Chapter 78 Who Is The Third Party

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, Emily woke up, feeling dizzy and groggy. She sat up in a daze for a while, then she
realized that she was not in her bedroom, but Jacob's!

There was no one in the bedroom. She looked at herself with surprise and found that somebody had
changed her clothes. But fortunately, there was no strange feeling on her body, so... 'Nothing
happened, right?'

Her clothes, which had been washed, dried and ironed, was placed at the head of the bed. She got up
and dressed herself in a hurry. Just then the bedroom door was pushed open by someone from the
outside.

Emily was taken aback. To her relief, it wasn't Jacob, but a young girl standing near the door.

Wasn't it considered rude to come in without knocking at the door?

Was Jacob's room open for every girl to just come and go as they pleased?

The young girl was a maid, whose name was Zola. She was surprised to see that Emily had already
dressed up neatly. "Miss, you're awake!"

Zola was expecting to see Emily make an exhibition with her clothes in disarray, but she was surprised
to find that Emily had already dressed up so quickly.

"Mr. Jacob asked you to go downstairs and have breakfast with him."

Zola was good at disguising herself as a well-mannered girl.

Emily nodded and said," Okay, got it."



Even though Zola had a gentle disposition about her, Emily sensed a bit of hostility from Zola.

Although there was no overt hostility on Zola's part, Emily had a gut feeling that she and Zola weren't
going to get along very well.

Perhaps... Zola was also interested in Jacob?

That wouldn't be anything out of the ordinary as Jacob was so likeable that most women who laid eyes
on him found themselves attracted to him.

Emily told herself not to be jealous.

She walked downstairs to the dining room. As soon as her eyes met Jacob's, she instantly looked the
other way timidly.

Jacob's face grew grave as he said," Come here and sit down."

Emily obeyed and sat down beside him.

Jacob passed Emily a small steamed bun.

As Emily ate the bun quietly, she could not fight the compulsion anymore," Jacob, nothing strange
happened last night, did it?"

Jacob raised his eyebrow at her question and answered her with another question," If I say yes, what
would you do?"

Jacob's vagueness frightened Emily. "What did I do last night?"

Emily's only memory from last night was of sleeping with Jacob in the same bed. Did she really do
something to Jacob last night?



Pleased by her reaction, Jacob said slowly," Eat your breakfast first, and then I'll tell you."

Emily obediently ate a small steamed bun and looked at him eagerly.

Jacob's heart was melting because of her adorable expression. He smiled and said," Last night, you
showed your love for me. You cried and begged me to hold you."

"Oh my gosh!" Emily choked on her food and coughed strenuously. She settled down after she had a
bit of the soya-bean milk from the cup Jacob had passed to her, then she asked," What did you say just
now?"

Jacob repeated patiently," You told me that you liked me."

"That is impossible!" said Emily, in complete disbelief.

Why did she tell Jacob that she liked him? Was she out of her mind?

When Zola heard that, she looked at Emily enviously, thinking that Emily was indeed a shameless
woman who seduced Jacob.

"I have a recording." Jacob asked Zola to leave the room. He made sure that they were the only people
left in the dining room, then he took out his cellphone and played a recording from last night.

"Jacob, I like you! You are the best thing that has ever happened to me!"

Hearing her own voice on the phone, Emily was shocked, she retorted immediately," I did not say that
at all. It is not true."

The recording kept playing. "Will you be as good as your are right now to me, all the time?"

"Yes."



"Well...well, then how about a makeshift relationship? We can get together..."

"

Hmm..."

Following that, was an ambiguous sound coming from his cellphone, as if they were kissing each other
passionately.

Emily was at a loss for words.

Filled with shame and embarrassment, she could hardly bear to listen any longer.

Some words from the night before was slowly coming back to her. Maybe what Jacob said was true,
and maybe she confessed her love to him in a drunken stupor.

"Okay, I get it. You can put that away now..."

"I thought you didn't hear it clearly. I was going to play it all over again," said Jacob, with a teasing
smile. The recording was edited by him, but it was not exactly cheating. It was a white lie.

"Jacob..." With things as they were, Emily had to admit," Actually, I was really drunk and I was talking
nonsense. Please don't take it to?heart..."

"Really? But I think alcohol has a way of breaking the barriers. You spoke the truth from your heart."

"No." Emily bit her lip and pretended to be resilient," In any case, we will never be together!"

Jacob suddenly changed his expression and said," Emily, you have to take responsibility for what you
have said, or were you just kidding with me last night?"



Emily shut her mouth, unwilling to say anything more.

Jacob's tone became colder," Is it because of Jack that you don't want to accept me?"

Jacob could not understand why Emily still loved Jack.

"You guys have broken up, you know? Or do you still want to make up with him? You have suffered two
losses because of Jack, but you haven't seemed to learn anything from it, have you?"

It made Jacob angry that Emily was still hung up on Jack. .

Emily was surprised at his words as she asked," How do you know?"

Jacob could not think of the right thing to say. It was hard for him to admit that he had someone follow
her. "Eh... You told me that last night."

Emily hesitated for a moment but eventually took his word for it. After thinking for a while, she
summoned up the courage and asked," Jacob, do you really love me?"

"If I didn't love you, I wouldn't have risked my life for you. I don't do things without a good reason. .

As I've said before, 'since you drank my blood, you are mine'. If you forget, I can help jog your memory
again."

It was the first time Jacob had declared his love to her. He was very firm and assertive. It seemed like
he would do something she couldn't accept, if she refused him.

"If you are afraid of Jack, I can cut all ties with him or kill him for you," said Jacob firmly, as if he really
intended on doing so.

Emily became nervous and urged," Don't do that! There's no need to go that far. Don't act on impulse.
Actually... I don't care about Jack..."



"So what do you care about?"

Jacob believed that Emily had some feelings for him, or she would not have said those words to him
last night.

Emily thought for a moment, then she said slowly," Jacob, you know that I hate to be the third party. I
don't want to be your mistress. I don't want to go against morality either."

"The third party?" Jacob was confused.

Who was the third party? Was it him? Or Emily?


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