A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Zoe was taken away by the police before she could finish her words.

She deliberately made a big racket so that Beryl would hear her from inside her room. With a pair of big, puzzled eyes, Beryl looked at Jacob and said, "I can hear Zoe's voice, what is going on there?"

Jacob remained calm and answered, "Her family is coming over to take her home."

"Then when will she come back?" asked Beryl

"She won't be coming back again," replied Jacob.

"Oh." Beryl yawned and then started to drift in and out of sleep, so she didn't ask any more questions.

"I will be here to hold you so that you can fall asleep." Jacob held little Beryl carefully in his arms as if he were holding the rarest treasure in the world.

"Woo..." Beryl let her head loll from one side to the other, eyes closing one more time as she enjoyed the brief darkness.

The sight of Beryl sleeping like an angel gave Jacob a sense of satisfaction he had never felt before. A warm smile spread across his face, giving him a sense of fulfillment.

After the police left, Jacob slowly carried Beryl to his car and placed her gently in the back seat, before driving her to the hospital.

The moment Emily saw Beryl, she subconsciously reached her arms out to hold her, but Jacob stopped her and insisted, "You'd better get some sleep now."

Beryl was very sensitive to the smell of the disinfectant in the hospital and woke up as soon as she came in. When she saw her mother lying on the hospital bed, she anxiously asked, "What happened to you, mommy? Are you sick?"

Emily gently brushed her hands over her head and explained with ease, "Don't worry, it's just a fever. I will be all right soon."

"Okay, I will behave well so that you will be all right soon." Beryl smiled.

"Yes, thank you, my love. Thank you for caring about me so much." said Emily.

to bring some food over. Before long, someone delivered the food and set them on the table.

refuse Jacob's help, and

on her right hand, which made it difficult for her to eat, so Jacob opened the lunchbox and tried to feed

mildly and said, "Please pass me the spoon.

He picked up a spoon from the table and passed

a kid." Emily

a joyous smile, and he thought to himself,

in the lunchbox and then glanced at Beryl, only to find a pair of grape-like,

looking at?"

the sparks between you and uncle." Beryl answered

choked on the porridge as soon as she registered Beryl's words. "What sparks? You are

her teeth and said, "I am not talking nonsense. I can see the sparks

could never understand what went on in Beryl's mind. "You'll grow taller if you eat your food properly. Did

the lunch box, and said, "I'd like

you want to eat first? Do

it was so light and bland that Beryl, being a picky eater, just took one look at it and turned the other way almost

could say something, Jacob suggested, "Beryl, what do you want to have?

her head and

to, you can tell me," he

down by her angry glare. Jacob assumed

heaved a long sigh of discontent, just like an adult. "I'm afraid that Mommy will feel left out if I eat something delicious. So I just want to eat the

Emily and Jacob broke into laughter,

She is such a considerate child,"

said Emily. Emily pretended to be annoyed, but deep down her heart warmed up with love.

wished. He was very careful and patient with each bite, just in case the food was

among adults. She flattered Jacob with sweet words, "Uncle, the food you fed