Chapter 358 In Your Name, Crown His Surname

Words had left Emily. Her mouth hung with lips slightly parted and her eyes were as wide as they could
stretch.

"Well, you..." Emily searched her mind for something reasonable to say, but her mind was blank. All the
while, Jacob's eyes desperately searched hers, waiting for a feedback.

Suddenly, Jacob's phone started ringing, breaking the uneasy tension in the atmosphere. Emily
breathed a sigh of relief, as she thanked the phone for saving her in her mind.

Jacob, however, was quite disappointed by the call, blaming it for interrupting such an important
moment between them. He reached into his pocket and answered the phone impatiently, but just after
a few seconds the blood drained from his face, leaving behind a sickly pallor. He listened quietly and
then locked Emily in a serious gaze.

"The babysitter finally confessed. Leona was behind it all," said Jacob.

Emily's face contorted with a venomous outburst. "Just as I had suspected. I knew it was her."

Who else would want Emily dead?

"The babysitter asked to see you, but I refused her," he said. Jacob knew that Emily was too weak to
even walk around. There was no way Jacob would allow Emily to leave the hospital and see that
wicked babysitter. Was the babysitter not ashamed of what she had done? How dare she ask to see
Emily?

"Give me the phone. I would like to ask her why she did such a horrible thing to me." Emily reached her
hand out to Jacob and insisted. Emily had never been unkind to Zoe, the babysitter. She couldn't
understand why a kind and simple person like Zoe would betray her trust.

"Here you go." Jacob handed the phone to Emily.



Emily held the phone close to her ears but didn't speak a word. After a few seconds of silence, Emily
heard Zoe crying from the other end of the call. She seemed remorseful.

"Miss Lu, I didn't mean to harm you. Please forgive me. I beg your forgiveness. I was forced to do it
against my will, Miss Lu. Please give me another chance. I want to make up to you," Zoe pleaded.

"You said you were forced. Well, I would like to know why someone forced you to poison me. And why
were you appointed to carry out such treachery?" asked Emily.

"It was Leona. She forced me to poison you, Miss Lu. It was all because of my husband. He owed them
a fair amount of gambling money, and they threatened to cripple him if he failed to pay his debts. Miss
Lu, I had no other choice but to follow Leona's orders," Zoe explained.

Emily closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "You wanted to save your husband from his debtors at
the cost of my life. Wow! You must be a saint! Is my life was so worthless to you?" she sneered.

"Miss Lu, I know I am wrong. Just give me one more chance. I am so sorry. Please forgive me.
Please..." Zoe begged incessantly on the phone, "Miss Lu, you are one of the kindest person I know,
even though you pretend to be reserved in front of me."

Emily hung up on her face, because she didn't want to hear one more word from Zoe. She calmly
handed the phone back to Jacob. It was hard to tell what was on her mind.

"Are you all right? It is up to you to decide what you want to do with her. If it makes you feel better you
can do as it pleases you," Jacob said, looking concerned.

"Me?" Emily answered with a contemptuous smile, "No. I have no right to dispose of her. It's better to
hand her over to the police. I believe that the law will give me justice. I am sure that she will pay a fair
price for what she has done."



No matter what reason drove one to commit a crime, once they pursued their selfish interest at the cost
of harming others, they no longer deserved forgiveness.

Emily learned a hard lesson from this experience. From now on, she would not show mercy to those
who didn't deserve it. The law would provide just punishment for their acts.

"I respect your decision," Jacob said, "The police was unable to arrest Leona, or should I say Rose,
because she destroyed all the evidence. Do you want me to deal with her?"

"No, thank you. This is a private grudge between me and her. It's time to put an end to it," she
answered. As it were, Emily realized that Jacob was the only person she could trust whole-heartedly
and rely on in the world. She was grateful to Jacob for always being there to support her and protect
her every time she was in trouble. Drawing back from her memories, Emily went on, "I will make Rose
and the Tao family, all of them, pay for what they did to me."

