SPOILED GIRL, VOLUME 2 - Season 11 Episode 36

With both hands gripping the steering wheel, Emily quietly looked at the photo on the seat beside her. Her eyes were filled with hesitation as she whispered to herself, “What if he doesn’t believe me?”
The recent events in her life had made her clearly understand how Jacob felt about her. Not only did Jacob treat her as a stranger now, but he also openly showed his hate towards her. No wonder she was feeling conflicted at the moment.

Since Jacob hated her, everything she did was wrong in his eyes, let alone mentioning the fire that had badly hurt him.

After she had driven half the way to Jacob’s office, Emily stopped by the side of the road and sighed. Then, she closed her eyes as she tried to calm her mind filled with confusing thoughts. A few minutes passed before she started the engine again.

She could hardly control her own feelings.

She kept telling herself that Jacob was a heartless man, but she still worried about him.

She felt that she should tell him the truth about Michelle and the fire, but she was afraid that he would not believe her. Shortly after, she arrived at the building where Jacob’s office was located. After turning off the engine, she got out of the car and hurried upstairs.

“Mr. President, Miss Bai wants to see you,”

the assistant said in a low voice as he moved close to Jacob’s ear.

“Why is she here?”

Jacob asked in an icy voice. The moment he heard Emily’s name, he was visibly stunned for a moment wherein his eyes twinkled with gentleness. However, this sudden display of gentleness was instantly replaced by anger.

“I don’t know. She just said that the matter she wanted to discuss concerns your safety, and she insisted on telling you that in person. And so, I asked her to wait in the conference room. What do you want to do?”

The assistant carefully watched Jacob’s expression for fear that Jacob would fly into a rage. He had heard that Jacob and Emily were once deeply in love with each other, but Jacob’s moodiness made him wonder what he was thinking. He thought that it was best to tell Jacob about matters involving Emily and let him decide what to do.

“Well, I see. Let’s go and meet her,”

Jacob replied flatly as he furrowed his brows. Under his drooping, long eyelashes, there was a pair of deep, shining eyes resembling cool black crystals. With his eyes slightly narrowed, he stood up calmly to exit his office.

He had scarcely stood up when he hesitated for a moment.

His hesitation only lasted for a few seconds, but it was clearly seen by the assistant following him.

The assistant felt that it was right to directly tell Jacob about the matter and let him decide by himself.

“What have you come here for?”

Jacob asked Emily in a hostile tone as he entered the conference room with his assistant. He gave her a sidelong look, and there appeared an icier expression on his face.

“Jacob, you’re in danger!”

Emily said breathlessly, in response to Jacob’s attitude towards her. As soon as she saw him, she hurriedly stood up and handed the photo to him. She looked at him with her beautiful, pleading eyes and said, “Take a closer look at this photo. Michelle really had a purpose in approaching you.”

“Really?”

Instead of taking the photo offered by Emily, Jacob grunted in exasperation as he glanced at Emily’s hand. “We can only see someone’s back in this photo. What does this even mean?”

Looking at Emily who was instantly frozen in shock, Jacob felt so distressed that under the table, he was clenching his fists firmly. However, on the surface, his voice and expression looked like he was mocking her.

Emily was on the verge of tears as she tried to come up with an explanation. “But…” “You’re really good at modifying photos,” Jacob continued.

“Jacob!” Emily raised her voice. Gritting her teeth, she tried to stop herself from sobbing imploringly like before, as she earnestly advised him to watch out for himself.

“I’m not kidding. It’s true! This photo was taken in the village where the fire broke out. The village was fine before Michelle came there. Just as she was about to take you away from that village, the fire broke out. Do you think it’s a coincidence? There is only one explanation. She must be the one who started the fire!”

Despite Emily’s efforts to remain calm, a touch of sadness was still reflected in her eyes. Feeling disappointed and wronged, Emily could feel her fingers trembling, but she tried to steel herself. Meeting Jacob’s eyes, she said firmly, “I’m not telling lies.”

She was determined to tell Jacob the truth, no matter how badly he had treated her in the past.

She did not expect him to love her again. She only wanted him to stay away from danger.

“Was this photo taken at that time?”

Jacob asked casually. It seemed that he did not notice the sincerity in her eyes. After sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, he lazily picked up his cup and took a sip of coffee. Waiting for his reaction, Emily kept silent. Then, he looked at her with a faint smile and said, “According to what you said before, when the fire broke out, you were there, too. So how did you get the photo?”

“I…”

Emily was dumfounded when she heard Jacob’s question. She had not expected that he would ask her that question. Not knowing how to answer him, she felt so flustered that she tried not to look him in the eye.

The truth was that Emily had gotten the photo from Seamus, but she would not tell Jacob about it for the world.

Otherwise, not only would Seamus be treated unfairly, it would also prove the allegations that she had an “improper relationship” with Seamus. In that case, if Michelle were to take revenge and turn the tables against her, she could simply say that Seamus was the one who had set the fire. If the source of the photo were to be revealed, the consequences would be disastrous.

Moreover, since Emily had been hurt by Sean and Tyron before, Jacob hated the family members of the Lu Clan very much.

“Maybe you had arrived at the village in advance and waited there with a camera in your hands, because you had known before the fire that Michelle would show up there.”

Jacob’s words left Emily speechless. With a cold smile on his thin, red lips, he raised his voice and continued, “If you can’t tell me where this photo came from, why should I trust you?”

Rationally speaking, Jacob’s suspicions were justified. Even so, Emily felt sad and aggrieved. She felt like something was stuck in her throat and she felt unable to speak.

With her parched lips closed, Emily was in a trance for a few minutes, trembling.
She could not say anything.

Although she had anticipated such a situation before she came, she could hardly suppress her sadness when the scenario played out before her eyes.

“Miss Bai, since you have nothing else to say, you can leave now. Otherwise, if my darling Michelle comes later and sees us, she’ll misunderstand me,”

Jacob said impatiently while he folded his arms across his chest. There was a malicious and cynical smile on his handsome face. Without looking at Emily, he was intoxicated with his own happiness, as if he was recalling the wonderful days he had spent with Michelle.

It was obvious that Jacob was asking Emily to leave.

‘Darling Michelle…

When did they become so close?’

Emily wondered. Looking at the happy smile on Jacob’s face, she felt suffocated and lonely, and there was a sadness in her knitted brows. Her thin shoulders trembled as if she were a poor child.

Emily quietly looked at Jacob for several minutes, and she looked away from him only when she could not hold back her tears.

She had just seen her own reflection in Jacob’s eyes.

She didn’t want to see herself so embarrassed and pitiful.

His eyes were now filled with indifference, scorn, arrogance, and coldness, without the usual gentleness and affection.

Besides, he had called her “Miss Bai.” What an irony…

“Well, I’m sorry, Mr. Gu. I was too abrupt today, but I hope you can think seriously about the photo,”

Emily said in a feeble voice. She blinked multiple times, trying to will the tears away. She hid her self-pity, but there was still a clear touch of sadness in her eyes.
“Well, Miss Bai. You can leave now,” Jacob drawled lazily with a casual nod, as if Emily was a very unwelcome guest.
At this moment, he suddenly took the photo from her hands.

Thinking that Jacob would follow her advice, Emily instantly felt relaxed. However, she didn’t expect that Jacob would tear the photo with his slender fingers. In the empty, quiet conference room, the tearing sound seemed particularly harsh.

In a flash, the photo was torn to pieces.