A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 226 Gentle Redemption

After a long kiss, they hovered right there, soundless, simply feeling each other's presence. Tina didn't have the strength to resist Mark and her eyes were covered in a layer of salty water. "Let me go!" she pleaded.

"Why? Does my kiss make you feel disgusted?" he asked. Mark's eye-brows furrowed as he looked at Tina and smiled grimly. "Who are you thinking about right now? Is it Jacob? Jacob has no feelings for you. He hates you the same as you hates me," said Mark.

"Shut up!" Tina screamed at him. Tina could hardly recognize the man standing in front of her. There was a subtle hint of unfamiliarity in him, even though she couldn't put her finger on it. Mark was not the same man he had been before. Something in him had changed.

'Fine. It's okay even if you don't love me. Resonance between two lovers is so rare in the world.'

Mark reconciled with his disappointments and sighed with resignation. "Tina, I can't allow you to be stubborn any more. It's time for you to take responsibility for your own actions. How much pain have you suffered because of Jacob and Emily?"

Tina thought of her face and became angry and morose. "No, I won't give up like this. I will make them pay for what they have done..." Tina promised.

"Leave it to me, okay? I'll surely give you a pleasant result," he said. Mark reached out hoping to brush his fingers down her hair but Tina avoided him. He continued, "As long as you listen to me and don't get into any trouble."

" I. Don't. Trust. You." Tina stared at him and emphasized every word, and she added "I don't trust any of you!"

Mark held her in his arms despite her struggling. The sight of her scarred face, sank his heart. "It's okay. You don't have to trust me. But I will show you anyway," Mark insisted.

Tina gave him a grim smile. As her face became gloomy, she said, " Back off."

"Nope, I will hold onto you forever," he said. Mark moved close to her ears and whispered, "Tina, did you forget? You are not a biological daughter of Tao Family. Although our parents did not expose the secret to the world, you have already lost your identity as Miss Tina Tao."

Stunned, Tina licked her dry lips anxiously.

How could Tina forget? She just avoided thinking about it as she was not willing to accept the truth! Although Mark made sure to keep everything the same as they were before, for Tina's sake!

How could it be the same as before?

Even if the Tao family promised that they would still consider her to be their daughter, still it would not change the fact that she wasn't their daughter! While Emily was the one who was their biological daughter!

'Why is Emily always so lucky?' 'Why did God not bless me with the same fortune? '

"Tina, I will find a plastic surgeon to reconstruct your face..." said Mark. Mark's warm breath passed by Tina's wounds. "Even if they fail to fix your face, it's okay for me. You will always be perfect to me. I will love you just the same..." Mark whispered gently.

Mark loved Tina for who she was, her unique soul, her arrogance, her selfishness and her maliciousness... Mark was obsessed with Tina.

"Who, in this world, will love you more than me? Who else can you be with, besides me... We are made for one another," he said.

Mark's words lingered around Tina's ear. It was whisper of love, but it made Tina's skin crawl with terror, as she felt like she was being swallowed by a snake.

Was it gentle redemption? Or poison?

...

At the Tyrone Mansion.

Emily opened her eyes to Jacob, who was conversing with someone over the phone.

Muddled, Emily slowly sat up straight and cleared her head. The nightmarish memories of the hotel, gave her chills.

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Emily was thinking of Jack, as Jacob hang up the phone and walked towards her.

"Finally, you're awake. Do you feel uncomfortable?" asked Jacob.

"No," she answered. Emily shook her head and tried to speak, but she decided to remain silent.

Jacob knew what Emily was thinking about. His face froze as he said, "Jack was critically injured, but he's out of danger now."

Emily breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Can I visit him at the hospital? After all, he did save my life..."

"No," he refused. Jacob squinted his eyes slightly as his face darkened. "Jack got himself injured so many times because of you. The Gu family is starting to get annoyed with you. It wouldn't be appropriate for you to visit Jack right now," said Jacob.

"But...", Emily mumbled, as if to argue.

"Disagreement, refuted. Follow my words and stay here for some time and do not go anywhere else," Jacob interrupted. He bent down to kiss her and said gently, "I will take care of Jack. Do not worry about it."

"Jacob..." Emily insisted.

"Shh, just follow my words. I don't want to see you get hurt," Jacob explained.

Jacob was telling truth. Although there weren't many people in the Gu family who really cared about Jack, they could still use Emily as an excuse to go against Jacob.

Those spineless jerks did not have the courage to face Jacob directly, but they would not let go of Emily.

Emily bit her lip and then finally gave in. "Got it," she said.

Ever since Mark confessed his love to Tina, he spent every single moment with her and did not let her out of his sight.

Mark knew that the fire in the hotel was started by Tina and Rose. If they had succeeded, Emily would have been dead for sure.

However, Jack showed up and saved Emily when he got suspicious of Rose and followed her to the hotel.

Rose ended up running away and Emily got lucky, thanks to Jack. However, Tina ended up on the losing side again! How could he let it go on like this?

'Rose, Emily and Jacob... They will all pay for what they have done to Tina!'

Mark knew that it wouldn't take long for Jacob to learn about the truth. Therefore, for Tina's safety, Mark kept Tina locked up in his home, in case Jacob tried to do something to Tina again.

Of course, apart from that, there was also another reason as to why Mark stayed with Tina alone. It was he one thing he had been longing for years, and it was finally within his grasp now. Sometimes he would still feel it was too good to be true.

"Sit still and don't move," he said. Mark carefully applied ointment on Tina's injuries. He willingly took care of all of her needs in the past few days. "I promise I will be gentle, okay?" he said.

However, Tina did not cooperate at all. She turned her face around and complained, "Does it make any sense to apply this? I find this face repulsive!"

"Don't say that. It will heal," said Mark.

Mark slowly moved closer to Tina with the ointment in his hand.

"Clap!" Tina pushed away the bowl of ointment from his hand.

There were shattered pieces of glass and ointment all over the floor. A thick odor spread throughout the room, cool with a flavor of mint.

Mark furrowed his eye-brows and asked, "Tina, do you want to be handcuffed again?"