Kate remembered Jacob's sullen indifference and moody temper, as her heart trembled with
apprehension with just the thought of it. In the end, she was still a little scared, and her eyes were
bloodshot. She hesitated for a little while and finally said," Okay, I shall leave now. Thank you, Zola."
"You're welcome. Just go," Zola insisted, as she watched her walk out of the Tyrone Mansion, sporting
a satisfied smile. Unfortunately, the smile didn't stay on her face for too long.
Did she still need to inform Tina that Jacob wasn't going to the banquet? After all, she had already
received her bribe...
'Forget it. I won't tell Tina. Otherwise I will get a scolded. That lady is very stroppy!'
In the room, there were only two people, Jacob and Emily. Sitting with their eyes locked at each other,
the atmosphere between them was somewhat gloomy.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Emily took the lead to apologize and she was very sincere.
Jacob stared at her little face, remembering the wound on her foot, and decided to forgive her with
mercy. "Well."
For some reason Jacob found it hard to be angry with Emily for too long.
Emily peeked at his face and saw that there was no sign of anger so she felt relaxed. She thought for a
moment and said to him," I heard that this banquet is very important. Are you sure that you don't want
to go?"
"It is not more important than you,"
Jacob replied, almost without thinking, without any false elements.
Moved by his words, Emily's heart started beating faster. As she forced herself to calm down, she
insisted," Actually, I will be fine. Don't worry about me. Just go..."
"Are you trying to drive me away?"
"No, don't get me wrong..."
Emily quickly explained, fearing that Jacob would misunderstand her sentiments. She noticed that he
had a partially satisfied smile on his face.
"Oh, if you don't want to drive me away, then you hope that you'll let me keep you company," Jacob
insisted, raising his eyebrows slightly. With a pair of dark eyes filled with mischief, he continued," You
always say no and mean yes."
"I do not…"
Emily realized what was happening so she bit her lip and stopped talking. She knew that she would
never win in an argument against Jacob, so she said reluctantly," Whatever you say."
"Good girl,"
replied Jacob, as he smiled cheerfully. Out of the blue, he lifted her to his chest and lost himself to her
captivating eyes, as her long and white skirt flew in the air. It was truly a sight to behold!
Emily subconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck, as she pleaded," What? Put me down now!"
"I help you go downstairs,"
Jacob was expecting her to put up a fight so he asserted, in a concerned tone," You won't be able to
walk properly with your injury. I will help you until your foot gets better."
Emily still wasn't used to being so close and intimate with Jacob, but she slowly loosened her hold
around his neck, and whispered," People will gossip when they see us..."
However, before she could finish her sentence, Jacob loosened his grip, pretending to drop her. Emily
was so scared that she quickly held onto his shoulders again.
"You...you did that on purpose!"
Emily said, with an angry expression on her face.
"Yes, you are right,"
Jacob frankly admitted. He carried her out of the room and slowly went downstairs, while teasing her,"
You have to hold me tightly, because if you fall down, I am not the one who will feel the pain."
Again Jacob pretended to drop her, causing Emily to hold onto to him even tighter than before. She felt
so embarrassed and irritated after she fell for the same trick twice that she decided not to talk to him.
Jacob was not angry at all; in fact, he was quite amused to see Emily annoyed at him. In any case, the
little rabbit had fallen into the arms of the big, bad wolf.
In the International Center of Jingshi City.
At the banquet, Tina was eagerly showing off herself. After all, she had prepared everything before the
event. Everywhere she went, Tina was turning heads with her elegance and beauty. She was extremely
happy because Emily, the woman she despised so much, was not going to attend the banquet hall, just
as she had planned.
'Ha! A woman of such a low status like Emily is not worthy of such an important occasion!' she thought.
However, Tina's good mood did not last long. Soon, her mood turned gloomy as she couldn't see Jacob
anywhere in the banquet hall.
"Jacob will not be attending the banquet today,"
said Mark, when he noticed the anticipation on his sister's face, as he shook the glass in his hand and
walked over to her.
"No, he will come!"
Tina was very stubborn. This banquet was extremely important. Most of the biggest business tycoons
in the country were attending the banquet. She strongly believed that Jacob would not compromise his
business prospects for Emily!
Mark sighed, as a hint of darkness appeared in his eyes.
'Jacob, who are you? My sister has done so much for you, and you still do not appreciate her
efforts...How dare you!'
Tina waited until the end of the banquet. Her face looked even more pale underneath all the make up.
"Jacob..." she muttered.
He really didn't come!
Perhaps it was because of that bitch, Emily! Even with an injured leg, she still managed to convince
Jacob to stay back and not go out! Surely that must have been the case!
Tina was so angry that she broke all the wine glasses on the table in front of her. The sound of glass
breaking echoed throughout the whole venue. The cacophonous sound helped her vent all the anger in
her heart.
After his sister calmed down, Mark walked over to her, and said gently," Tina, stop it, all right?"
"Brother! My heart can't tolerate this pain anymore!"
Tina's tear-soaked eyes widened, as she cried and complained to her brother," Why does Jacob love
Emily? The social standing of that woman is so shameful. It's an insult to someone of Jacob's status!
Why doesn't he like me? Am I not good enough for him?"
"You are too good for him. Jacob doesn't deserve you."
Mark tried to comfort her by brushing his fingers down her hair, like he always does, but she kept
avoiding him.
"I don't want you to say bad things about him!"
Tina screamed at him, and then stormed out of the venue.
Mark looked down in anger, as his hand, slowly clenched into a fist. His narrow and deep eyes were
like a black hole, sucking in all the light.
Although Emily's injury was not too serious, she needed to take a good rest to allow her to recover
properly. She did not go out of the house in the next few days. When she thought about Rita, she
decided to call her on the phone to catch up with her.
Rita seemed to be doing well for herself. When she found out that Emily was injured, she got so
worried that she decided to pay her a visit.
Emily was not willing to refuse her kindness, so she just let Rita do whatever she wanted. Besides, she
also wanted to see how Rita was doing.
Moreover, after her confrontation with Rose, Rita was the only friend worthy of her trust, and she
naturally kept Rita in her heart.
After half an hour, Rita arrived at the Tyrone Mansion. It was David who drove her there. However,
because Jacob was not there, he did not come in, in order to avoid any misunderstanding. He just
waited in the car.
Emily found it so embarrassing that she insisted Rita," David is also our guest. You must bring him
inside with you."
Rita raised her brows slightly and snorted," I didn't force him to stay in the car. I don't care about him
anyway."
Emily was already aware of the relationship between Rita and David, but it was still a bit shocking to
hear such words from Rita's mouth. Emily asked," Hey, you two...
You guys were a couple once. How did you come to hate each other so much?"
Rita seemed to be in a good mood. Instead of evading Emily's question, she casually spoke her mind,"
David is my ex-husband. When his grandfather forced him to marry me, he had to break up with his
first lover. After his grandfather's died, we got divorced. It's really that simple."
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