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!"

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

Cloris!" screamed Jack, as he knocked at the door. After a short while, he stopped knocking as he didn't want her to resent

thought you would be of great help to me, but things just keep

despair, he sighed and thought of his next

good that Emily was getting more and more irritated

do?' Jack

career? Nah, it's too obvious. It could easily backfire. Should I try to impress Beryl? I'm afraid that the little girl hates me as much as her mother does, ' Jack

had developed a skull-splitting headache trying to come up with a solution.

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

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

in the house answered his desperate cries.

continued his dramatic performance. "Please! Open the door, or I will die in front

the living room, Emily was busy processing long beans, completely unaware of Jack's whining, and the babysitter was cooking in the kitchen.

looked at her mother and then looked towards the door. She tumbled over in her slippers, carrying a chair

eyes were filled with

then she looked through the door's peephole on her toes. Beryl

asked, "Is that the new word your teacher taught you

have already learned how to use it," answered

Emily, with

Jack vaguely heard Emily and her daughter talking, Jack silently swallowed his bitterness. Poor guy! No one cared about his injured hand.

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

Jack couldn't keep it in and as soon as he heaved, he threw up. However, the first thought on his mind was whether Emily would be more angry if she

dignity was growing wider and

mother live updates on what was going on. "Oh my God! Mommy, that

playing, so she ignored

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

indifference, Emily asserted, "Beryl, you'd better get down

to take a look. The uncle looks like he's

tricks, so she