Chapter 1543 Visit (2/2)

Emily didn't know how to respond and simply said, ”Uh.” What he had said about staying up all night was true, but she didn't think she looked that horrible.

His words made her distraught and before she knew it, Jonas was already standing behind her. ”H

is face.

Jonas was just a few steps away from completely hypnotizing Emily. It seemed like he was going to succeed. But just in the nick of time, the door burst wide open.

”Stop!”

Jacob shouted while standing at the door. More than a dozen men dressed in black stood behind him. In a blink of an eye, Jacob rushed inside and kicked Jonas right in the stomach, which sent him flying to the ground.

Jacob's men stormed inside and held Jonas in place.

Right after, Jacob approached Emily and helped her stand. With eyes filled with concern, he asked ”Are you hurt anywhere? I'm so sorry that I took so long.”

The fear Emily had felt earlier made her face turn ghostly pale. But in order to appease Jacob, she nodded along in agreement.

”I'm fine. You came just in time.”

Not being able to move a single inch, Jonas knew something bad was going to happen to him. He'd been exposed and had to think of a way to get out of this situation.

”Emily, how can you just watch while Jacob is harassing me like this? I didn't do anything wrong. Why did he kick me and why is he ordering his men to restrain me?”

Jonas didn't struggle at all, so that he could come across as someone who was innocent and didn't know what was going on. Unfortunately for him, Jacob and his men didn't buy it. Jacob's men proceeded to take turns punching and kicking him. He was beaten so badly that his skin turned black and blue.

Upon seeing Jonas in such a badly bruised state, Emily feel a little sympathetic. But when she remembered that this man had come to her with the intention of hypnotizing her again, her kind nature quickly disappeared.

With a frighteningly frigid voice, Emily uttered, ”Stop acting stupid, Jonas. You can't fool us anymore. I knew everything from the start.”

Realizing that she was dead serious, Jonas gave up his act of trying to be innocent. Instead, he pushed the bodyguards aside with all his might, trying his best to escape.