A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1476 I Am In The Hospital Too

In the CEO office of the KING Group, Darren sat comfortably in his chair with a contented grin on his face.

Harlan was telling him about what had happened to Jacob the past few days. Darren learned that Jacob was having trouble with his wife and that his attention was obviously diverted from work. The fact that his sworn rival was temporarily out of the picture pleased Darren and made him feel somewhat relieved.

With a great opportunity in front of him, Darren gave an order to Harlan. "Since Jacob is busy with his marriage, we have to use this time to speed up the development of the company as soon as possible. I need you to keep an eye on all departments. Make sure nothing goes wrong during this advantageous position we currently hold."

Harlan nodded and replied, "Yes, Mr. Xu. Jacob is quite a terrifying business rival, so I'll try to think of something to add to his problems so that he completely forgets about us. You can count on me."

Darren then added, "Jonas isn't a simple man. We can't trust him. Someday, he might pose a threat to us. Although he seems like a good-natured man, we can't let our guard down."

Harlan found what Darren said to be quite reasonable. He nodded in agreement once again. "I'll get someone to take a look at this Jonas. I want to make sure that he doesn't become a threat to us as well."

Meanwhile, in his office, Jacob shouted in a fit of rage. "Jonas! Jonas again! Damn that man! Why does he have to ruin everything? Emily is spending more time taking care of that man in the hospital than me! It honestly feels like she has forgotten that she has a husband!"

There wasn't any time to fix their problems with each other since she was always at the hospital. And when she was at home, Emily would act as if Jacob wasn't even there since things hadn't been

patched up between them.

In the past, Jacob could endure being ignored by Emily. After all, he wasn't a clingy man. But now, the situation was completely different. Another man was the cause of his wife's standoffish behavior. This made Jacob want to play some dirty tricks of his own.

The main reason why Jacob's career had developed as fast as it had was that he never second guessed himself. He always did what he wanted, no matter what it was as long as he believed that it was a good idea. His confidence had been his greatest strength over all those years.

And at that moment, he knew that he needed to use the confidence that he had picked up from the grueling business world to his advantage. A plan was starting to brew in his mind. He didn't hesitate to put this plan of his into action right away. He quickly dialed Sam's number.

"Sam, which hospital was Jonas admitted to? I need to stay there as well."

When Sam heard Jacob's seemingly childish request, he happened to be near the hospital in question. He wondered why Jacob would want to be hospitalized since he was in good health.

However, after working for Jacob for many years, Sam could more or less guess what he was thinking. He told Jacob what he knew, and then turned around to walk back to the hospital since he was only a few blocks away.

'I'm sure Jacob doesn't need any medical treatment. He just wants to stay in the same hospital as Jonas. This has to be a way to get rid of that annoying doctor, '

Sam thought while he secretly praised himself for figuring it out all by himself.

Now that he had an idea of what was in Jacob's mind, there was no need for his boss to give him another order. He knew exactly what was needed to be done.

He quickly went through the admission procedures and booked Jacob the most luxurious ward in the hospital. Quite surprisingly, it didn't cost that much to do so.

After telling Jacob that everything was already settled, Sam also called Emily. She was quite possibly less than a few hundred meters away from him at that moment. He pretended to inadvertently tell her that Jacob had been rushed to the same hospital where Jonas stayed and even gave her the ward number.

After everything was done, Sam placed his phone in his pocket and left in a hurry.

Jacob was just getting in his car when he asked Sam for Jonas' location. There were almost no cars along the way and the traffic lights were all green. As a result, he arrived at the gate of the hospital the moment he received the call from Sam telling him that everything was prepared.

Jacob thought everything was going smoothly but he had underestimated Emily's speed. Or it could be said that he had forgotten how important he was in Emily's heart, because of Emily's cold attitude towards him these days. Right after Jacob entered the ward and lay down on the bed, the door to his room was forcibly pushed open. To his surprise, it was Emily. She had run all the way there to check up on him.

Jacob, who was just about to let out a sigh of relief, had no other choice but to hold his breath.

"What happened to you? Did you have an accident?" Emily rushed to the bed and asked. Her voice conveyed the worry she felt at that moment.

Upon seeing the deeply concerned look on Emily's face, Jacob was suddenly satisfied with himself. It seemed like his dear wife still loved him after all.

"Did you overexert yourself at work? I told you before to try and take it easy to avoid these kinds of things." Since Jacob refused to speak, Emily blurted out the first thing that came to her mind.

It was rare for Emily to see Jacob get sick. At the same time, Jacob was in perfectly good health. She had never even seen Jacob get a common cold or flu ever since they got married. Because of that, her mind could only think that it was some serious disease. She repeatedly asked how he was feeling while she examined him from head to toe. At that moment, the atmosphere in the room felt somewhat uneasy. NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

Jacob, who was pleased to see his wife caring so much for him, suddenly began to panic. He had just wanted some reaffirmation that Emily still loved him. However, he hadn't expected that she would overreact and ask so many questions.

The man who could always make the right decision in business affairs had made a horrible mistake with his most recent idea. He regretted deceiving Emily and making her worry so much.

After taking a closer look, Emily, who was overwhelmed with concern, finally sensed that something wasn't right. There were no doctors or even a single nurse in his ward. To make matters worse, the patient lying on the bed didn't even have an IV inserted in his hand. The chance of him having a serious illness was slowly subsiding in her mind.

"You lied to me, didn't you? You're not sick, right?"

Upon realizing that her worries were all for nothing, Emily was undoubtedly upset. She even turned around to leave.

But how could Jacob just let her go? This might be his only chance in a long time to be alone with his wife.

It had taken him a lot of work just to get her to care for him once again. By all means, he wouldn't let it slip through his hands, especially after having a taste of what it felt like. Additionally, their problems

before hadn't even been ironed out. How could he possibly let another misunderstanding between them take place one more time?

"Honey!" Just as Emily turned around, Jacob sat up and gave her a loving embrace. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lie to you. I just wanted to be pampered by you, even if it's just by a little bit. We haven't talked in so long. Right now, I'm even willing to endure the most horrible disease just to..."

"Stop your nonsense!" As soon as Emily realized that this man was about to say something stupid, she struggled to quickly covered his mouth with her hands. She then exclaimed, "Don't you dare say those words."

'My wife really does care about me, ' Jacob thought to himself at that moment.

At the thought of this, he tightened his embrace around Emily. Afterward, he puckered his lips and kissed Emily's little hand that was covering his mouth.

"You!" Emily was completely startled and quickly withdrew her hand. She added, "What do you think you're doing?"

No matter how long the two had been married, such small actions would always make her blush.

The atmosphere in the ward was no longer tense. Jacob felt the woman in his arms gradually give in to him. He really wanted to enjoy this moment of rare intimacy, but on second thought, he wanted to take this opportunity to explain his side of the story. Such a time for romance would come again, wouldn't it?