contact card. She wore the look of appreciation on her face and said," I don''t know how to express my gratitude. Thank you very much, Mr. Victor."


    Victor simply replied," All right." He didn''t say anything else, before he turned around and walked away.


    Emily waved him farewell, regardless, if he could see it or not. "Goodbye, Mr. Victor!"


    Meanwhile, Jack, who Emily thought had already left, was spying on the two from a distance where he could not be seen. He watched as the "hero" Victor saved the "beauty" Emily and brought her home to safety...He was the one who should be Emily''s knight in shining armour, not that Victor or whatever his name!


    He stood there in that ce for a long time. Thinking of the man''s face, he suddenly turned around and kicked the door of his Aston Martin!


    "Bang!"


    The loud sound came with a shallow dent on the door of his expensive car. The woman sitting inside the car screamed out in fear.


    "Jack, What are you doing?" Rose carefully got her head out of the window and asked the raging man, softly.Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Jack ignored her, fuming with uncontroble anger.


    As he gradually calmed down, it came to him that he do know the man. It was Victor!


    ''No wonder Emily won the championship in the Jewelry Design Competition; the judge Victor is her paramour!'' He remembered how much Emily had admired Victor ever since she was just a student!


    Jack resented the thought. How could he not know when Emily hooked up Victor!


    Rose, too, was lost in her own thoughts at this moment. Earlier, she had asked one of the protestors to throw sulphuric acid at Emily in the most opportune moment. The n was so simple that she did not think it would fail so easily.


    She was irritated and frustrated at the same time. Suddenly, Jack grabbed her by the chin, the force of his hold was hurting her!


    "Mr. Jack..." She had witnessed Jack''s unpredictable mood before and he has been so unpredictabletely; she did not dare to speak up against him, but could not help begging for mercy in the end.


    Jack fixated his eyes on hers, before he let her go. He said with a chilling tone and a cold look in his eyes," Never betray me, or you will meet a fate far worse than death."


    A cold chill went up Rose''s spine. She soon responded to Jack and hugged him


    comisantly. She assured him with the most affectionate nce," Jack, I will never betray you."


    Jack eventually calmed down, but the violent emotions were still rolling in the bottom of his heart. He suddenly reached up, raised Rose''s face, and kissing her violently.


    In the apartment, Emily refreshed herself and then sat back on theputer desk.


    Now she didn''t really want to go out anymore. Who knew if she woulde across the same group ofizens again? If ever, there came another bottle of sulphuric acid, she didn''t know if she would be so fortunate again.


    It seemed to her that she must put "moving" on the top of her priorities.


    She held onto the calling card left by Victor; she was slightly fascinated by it. She remembered what he had said," If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know." She was really moved.


    Such a man, with a cold face but a warm heart; with talent and a good personality; extremely scrupulous and conscientious, was hard toe across very often. She was proud of having such a good idol!


    Emily put away the name card carefully. She had no intentions of asking Victor for help now. She wanted to solve her problems by herself.


    When she was thinking, the phone on the table vibrated and made a pleasant ringing voice.


    Emily reached out and answered the phone. It was her mother.


    "Emily, your father is ill...it is...it is cancer. The surgery and following therapy is going to cost a lot of money. I really don''t know what to do..." Emily''s brain immediately shut down; her throat went dry. She struggled and said," Mom, what are you saying?"


    She remembered how healthy her father looked before she had left home. How could it be possible...


    "Your father got diagnosed with cancer."


    Her mother repeated. Her words were like a heavy hammer, mming the heart of Emily, with no respite.


    Cancer, a disease with a very high mortality rate.


    Emily trembled and asked," Has it been diagnosed?"


    "The doctor had diagnosed it. Why would I lie to you about such thing..."


    "It''s okay, it will be all be okay."


    Emily took a deep breath andforted her sobbing mother, as


    well as herself. She said, posi et


    Modern medicine is highly


    developed and advanced. Dad will be all right. There are good hospitals in-Jingshi City. I will take him there for his treatment."


    "Did the doctor say how much it will cost?"


    "The doctor said the treatment would cost at least 800, 000 yuan, and there is still a lot of treatment following behind..."