Jacob was delighted to see that her attitude towards him had softened. "Remember, no matter what
you decide to do, I will always support you," he assured.

Deep down, Jacob never believed that Emily died in that plane crash four years ago. For that reason,
he did not root out the evil behind the plane crash, letting them linger on until today.

Jacob knew well that the right person to punish them was not him, but Emily.

This time, their days were numbered.

A week later, Emily got discharged from the hospital after making a full recovery. She received an
invitation card from Leona, inviting her to attend the engagement banquet of her and Magee.

Emily opened the pink invitation card and locked her eyes on the name "Magee". It reminded her of the
first time they had met each other.



Emily recalled that Magee was a very kind gentleman, who was also both Jacob and Jennifer's friend.

How did he fall in love with someone like Leona? Why did he even agree to marry her? It was a pity
that Magee started to treat Jacob with hostility now.

What happened over the past four years?

Although, Emily had no idea, she was resolved to find the truth sooner or later.

A few days later, Emily made an appearance at the engagement banquet.

Lin Group had its headquarters in M country and recently extended its new business in Z country. Its
rapid development attracted much attention in Z country. Although the strength of Lin Group couldn't
match Gu Group's, which was a century-long enterprise, they were still popular in the business circles
and many companies sought out cooperation opportunities with them.

As a result, almost half of the celebrities in the business circle attended the engagement banquet. They
showered Leona and Magee with their blessings.

"You guys are a match made in heaven. May God bless you and your family. I am looking forward to
your wedding. I hope it will be soon."

"Me, too. Miss Lin, you are such a beautiful and talented lady. I heard that you are a great jewelry
designer, right? Now you have a fiancee who is as successful as you are. You really are a match made
in heaven."

"Well, Mr. Lin, you are quite fortunate to have such a wonderful fiancee! Look! What a gorgeous and
extravagant party! Now I know how much you value Miss Lin."



Although, Leona knew that the people were just flattering her to gain favor, she couldn't help feeling like
the happiest person in the world. She never thought that she would be engaged to someone like
Magee, because she assumed that she wasn't the type of woman he would be interested in.

Magee would always look at her with disdain, and occasionally make sarcastic comments about her.
He confessed to disliking her and that he had no choice but to save her for the sake of the Gu family.

Leona, however, refused to believe what he said. She had convinced herself that he had special
feelings for her.

But he was too proud to admit his love to her. If he didn't love her, why would he propose to her?

Marriage was the union of two hearts beating as one, each that would sacrifice for the other's
happiness and wellbeing. Overwhelmed with happiness, Leona felt like they were the luckiest couple in
the world to have such a bond between them. She wanted to share her happiness with the world.

Leona's elated thoughts were interrupted by a guest, "Congratulations, Mr. Lin and Miss Lin. Oh, I just
realized that you two have the same last name. What a coincidence!" The guest was a young lady
whose curiosity had gotten the best of her. She was eagerly waiting for an answer from Leona.

Leona held Magee's arm firmly and smiled at the guest. "Actually, Lin isn't my family name. I was in a
serious car accident four years ago," she said, pointing at Magee, "Fortunately, this man was there to
save my life. Although I suffered severe memory loss after the accident, the one thing I clearly knew
was that my fiancee was my savior. I fell in love with him the first time I met him. To show my gratitude
and loyalty to him, I decided to take up his family name, meaning that I would like to follow him for the
rest of my life."

"In your name, crown his surname. What a touching love story! It is really like a fairy tale!" the young
lady exclaimed with great admiration.



Leona was over the moon from hearing such compliments. While she was enjoying her moment,
Magee secretly sneered at her.

Leona seemed to have noticed it, but when she turned towards him and found him smiling
affectionately at her, she told herself that it must have been her imagination.

Having seen the happy couple in their smiling faces, the young lady politely excused herself so as to
not seem troublesome.

"Magee," Leona gazed deep into his eyes, but she couldn't understand why there was a strange,
uneasy feeling in her heart. "I love you with all my heart. You feel the same way about me too, right?"
she asked.


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