A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 124

When the idea had occurred to her, there's another voice that spoke inside Emily's mind.

"If he knows about this, he will feel disgusted. He won't love you anymore. He will hate you..."

'No, I don't want Jacob to hate me! I don't want him to stop loving me!'

While thinking that Jacob might look at her with disgust and hate her, Emily felt that her heart was already broken and she didn't want it to happen...

Jacob asked with a concern look. "What happened to you, Emily? Are you okay?" Jacob looked worriedly at Emily's pale face. He lifted her and put her down carefully on the bed. "Are you okay? Do you feel anything wrong? How about going to the hospital for a check-up?"

Hearing Jacob's voice full of concern, Emily suddenly came back to her senses and smiled with assurance. "Don't worry, Jacob. I've already took the medicine and I'll just need a good rest. I'll be fine."

Staring at her for a while and making sure that Emily was not having any problem with her body, Jacob sat at the bed, tucked her in and held her hand. "Sleep now. I'll stay here."

Emily tried to withdraw her hand, but he tightened his grip. She asked,"Don't you have work today? The company needs you there. I'm fine here alone."

Without having a change with his facial expression, Jacob lied and answer,"I don't have any work to do today and you need me more than the company does right now."

"But..."

"Now be a good girl for me, okay? Just close your eyes and sleep." Interrupting her, he said with a gentle and deep voice, like coaxing a child to sleep. "Shhhh, stop talking."

Captivated by his gentleness, Emily stared at him and stopped resisting. She didn't dare to answer anymore. After a while Jacob said,"Why don't you close your eyes and sleep? Are you waiting for me to tell you a bedtime story?"

Surely, Jacob treated her like a child. Emily wouldn't let Jacob tell her story like she was a five-year-old girl, so she quickly turned, found a comfortable position and closed her eyes.

The temperature in the room was comfortable, just right and the quilt was warm. Jacob's hand was holding hers tightly and intimately.

Emily had thought it would be difficult for her to sleep with him around and her hand being held by him. But she quickly fell asleep, for she felt surprisingly secured with him around.

Recently, she had been living in fear, worrying that she would be exposed and her secret be revealed. Every night she was troubled by a nightmare and couldn't get enough rest.

All this had made her exhausted. With Jacob around, it felt like there was finally a safe place for her to rest. She quickly sank into a deep sleep, letting her guard down.

Eyes filled with love, Jacob gazed at Emily who had fallen asleep. Running his fingers through her cheeks, Jacob's heart became soft and peaceful.

Few hours later, Emily suddenly became uneasy. She frowned and murmured in her sleep,"Stay away from me..."

Jacob was surprised by her sudden actions. Not knowing what Emily was dreaming of, he immediately hugged her but she began struggling with great force, like she was trying to escape from him.

"Emily, Emily!" Jacob shouted in panic.

Hearing that familiar voice, Emily finally woke up from her nightmare. Opening her eyes, she gasped for air, still terrified by her dream that kept on hunting her.

"Having a nightmare?" asked he. Trying to calm her down, Jacob tightly hugged Emily who looked frightened and was still shivering.

Hearing his voice again, Emily suddenly felt secured. She instantly calmed down and replied,"Yes."

Jacob felt Emily's forehead and found out that her fever got worse. His brows knitted. "You have a high fever. I will send you to the hospital right now, whether you like it or not!"

"Don't bother. It's just a fever. I will have some medicine and I'll get better." Looking at him with assurance, Emily pushed Jacob away and tried to slip out of the bed. But as soon as her feet could touched the floor, she stumbled and almost lost her balance.

Jacob quickly held her. He pulled a long face and said in a high voice like a god,"Go to the hospital right now."

He had already decided to take her to the hospital, no matter whether she liked it or not. But when he was about to carry her up, Emily struggled intensely.

"I've said that I don't want to go! You're so annoying! You know what? I can take good care of myself. So could you please, leave me alone!" Emily screamed at Jacob. She used all of her strength to say those words.

At first, Jacob was stunned by her reaction. But after a while he smiled bitterly and said,"Are you taking out your anger on me?"

'This stupid girl. If I don't love you, I won't be this kind towards you; I won't care about you; and it won't matter to me whether you go to the hospital or whether you are dead or alive, ' Jacob thought to himself.

Emily began to feel numbness on her ear and her head ached extremely. Losing all her patience, she pleaded,"I'm sorry, Jacob. It was my fault. But could you please leave me alone, just this time? If you want to play with me or tease me, please choose some other day. Now I want to take a rest. Don't bother me, please!"

After saying this, Emily returned to her bed and tucked herself into the quilt. She soon closed her eyes and turned away from Jacob.

Looking at the woman who just threw her anger at him, Jacob didn't even get angry. Today, he realized that he could be able to be patient, specially, with Emily. 'Well, she is sick and she has a nightmare. No doubt she is so angry.

What else can I do? Nothing! But to forgive her and let it be!

I, myself choose her. My heart chooses to love her!'

Jacob sighed and walked out the room silently to find the medicine. Soon he returned and pulled Emily out of the quilt. "Take this. The fever will subside once you take the medicine. Then you can sleep."

"No... Leave me alone..." Emily who was sick, was very stubborn. She struggled, trying to free herself from him and showing that she was unwilling to get up.

Jacob ignored her and continued to pull her out. Finally, Emily surrendered. She sat up reluctantly and took the medicine. She fell into silence, absent-minded before

getting back inside the quilt. She lay down, covering her whole body. Her big eyes were filled with confusion, like a child that suddenly woke up from her sleep.

Gazing at Emily, Jacob turned soft. In his eyes, Emily was so adorable.

Restraining himself from pulling Emily into his arms, he retracted his eyes from her and was ready to put the glass back. When he was about to stand, he felt her hand touch his sleeve.

"Don't leave me," she said with a soft and low voice.

It was her who threw her anger out to Jacob and asked him to leave her, but now, Emily was afraid to be alone and that he would really leave her.

When people get sick, they tend to be emotional and fragile. Emily forgot what she had just said to Jacob. She just held his sleeves tight wanting to keep him stay.

Realizing that Emily depended on him so much, Jacob's heart softened. He put down the glass on the bedside table and turned back to sit.

"Okay, I'll stay here with you," Jacob comforted her, touching her soft face while looking at her with so much love.

Seeing him sitting back beside her, Emily felt secure and contented. She looked at Jacob like a little cat that was being taken care of her owner.

Jacob thought she was so adorable and couldn't help touching her face. "Close your eyes, and have a good sleep."

The medicine was starting to take effect. Emily was a little bit dizzy and sleepy. And she gradually fell asleep. This time, she didn't experience any of her nightmares.

When she woke up, Emily looked around and Jacob was nowhere to be found, which made her think that she was dreaming again.

Emily noticed that her body was full of sweat after the fever had reduced. She quickly got out of the bed. A savory smell filled her nose after she finished changing. Her stomach growled because of hunger.

"Come and have some food."

Suddenly a clear and familiar voice sounded her ear. And Emily realized that she wasn't dreaming and all that happened today was real.

Looking at Jacob who was sitting at the table waiting for her, Emily froze in daze. She then slowly walked toward the table where he was sitting.

'If only that video doesn't ever exist and if only nothing happens...' Emily thought and sighed.

Emily now realized that she had already fallen for Jacob and that she loved him. But now, with her past, she no longer had the courage to stay with him. She had been trying to avoid and hide her secret. But she knew that she couldn't hide it forever.

Looking back at Jacob's handsome face, Emily recalled Tina's word again.

"You don't deserve to stand beside him."

For more than 20 years of her life, Emily never felt this afraid and self-contemptuous about herself.