Jacob could feel the great hostility from Ellie's voice for the Rich Winter Lady.
'Something is going on here.' Jacob thought before he replied, "I was indeed contacted by Bank Manager Rich Winter Lady before your call, and I was given the same offer the Vice Guild Leader gave me."
Jacob decided to reveal this information as there wasn't anything worth hiding about it. Besides, the Rich Winter Lady gave him a bad feeling when he rejected her offer again and again.
So now Ellie was bringing her all of a sudden could shed some light on this matter. He never believed that he was out of the woods after he rejected her offer, and he was most likely right.
Furthermore, Ellie's naked hostility toward her draws Jacob's interest even more.
