A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1566 Traffic Accident

Emily was just a few feet away from danger and she had absolutely no clue about it. Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Her judgment wasn't as sharp as usual since she was so tired from work. She was even feeling a little bit dizzy. That was why she went outside to catch some fresh air. Her head was pointed down to the street because she was trying to rub her stiff shoulders. Little did she know, Bill's men were already walking towards her.

By the time she finally raised her head, it was already too late. Several shady-looking men were already following her.

Emily found it odd that there were still this many people outside at that time. She had been working at the HT Group for a while and she never seen anything like it before. Her traumatic past caused her to suddenly become alert. She scanned her surroundings, but tried to do it casually.

Fortunately for her, there were still a few random people passing by. She knew that if the group of shady-looking men was really there to attack her, they would definitely do it when there was nobody left around.

With this in mind, she seized her only chance to flee for safety. She walked as fast as she could towards her car while still trying to look normal. When she was finally inside, she quickly took out her phone and dialed Jacob's number.

Just the sound of Jacob's low and manly voice gave her a sense of safety. But she knew that that wasn't enough to keep her safe. Without wasting another second, she told Jacob what was happening.

She didn't care if her suspicions were right or wrong. She just knew that calling Jacob for help was the wisest decision she could make.

“Get out of there fast, but drive safely. Don't worry, I'm on my way right now. Also, don't hang up. I want to know quickly if something else happens,“ Jacob replied in an anxious voice.

Emily quickly drove away and listened to Jacob on the phone. She felt a sense of relief when she heard his car's engine start and accelerate. Still, she couldn't help but watch her rearview mirror like a hawk. Each car she saw behind her caused her worries to grow bit by bit. But under such a possibly dangerous situation, she knew she had to keep her mind calm in order to make the best decisions possible.

She stepped hard on the gas, but still maintained a normal amount of distance from the car behind her. Out of pure coincidence, when she looked at her rearview mirror again, she recognized a familiar face out of the corner of her eyes.

“Jacob! I think I know who's following me,“ Emily exclaimed, but the way she spoke made her seem unsure. It was too dark, and driving at such a high speed made it hard to distinguish someone with absolute certainty.

“All right, I'll be there soon. Be careful, okay?“ he replied. Even though Jacob was a harsh businessman, he couldn't bear to hear Emily's voice in such a frightened state. At that moment, the only thing in his mind was to get to her and keep her safe. He didn't even care about who was following her since he knew it could be dealt with later.

Jacob was so worried that he didn't even care for his own safety. He drove like a madman while his forehead was dripping with cold sweat.

All of a sudden, he heard Emily's worried voice on the phone. “It's Bill! I'm sure of it!“

Emily finally recognized the person behind her when she took a sharp turn. There was a road light that illuminated Bill's terrifying face and she happened to see it when she looked at her side-view mirror. Out of all the people she knew, Bill was the last one she wanted to be following her.

Unfortunately, Emily's pondering caused her to slightly lift her foot off the gas pedal. The car behind her caught up in a blink of an eye. And before she could even notice it, the car behind her rammed the trunk of her own car.

“Ahhhhhhhh!“ Emily screamed for her life. Her hands trembled uncontrollably and her heart sank from fear. Despite that, she knew that staying calm would give her the best chance of getting out of this alive. As a result, she bit her lower lip hard and just focused on the road ahead of her.

“Run! Keep running, you bitch!“ Emily could hear Bill yelling at her, but didn't check to see where his voice came from. She was too focused to realize that Bill's car was now right beside her own.

Bill laughed maniacally. He wanted to hear Emily scream once again, so he asked his men to trail behind her and slam her car again.

Realizing that she was about to get hit again, Emily made a sharp turn to avoid Bill's car. Her quick thinking came at just the right time and she managed to gain some ground away from Bill. When she saw with her own eyes that Bill's car was lagging behind hers, she let out a sigh of relief. But as soon as she did, another car suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the opposite lane. The car was coming at full speed and headed straight towards her.

Emily only had a few seconds to think at that point. She needed to find a way to avoid the car in front of her. But no matter how hard she tried, she had nowhere else to go.