    "Eight hundred thousand yuan?"


    Helplessly, Emily clenched her fists. She didn''t have that much money.


    Her mother noticed something different about her, and tentatively asked," Emily, do you have a rich boyfriend, named J...something?


    Can you borrow some money from him?"


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 Chapter 20 No Time To Play With You

    Chapter 20 No Time To y With You


    "Mom, I''ve broken up with Jack."


    "Errm...emm..." Mrs. Bai cried out helplessly," We''ve tried out every possible means, but all the money borrowed is merely a drop in the bucket; your dad will just be waiting for death if the medical fee isn''t paid in full."


    Emily got nervous, she promised," Don''t worry, mom, I''ll figure something out... I have 40 thousand at hand; I''m going to credit to your ount first." She had just graduated for nearly a year; her sry was not very high, but she saved every penny she could, and so she had 40 thousand by now to give to her parents.


    Since her mother had deemed it unnecessary for her to return home to look after her father, the only thing Emily could do to help was tofort her mother and send her money for her father''s treatment. There was a sudden and unwee feeling of despair and bewilderment growing in her heart.


    How was she going toe up with the money? But, it was her father''s life that hung in the bnce!


    Emily scratched her head and finally remembered the drawing of the jewelry she designed which helped her win the championship... She wondered how much she could earn by selling the copyright.


    However, she wasn''tpletely sure with that idea as well, as her reputation as a designer had been tarnished; it would certainly devalue the design. Fortunately, her parents weren''t very active on social media, otherwise, the drama from thepetition would give them more reasons to worry about


    her.


    "It doesn''t matter!" Emily put that jewelry design drawing up for sale online, even though she knew it was more likely to be a losing battle.


    Just as expected, all the maliciousments suddenly surged up like the rising tide of water.


    Emily forced herself not to read those reviews, but continued to look for work and kept applying. But so far it was all a dead end. Nevertheless, she received a private letter of intention from someone via thework where she was selling her design drawing.


    She exchanged a few words with the interested party, without much hope, but surprisingly, without further dy the person purchased her drawing without any bargaining and haggling.


    Emily was a bit shocked when she received a bank receipt message on her cell phone. She wondered whether she had asked for too little as her asking price of 200 thousand was epted so quickly. What if she asked for 800 thousand? She''d be able to pay for her dad''s medical treatment by herself...


    Realizing what she was thinking about, Emily quickly shook her head toe to her senses.


    She knew that with all the rumours on the Inte about her being a giarist during the jewelry designpetition, it was a miracle that she was able to sell it so effortlessly. How could she even wish to raise the price!


    Emily expressed her gratitude to the buyer, silently, in her heart before crediting the amount to her mom''s ount.


    But she knew that it was far from enough to make up 800 thousand.


    Due to Jack''s influence in Jingshi City, it was almost impossible for her to find any job rted to jewelry design now. What else could she do? She wondered what kind of jobs would get her quick and easy money.


    A few dayster,te at night, Emily appeared in a high-end club in Jingshi City, where she had found a new job-salesgirl of high-end wine, a job with high profits once she seeded in selling the wine.


    Caring nothing about her reputation, the director there epted her application because of her good-looking appearance, although his intentions were clearly expressed through his ambiguous eyes.


    Emily, however, was not stupid at all, she caught the director''s intentions but she had principles she was unwilling to falter from. She knew what was right from wrong, and she definitely wouldn''t fall into the bad ways, no matter how much quick and easy money she could make from that.


    It was almost midnight, but it was also the moment of revelry in the bustling city.


    Emily wheeled the wine cart to the VIP box, ready to sell her wine; her head hanging down, when the noise in the box suddenly disappeared, followed by


    A voice that spoke with disdain," Are you selling wine, Emily?"


    Frozen for a moment by the voice, Emily raised her head nervously. Yes, much to her disappointment, it was Jack, with a hint of sneer on his face. ''How could the world be so small?'' she sighed to herself.


    It''s not like Jack had nned to meet her there; he never imagined that Emily would be reduced to selling wine in such a ce. Wasn''t she aware of the dangers for a pretty girl like herself to work in such chaotic ces?


