A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jack, guilt-ridden, answered, "No! I just wanted to give Beryl a surprise. I didn't mean to..."

Grim-faced, Emily said, "My Beryl doesn't need your surprise. And she will not accept a puppy you snatched from who knows where. So spare me the drama."

"Well, then, I will take it back," answered Jack. However, Jack was afraid that the dog would bite him again if he took it back.

"That's entirely up to you," she answered. Emily turned around and let Beryl in the house without further delay.

"Wait! Wait! Miss Lu!" implored Jack, as he quickly wedged his hand between the closing door and its frame. He sincerely begged, "I just want to apologize for what I said last time. It was too abrupt and offensive. I'm sorry for..."

Emily glanced at his wounded arm, and without a care in the world, she said, "Go away!"

"No!" Jack persisted. Disregarding Emily's displeasure towards his determination, he threatened, "If you do not forgive me, I will not move from here."

With a deadpan expression on her face, Emily slowly pulled the door inwards, pressing his hand tightly. "Go!" she demanded.

"No!" Jack refused again. It was as if all shame and dignity had abandoned him. "Even if my hand breaks, I won't move from here," he said, confidently.

Jack thought that Emily would give in to him by now, but he forgot that she was no longer the woman she used to be. She wasn't going to entertain his bluffs and deceptions anymore.

Without a warning, Emily slammed the door shut!

"Ah!" screamed Jack. Although, the pain wasn't bad enough, he cried out loud just to escalate the situation. In doing so, he assumed he could somehow evoke Emily's compassion.

Such a pity, that didn't work either!

"Zoe, get him out of here right now," commanded Emily.

As soon as Emily's orders registered in her head, the babysitter pushed Jack away without hesitation. "Sir, you'd better leave now," Zoe suggested.

Then she whispered, "Otherwise, Miss Lu will resent you more." Jack froze for a second and drew his hand back. Emily closed the door on him without hesitation. "Bang!"

will stop bothering me from now on. I'll move out of here

want her to resent him any more than she already did. Jack stood

furrowed his eye-brows and said to the puppy, "I thought you would be of great help to me, but

in despair, he sighed and thought of his

Emily was getting more and more irritated with

I do?'

to help her with her career? Nah, it's too obvious. It could easily backfire. Should I try to impress Beryl? I'm afraid that the

Jack had developed a skull-splitting headache trying

a glimpse of the wound on his arm, his eyes suddenly lit up. Jack

the door, and screamed, "It's hurt so much. Could you help me, at least let me

house answered his desperate

Open the door, or I will die in

long beans, completely unaware of

in her slippers, carrying a chair with both hands. She slowly placed the

eyes were filled with

she looked through the door's peephole on her toes. Beryl cried out, "Oh, mommy! That uncle outside

asked, "Is that the new word your

I have already learned how

that's so good!" said Emily, with a proud look on her

Emily and her daughter talking, Jack silently swallowed his bitterness. Poor guy! No one

more he thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable. Suddenly, Jack's stomach lurched and gurgled.

he heaved, he threw up. However, the first thought on his mind was whether Emily would be more angry if she found out that he had puked on her

Jack and his dignity was growing

watched the whole thing through the peephole, she gave her mother live updates on what was going on. "Oh my God! Mommy,

trick Jack was playing, so she ignored Beryl's concern and continued to process the

herself, "His face looks so white. He looks like a ghost.

her blithe indifference, Emily asserted, "Beryl, you'd better get down from that

you need to take a look. The uncle looks like he's dead..."

Emily was not interested in Jack's tricks, so she lifted Beryl in her arms and gently put her on the ground. "Don't climb up that