A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 181

When Emily saw Jacob at the doorway of the house, her eyes lit up with joy. She stood up, and walked straight towards him. "Jacob, you're here. I was just chatting with my mother," she said.

Clearly, Emily had no intentions of carrying on with the conversation with her mother, so Jacob did not bother to ask her again. "Oh, really?" he said.

"Yeah, that's true," said Mrs. Bai. Her mother smiled at Jacob obsequiously, and said,"Since Mr. Jacob is here. Why don't we have dinner together?"

Jacob nodded to her words. His expression was quite neutral, since he didn't look angry but he also didn't look pleased.

Andrew assumed that Jacob would not mistreat them in front of Emily, so he gathered the courage to finally have a conversation with Jacob. What an honor!

Just when Emily went into the kitchen to fetch a few things, Jacob's face suddenly went cold, as he looked at Emily's parents with a pair of dark eyes. His eyes pierced through their souls with contempt, instead of anger.

"So? I heard that you guys are not happy with the fact that Emily is with me?" he asked.

They weren't expecting Jacob to change his face so quickly. Their heart trembled with anxiousness, shocked by the coldness at the bottom of Jacob's eyes.

"No, of course not! Mr. Jacob you are an outstanding man. How could we be dissatisfied with you? I am afraid that our daughter, Emily is not good enough for you..." Mr. Bai said.

"I don't care what your true intentions are," Jacob said, as he glared at them, emotionlessly. Every word that came out of his mouth pierced their heart as he said,"Don't try to do anything foolish under my nose. Emily is the only one for me. You'd best not interfere in our matters."

Emily's parents finally felt the full weight of Jacob's words, as it seemed like his words were choking them. It wasn't until Emily came back to the table that they were able to breath freely again. Only then did the atmosphere around them became tolerable.

"Let's eat. What are you all waiting for?" Emily asked. Emily had sensed that something was wrong, but she didn't want to pester anyone. She was just glad that everyone was still seated at the table.

Jacob picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of fish in Emily's bowl. "Try this," he said.

His expression was so soft that he looked nothing like the man who threatened them just a few minutes ago. Emily's parents were shocked at the scene.

'Is Jacob... really into Emily?'

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Days passed by peacefully. Jacob had learnt his lesson, so he made sure to limit the times Emily visited her parents. Furthermore, whenever Emily visited them, he would also be present so that her parents could not fill Emily's head with ridiculous chatter.

In truth, Emily's mother wanted to see her biological daughter again. When she raised Emily all those years ago, somehow she subconsciously transferred her feelings for her own daughter to Emily, who could never be as good as her own daughter.

As for Emily's father, who was not like his wife at all, Andrew failed to care for Emily from the very beginning. He was always heartless and cruel to Emily. As long as there was money for him to eat and drink, he was satisfied. Lately, he was starting to crave money again, and wondered how he could trick Emily into giving him some money. However, since Jacob was always around, he was afraid to mention anything to Emily.

When Andrew heard that his wife wanted to see Tina, he impatiently furrowed his brows. He said,"That disgraceful girl Tina, I think even if you can remember her, I'm sure she doesn't remember you at all. She is even worse than Emily!"

"You don't think she has a conscience? Why do you think she does not have a conscience? It is because she is your daughter! It's in your bloody genes!" replied Mrs. Bai. Emily's mother couldn't tolerate anyone talking negatively about her own daughter. She looked at Andrew with contempt and said,"Don't you forget, even if she is worse than Emily, the blood running in her veins is ours! That is something you cannot erase!

What if Emily finds out the truth of her identity in the future? Do you think that she will still look after you? Eventually we will have to depend on our real daughter, the one with our blood!"

"You are making a lot of sense..." he replied. Andrew was never quite capable of forming his own opinions, as his wife always managed to persuade him into agreeing with her. However, he added,"But if she doesn't know that we are her real parents, it won't do us any good!"

"Anyway we can not put it on the street right now," suggested Mrs. Bai, as she looked at him plainly. She continued,"But I think I need to find a way to tell her secretly. At least, I should let her know that I am the mother who gave birth to her..."

Her maternal love was always sincere, while for the father, it was not the same case. Andrew's love for his daughter was mixed with selfishness. Before long, he already had another sly idea in his heart.

Andrew presumed that Tina would not buy into their story. However, if they could blackmail her with the identity of her true parents, they could use her for their financial needs. Surely, if Tina did not want others to know, she would do anything to keep her secret concealed.

That way, Tina could carry on being the lady of the Tao clan, and continue to live her life as a princess forever. As for them, as long as she would take care of them with money and honor, that would be more than enough. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

Andrew got excited at the idea of it all. He was so excited that he urged,"So, what are we still waiting for? Let's go find her as soon as possible."

Debby rolled her eyes at him and said,"Do you think it's that easy to enter the Grand mansion of the Tao Clan? Moreover, for starters, we do not even know the address. You should go around and find out about it."

When it came to feeding his interest, Andrew was always quite resourceful. It did not take him long to find out the address, and he immediately brought it to his wife's attention.

In order to act convincingly, she forbade Andrew to follow her. Instead, she took a taxi to the mansion of the Tao clan by herself. She quietly hid outside the mansion and waited for an opportunity to present itself. Soon enough, she found Tina sitting in the garden by herself.

From the looks of it, Tina didn't seem happy at all. She vented her anger at the snowman the servants had built for her. Although she was angry, she still looked beautiful. Her face was so pretty, as if all her sins could be forgiven without any consequences.

More than one person was holding the same idea. Apart from her, Mark was also counted.

Indeed, humans were strange creatures. They could tolerate any kind of atrocity committed by the ones they loved, no matter how deplorable or contemptuous. Whatever Tina did, no matter how disgraceful or unforgivable, Mark could never see the fault in her actions.

Looking at the girl, stomping on snow, Mark casually walked over to her and covered her with a thick, fur coat. With tenderness in his voice, he asked,"Aren't you cold?"

"Just a little," Tina answered, and turned around to face Mark. Coincidentally, that was what Mark wanted. He immediately held her into his arms.

Tina deliberately put her cold hand on Mark's collarbone. When she realized that Mark was shivering because of the sudden coldness, she put a smile on her lips as if she succeed in doing something naughty. "Are you cold?" she teased him.

Mark gazed into her eyes silently. He did not answer her, instead, he asked,"Are you warm?"

"I am," replied Tina.

Mark took her hand and placed it near his heart. "It's hotter here," he said.

"What? Do you think you are a stove?" she asked mockingly. Tina could not hold her laughter. She did not realize her brother's trick, as she pulled her hand back without hesitation.

All of a sudden, Mark felt like there was something missing in his heart. He stared at her with a smiling face, and said to her with full affection,"It is whatever you want it to be."

Look, how cute his sister was.

This was the real Tina. Unfortunately, every time she encountered Jacob, she would radically transform into something monstrous.

However, in Mark's eyes, whatever Tina did, she was always the perfect girl to him. 'Is Jacob blind or something? How can he not like her?' Mark told himself.