    "Yes. So what?" To avoid being humiliated by Jack, Emily was just about to wheel the cart out. Her attitude made Jack''s blood boil, who said angrily," If you dare step out of that door, I''ll make sure that you won''t be able to sell a bottle of wine today or ever!"


    Emily stopped in her path immediately, she took a deep breath before turning back with a fake smile," How many bottles of wine do you want, Mr. Gu?"


    "Come here, I''m trying to decide." With an air of self-importance, Jack sat in the middle of the leather sofa; his friends sitting on either side of him harassed Emily by whistling at her.


    "Hey, Jack, you''ve got your eye on this chick?"


    "Never thought Jack had such interests. Is she still minor? She looks so small.


    "


    "Oh,e on! How could a minor look so mature? With all these sexy curves? You really have a lot of good fortune with love affairs Jack!Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Jack frowned, with a hint of inexplicable displeasure in his face, at them for talking about Emily like that. However, he said nothing, and allowed them to continue ridiculing her.


    He used to take Emily to visit Jacob


    and his grandpa before their


    break-up, but he had never


    introduced her to those friends because he had wanted to marry Emily and he was unwilling to let her to be influenced by them. Therefore, they had no idea of the rtionship between Jack and the girl in front of them, whom they regarded as merely a lowly barmaid.


    But, it didn''t bother Jack, as she was no longer his girl to protect! He gave her a chance to put the past behind and return to him, but she refused! Emily reluctantly wheeled the cart towards Jack, without giving any attention to those guys. One of Jack''s friends sitting beside him, asked his femalepanions to give up their seats to her when they saw Emily approaching.


    "Mr. Gu, have you made up your mind, please? I''m too busy to y with you."


    Jack looked at her coldly," Open one."


    Open one? Did he mean to buy one?


    Emily intentionally chose the most expensive wine from the cart when Jack didn''t mention which one he wanted. ''That scumbag deserves it!'' she thought to herself.


    She took great care to prepare and


    open the expensive bottle of wine for Jack. Just as she walked to him with the Bottle, before she could


    realize whether Jack had Stree


    his leg intentionally or unintentionally, she tripped on Jack''s foot.


    Emily lost her bnce and fell down immediately, causing the expensive bottle of wine to fly out of her arms! She was absolutely certain! It was definitely intentional!


    At the thought of the heavy price tag on the bottle, Emily jumped desperately with all her strength, in a speed even beyond her expectations. Surprisingly, she caught the bottle.


    Thank God, the wine was still in good condition, otherwise, she wouldn''t be able topensate for a loss of such magnitude!


    Emily didn''t dare to wipe off the sweat from her head, as she held on to the bottle firmly, when she suddenly realized she had thrown herself onto Jack.


    Jack pulled her towards himself and then sat Emily on hisp, in an intimate gesture, full of ambiguity.


    "Since you''re here to sell wine, you need to follow the selling rules. Now drink with me. I''ll buy your wine if I''m satisfied, okay?"


    Jack slowly ced his hands around her waist. The lust in his eyes and tone were obvious for every one in the room to notice.


    Emily''s face turned red in an instant. She stood up immediately, and pped him hard across the face while holding the bottle tightly with the other hand.


    Everyone in the room was shocked and rendered speechless for a moment. It was hard to imagine that this woman could be so courageous!

 Chapter 21 Do You Want To Go Back On Your Word

    Chapter 21 Do You Want To Go Back On Your Word


    Unfortunately, the much anticipated p failed to satisfy. Instead, Jack quickly caught Emily''s slender wrist with one hand, hard enough to break her bones. Jack''s frenzied expression was starting to make her nervous.


    "Emily, do you think I''ll still spoil you like I used to? Believe it or not, I can snap your hand like a twig!"


    Unable to pull away from Jack, Emily could only stare at him helplessly, with her lips pressed tightly. She refused to respond to his threats.


    Jack smiled coldly, pointing to his friends sitting next to him," You''d better figure out your position if you want to sell wine here. If you don''t want to be alone with me, you can choose them. The more, the better."


    Having read the hint in Jack''s eyes, the expression of his friends'' face turned lustful.


    "Oh! That''s so kind of you, Jack. It would be our honor to even y with those you don''t want any more."


