Chapter 590 She Gave Up Hope (1/2)

”Ah!” Pain throbbed so violently in Emily's head that it felt as if someone had taken a knife to her skull. Squeezing her eyes shut, Emily willed the pain to go away.

Emily was a helpless prisoner in her cage of pain.

She breathed deeply so as to calm herself down, but the longer the pain took to dissipate, the less calm she felt.

Time seemed to pass slower than usual as there was no light here.

After Emily had lost track of time, she could no longer tell what time of the day it was. She felt like someone had pushed her down the abyss, endlessly spiralling down into nothingness.

Why? Why would she have to suffer all this?

Had she done something wrong? All she wanted was to protect the one she loved so as to keep their love alive. Why couldn't God grant her that one wish she had?

Giving up was starting to seem like a justifiable option.

Emily was caught in a tug of war in her mind, between the angel that represented conscience and the demon that represented self-interest.

The demon in her head said to her, ”He has always treated you badly. What's the point of holding on to such a man? This man is no longer the Jacob who used to love you! He is another person now! The Jacob who loved you died a long time ago!”

The angel, however, expressed its disagreement. ”Pfft! That's nonsense! Jacob will always be Jacob! Somebody tampered with his memory. If you give up on him now, there will be no one left who can save him. Don't give up!”

War between the two sides waged on in her head, and she got caught up in the violent crossfire.

The rest of the world became detached. All she could concentrate on was the pain rooted deep in her head, and she begged for release. ”Shut up! Just stop talking!”

Meanwhile, outside.

Jacob was watching Emily's every movement at the basement through the night vision surveillance cameras. She was curled up on the bedroom floor, with her hands covering her face, kicking and screaming in agony.

There were times when Jacob wanted to rush down to the basement to comfort that woman into his arms, but he tried very hard to restrain this impulsion.

He had to be strong, for the betterment of Emily.