A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Only God knows what goes on in this madman's mind. Perhaps he will cook up an unpalatable breakfast," Rita taunted David, as she glanced at him with mischief.

David, however, didn't feel embarrassed at all. He gently placed the hot pot on the table.

Emily and Rita looked at the pot and found chopped herb-medicines and vegetables in the porridge. They were all minced meticulously so that the two women could not make out what kind of herb-medicines and vegetables there were in the pot. The unpleasant smell of the medicine in the porridge eventually spread out in the dinning room.

Now, Emily was ready to believe what Rita was saying about David's cooking. Not only did the dish not look appetizing at all, even the porridge seemed a bit burnt. Emily felt hopeless, and yet she optimistically convinced herself that may be the porridge would make up for its unappealing smell with its surprisingly good taste...

"What the hell is that?" Rita exclaimed with a disgusted expression on her face.

David sighed and rubbed his nose. Even he couldn't help admitting to himself that the porridge in the pot could hardly be presented as food. "You told me that you've been suffering from menstrual cramps recently. So I consulted an old herbalist doctor and got this herbal prescription from him. This pot of porridge was cooked according to the prescription. Regardless of how it looks, this herbal porridge will do good to your health," he explained.

"Are you sure it will do good to my health? I think I will probably suffer a serious case of food poisoning after I eat it," Rita answered, as she covered her nose with her hands.

David quickly replied, "It's safe to eat. Really. I've tasted it."

David's interaction with Rita was so entertaining that Emily could not help but burst into laughter. The depressive thoughts of Jacob gradually faded away from her mind in this fun-filled, loving atmosphere.

Under David's expectant gaze, Rita reached out to fill the bowl with porridge, with a doubtful expression on her face, before tasting it...

"Well, what do you think?" he asked. David, who had never cooked anything in his life before, looked like a student waiting for his homework to be evaluated by his teacher.

Rita's face turned green, and even though she did not speak, she frowned at him with an obvious expression of disgust on her face. She couldn't even find the words to describe the taste of the porridge.

On the other hand, Rita's lack of consideration, upset David, as it was a severe blow to his pride and confidence.

Disheartened, David wanted to sit down and rest for a while, but since the seats beside Rita were already taken by Emily and Dylan, he had no choice but to sit right across Rita.

apologized sincerely, "Emily, I'm sorry for what happened last night. I

David's sudden confession of apology. It took her a few seconds before she figured out what he was

unborn child in her from them, and not only that, she was using their trust to

fact that she had done something shameful, but she had no other choice.

was out of the question for Emily, so she couldn't let Jacob know

I'm sorry, ' she

course my friend too. If there's anything that I can help you with in the future, just tell me. I will do my best to help you. You can stay here as long as you want. There's nothing to worry about," assured David. The sincerity in his tone gave Emily the support she needed after the turbulent

knew that it was not the right time to tell them the truth. She forced herself to control her emotions and then

friends," David replied, as he took a stealthy glance at Rita's face, only to be caught by her eyes looking straight at him. David raised his eyebrows and gave Rita a complacent look, which hinted that he was expecting to be praised by

see his smug face, thinking that it was immature for an adult to strive for her

face turned green. He spat it all out within a second

louder by the minute. It was the only

sight of his baby son's repugnance for the porridge he had cooked himself,

porridge really that dreadful? But it tasted good

comforted his son, sadly, unwilling to accept the truth. He turned around and looked at Emily, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes. If everyone

made Emily feel like there was a heavy burden on her

of getting food poisoning, as she looked at

porridge have the function of invigorating the circulation of blood, right? Emily can't eat that due to her pregnancy," Rita reminded, and pulled Emily out of her dilemma.

glimmered with hope, was now completely dim. Hopeless and crushed,

can't waste so much food. All right, I don't think it's that bad. Maybe we can all eat

menstrual cramps, he made an effort and sought help from an old herbalist doctor who had

learned how to cook

from thinking about what she had sacrificed for him before. The memories used to make her upset and as a consequence, she

was cold as ice, one day it would melt,