    "No problem." Emily responded suddenly, lowering her eyes in shame," Please let go of me first, Mr. Gu." She had no intentions of keeping in touch with Jack. Everything he did sickened her to the core.


    Jack froze in disbelief for a brief moment, upon hearing her response, before turning mad with anger.


    Realizing the fact that Emily would rather y with his friends than stay with him, angered him beyond control.


    When Emily noticed Jack''s grip on her wrist loosening, she struggled harder and finally got away from him. She then carried the bottle of wine to the men sitting next to Jack.


    This infuriated Jack severely, and without giving it a second thought, he forcefully grabbed Emily and threw her onto the leather sofa. "Shameless woman! They will also think you''re filthy though you''re willing to y with them!"


    Despite her dizziness from being thrown around by Jack, Emily still remembered to protect the wine in her arms. When she finally recovered, she snapped at him angrily," What the hell do you want? Filthy? Who is filthier? You or me?"


    Jack stared at her and answered," Of course, you are."


    Emily smiled wickedly all of a sudden, with a hint of sneer.


    Regardless of what he had said, she knew that she was better than Jack; not only did Jack have a filthy body, he also had a filthy mind.


    "Be careful, Mr. Gu, and be sure not to touch me any more, otherwise, your noble status will get stained with my filth."


    Irritated by those words, Jack eye''s were full of anger, he said," Trust me, I''d never touch you because it would disgust me!"


    "I''m so sorry that you feel that way. If you have no intention of buying wine, I shall take my leave now."


    Emily acted politely and kindly, even though there was a hint of alienation in her eyes as she looked at Jack as if she had been talking to a stranger.


    She had no time or energy to y with Jack. He could eat the bread of idleness but she had more pressing matters at hand-she needed to make money to save her father.


    "Or course, I''ll buy." Jack changed his


    expression gradually, as if some conniving idea had presented itself to him, and continued in a malicious tone," Well, I''ll buy any bottle of wine as long as you drink the whole bottle by yourself, okay?"


    Emily paused for a moment to think about Jack''s words.


    She realized that Jack was teasing her deliberately just to embarrass her, but she was desperate and couldn''t help but calcte themission she could earn from those expensive wine.


    Sometimes, money doesn''t mean everything in life, but without money, life is nothing, especially when one is in trouble and in desperate need of money.


    Emily closed her eyes to calm down before turning back to make sure," You''ll buy as much as wine as I can drink?"


    Jack sneered slightly," Yes."


    In an instant, Emily picked the most expensive bottles from the cart, lined them up on the table and opened them carefully, before drinking like a fish. Jack''s friends apuded and hooted Emily''s valor.


    "Jack, this girl is pretty good."


    "The girl has a big-heart, but I''m curious about her drinking capacity."


    "Hahaha, she looks as weak as water, I believe she would get drunk with one bottle of wine, at most."


    The wine was so strong that Emily


    felt her throat burn immediately, as it passed through her body. With her neck held high in a beautiful line, she was just like a beautiful swan. Jack stared nkly at the red wing spilling from her mouth, sliding down her face and into her clothes.


    Suddenly, his throat started to feel dry, with a hint of desire in his mind. His friends were stunned; they couldn''t keep their eyes off Emily, simrly lusting over her like Jack.


    He couldn''t help cursing Emily in his heart, how could she seduce men all the time!


    A sudden impulsive feeling overcame his heart, as he wanted to drive all the men away to stop them from seeing Emily any more.


    Emily was absorbed in drinking, unconcerned with opinions of others.


    She had already made preparations before she epted the job in that establishment. To avoid being drunk easily, she had taken a handful of sober pills beforehand.


    After drinking 3 bottles in


    session, she stopped herself.


    Instead of being drunk as expected by Jack''s friends, she was still sober and her eyes were as clear as before, except her reddish cheeks, which appeared somewhat enticing.


    "The three bottles of wine were imported from F country and cost a total of 360 thousand. Cash or card, Mr. Gu?"


    Emily put back the bottles carefully. She was sure that Jack had ulterior motives, so she controlled herself from getting drunk in front of him.


