A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

With a grim face, Sam looked at Yilia and continued, "She didn't lie. