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!"

the door, "I hope Mr. Jack will stop bothering me from now on. I'll move out of here in

a short while, he stopped knocking as he didn't want her to resent him any more than she already did. Jack stood

"I thought you would be of great help

the door, in despair, he sighed and thought of his next

getting more and more irritated with him.

do?' Jack

Should I try to impress Beryl? I'm afraid that the little girl hates me as much as

developed a skull-splitting headache trying to

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

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

nobody in the house answered his

of his lack of audience, Jack continued his dramatic performance. "Please! Open the door, or I will die in front of your house..." he

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

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

Emily. Her eyes were filled with

comfort her mom. And then she looked through the door's peephole on

asked, "Is that the new word your teacher

already learned how

with a

silently swallowed his bitterness. Poor guy! No one cared about his

stomach lurched and gurgled. Before

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

distance between Jack and his dignity was growing wider and wider.

peephole, she gave her mother live updates on what was going on. "Oh my God! Mommy, that uncle out there seems

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

"His face looks so white. He looks like

"Beryl, you'd better get down from that

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

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