Just when Emily was a few seconds from crashing, a third car intentionally got in her way, acting like a shield from the speeding car heading towards her. Emily managed to stop safely, but the near-death experience she went through caused her to faint.

“Excuse me!“

Emily uttered when she finally woke up. She found herself sitting on a chair and realized that her eyes were filled with tears. She looked around aimlessly, trying to figure out what was going on.

The first thing that she noticed was white walls and metal benches. Also, a strong smell of disinfectant in the air gave her a clue on where she was.

After that, she noticed that there were people in nurse uniforms walking around her. It took her a few more minutes to realize that she was sitting alone in front of a hospital's ICU ward. Anyone who saw Emily could easily tell that she didn't know what was going on. She was just tugging on her shirt like a scared child while blood was dripping down from her lips.

It had only been a few hours since the massive car accident, but it seemed like she had no recollection of what had happened earlier.

The only thing in her mind was broken memories of the car crash that made her feel like it was all a bad dream. The first thing she remembered was opening her eyes and seeing a cloud of smoke in front of her. After that, walking towards a familiar black car and finding a man who had blood all over him.

The third memory was placing the injured man on her lap while his blood flowed onto her clothes. Quietly, she observed the man's chest to see if he was still breathing.

Even if that was how Emily remembered things, what had happened earlier was the exact opposite. The truth was, when she had been a few steps away from the black car, she hadn't even reached out her hand to check if the driver was still alive.

She had already known that the driver was Jacob. And if he had really died...

there would be no way she could continue on with her own life.

While all of this was happening in Emily's mind, tears unconsciously flowed down from her face.

Emily was still in a daze and out of touch with reality. But when the door of the operating room in front of her opened, she finally came back to her senses. She stood up in a hurry and tried to ask the nurse what was going on. Unfortunately, she was left with no response.

To make matters worse, the nurse had a dreadful expression on her face. Emily couldn't believe what was happening, but she still tried to be optimistic.

After three minutes, the same nurse came back in a hurry. Without a doubt, she looked even more worried than before. Emily was ready to barge into the room just to find out if Jacob was okay. But the door was slammed shut and locked before she could even try.

Just as she was about to return to her chair and sit down, a doctor came out of the operating room and spoke to her in a serious manner. “Mr. Gu has lost a lot of blood and needs a transfusion right now to have a fighting chance of living. Regrettably, we currently don't have the blood type we need.“

“What? Then what should we do?“ Emily exclaimed while grabbing the doctor's coat. She didn't care if she was being impolite. She just wanted to do everything she could to treat Jacob.

The doctor understood what Emily was going through. He didn't act rude to the helpless woman in front of him and simply replied with a frown, “Mr. Gu's blood type is very special and we don't have any time to waste. Please, ma'am, use all your connections and find a suitable blood donor as soon as possible, or else Mr. Gu's condition might take a turn for the worse.“

Emily didn't need to hear that the situation was critical. Her heart had already told her that she was just a few inches away from losing the love of her life. Unfortunately, she didn't know where she could possibly find a blood donor with the same blood type as Jacob.

Her anxiousness and fear of losing Jacob made her almost break down and cry. Suddenly, a man's voice spoke to her.

“Draw mine.“

Emily couldn't believe what she had just heard. When she turned to see who that person was, Louis's worried face appeared. Louis couldn't think of comforting words to say to Emily. Nevertheless, he patted her on the back and left with the doctor.

Louis's arrival placed the hospital staff in full gear. They even needed to bring in more nurses just to help. But even if there were more staff now, no one could help Emily calm down.

After thirty minutes, Louis was done giving them his blood. When he walked out, he saw Emily sitting there in a daze. He felt sorry for her and patted her on the back again. With a reassuring voice, he said, “Yvonne, don't be afraid. The doctor just told me that as long as the blood transfusion is successful, Jacob's life won't be in any sort of danger. “

Emily couldn't bear the weight of sorrow anymore and she leaned on Louis's shoulder. Having her brother there gave her a sense of comfort that she had been longing for since she had arrived at the hospital. Her whole world had been turned upside down with just a single car crash. She had to endure the pain of possibly losing a loved one.