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.

had lunch yet, so Jacob called someone to bring some food over.

unreasonable of her to refuse Jacob's help, and she might

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

"Please pass me the spoon. I can eat with my left

make a fuss. He picked up a spoon from the table and passed it to

it easy. I am not a kid." Emily blurted, without

joyous smile, and he thought to himself, 'Emily hasn't changed

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

looking at?" asked

the sparks between you and uncle." Beryl answered straight

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

talking nonsense. I can see the sparks around you two flying in every direction. I think you guys would

understand what

box, and said,

lunch box and said, "What do you want

light and bland that

do you want to have? I'll

however, shook her head and then said, "I can eat

don't want to, you can tell me," he said.

be shot down by her angry glare. Jacob assumed Beryl was

left out if I

laughter, greatly amused by

is such a considerate child," said Jacob.

Emily. Emily pretended to be annoyed,

and patient with each bite, just in case the food was too hot for Beryl. He kept asking

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