Chapter 231 I Only Belong To You (2/2)
Human beings are strange creatures. No matter how tough they pretended to be in front of strangers, they could easily break down in the face of their loved ones, just by their slight tenderness.
”Jacob... Nobody wants me...” Emily said, as she completely broke down in front of him. Emily's vulnerability showed unmistakably, on her tear soaked red eyes. ”My biological parents love
ked up on her own tears, as she begged to Jacob, as if she were really missing Emily.
”Hypocrites,” Jacob sneered. Like hardened steel, Jacob did not give into their pandering. ”I really admire your perseverance. How dare you show your disgraceful faces to me? Do you want me to teach you a real lesson?” he said.
Looking into Jacob's gloomy eyes, Debby trembled, but emboldened herself. ”Mr. Gu, I... I know you wouldn't...” she said.
”Where do you get such confidence from?” Jacob asked back.
”Because I am... I am Emily's mother. I may not be her biological mother, but I raised her from when she was a baby. Emily and I share the kind of bond, for which even Bess, her biological mother, cannot compare to,” said Debby with confidence, then she raised her voice a little and added, ”Mr. Gu, I suppose you wouldn't want Emily to hate you?”
Dark clouds rolled over Jacob's eyes, as an air of hatred surrounded him, causing Debby and Andrew to suffocate. He opened his cold, cruel lips and said, ”Are you threatening me?”
”No... I am not...” Debby's lips trembled like a dry leaf. Debby had been pressed by tension for so long that Jacob's mere presence frightened the hell out of her. She still remembered the day when Jacob threw her against the wall. The memories from that day were so fresh that she could almost still taste the blood in her mouth. Even the pain on her chest lingered long enough to horrify her.
Jacob sneered. It wasn't his style to carry on chattering, and soon he had lost all patience. Just as he had ordered the security guards to send them on their way, Emily rang him up.
”Jacob, let them in,” she said.