A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 196

Emily raised her eyes to see what Anne was pointing to. "Maybe that's a... wishing pool?" said Emily.

Anne ran towards the pool enthusiastically, while Emily was still talking.

"There are so many coins in the pool," said Anne, as she looked at the shining coins, with eyes filled with desire. She tried to reach for them.

"You can't take the coins. These are the wishes of other people," said Emily.

"Fine..." Anne sighed. "I want to make a wish, too," said Anne, as she scoured her pocket and took out two coins. She continued,"One for you, and one for me."

"Thank you," said Emily, as she took the coin, and then threw it into the water. Emily whispered,"If this really works...I wish there are signals when I make the phone call later."

Otherwise, she would have to go to the police station with Anne.

Anne held the coin carefully in her hand and shut her eyes tightly, as she seemed to be making a serious wish. Standing in front of the statue in the center of the pool, she murmured,"I wish that Victor will find his true love, and... forget about me."

Baffled, Emily was surprised by Anne's selflessness.

At the very least, Emily assumed that Anne would wish herself good health, but this... "Why?" asked Emily.

Anne opened her eyes slowly and smiled. "I really hope that he finds someone to be with him when I am gone."

Emily's heart shattered, in an instant. What a stupid girl. "What are you talking about? You are going to live, okay? Here, make another wish," insisted Emily.

"I can't make too many wishes, or none of them will work," she said to Emily, before throwing her coin into the pool.

"Let's go, cutie," she said, then she stroked Emily's face and smiled at her.

However, Emily was too sad to respond. She looked at Anne's pale face pitifully.

"I am so sorry," said Emily. She wanted to help Anne so much, but she had her own duties and responsibilities to keep up with.

Anne smiled timidly and said,"Don't say such silly things..."

...

When Victor got back, he couldn't find Anne anywhere. Soon, he found out from one of his men that Anne was last seen with Emily.

When Victor rushed into Emily's room. He was surprised to see two women dressed in Emily and Anne's clothes. "Where are they?" he screamed at them.

The guards outside Emily's room stood up, shocked. Up until now, they had no idea what had happened, right under their nose. They failed to keep an eye on the two girls!

None of them had the courage to utter a word, as they stood there frozen, holding their breath.

Fortunately, Victor managed to hold his temper. He had no time to waste on those useless guards. He took out his phone to locate Anne. With a tracker on her, it should have been very easy.

However, he realized that he had also put a jammer on Emily to keep her from being tracked by Jacob.

Since, Emily and Anne were together, there was no way Victor could locate them because the Anne's signal was being disrupted by Emily's jammer.

Perplexed, Victor worried about Anne's health, dreading the cold weather outside. What if something bad had happened to her?!

That Emily! She took Anne with her and ran away! Victor guessed that Emily couldn't have escaped without Anne's help!

"Go! All of you! Go and find them!" he ordered his men to leave at once.

Victor needed Anne back at the hospital by hook or by crook. He also needed Emily, for her heart.

Meanwhile, Emily and Anne were unaware of what was happening back at the hospital. They walked to the telephone booth again.

Emily took a deep breath and prayed. "Please...It has to work..."

She prayed several times and then picked up the phone...

No signal.

She tried again.

Still, nothing.

"This is really annoying! Why is this happening to me?" Emily was desperate. Nothing was making sense anymore.

Literally, nothing. Even the phone!

Anne tapped her lips with her finger, as if to think, and said,"I don't think it's a coincidence." She bit her candy and turned to Emily.

"What do you mean?" Emily asked.

"Perhaps they put a jammer on you," Anne replied, and continued,"Don't you think it's a little bit odd that all the devices you've touched have no signals?"

Emily frowned. "But how do I know where the jammer is?" she asked.

"Let me help you. It has to be somewhere on you," Anne replied. Anne was about to reach for her when Emily caught her wrist.

"There is no need..." Emily said to her.

Anne was confused. In the distance she heard a familiar voice,"Anne!"

It was Victor.

Once again, Emily had failed to run away. Resistance was futile. There was nothing she could do now.

Victor pulled Anne into his arms and embraced her tightly as if he hadn't seen her in ages.

"How dare you, Emily!" he yelled at Emily, fuming with anger. "Do you know how weak she is? If anything happens to her, you will not get away with it!" Victor threatened.

Disappointed, Emily stood there with a blank expression on her face. "I am really sorry..." she said.

Emily wanted to escape so bad that she didn't take into consideration how bad Anne's condition was.

Anne tried to explain,"Victor, it was all my idea. Emily had nothing to do with it..."

"Hush, Anne," he said. Relieved, Victor eased his nerves, now that he had Anne by his side, but he was also very angry with her. "You are such a child. Let's go back," he said.

Anne had no proper understanding of her physical condition. What if something had happened to her? What if his enemies had gotten to her?!

"No. I will not go back," Anne refused adamantly. Anne did not want to obey Victor. She blamed him for being angry at her. All she wanted to do was have some fun in the outside world.

"Anne," said Victor, as he looked at her with a serious face and continued,"You don't want to do that."