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!"

stop bothering me from now

door. After a short while, he stopped knocking as he didn't want her to resent him any more than she already did. Jack stood in front of the door and frowned at the

you would be of great help to me, but

he sighed and thought

was not good that Emily was getting more and

do?' Jack

her 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 hates me as much as her mother does, ' Jack

hard to believe him? Jack had developed a skull-splitting headache trying to

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

"It's hurt so much. Could

nobody in the house answered his desperate cries.

continued his dramatic performance. "Please! Open the

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

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

Her eyes were filled with disapproval

her a smile to comfort her mom. And then she looked through the door's peephole

"Is that the new word your teacher taught you

how to use

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

her daughter talking, Jack silently swallowed his bitterness. Poor guy! No one cared about his

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

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

between 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, that uncle

so she ignored Beryl's concern and continued

looks so white. He looks like a ghost.

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

take a look. The uncle

you talking about?" asked Emily, as she walked over towards the door. Emily was not interested in Jack's tricks, so she lifted Beryl in her arms and