SPOILED GIRL - Season 9 Episode 88

Emily sat in Dina’s studio in horrified stupefaction. It had never once occurred to her that Dina could be the sender of the postcard until she noticed her handwriting.

After she left Dina’s studio, Emily sat in the car for a long while to ponder over the whole matter. Then, she drove back to the company and managed to dig out a contract Dina had signed.

She put the contract and the postcard together side by side, and it was very clear that the writing looked exactly the same. It wasn’t until then that Emily became absolutely certain that the postcard she’d received was written by Dina herself.

Gazing in awe at the postcard, Emily couldn’t understand could have driven Dina to write those words. And to be fair, their previous cooperation had gone quite well.

Moreover, it wasn’t like they had had any major conflicts during the time they worked together. Why would Dina feel the need to threaten her in this way?

This question left Emily bewildered and dispirited for the whole afternoon, so when Emily came home in low spirits, Jacob immediately sensed that something was wrong.

“Honey, what’s going on? Did something happen at work? Do you want to talk about it? You know I am here for you when you need me.” Jacob pulled her into a comforting embrace, gently stroking her soft, smooth hair.

Emily hugged him back and nodded her head. “Guess what I found in Dina’s studio today?”

“Did you catch her with Darren?” Jacob rolled his eyes and chuckled.

He knew that Darren was supposed to visit Dina today, so he figured that the only thing that could have shocked Emily in Dina’s studio was this matter.

‘How does he know everything?’ Emily wondered, but since she had other pressing matters to think about, she shook her head. “I found out who sent me that postcard.”

Jacob paused, sensing the severity of the situation and asked, “Who was it?”

Suddenly, Jacob remembered that during Sam’s investigation, he’d found some clues that led him to believe that the postcard was somehow connected to Dina’s studio.

“It’s Dina. I compared the handwriting on the postcard to Dina’s handwriting on an old contract. It was her all along.” Emily loosened her arms around Jacob’s waist and lifted her head to see how he would react.

Jacob’s brows furrowed as he said, “Actually, Sam found some clues that led him to Dina’s studio, but I was just waiting for some evidence before coming to you about it.”

Emily’s eyes sparkled. “Who did you have him look into?”

“Dina’s studio and Darren.”

The person who had sent this postcard was experienced and discreet, leaving almost no traces behind for Jacob’s investigation. It wasn’t easy for Jacob’s men to verify the clues and take the investigation further in such a short amount of time.

Jacob had been looking for clues in all the wrong places when the thing he was looking for was right under his nose. Emily took out the postcard and the contract from her bag, handed them over to Jacob and said, “You might as well check it yourself. But I’m pretty sure it is her.”

As Jacob squinted his eyes and compared the handwriting on the two papers, Emily continued, “I would have never suspected her before. I just don’t understand why she would threaten me like that.”

Jacob’s eyes widened and he shook his head in disbelief. Anyone could tell that the words on the postcard and the contract were written by the same person.

“I am going to have a word with her tomorrow. I need to know why she felt the need to behave in such a cowardly manner,” Emily grumbled with indignation.

After all, she had worked very hard to come up with the design for Dina’s bedazzling jewelry. Thanks to Emily’s design, Dina had been able to become the center of attraction, but if this was Dina’s way of showing gratitude, she needed to know why!

“Take it easy, honey. Let me send these over to some people I know. I want to get a professional’s opinion on the handwriting before you go to Dina’s studio with all guns blazing.” Jacob smiled at her affectionately, assuring her without words that everything was going to be okay.

However, if they were to confront Dina, it would be better to have scientific evidence to back up their claims. Otherwise, Dina could easily deny all allegations and sue them for defamation.

At least now they had a clear target to look into. Everything would fall into place and come together once the verification was done.

“All right. I won’t do or say anything until you say so.” Emily nuzzled her nose and rested her head in the crook of Jacob’s neck and shoulder.

After a long day’s work, Emily found herself both physically and mentally depleted. With all the things that had been going on, Emily could barely make time for a nap, so as soon as she found comfort in her man’s arms, she fell asleep.

Jacob, however, had no idea of this. He kept talking to her as Emily responded to him briefly from time to time at first. But as time went by, her voice started to fade and she stopped replying to him.

“Emily?” Jacob whispered her name and looked down only to find her snoozing in his arms.

That explained why she wasn’t responding. Jacob adjusted his position and slowly moved Emily’s head from his chest to his arms to make her feel as comfortable as he possibly could. “Asleep already? You must be very tired.”

Jacob looked at her long, curvy eyelashes and her small nose with a doting smile. He couldn’t help but reach out and rub her nose gently.

After a while, he carried her to the bedroom and tucked her in, adjusting the pillow and leaving the remote control of the air-conditioner in her reach.

But as soon as he stood straight, an unexpected wave of dizziness knocked him off his feet, almost causing him to collapse on the bed.

‘Damn, what’s happening to me?’ With one hand pressed against the bed to steady himself from fainting and the other rubbing his temples to ease the sensation of dizziness, Jacob quickly turned around to check whether he had accidentally awakened Emily.

Luckily, Emily was still sleeping with a serene look on her face. Jacob sighed and patted his head with relief.

“I should probably take it easy in the next few days.”

The sensation of dizziness came and went, and soon, Jacob felt steady again after shaking his head a few times. Jacob allowed himself a wry smile, and then he left the room as if nothing had happened.

“Daddy!”

The moment Jacob came out of the bedroom, Beryl and Bowen walked over to him from the other side of the long corridor. Beryl was holding Bowen’s hand as he was still learning how to walk.

“Oh! Hey, you two, are you here to see Mommy?” Jacob squatted down to hold them in his arms, giving each of them a kiss on their rosy cheeks.

“Daddy, Mommy said she was going to play with Bowen today.” Beryl had to speak for Bowen since he was still too young to utter words.

Jacob smiled warmly and said, “Mommy is very tired today, my little angel. She’s asleep right now. Why don’t you go and play with the maid for a while?”

Jacob didn’t have the heart to wake Emily up from her slumber, so he asked the children to play downstairs.

Just as the children went downstairs, Jacob turned to go to his study when the dizziness struck him hard again.

Everything seemed to be spinning round and round in his head and before long, Jacob slumped down to the ground.

“Sir, are you all right?” The unsuspecting maid who was waiting behind him was frightened by the scene and she hurried to help him up.

‘What’s wrong with Mr. Gu? He has always been blessed with good health. Why did he suddenly fall down?’ the maid wondered. But Jacob gestured at her with his hand to stay away.

Jacob sat up for a while to catch his breath and then he stood up slowly.

With his hand placed upon his forehead, Jacob’s brows knotted into a frown. “I’m fine. Could you get me a glass of water with honey and bring it to my study, please?”

“Yes, sir.” The maid glanced at Jacob with a puzzled look and turned around to disappear into the kitchen.

“Wait a minute.” Just as the maid was about to leave, Jacob asked her to stop and warned her in a low voice, “I am just feeling a little tired, but don’t mention any of this to my wife.”