A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 10

Sam glanced 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 of late, " Sam explained, "so he has taken great interest in this jewelry design competition."

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 this competition 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 accept the unsatisfying end to her plans!

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 elaborate plan, 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 Plan 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 ambulance 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 place 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.