Chapter 24 Kiss You Till You Go Broke (2/2)

”Western cuisine,” Jacob answered patiently.

Emily never thought that Jacob could be patient with her, while Jacob was actually waiting. Waiting for the words he wanted to hear.

”Mr. Jacob, I...” Emily took a deep breath, and was about to come straight to the point, when suddenly she saw a new mail pop up on the screen of her computer.

She paused and clicked on the e-mail. After reading the contents of the mail, she almost jumped up and cheered for herself!

The mail was sent to Emily from the company she had submitted her resume to. She just tried her luck, since the company was newly incorporated. Much to her surprise, she got the offer without any interviews. It was a well-paid job, and she could even have an advance on her salary.

She could finally see a light at the end of the dark tunnel.

With no answer from the other end, Jacob assumed that maybe Emily was struggling to ask him for help, so he immediately tried to steer the conversation,” Emily, what do you want talk about?”

He sounded like a wolf luring a rabbit.

Emily suddenly realized that she was still on the phone with Jacob, but she could hardly hide her excitement,” Oh, nothing. I just want to say that the money I borrowed from you, Mr. Jacob, I will repay it to you as soon as possible!”

Emily said everything in one go and hung up the phone. Since, her good fortunates had offered her another way out, she would, of course, distance herself from Jacob as much as possible!

The phone was still beeping, but there was no one on the other end anymore. Jacob's face darkened, all of a sudden.

Was that all Emily wanted to say to him?

Jacob had long since prepared a trap for Emily; he saw her walking towards the trap; one step more and she would fall for it, but then? She just turned around and walked away?

Jacob felt out of sorts.

Guessing from Emily's tone at the beginning, he was sure that she was about to ask him for help. But then, what happened to make her change her mind all of a sudden?

In the meantime, Emily had already forgotten about Jacob. She found the contact number of the company and called at once,” Hello, I am Emily Bai, I would like to...”

Emily paused for a moment. The voice from the other end sounded so familiar to her that she was caught by surprise and at a loss for words.

”Emily? You are one of us now.”

”Mr....Mr. Victor?” Emily recognized his voice. Shocked and unprepared, she found it difficult to hide her excitement,” Are you the boss of LA Jewelry Company?”

Victor smirked on the other end and replied,” Yes. And you will be an employee in my company from tomorrow onwards.”

Guessing that Victor was going to hang up, Emily quickly said,” Mr. Victor, can I ask a favor of you?”

”What is it?”

”I... I want to have an advance on my salary,” Emily requested, clenching her fist in embarrassment. After all, she hadn't even started her work in the company yet. But since her father's health was getting worse, she had no choice but to go all out.

”How much?”

”Salary for five months... may I?” she asked cautiously. In her mind, Emily calculated that the salary for five months was 200, 000 dollars, which was still not enough for her father's surgery, but she dare not ask for more. She felt uneasy as she was not sure whether Victor would agree or not.

Victor did not voice his answer quickly; Emily thought he would refuse her request. She thought about lowering the number when suddenly Victor asked,” Are you in need of money?”

Emily's mouth twitched. Victor was the third person to ask her this question. The first two times, she never really told the real reason, but this time, she decided to tell Victor the truth because she felt like she could trust him.

”Yes. My father is in poor condition and needs urgent medical treatment.”

Victor slightly raised his eyebrows,” How much will his treatment cost?”

”I have managed to raise some money, but I still need about 660, 000.”

”I will lend it to you, if you need it,” Victor answered with no hesitation.