A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jack hastily picked up the puppy and ran off. The mother dog noticed it right away and started to chase him.

His secretary was surprised at this. What had gotten into Jack and why was he acting like this? Stealing a puppy? What was he thinking?

Finally after half an hour, Jack was able to get rid of the mother dog. He and his secretary had kidnapped a puppy successfully with a few bites and scratches here and there.

"Mr. Jack, you need to go to the hospital for your rabies vaccine," the secretary said, concerned. They were already inside the car with the puppy but Jack was seemingly more concerned with the puppy than with his wounded arm.

"I will," Jack said as he handed the dog to him, "Take him to the vet and get him washed up and checked and all of that. Make sure he's healthy."

He wanted Beryl to have a healthy and flea-free pet dog.

The secretary took the dog and nodded and then as it struck him, he asked, "Mr. Jack, what about the samoyed at my place?"

"Oh…you can have him." Jack replied.

"... Um, okay, thank you sir," the secretary replied, confused.

Jack leaned back on his seat feeling slightly relieved. He had accomplished his mission. He started picturing Beryl with the puppy - playing with him and hugging him. For the first time, he felt what it was like to be a father and it was the sweetest feeling in the world.

'Beryl is my daughter!

She's going to accept me eventually! I'm sure of it!' Jack said to himself.

After Jack went to the hospital, he went back to his office. He acted as nonchalantly as he could while he kept an eye on Jacob.

Jacob was surprisingly calm. He seemed to believe him and he was acting like nothing had happened.

be this easy. Sooner or later, Jacob was bound to

he was no longer the old Jack who had no power. He'd grown enough that he was able to face Jacob head on. Jacob was no longer a threat to him but he was still worried that Emily might still have feelings for Jacob and that would be his biggest

also knew that he himself was also the reason why Emily left in the first place. And if things started to unravel, Emily might decide to return to Jacob which was

was claiming to be Cloris and she didn't seem to remember anything from the past. But what if she suddenly remembered everything? Then Jack would even have less

in love with him, Jacob would be nothing but a sore loser. 'So now my main focus should be on Emily and on

planning his next move

get into a fight with a dog, Jack?" Jacob's voice snapped him out of his daze. They were in their

the staff turned to Jack. His suit was dirty with paw marks everywhere and

"Leave me alone, Jacob. This meeting isn't about me.

got more important things to worry about right now. I won't waste my time with you, Jacob. By the time Emily falls in

...

afternoon, Jack took the puppy to Emily's

gate. The house was fairly nice but it wasn't good

was too busy with her work to look for a decent place to

his tie and smoothed over any wrinkles in his car window

just be Beryl and the nanny in the house. Beryl and

door bell and hid by the bushes right

to answer the door only to find a pink gift box lying on the floor with a cute bow knot on top of it. She picked up the box

my dearest princess

anyone, not even a delivery man. And Emily didn't say anything about a parcel being delivered today. "Well, it's for Beryl. Beryl! You have a present!" she raised her voice to call

ran outside. "It's pink! My favorite color! Who's it from? Do you know?" she said as she took

know…but I think you shouldn't open it before…" Before Zoe could finish what she was saying, Beryl

out of the box. His little legs were wandering around, looking genuinely adorable. It was the same puppy Beryl met downstairs the other

voice. Emily would never allow her to keep it. She knew that. So little Beryl turned to the nanny and whispered with a pity look on her face: "Don't

Emily will…" Zoe didn't