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.

as he knocked at the 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

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

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

not good that Emily was getting more and more

do?' Jack wondered.

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

it so hard to believe him? Jack had developed a skull-splitting

on his arm, his eyes

"It's hurt so much. Could you help me,

house answered his desperate

of audience, Jack continued his dramatic performance. "Please! Open the door, or I

living room, Emily was busy processing long beans, completely unaware of Jack's

the door. She tumbled over in her slippers, carrying a chair with both hands. She slowly placed the chair behind the door and climbed up to see.

dangerous!" exclaimed Emily. Her eyes

then she looked through the door's peephole on

asked, "Is that the new word

And I have already learned how to

so good!" said Emily, with a proud

talking, Jack silently swallowed his bitterness. Poor guy! No one cared about his injured hand.

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

threw up. However, the first thought on his mind was whether Emily would be more

and his dignity was growing wider and

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

just a trick Jack was playing, so she ignored Beryl's

"His face looks so white. He looks like

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

take a look. The uncle looks like he's

was not interested in Jack's tricks, so she lifted Beryl in her arms and gently put her on the