Chapter 278 Maybe It Was Just An Illusion

Things between Emily and Jacob were getting heated when suddenly, they were interrupted. Someone
was knocking at the door!

"Oh, my! Someone is here!" Emily whispered. She tried to hide in Jacob's arms and conceal her red
face.

Jacob pulled up his pants and straightened himself. "Yes?"

"It's me, Jennifer." Jennifer's voice came behind the door, "I am new here. So I was wondering if we
can have dinner together and maybe you can tell me something about this city. Well, may I come in?"

"No, you may not." Jacob shut her down immediately.

"I'll wait for you outside then," Jennifer replied. She decided not to give up this time so easily!

Jacob ignored what she said and helped Emily fix herself. "Is there anything you would like to eat?"

"For starters, I am hungry," Emily replied, her face still flushed on what happened earlier.

"Then let's go out to eat something," Jacob wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"With Jennifer?" Emily asked with a hint of displeasure.

"Your call." Jacob smiled as he shrugged.

Emily thought for a while then spoke up, "Very well. We can take her with us."

She knew she couldn't avoid Jennifer forever. If Jennifer was into Jacob, she had no choice but to deal
with her, and then Jennifer should know her place!

"You don't like her, do you?" Jacob gave an amused chuckle.



"Who said that that I didn't like her? I like her." Emily rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"It's obvious you don't." Jacob laughed and kissed her on the cheek. He tried to make out with her
again but Emily covered his mouth. "Now, it's not the right time."

Jennifer just stood behind the door, waiting. What was taking him so long? Her high heels were starting
to hurt again! Then she lifted her face when she heard the door open. She clicked her tongue when she
saw Jacob and Emily being sweet towards each other. And she was green with envy when she realized
what they had been doing inside from the smell in the office and Emily's flushing face.

She took a deep breath and flashed a fake smile in a fake enthusiastic voice. "Oh, I didn't expect that
Ms. Emily would be here also!"

"Well, isn't it obvious?" Jacob replied sarcastically.

"Shall we go? Oh yeah, Magee is going with us, too." Jennifer said, grinning.

Magee Lin was a close friend of Jacob from S Country.

Jacob looked at Emily. "Well, do we still go?" "Of course," Emily replied. When Emily agreed, he gave a
nod to Jennifer.

Jennifer felt her eyes throwing daggers at Emily. She had never seen Jacob like this. He never cared
about anybody's opinions before and now, he asked Emily's opinion on almost everything! At first, she
didn't believe the rumors of how Jacob was head over heels with a certain woman. But now, she could
affirm it with her own eyes that Emily certainly had his affections all to herself.

"Looks like she got you wrapped around her little finger, huh?" Jennifer teased, trying not to make an
awkward atmosphere.

Jacob laughed as he held Emily's hand, "I know but I'm happy. I have her and she has me!"



"Is that so?" Jennifer replied, not wanting to talk any further. She felt down and she couldn't help but
feel envy towards Emily. She was such a lucky girl.

They rode inside the elevator and

Jacob walked out with an arm wrapped around Emily's shoulders. Jennifer followed them, feeling
miserable.

Luckily, the restaurant Jennifer proposed was just a five-minute walk from the office.

Emily was a little bit nervous about meeting Jacob's friend. She wanted to say something but couldn't
find the word. All she could do was clutch tighter at his right sleeve.

Jacob pulled her closer and whispered into her ear, "Don't worry. Magee is just a friend. You don't need
to be nervous. Just relax, be yourself, and enjoy the meal."

Magee had been in Z country for a while now but didn't bother to visit Jacob. After all, Jennifer was
closer to Jacob than he was.

Jennifer only invited him so she wouldn't feel left out.

Emily had eased down her nervousness with Jacob's words.

Jennifer observed her. 'Emily is just some normal girl. She'll never fit it into Jacob's social circle.

What kind of love potion did she use to make Jacob fall for her like that?

After all, I'm way better than her in every aspect. She is nothing compared to me. She is not even half
of me!' Jennifer thought, staring at Emily.

She needed to put aside those thoughts or else she would end up getting swallowed by jealousy. After
all, she needed to stay jolly since she was going to have dinner with Jacob.



They finally arrived at a reserved private room in the restaurant.

Jacob pushed the door open and walked inside. A handsome young gentleman sat on the table and
raised a hand to greet them.

It was Magee Lin. He noticed Emily staring at him and raised an eyebrow with hostility. Emily gulped,
feeling as if she did something wrong.

Then Magee gave a gentle smile as if nothing ever happened.

Emily shrugged it off. Maybe it was just an illusion.

Magee stood up and walked towards them as he said, "Hey, Jacob, it's been a while." He and Jacob
gave each other a fist bump. Then he looked at Emily, "And this is..?"

Jacob answered as he pulled her closer, causing her to look up at him, "This is my fianceé, Emily Bai."

"Nice to meet you, Miss Bai." Magee offered a handshake with a smile.

"Nice to meet you too!" Emily replied, shaking his hand then followed Jacob to her seat.

"Hey, Jen!" Magee was happy to see Jennifer. He smiled as he gave her a one-armed hug, "I miss you
so much!"

"Oh, really, now? Just kidding. I miss you too!" Jennifer smiled, giving him a light punch on his upper
arm. Then they finally sat down.

Different varieties of food were set on the table.

The three of them chatted casually while Jacob barely engaged. His whole attention was on Emily,
recommending the delicious dishes to her. "You should try this one. See? This one is too salty for my



taste!"

Jennifer felt that she had lost her appetite as she looked at the happy couple in front of her.

She pretended not to care but it only caused pain to her. She cared about Jacob so much and started
hating Emily.

She found herself wallowing in self-pity. She couldn't bear seeing Jacob being sweet towards Emily.
She wanted to scold herself since it was her idea that the four of them should have dinner together.

"Why aren't you eating anything?" Magee asked, snapping her out of her thoughts. Then he pushed a
dish towards her, "This is your favorite, as far as I could remember."

"Thanks," Jennifer turned to him and smiled.

Magee had feelings for her. She knew that but she couldn't return them.

He didn't mind waiting for her though.

Jacob and Emily were focused on each other. Jennifer was lost in her thoughts. No one noticed Magee
taking out his phone and secretly took a photo of Emily. He sent the photo via text and typed, "Is this
Emily?" He waited for a while to receive a reply.

"Yes! That's her!" The unknown number answered. Oh dear, Emily Bai.

Whoever was on the other side definitely wanted her dead.

Magee smiled quietly as he placed his phone back in his pocket.

His glanced at Emily with both of his hands under his chin, smiling with evil intentions.


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