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.

lunch yet, so Jacob called someone to bring some food over. Before long, someone delivered the food and set them

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

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

and said, "Please pass me

up a spoon from the table and passed

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

a joyous smile, and he thought to himself,

then glanced at Beryl, only to find

you looking

between you and uncle." Beryl answered straight

Beryl's words. "What sparks? You are talking nonsense,"

talking nonsense. I can see the sparks around

could never understand what went on in

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

"What do you want to eat first? Do you want

light and bland that Beryl, being a picky eater, just took

something, Jacob suggested, "Beryl, what do you want to have? I'll send

her head and then said, "I

If you don't want to, you can tell me,"

Emily only to be shot down by her angry glare. Jacob assumed Beryl was just saying that because she was afraid of

Mommy will feel left out if I

laughter, greatly amused by

a considerate child," said

Emily. Emily pretended to

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

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