Chapter 1484: Stalker
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On the other side, Emily went to work as usual and saw Jonas, who had just been discharged from the hospital.
He was dressed in simple clothing. The bruises on his face were fading, but they were still evident upon a closer look. He moved with an obvious limp, and he was still wearing a cast on his arm. Overall, he looked miserable.
While he was interacting with his co-workers, he suddenly noticed the woman who was about to take a turn to avoid running into him. He turned to his peers and calmly said, "Sorry, I just remembered that there's something I need to do. Excuse me." He started to walk away.
"Wait, why don't you finish what you were talking about first?"
Despite his companion's protests, Jonas still made his way to the corner of the corridor and managed to grab Emily's sleeve before she was able to get into the elevator.
Emily was taken aback by his grip and quickly shook him off. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked with gritted teeth, annoyed.
Upon seeing her angry expression, Jonas looked down with a sad face, but he was also kind of agitated. "I'm sorry for startling you. I was just a little excited to get to you."
Emily was sensible enough to not respond. She took a small step back and suddenly felt embarrassed. "The elevator is here. You'd better go in now."
Jonas shook his head. "No, you misunderstood. I wasn't in a hurry to get into the elevator. I just wanted to ask why you're avoiding me."
"I'm not avoiding you." Emily awkwardly smiled and looked at him as if she had just noticed his bandaged hand. "I didn't expect that they would discharge you from the hospital so soon. Are you sure you're recovered enough to come back to work?"
When he heard this, Jonas realized that the woman in front of him wasn't completely innocent and naive.
He forced a bitter smile. "It's good enough. I haven't seen you in days. I was worried about you."
"I'm all right," Emily answered. She gave him a tight-lipped smile. "I thought I made myself clear on the phone last night," she reminded him.
"You mean we really can't be friends anymore?" Jonas tried his best not to lose his composure. He was smiling at her, but his fists were clenched. "Come on, the situation isn't that serious. I don't think it warrants you cutting me off completely. Do you really believe everything he told you?" he asked, with a hint of animosity in his voice.
However, once he noticed the angry look in Emily's eyes, his expression softened immediately. "Don't get me wrong. I didn't run after you to fight with you. I just feel wronged. He even controls who you can and can't be friends with. I feel sad for you."
His tone was gentle, but his choice of words was very strange.
Em
idn't need to start such a petty dispute between us."
It was obvious whom Jonas was talking about.
Emily replied, "He didn't."
Jonas turned his head and smiled bitterly at the woman in front of him. "Okay, so he didn't start any dispute between us. It's all my fault. I wasn't a good enough friend, so you had no choice but to cut your ties with me."
"That's not it." Emily felt a little embarrassed, so she couldn't help but lower her walls a little as she talked to him. "But…"
Jonas already knew what Emily wanted to add. Suddenly, his eyes started to become hopeful. "You don't want to cut me off either, do you? Do you still want to be friends with me?" he asked.
Emily didn't answer. Jonas' eyes darkened a little, but he quickly recovered, like a candle flickering in the wind at night. "Am I wrong?"
His show of weakness made Emily doubt herself again. In her eyes, Jonas had never done anything to hurt her. She had made the choice to alienate herself from Jonas only because of Jacob's suspicions.
Up until now, there was no proof that Jonas was actually a bad guy.
However, she knew that there was some truth to what Jacob had told her as well.
On one hand, she thought that Jonas wasn't capable of doing anything bad, but on the other hand, Jacob had made promising points, and she believed that her husband would not lie about such things just because he was jealous. Emily was very confused.
However, it was unusual for a grown man to act the way Jonas was acting just to save a friendship.
Emily heaved a sigh. "No, we will still be friends in the future. For now, I really have to go because I have something important to deal with." She still wasn't sure whether to believe Jonas or not. She wanted to talk to Jacob first before making any decision regarding this matter.
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On the other side, Emily went to work as usual and saw Jonas, who had just been discharged from the hospital.
He was dressed in simple clothing. The bruises on his face were fading, but they were still evident upon a closer look. He moved with an obvious limp, and he was still wearing a cast on his arm. Overall, he looked miserable.
While he was interacting with his co-workers, he suddenly noticed the woman who was about to take a turn to avoid running into him. He turned to his peers and calmly said, "Sorry, I just remembered that there's something I need to do. Excuse me." He started to walk away.
"Wait, why don't you finish what you were talking about first?"
Despite his companion's protests, Jonas still made his way to the corner of the corridor and managed to grab Emily's sleeve before she was able to get into the elevator.
Emily was taken aback by his grip and quickly shook him off. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked with gritted teeth, annoyed.
Upon seeing her angry expression, Jonas looked down with a sad face, but he was also kind of agitated. "I'm sorry for startling you. I was just a little excited to get to you."
Emily was sensible enough to not respond. She took a small step back and suddenly felt embarrassed. "The elevator is here. You'd better go in now."
Jonas shook his head. "No, you misunderstood. I wasn't in a hurry to get into the elevator. I just wanted to ask why you're avoiding me."
"I'm not avoiding you." Emily awkwardly smiled and looked at him as if she had just noticed his bandaged hand. "I didn't expect that they would discharge you from the hospital so soon. Are you sure you're recovered enough to come back to work?"
When he heard this, Jonas realized that the woman in front of him wasn't completely innocent and naive.
He forced a bitter smile. "It's good enough. I haven't seen you in days. I was worried about you."
"I'm all right," Emily answered. She gave him a tight-lipped smile. "I thought I made myself clear on the phone last night," she reminded him.
