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 incompetency.

okay 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

"What would that be?"

her face flood with a smile and she gave both Emily

had never been so happy in his life. "Yes," he said, smiling with

not have the heart to take that away from her. After all, they were related

Yeah?" Jacob could not help himself teasing her.

was supposed to be a

a feeling of uneasiness, but she did not voice

asked the maidservant to bring

with astonishment and asked, "What are you doing? Are you moving

are the gifts for Beryl." Jacob gave her a tender smile and gazed at her with his soulful eyes, "Well,

did not

that's exactly what I

"..."

take her words back, 'What am I doing?

to see the gifts. She asked, "Daddy, are

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

refusal, "No daddy,

his eyes overflowing with love for her. He would have given her anything she

is blue and the sand is golden, but I've never seen it with my own eyes," said Beryl, under her

face, Jacob quickly added, "Sure,

was against the proposal, "Beryl can not be exposed

Beryl looked at her mother ruefully and continued,

life indoors. She needs to see the

at Emily with much expectation. Emily did not have the heart to disappoint them, but she could not just say

picked Beryl up in his arms and whispered something in her ears. Before long, the smile on her