    She had never imagined that as his ex-girlfriend, she would have to guard herself against him to such an extent.


    Jack calmed down, when he realized that Emily didn''t care about the desires in other men. He said to her," Why not continue?"


    Emily pressed her lips slightly and then replied," You only said that you will buy as much as I can drink instead of asking me to drink all of them. They cost 360 thousand in total. Do you want to go back on your word?"


    "Hah! Go back? I''ve enough money." Jack took out his card and paid the amount in full.


    Emily was perfectly satisfied with her sess; 60 thousand from the 360 thousand was hermission.


    Jack was irritated by the look of satisfaction in Emily''s face; he caught her hand quickly before she could leave.


    "Are you really so desperate for money, Emily?"


    It was merely 360 thousand. How could she be so happy? He could have given her more, much more than 360 thousand. 3.6 million was also a piece of cake for him as long as it would make her happy.


    Emily withdrew her hand hard and rolled her eyes at Jack," Yes, I am short of money."


    It was not a boast that she would definitely drink Jack, the bastard, bankrupt today if she weren''t for fear of her dying here.


    Her impatient attitude made Jack''s


    blood boil, he stood up and stopped


    her with his long arms. He said, with a malicious smile as if an evil idea had just urred to him," Since you are so short of money, how about ying a game? I can pay you as much as you want, if you win."


    Emily stared at him with her lips pressed tightly.


    Jack continued," I will not force you to do anything unreasonable, just as long as we have fun. Can you walk on your knees for three rounds and bark like a dog?"Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.

 Chapter 22 Adorn Yourself With Borrowed Plumes

    Chapter 22 Adorn Yourself With Borrowed Plumes


    Jack could hardly control his malevolence towards Emily, as if the fury suppressed in his heart would decrease each time he insulted Emily. Emily bit her lip for a second before asking," Is that what you call ''fun'', Mr. Gu?"


    "Certainly it is!"


    It was obvious that Jack was notpletely over Emily. He used to love and cherish her very much, but she betrayed him!


    The thought of Emily''s betrayal brought back many resentful memories, so instead of reflecting on himself, the only thing he wanted to do was to destroy Emily!


    "I have no time to y such childish games with you, Jack."


    "Childish? It''s you who is in need of money, not me," Jack said with an evil smile on his handsome face, then he continued," Victor was at least the President of LA Jewelry, didn''t he give you any money, Emily?"Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Emily raised her head," Why would he give me money?" "I am no stranger to your hookup with Victor! You are a fast learner, Emily!"


    Emily figured that Jack had lost his mind, she said," I don''t care if you defame me, but don''t involve Victor; our affairs have nothing to do with him." Suddenly, the whole room fell silent. Clearly, they had some unfinished business between them, so everyone decided to keep quiet and listen to them.


    "Nothing to do?" Hearing Emily defend another man made Jack grind his teeth in anger, he asked," I want to know, do you regret what you have done? You''re nothing without me!"


    "Huh!" Emily sneered at him and continued," I have never coveted anything from you when we were together, what could I possibly care about after our breakup?"


    "Do you think you are special? You are nothing but the eldest son of Gu family! You''ve never worked for your money; every penny you spendes from your family, so what''s so great about you? You merely adorn yourself with borrowed plumes!"


    Emily''s words hit straight in the heart of Jack, whose face turned taut with anger almost instantaneously. Jack had no patience for such insolence, the next moment he burst out screaming," Emily, dare you repeat what you''ve said?" He wanted to strangle her, then and there. Emily red at him intently before delivering a tight p right across his face. Unfortunately, Jack was too angry to react in time, so his face took the full force of the p. "Bang!"


    Emily had wanted to p Jack hard ever since they broke up, and she wanted to keep on hitting him; she detested him for all the things he had done to her: his betrayal, his frame-up with Rose, and now his pleasure in her misery! All that pent-up hatred could not be released with just one p!


    Finding the right opportunity, Emily kicked Jack''s shin really hard before running away.


    Jack seethed with anger at Emily''s arrogance and audacity.


    Jack roared," Stop right there, Emily!"


    The next moment, Emily stopped running. Not because Jack had asked her to, but because, she identally ran into a man at the doorway! "Excuse me, sir," hurried Emily, without even lifting her head to see who it was.


