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!"

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

knocked at the door. After a short while, he stopped knocking as he didn't want her to resent him

said to the puppy, "I thought you would be of great help to me, but things just keep getting worse

he sighed and thought

that Emily was getting more and

do?' Jack

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

developed a skull-splitting headache trying

on his arm, his eyes suddenly

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

the house answered

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

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

carrying a chair

Emily. Her eyes were filled with disapproval

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

asked, "Is that the new word your teacher taught

already learned how to use it,"

with a proud look

Jack vaguely heard Emily and her daughter talking, Jack silently swallowed his bitterness. Poor guy!

Jack's stomach lurched and gurgled. Before long, waves of nausea surged up, adding to his

first thought on his mind was whether Emily would be more angry if she found out that he had

between Jack and his dignity was

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

was playing, so she ignored

looks so white. He looks like a ghost. Mommy, should be really leave him

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

you need to take a look. The uncle looks like

interested in Jack's tricks, so she lifted Beryl in her