A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jennifer was left in an extremely awkward position. Sporting a counterfeit smile, she hoped that the awkwardness that bathed the moment would be transient, before she walked away utterly embarrassed.

While, Emily and Jacob stood in the doorway. They remained silent, but the moment their eyes met, they knew that they were still deeply attached to each other.

"Mommy! Who is it?" A child's brisk voice broke the silence. It was Beryl, she clung to her mother and looked outside the door. "Uncle Jacob! Are you here to see me?" Beryl jumped with excitement.

Jacob stared at her with loving eyes, before he bent down and picked her up in his arms, "Yeah! Did you miss uncle Jacob?"

"Yes!" Beryl leaned her head against his chest and answered in an infantile voice.

Emily's heart melted at the sight of such an endearing scene. "Beryl," she called out gently.

Beryl turned around to face her mother with a pair of innocent, twinkling eyes and said, "Mommy?"

Emily was hesitant and doubtful. She weighed the pros and cons in her mind incessantly, but still couldn't decide whether to tell Beryl the truth about her father or not. Finally, she decided to take a leap of faith, "Beryl, he is... He is your real father."

Stunned, Jacob felt like he just got hit by a lightning. The sparks in his brain, desperately tried to connect the dots and instead just caused a short circuit.

'She admitted it!

I am Beryl's biological father! She admitted it!'

Beryl, however, didn't seem as shocked as Emily had expected. Instead, she casually laughed and brushed it off, "I already knew that he is my dad. Didn't you know that, mommy? Ha-ha, mommy you've been such a fool."

Emily had a strange feeling in her gut, but she couldn't put a finger on it. She wanted to keep the secret to herself, but Beryl was sensitive enough to detect her sadness. A small, charming smile broke out of Emily's lips, and she squeezed Beryl's cheeks playfully, "Young lady, you should never talk to your dearest mommy like that."

Jacob held Emily's hand, and almost immediately she could feel the heat rising in her cheeks, but she didn't draw her hand back. "It's Beryl's birthday today," said Jacob.

His words took Emily by surprise. A lot had happened over the past few days, and while Emily was busy dealing with her chaotic life, she completely forgot that it was her daughter's birthday.

"Sorry baby..."

feeling disappointed at her own

mommy." However, instead of getting angry at Emily, Beryl comforted her. She reached out her tiny hands and touched her mother's face. "You've already given me the best gift in the world!"

"What would that be?"

a smile and she gave both Emily and

came out from Beryl's mouth, Jacob's heart melted, as if he had never been so happy in his life. "Yes," he said, smiling with a full set of teeth.

Beryl needed a father figure in her life and Emily did not have the heart to take that away

could not help himself

it was supposed to be a heart-warming word for couples that had been living together.

feeling of uneasiness, but she did not voice

her hand, and asked

him with astonishment and asked,

gifts for Beryl." Jacob gave her a tender smile and gazed at her with his soulful eyes, "Well, do you want me to

not mean

that's exactly what

"..."

could take her words back, 'What am I doing?

wasn't too happy to see the gifts. She asked, "Daddy, are

patient with Beryl, "Yes, don't you want

shook her head in refusal, "No daddy, I

at Beryl affectionately, his eyes overflowing with love for her.

and daddy! I've heard that the ocean is blue and the sand is golden, but I've never seen it with my own eyes," said Beryl, under her breath. She

his daughter's face, Jacob quickly added, "Sure, we can

against the proposal, "Beryl can not be exposed to the sun, the ultraviolet radiation is

Beryl looked at her mother ruefully and continued, "I have

She has spent most of her life indoors. She needs to

not have the heart to disappoint them, but she could not

in his arms and whispered something in her ears. Before long, the smile