    Meanwhile, Jack raged on violently behind her," Stop her!"


    When the man at the doorway turned himself slightly, Emily took the chance and squeezed through the gap immediately. However, just as she was about to zip past this person, she clearly felt him pinch her on the waist. All of a sudden, Emily''s whole body stiffened before she staggered for several steps, followed by a familiar, deep chuckle from the man.


    Emily thought she recognized the person, if she was right...


    Fearing the very thought of it, she didn''t dare to turn her head to find out, instead she ran away directly.


    The interaction between themsted only a few seconds, before Jack had already strode to the doorway. Watching Emily disappear into the distance, Jack''s face turned ck all of a sudden, he shouted," Why did you not stop her... You...Uncle Jacob?"


    In spite of the dim light, he could still recognize the man at the doorway. Yes, it was his uncle, Jacob. Immediately, he sobered up from his rage a bit and exined himself with a touch of respect and reverence," I didn''t know it was you, uncle. What...What are you doing here?"


    He was a little worried, because he had no idea of what Jacob had seen or heard just now at the doorway... However, this matter was only concerning both Jack and Emily, not Jacob. ''It should be irrelevant to Jacob; he barely knew Emily after all," he thought.


    "I was just passing by," answered Jacob with a sharp nce at him, he continued in a cold voice as always, but a little more intimidating now," Behave yourself." Then he turned away.


    Jacob''s words were like cold water; it sent shivers down Jack''s spine as he contemted about what Jacob had said. Catching up to Emily was the least of his worries now.


    What did Jacob mean? Disappointed in him? Or, unhappy with him for keeping badpany?


    As to the fact that Jacob let Emily escape just now, Jack didn''t entertain that thought for too long as he believed that there was no connection between them.


    Emily didn''t notice she had forgotten about the wine cart until she got out. She was


    disappointed at herself because she believed that she would lose not only her hard earnedmission but also her job because of that.


    As the old saying goes," Impulse is the Devil". She silently med herself for acting on her impulses.


    However, if she had stayed in that room she would have only been subjected to more insults from Jack and his friends.


    At first, Emily thought that Jacob would be the kind of person to force her to submit by any means necessary, but she wasn''t expecting to be driven into desperation by Jack.


    Emily did not owe Jack or Rose


    anything; why do they insist on causing problems for her? Emily''s head ached from overthinking.


    Moreover, the pills she had takemet


    earlier to protect herself from the alcohol were bing lesso effective; they were no longer helping her keep her mind clear from the effects of the alcohol. She was starting to feel dizzy.


    She staggered and fell to the ground.


    However, before she hit the ground, a pair of big hands caught her firmly and pulled her close into a warm hug.


    It took Emily a few seconds to recollect herself. She was about to push away the hands embracing her, when suddenly, she was pressed against the


    wall.


    "You..." Emily recognized the face in front of her, illuminated under the moon light, but she still confirmed," Jacob?"


    The man at the doorway just now must have been him. ''Somehow, he seems to be everywhere in my life,'' she thought.


    Jacob winked at Emily, soon before she cried out in anger.


    "Let go of me! You and Jack are two peas in a pod. Always forcing me! All men in Gu family are bastards!"


    The sight of Jacob''s face somehow ignited the mes of fury Emily had suppressed for a long time. She couldn''t help herself from erupting like a volcano. "Since my life is such a mess right now, could you please not mess with me any more? How unlucky it is of me to get involved with the both of you!"


    Emily struggled to get away from him; she struggled so hard, it was as if her life depended on it. Jacob almost failed to control her, as she identally


    hit him in the face. He wasted no time and red back at her with his eyes widened.


    Then he squinted his eyes, raised her chin and gently bit her luscious lips.


    "Hiss..." Emily gasped in pain and finally realized that she might have irritated Jacob, again.


    "Feeling calm now?"


    Emily was frightened by the stony expression on Jacob''s face. She nervously licked her lips and tasted a hint of blood," I..."


    With a hint of affection in his eyes as he saw what Emily was doing with her sweet tongue and lips, Jacob asked Emily," Are you afraid now?"


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