Chapter 487 This Is All My Fault


    nchett could not help falling even more for Jacob when she saw the fleeting smile that crossed


    his strained face.


    "You look really good when you smile," she said fawningly.


    Jacob stopped smiling and said calmly, " You love me because of myputer skills and because


    I''m handsome. However, Anna is different. Even if I knew nothing aboutputers, even if I was


    frightful to look at, I''m confident that she would still love me just as much.”


    "Those are just your assumptions. That could never happen," nchett said, a perplexed


    expression dawning on her face.


    She could not understand Jacob’s reasoning. Personally, if she set her sights on something, she


    would go for it without caring about the consequences. If she disliked something, she would just


    turn around and walk away.


    This was how a rtionship was supposed to be. Simple and easy.


    Jacob lifted his brow. "Anyway, nchett, I appreciate your love for me, but unfortunately, I can''t


    ept it. There is already someone in my heart, and I can''t afford to let anybody else in."


    Upon seeing the resolution that red in Jacob''s eyes, nchett could not help but gnash her teeth


    as a scorch of indignance shed across her face. She could not believe that Jacob would choose


    Anna over her. What was so good about that barbaric woman with that foolhardy attitude? What did


    Jacob like about her? What confused her even more was that Jacob had said he could not ept


    her love because of Anna. Then, why on earth had he used her as a shield to reject Anna?


    Why is this man soplicated?’


    nchett rpsed into thought for a moment before speaking again. "J, I can''t force you to love


    me, and I can certainly give up on you. However, you have to exin to me why you pushed Anna


    away even though you love her. If you can’t convince me, I will not stop what I’m doing. TH keep


    going after you again and again until you ept me."


    Jacob pressed his lips tightly. It took him a short while to speak again. "Anna likes kids very much,


    and I... I have an illness that runs in my family, so I don’t want any kids. I can’t take away her source


    of happiness just because I can’t give kids to her. It would not be fair to her." "That''s it? This is the


    reason you gave up o n her?” nchett said, her eyes filled with disbelief.


    "Is this reason not good enough?" Jacob frowned.


    "Let me ask you something: Are you a fool, o r are you an old-school man who identally hopped


    onto a time machine and got stuck in this century? For God’s sake, what kind of backward way of


    thinking is that?” nchett scoffed. "What has it got to do with your rtionship whether or not you


    two will have kids in the future? If that''s really your concern, you can just go and adopt a kid from an


    orphanage. Most importantly, you keep saying that you are doing this to Anna for her own good, but


    have you ever given her a choice? How do you know that she would not choose not to have


    children for you?" Jacob was stunned for a moment. Then, he said, "Even if Anna chose me right


    now on the spur of the moment, she would regret it in the future. By then..."


    “How do you know that she would regret it in the future? What makes you think that you have the


    power to help her choose what she wants and doesn''t want?" nchett said seriously. "Only Anna


    herself knows what is best for her and what she really wants. You are not helping her at all, J.


    You''re merely hurting her.


    "With all due respect, J, your image in my heart has shattered a little now that I know your reason


    for giving up on Anna. You’re talented, I''ll give you that. However, that''s all. You are the perfect role


    model for me to look up to, but you''re not a suitable candidate to be my future husband.’


    A smile crossed nchett''s lips. "After all, f you can make a decision for Anna right now, you could


    do the same to me in the future. As an independent woman, I''d never ept that."


    nchett was candid.


    Jacob entered a trance again.


    ''Could I... be wrong?'' Jacob questioned himself inwardly.


    "Speaking of this, my heart goes out to Anna. If I had known earlier, I would not have gone so hard


    on her or pushed her around." nchettmented.


    Jacob shot her a sidelong nce and said," So are you admitting that you were bullying her


    earlier?"


    "Well, since I don''t like you anymore, yeah, you could say that," nchett admitted


    straightforwardly. "When I''m going after someone I like, I do everything I can, by hook or by crook. I


    don''t care so long as I can make that person mine. My woman’s intuition told me that there was


    some chemistry between you and Anna the first time I saw you. Since Anna was my love rival, of


    course I had to get rid of her first. Unfortunately, I''m giving up on you now, so everything I have


    done has gone down the drain."


    nchett sighed.


    Jacob raised his brow. "Is it really that terrible that I used that reason to push Anna away?"


    "Yeap, it''s very terrible." nchett threw her hands up. "In any case, I can''t ept doing this kind of


    bizarre thing in the name of love."


    Jacob''s eyes shrank.


    ''Harm done in the name of love... Is that what nchett thinks of me? Only Anna herself knows


    what is best for her and what she really wants?''


    "Anyway, there are a few more days left before I return to America. Mr. Shelby, could you do me a


    favor and show me around before I go back?" nchett asked.


    Just as Jacob was about to reply, his phone rang. The moment he answered the call, Seth''s


    flustered voice wafted from the other end of the line.


    "Jacob, this is bad. We are at Skyking’s Medwin Hospital. Anna..." Seth’s voice was cut off suddenly


    before he could finish his sentence.


    Jacob''s eyes constricted.


    Hospital? Why would they be at the hospital? What happened to Anna?''


    Jacob immediately called back Seth, but


    Seth could not be reached anymore.


    Fear began to spread fast in Jacob''s heart, and his body started to shake uncontrobly.


    "What happened, J?” nchett asked quizzically.


    "I have to go now!" Jacob was not in the mood to exin to nchett right now. He hopped into his


    car and beelined toward Skyking''s Medwin Hospital.


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    Seth had not finished his sentence before the call had been cut off, and Jacob''s imagination began


    to run wild as he stormed toward the hospital.


    He did not know why they had ended up in the hospital. Besides, Seth had sounded really anxious


    and nervous.


    Could they have gotten into an ident?


    Anna! Anna! How was she right now?


    If something happened to Anna, Jacob would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.


    Regret welled up and filled his heart.


    If he had known, he would never have done that to Anna.


    If something bad happened to Anna because of this, would it not make him a joke for restraining


    himself and giving up o n her?


    Jacob did not know how he got to the hospital. Only when he stood in the lounge did he realize that


    he did not know where Seth and Anna were.


    Hemanded himself to calm down and pulled out his phone to call the driver.


    "Jacob?" At that moment, Seth''s surprised voice echoed behind him.


    Jacob jerked his head back. Then, he dashed over to Seth and grabbed his arms tightly. "Where is


    Anna? What happened to her?"


    "We ran into a small ident. The driver and I are fine, but Anna... She..."


    "What happened to her?" Jacob''s voice was shaking.


    When Seth saw how anxious Jacob was, something crossed his mind and he suddenly sighed.


    "Well, go and look at her yourself. I... I don''t know how to tell you."


    Seth’s face was scrunched up in sadness as he added, "Jacob, I couldn’t protect Anna. Just me


    me, Jacob. This is all my fault."


    Jacob suddenly staggered to his feet.