A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 117

Jacob lowered his voice and asked," What's the matter?"

"Something happened to Rita. I'll go and have a look," replied Emily.

"Isn't David there? How can you help?"

"She's my best friend. I'll go to see her whether David is there or not!" Without a conscious thought, Emily got excited. Perhaps, it was because she cherished her friendship with Rita a lot more, after being betrayed by her ex-lover and friend.

"I'm not forbidding you to go there. Why are you speaking up to me!" Jacob flicked her forehead and added," I'll take you there."

Emily rubbed her aching forehead. Feeling embarrassed, she stuck out her tongue and said," I'm sorry, well, and... thank you..."

However, before Emily could finish, Jacob flicked her forehead again, and said," Silly girl."

...

Soon, Emily and Jacob arrived at the hospital where Rita was. When they got there, Rita was awake, and she was being taken out of the observation room.

"Rita, are you OK?" asked Emily, as she looked at Rita's pale face and could not help feeling distressed.

"Nothing serious." Rita replied, but her voice sounded feeble.

Emily felt more distressed. She asked worriedly," Where is David? Why isn't he here at this moment?"

"He was got caught up with something important," replied Rita.

"What could be more important than you?

!" Emily was furious at David's irresponsible behavior. How could he leave Rita in the hospital alone!

Rita closed her eyes slowly and said," It doesn't matter. I am just being optimistic. Maybe he's not here not because of work, but because he was in a car accident."

Emily," …"

Standing outside the ward, Jacob overheard their conversation. He immediately took out his phone and dialled David's number.

About half an hour later David showed up.

Rita was lying on the bed, resting her eyes with Emily sitting quietly next to her. David walked over carefully, to avoid disturbing the sleeping woman.

David didn't notice that he was getting calls from the hospital. Besides, he had his plate full with Nora, which took up most of his time and energy...

He didn't know what was happening until Jacob finally called him.

Even Jacob knew before he did... David was drowning in his own guilt. However, he left Nora and hurried to the hospital as soon as he found out.

Emily was the first to notice David's arrival as she looked at him angrily, and said," You..."

David immediately put his finger to the lips, and said," Hush..."

Emily's face turned red with anger, but before she could flare up, she was pulled out of the ward by Jacob.

When David tardily approached Rita, she slowly opened her eyes. He was slightly bemused at the trace of a cool smile on her face. "You're here." she said.

Taking into consideration the current state Rita was in, David decided not to talk about where he had been," How... are you feeling?" asked David.

"I'm still alive." replied Rita, with a hint of insouciance in her voice. Moments later, she continued," Well, the baby is also safe."

David felt disheartened. Then, he suddenly realized that Rita was no longer the person she used to be.

Rita did not love him, nor did she care about him anymore. Even giving birth to his child was a matter of formality to her...

Could she have changed so fast?

Ironically, it worked out well for him, as he didn't love her either, so it seemed like a fair deal.

And yet for some reason, David felt unsettled. As if there was an emptiness in heart that he couldn't fill no matter how hard he tried. He felt like he was constantly put on the losing side of the battle...

The both of them remained quiet. It seemed like there was an elephant in the room that none of them wanted to talk about.

Outside the ward.

Infuriated, Emily was venting her frustrations. "David is so inconsiderate! What could be more important than the pregnant mother of his child? If he can't even be here in these critical times, how is he going to be a father?"

"Whatever it is, it's their business. Don't get involved." Jacob patted her little head to soothe her as he continued," We should go. Rita needs to rest."

"She also needs care and companionship. I'm going to stay here with her," snapped Emily.

"No." Jacob refused, leaving no room for negotiations.

"Why?"

"No why. You just can't stay here. End of discussion." Jacob shut her down.

Emily was disappointed. Jacob promised her that he would respect her opinions, but his actions showed otherwise. She hated being controlled and to make matters worse, she couldn't even separate from him.

Jacob dragged her away as if he did not see the discontented look on her face.

Without a word, Emily sulked along the way, while Jacob did not talk to her either. When they got to the car, he pressed her against the door to kiss her.

"Angry? Huh?" asked Jacob.

Emily held her tongue.

Jacob pulled her face closer and gave her another kiss. His flexible tongue pried her teeth open, penetrating her warm mouth, as her small body melted in his arms.

"Pucker up! Huh?" he asked.

"No..." she tried to refuse. However, Emily's resistance was in vain, as she had to open her mouth in the end. She was afraid that Jacob was going to kiss her again, so she said," I won't keep silent."

"David staying there with Rita is for the greater good. He is the father of the child. Are you the father of the child?" said Jacob. Jacob spoke in a calm and composed manner. "They might try and patch things up between them, but if you're going to be hovering around them, they won't be able to do that. Do you understand? Idiot."

Emily's mind was dulled for half a second. When she realized what Jacob had said, she replied," So..."

Emily was astounded by Jacob's thoughtfulness. The whole time she thought he was being inconsiderate, while in fact, he was two steps ahead of her.

"So, don't worry about the things you can't control. Just keep your mind focused on your own matters. You have a lot to worry about at work anyway," said Jacob.

Emily," ... Oh."

Why did it always feel like whenever she was with Jacob her intelligence level would drop?

Alas...

The next day, when Jacob returned to his office after the meeting, he did not see Emily at her desk. Disappointed, he frowned, and asked Leo," Where is Emily?"

Leo replied," Miss Emily said that she was going out for a while."

Without even thinking, Jacob already knew that Emily was in the hospital. When he rushed to the hospital, he saw Emily feeding Rita with the elaborately stewed soup that she had prepared just for her friend. In an instant, his cool composure faltered.

The wicked girl had never cooked anything with so much care for him! And yet she had made such a special soup for another woman!

Oh, how angry that made Jacob! He was fuming!

Emily's attention was all on Rita. She didn't even notice that Jacob was just standing there until Rita told her.

"What are you doing here?" asked Emily. As she walked over to him, Jacob grabbed her hand and pulled her out. "Hey, Jacob, what are you doing! I can walk by myself..." she said.