Chapter 1057 The Only Evidence (1/2)

”Really?”

Louis said coldly. His eyes had sharpened like a wild animal.

Emily saw the cold astuteness in his eyes. Worrying that he might have gotten the wrong message, she quickly explained, ”He saved me. Please, don't go up against him.”

She lowered her head and kept her voice calm. But the sorrow in her eyes wasn't concealable. She mentally smirked at the irony of the statement.

After being saved by him, she didn't feel the life-affirming joy that survivors of disasters and great tragedies felt. Instead, her grief came crashing over her like a tsunami, knocking her off her feet and leaving her desolate.

”I understand. I won't do anything to harm him,”

Louis replied as he nodded and exchanged a knowing look with Hunk.

In this case, the Ke Family were indebted to Jacob for saving Emily.

Even though Emily hadn't told them about Jacob's request for his favor to be returned, Hunk and Louis knew that Jacob was going to ask them for something in return.

The night grew late.

Jacob was standing inside the house. The moonlight only shone on the lower half of his body, which placed his facial expression in deep shadow and made it completely unreadable. Only the glowing embers of the cigarette blinked within that darkness.

”Mr. Jacob, Miss Emily is home.”

A man in black stood by the door. His body uncertainly leaned forward and he continued, ”She is safe.”

”I got it. You may go.”

Jacob frowned with fatigue. His eyes were bloodshot. A sense of loneliness surrounded him, and as he exhaled a cloud of blue-grey smoke, it seemed as if his loneliness expanded further outwards.

”What else?”

Seeing the man still lingering with a hesitant expression, Jacob said, ”Say it.”

”Yes, sir. When Miss Emily left, she used the ribbon of the dress to cover her neck and got into a taxi...”