"You mean we really can't be friends anymore?" Jonas tried his best not to lose his composure. He was smiling at her, but his fists were clenched. "Come on, the situation isn't that serious. I don't think it warrants you cutting me off completely. Do you really believe everything he told you?" he asked, with a hint of animosity in his voice.
However, once he noticed the angry look in Emily's eyes, his expression softened immediately. "Don't get me wrong. I didn't run after you to fight with you. I just feel wronged. He even controls who you can and can't be friends with. I feel sad for you."
His tone was gentle, but his choice of words was very strange.
Em
idn't need to start such a petty dispute between us."
It was obvious whom Jonas was talking about.
Emily replied, "He didn't."
Jonas turned his head and smiled bitterly at the woman in front of him. "Okay, so he didn't start any dispute between us. It's all my fault. I wasn't a good enough friend, so you had no choice but to cut your ties with me."
"That's not it." Emily felt a little embarrassed, so she couldn't help but lower her walls a little as she talked to him. "But…"
Jonas already knew what Emily wanted to add. Suddenly, his eyes started to become hopeful. "You don't want to cut me off either, do you? Do you still want to be friends with me?" he asked.
Emily didn't answer. Jonas' eyes darkened a little, but he quickly recovered, like a candle flickering in the wind at night. "Am I wrong?"
His show of weakness made Emily doubt herself again. In her eyes, Jonas had never done anything to hurt her. She had made the choice to alienate herself from Jonas only because of Jacob's suspicions.
Up until now, there was no proof that Jonas was actually a bad guy.
However, she knew that there was some truth to what Jacob had told her as well.
On one hand, she thought that Jonas wasn't capable of doing anything bad, but on the other hand, Jacob had made promising points, and she believed that her husband would not lie about such things just because he was jealous. Emily was very confused.
However, it was unusual for a grown man to act the way Jonas was acting just to save a friendship.
Emily heaved a sigh. "No, we will still be friends in the future. For now, I really have to go because I have something important to deal with." She still wasn't sure whether to believe Jonas or not. She wanted to talk to Jacob first before making any decision regarding this matter.
On the other side, Emily went to work as usual and saw Jonas, who had just been discharged from the hospital. He was dressed in simple clothing. The bruises on his face were fading, but they were still evident upon a closer look. He moved with an obvious limp, and he was still wearing a cast on his arm. Overall, he looked miserable. While he was interacting with his co-workers, he suddenly noticed the woman who was about to take a turn to avoid running into him. He turned to his peers and calmly said, "Sorry, I just remembered that there's something I need to do. Excuse me." He started to walk away. "Wait, why don't you finish what you were talking about first?"Despite his companion's protests, Jonas still made his way to the corner of the corridor and managed to grab Emily's sleeve before she was able to get into the elevator. Emily was taken aback by his grip and quickly shook him off. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked with gritted teeth, annoyed. Upon seeing her angry expression, Jonas looked down with a sad face, but he was also kind of agitated. "I'm sorry for startling you. I was just a little excited to get to you."Emily was sensible enough to not respond. She took a small step back and suddenly felt embarrassed. "The elevator is here. You'd better go in now."Jonas shook his head. "No, you misunderstood. I wasn't in a hurry to get into the elevator. I just wanted to ask why you're avoiding me.""I'm not avoiding you." Emily awkwardly smiled and looked at him as if she had just noticed his bandaged hand. "I didn't expect that they would discharge you from the hospital so soon. Are you sure you're recovered enough to come back to work?"When he heard this, Jonas realized that the woman in front of him wasn't completely innocent and naive. He forced a bitter smile. "It's good enough. I haven't seen you in days. I was worried about you.""I'm all right," Emily answered. She gave him a tight-lipped smile. "I thought I made myself clear on the phone last night," she reminded him. "You mean we really can't be friends anymore?" Jonas tried his best not to lose his composure. He was smiling at her, but his fists were clenched. "Come on, the situation isn't that serious. I don't think it warrants you cutting me off completely. Do you really believe everything he told you?" he asked, with a hint of animosity in his voice. However, once he noticed the angry look in Emily's eyes, his expression softened immediately. "Don't get me wrong. I didn't run after you to fight with you. I just feel wronged. He even controls who you can and can't be friends with. I feel sad for you."His tone was gentle, but his choice of words was very strange. Emidn't need to start such a petty dispute between us."It was obvious whom Jonas was talking about. Emily replied, "He didn't."Jonas turned his head and smiled bitterly at the woman in front of him. "Okay, so he didn't start any dispute between us. It's all my fault. I wasn't a good enough friend, so you had no choice but to cut your ties with me.""That's not it." Emily felt a little embarrassed, so she couldn't help but lower her walls a little as she talked to him. "But"Jonas already knew what Emily wanted to add. Suddenly, his eyes started to become hopeful. "You don't want to cut me off either, do you? Do you still want to be friends with me?" he asked. Emily didn't answer. Jonas' eyes darkened a little, but he quickly recovered, like a candle flickering in the wind at night. "Am I wrong?"His show of weakness made Emily doubt herself again. In her eyes, Jonas had never done anything to hurt her. She had made the choice to alienate herself from Jonas only because of Jacob's suspicions. Up until now, there was no proof that Jonas was actually a bad guy. However, she knew that there was some truth to what Jacob had told her as well. On one hand, she thought that Jonas wasn't capable of doing anything bad, but on the other hand, Jacob had made promising points, and she believed that her husband would not lie about such things just because he was jealous. Emily was very confused. However, it was unusual for a grown man to act the way Jonas was acting just to save a friendship. Emily heaved a sigh. "No, we will still be friends in the future. For now, I really have to go because I have something important to deal with." She still wasn't sure whether to believe Jonas or not. She wanted to talk to Jacob first before making any decision regarding this matter.
