A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1466 An Awkward Situation

"If that's the case, I'm sure Jacob will gladly agree." Emily didn't have it in her heart to refuse Jonas for a second time and eventually accepted his invitation. Besides, being able to bring Jacob along made it a lot easier to do so.

'Jacob shouldn't have any problems with this, right?'

she asked herself. Making her husband jealous was the last thing she wanted to do. Since Jacob was coming with them and Jonas didn't mind having him join, Emily was finally able to calm herself down.

A blissful smile made its way on Jonas' face when Emily finally accepted his invitation. On the other hand, Emily tried her best to hide the joy she felt when she saw Jonas' smiling face. Her heart almost melted because of it. It was something quite soothing to see, like a spring breeze in the hot summer. Luckily, she had the willpower to stop herself from having these kinds of thoughts.

If Jacob were to find out about how she felt just now, there was no doubt in her mind that he would explode like a bomb on her. Emily took a deep breath to gather herself, and then showed a casual smile to Jonas.

"Now that it's settled, I'll pick you up after work, okay?" Jonas asked Emily in an elated voice.

Soon after Jonas walked away, a troublesome thought popped into Emily's head. 'How should I tell Jacob about this?

Won't he get angry?'

After a few minutes of sorting out her thoughts, Emily finally decided to stop worrying about it since there was nothing else she could do. She had already promised Jonas that they would join him for dinner, and she wasn't a woman who turned back on her word.

While she went about with her day, Emily's heart was still filled with concern. Fortunately, she had work to finish before the day ended, which kept her quite busy.

At the end of the day, a few minutes before she eventually got off work, Emily took out her phone and anxiously dialed Jacob's number.

"Hey dear, I have something to tell you. Do you remember the doctor named Jonas? You met him a few days ago. Anyway, I ran into him today at the charity foundation for depression, and he invited the two of us out for dinner. Do you want to go?" Emily was uncertain about how her husband would react, so she tried her best to sugarcoat her words.

She felt completely terrified that her question would greatly upset Jacob. After all, whenever she even mentioned another man's name, he would get jealous in the blink of an eye.

"Okay," Jacob's apathetic voice responded from the other line.

'What? He agreed so quickly?'

Emily was bewildered while she asked herself those questions. It was unbelievable that Jacob hadn't gotten even a little bit annoyed, so she thought that she must have misheard him completely.

It was quite unusual for Jacob to behave like this.

But before Emily could figure out the reason, Jacob had already hung up the phone.

Right after he ended the call, Jacob stood up and walked towards the French window in his office. A slender shadow appeared behind him while the sunlight shined brightly in front.

"Jonas again, huh,"

Jacob murmured with a sinister voice. He had quite the menacing grin as well.

It seemed like he was planning his first move to try and expose the man who called himself Jonas. He felt rather fortunate that this opportunity had come to him right after he and David had finished their investigation on this mysterious man.

Shortly afterwards, Emily and Jonas made their way to the five-star hotel that they had agreed to dine in. When they arrived, Jacob was already there, sitting on a chair.

"Emily, this must be the Jacob you've talked so much about. I've heard so many wonderful things about you! And Emily wasn't lying when she said you were good-looking! Would you like to grab a drink with me?" Jonas spoke as if he was already good friends with Jacob.

Now that he had told Jacob how Emily spoke so highly of him, Jonas believed that Jacob couldn't possibly act out at that moment.

"Well, some people seem clean as white on the surface, but once you get to know them, they're darker than black coffee," Jacob said sarcastically while he sneered at the doctor's warm greeting.

For Emily, it was unusual for Jacob to seem so hostile, especially since the man in front of him didn't have a handsome face. However, the doctor's smile brought a strange feeling of comfort to anyone who saw it. Even Jacob couldn't escape its effect.

Shortly thereafter, the three of them sat down to eat. Emily and Jonas exchanged looks from time to time. The two of them acted politely to each other and would even laugh at each other's jokes. Even though Jacob had no reason to be upset, their casual banter made his blood boil.

Jacob sat silently in his chair but he was ready to explode. He then thought to himself, 'How dare they flirt with each other right in front of me? Who do they think they are? If this was what they wanted to do from the very beginning, then why bring me along?'

Jacob couldn't take their playful exchange anymore. He wanted to do something about it but it seemed too inappropriate to show it while they ate. He wanted to see what kind of dirty tricks this alleged doctor had under his sleeve.

But the only way Jacob could do that was through words.

Emily didn't appreciate Jacob's rude response. She felt embarrassed about her husband, so she had to come up with an excuse. She meekly uttered, "Please don't take his words to heart, Dr. Lin. I don't know what's wrong with him today. He must be stressed from work."

Jacob's attitude toward Jonas' kind greeting was unbelievable. Here she was bringing him along so that he wouldn't get jealous, and yet, he still acted out like a child. It seemed like upsetting Jacob should have been the least of her worries.

"It's fine, I understand how stressful it must be to lead one of the biggest companies," Jonas graciously replied and even smiled at Emily to stop her from worrying.

Seeing Jonas' calm demeanor caused Jacob to be even more furious.

"Dr. Lin, right? I heard that you studied abroad for a few years. Is that true?" Jacob asked with a forced smile on his face.

Although Jacob showed a cheerful front, Emily still felt that her husband's actions weren't genuine.

She couldn't figure out what was going on with Jacob today. It wasn't like him to be this cold and rude.

"Yes, I actually studied abroad for three years," Jonas replied while he modestly nodded. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

His answer matched up exactly with David's investigation. 'Who is Jonas? What does he want with my wife?'

Jacob thought. He stared at Jonas with eagle-like eyes, and said in a taunting tone, "Just what I thought, people who have lived in a foreign country tend to change. When they come home, they have a tendency to take whatever they want!"

As soon as Emily heard this, the expression on her face darkened. Even Jonas couldn't believe what had just been said to him. No matter how understanding he was, he couldn't fathom why someone would speak to him like that. He was left utterly speechless.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was entirely awkward. Emily and Jonas couldn't talk normally after everything that had happened. However, Jacob didn't seem to mind at all. He continued to ask Jonas inappropriate questions.

Finally, everyone was finished with their meal. They said their goodbyes and went to their respective homes. When the couple entered their house, Emily couldn't take it anymore and fiercely exclaimed, "I don't know what's wrong with you but that is not the right way to treat a person! Why are you so on edge?"

"Me? On edge? What about you? Did you really think it was a good idea to flirt with him right in front of your husband?" Jacob didn't give in to Emily's questioning. He had too much pent-up wrath that was begging to burst.

Emily was stunned; she knew he had a point. Even though she didn't want to admit it, it was clear in her mind that exchanging looks with another man was wrong.

"I'll admit it, I flirted with him a little. He was just so handsome!" Emily shouted in a fit of rage.

She honestly didn't expect that Jacob would talk back to her. It made her feel a little dejected.

"Well then, you've finally admitted it. There's a reason why I don't want you to get too close to him! I've asked David to investigate him, but the results came out as clean as a piece of paper. Don't you think

that's strange?" Jacob couldn't control his emotions as well, but what Emily just said had made it worse.