Chapter 706 She Is Not My Mother (1/2)

Emily and Jacob finally returned to Z Country.

The moment Emily set foot on her homeland once again, a feeling of jamais vu crept into her heart, as though she was experiencing something she was already familiar with, but in that moment, it felt completely new to her—like it was her first time being there.

Jacob put his arms around her as if she would disappear again if he let her out of his sight. He sat her next to him inside the car and drove back to their home.

”Honey, we are finally back home.” Jacob had been dying to say those words to her.

Emily, nestled safely in the crook on his arms, raised her head and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She had difficulty controlling her body from trembling with excitement. ”I can't believe we are actually back...”

She had spent so long away from home, imprisoned by Sean, that she couldn't believe that she had really left that life behind in D Country...

Somewhere inside of her was a hidden feeling of skepticism that this was all just a dream.

”Is this real? Jacob, is all this real? Are you real too?” She whispered, desperate for it to be true.

”It's real. This is as real as it will ever be. I am here with you now. Nothing will ever keep us apart, my love.” Jacob's voice soothed her and breathed hope into her soul.

Emily closed her eyes to bid farewell to the soul crushing life they had experienced just before they came back home. Two drops of tears escaped from the corners of each eye and slide down her cheeks all the way to her chin.

The feeling of happiness had finally started to sink in.

This time, she was going to hold onto everything with all her might.

Before long, the car stopped at the gates of the Gu family villa. The honeyed stone of the villa was smooth and warm to the touch in the first heat of summer. The straight walls were interrupted at the corners by pronounced circular portions and the grey roof was a series of slopes and cones. It seemed larger since the last time she had seen this place. This place was their sweet home.

Jacob helped Emily out and walked in together. The neatly dressed servants bowed their heads and paid their respects.

”Welcome back, my lady,”

said Jacob, taking Emily's hand to his side.