Chapter 284 Liar (1/2)
The glass dropped to the floor and shattered into pieces.
Jacob was walking through the door when he heard the sound. He immediately rushed to Emily and asked, ”Emily, what happened?” his voice worried.
Emily's head went blank for a while. Then she slowly raised her head to look at Jacob and replied, ”I'm fine. But the glass…”
”Did you hurt yourself?” Jacob asked.
Emily shook her head, ”No…”
”J, it was my fault. I accidentally dropped it. Miss Emily, I'm so sorry to bother you.” Jennifer turned to Emily and said with a guilty face. She was really good at pretending to be innocent.
”Jennifer? What are you doing here?” Jacob asked when he realized that Jennifer was standing next to them.
”I heard that Miss Emily wasn't feeling well, so I thought I might come over and see her,” Jennifer answered.
”Who told you that?” Jacob asked, slightly annoyed because he had already knew the answer.
”Your father, of course,” Jennifer replied with a smile. She could already tell that Jacob wasn't very happy with her answer. ”What else can I do? He told me to ruin your relationship with Miss Emily so for now, at least he's kind of satisfied with my progress. Don't worry. I am on your side.”
Jennifer seemed to be telling the truth. But she was only doing this for her own sake - she wanted Jacob to believe her so that he would see that she was really just looking out for them and being a good friend as opposed to secretly lusting after him.
And Jacob seemed to believe her. Meanwhile, Emily was skeptical. She knew what Jennifer was capable of and she was starting the feel uncomfortable. She clawed the sheet beneath her out of uneasiness.
Jennifer was doing a good job of lying.
Even Emily herself almost believed her.