Chapter 337 No One Can Threaten Me


    "Jennifer! Are you crazy?" Jacob shouted, eyes gleaming with disgust.


    "Yeah, I''m crazy!" she eximed. Wild-eyed, Jennifer''s face reddened, and she scowled,"You drove me


    crazy. Even if you don''t love me, I still want to be with you! At least give me that much, won''t you?"


    Jacob red sharply at the desperate woman in front of him and said,"You''re delusional!"


    "So what if I am delusional?" she said. With a wry smile on her face, Jennifer''s eyes dimmed slowly.


    "Don''t you get tired of sleeping with the same woman all your life? My figure is not worse than Emily''s.


    Besides, she is not necessarily willing to be with you right now... Look at me. Am I not good enough?"


    she pleaded.


    The servants were wise to keep away, and only the two of them were left in therge living room.


    Jennifer stared at Jacob and slowly started undoing her buttons.


    Jacob looked away, as if one more look would sully his eyes. "Jennifer, your behavior is not only


    insulting to me, but also yourself!" he said.


    Jennifer froze where she stood, her face stiffened with embarrassment.


    "You must think I am shameless, don''t you? But when I decided to do this, I had already abandoned my


    self-esteem and I had no other choice. If you reject me, I will tell Uncle Gu that Emily is back," Jennifer


    threatened.


    "How did you be such a wretched woman?" Jacob said, with a bitter taste in his mouth.


    Suddenly, Jennifer choked up, gasping for air. How could she be such a wretched woman?


    She was the daughter of a prominent family, rich and conceited. But ever since she met Jacob, the


    bane of her life, her entire life changed. What could she do?


    Jacob was the inevitable doom she couldn''t avoid.


    "You have only one minute to give me an answer," she said. Jennifer stopped undoing her buttons, but


    she didn''t button up either. She just stood there waiting for an answer.


    Jacob''s eyes froze over like the surface of a winter puddle, robbing them of their usual warmth. His


    facial expression was one of absolute disdain. "Jennifer, I don''t take kindly to threats," he said.


    Jennifer scoffed,"You''re wrong. Emily is your weakness, isn''t she?"


    Although, Jacob''s probing eyes ripped the breath from her mouth, she still persisted and stood her


    ground.


    A few secondster, Jacob said slowly,"You stay here."


    Jennifer''s brain exploded upon hearing what Jacob said. Giddy with excitement, her smile grew of its


    own ord. "Really? Jacob? I..." she mumbled.


    However, what Jacob said next, brought her whole world crashing down,"When you decided toe


    here and threaten me, you should have thought whether you could get out of here safely."


    Jennifer''s face contorted with pain and shock as if she''d just walked into amp post. "What do you


    mean?" she asked.


    "Just making sure you don''t have the chance to snitch."


    "You''re imprisoning me?"


    "No, it''s just a precautionary measure. I won''t let anyone hurt Emily. Not you and sure as hell not your


    Uncle Gu." Jacob took out his phone and called someone, disregarding Jennifer.


    Soon, an apelike, straight-faced bodyguard, dressed in all ck, came in and said,"Miss Jennifer,


    please."


    Jennifer finally broke her trance. Her face mottled crimson, and she begged,"Jacob, you can''t! Do you


    think you''ll be able to keep her safe this way? Do you think that Uncle Gu is stupid?"


    Jacobpletely ignored her and walked back upstairs, as if she was never there.


    Jacob had to keep Emily''s return a secret. The longer the better. Time was of the essence, and he


    could use as much time as he could get to settle everything.


    That night, Jacob had a dream.


    It was a shback from twenty years ago– a beautiful youngdy, swinging on the garden swing,


    laughing every now and then, and illuminating everything around her with her smile. She was Jacob''s


    mother, and she had given birth to two healthy boys.


    And his father, standing behind her with a kind face, was pushing the swing. The couple were as sweet


    as newlyweds, madly in love with each other.


    Back then, the Gu family was very different from what it was now. Jacob had his parents, a younger


    brother and his family was happy and harmonious.


    Later in time, a distant rtive of his parents came to them seeking help. His, straightforward, capable


    and motivated attitude got appreciated and soon he was appointed to an important position within the


    familypany.


    Eventually, he slowly increased his influence within the family and rose to power. Coincidentally,


    Jacob''s parents passed away in a car ident soon after, and the Gu Group fell into his hands.


    That distant rtive was Mr. Gu, Jim.


    The meaning of his name Jim was his parents'' wish that he could be an honest and kind man. What an


    irony!


    Mr. Gu was ruthless. He relentlessly pursued to get his business established by hook or crook, even


    though he pretended to be a righteous man.


    Jacob, at the time, was still a young boy and he didn''t know that Mr. Gu was the person behind his


    parents'' death. In the end, he contributed to Mr. Gu''s growing reputation after Jacob got adopted by


    him.


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    As time passed, so did the evidence, but Jacob had already learned about the truth.


    Meanwhile, Mr. Gu had no idea that Jacob already knew the truth about his parents'' murder, seeing as


    there weren''t any substantial evidence. All the while, he thought Jacob was harboring a grudge against


    him for taking over the Gu Consortium.


    As retribution, Mr. Gu began to reim Jacob''s powers slowly.


    Jacob, however, did not care. All he wanted was for Mr. Gu to suffer a fate worse than death.


    When Jacob opened his eyes, the night sky was ck tranquility beckoned by the stars under the glow


    of a full moon. He was to go to A country tomorrow, to perform thest mission for Mr. Gu, in exchange


    for his missing younger brother James.


    Indeed, thanks to the chaos of war, it was a good time to take advantage of the situation in A country.


    However, it was also going to be a dangerous time for him.


    Jacob sat up, and lit up a cigarette in the darkness, sneering silently.


    Jacob clearly understood what Mr. Gu was thinking about. He wouldn''t be Jacob if he let Mr. Gu get his


    way.


    He had to leave tomorrow morning, which meant he wouldn''t be able to see Emily. Moreover, he


    couldn''t bring Emily with him because it was dangerous there. Also, she wouldn''t go with him.


    The thought of leaving Emily behind made him ufortable. His heart twisted and sunk with nerves


    as he sat there smoking. He took onest puff before crushing it out, put some clothes on and went


    downstairs to the garage.


    Jacob recalled the address Sam found for him and drove straight to where Emily lived.


    Before long, he arrived at the destination. Jacob sat in the car, looking at the buildings and found the


    window of Emily''s house. It was dark inside.


    His fixed his eyes on the window, with his back against the seat, he began to smoke one cigarette after


    another, until the air in the car was thick with smoke.


    Dawn sent shimmering rays, bestowing a golden path from one end of the horizon to the next.


    Emily was ready to go to work, but just as she opened the door, she saw a pale man standing in the


    doorway, looking like an exquisite statue.


    "You... What are you doing here? When did you get here?" she asked. Emily''s heart was beating fast in


    her chest. When she tried to close the door, he put his arms around her tiny waist and kissed her rosy


    lips passionately.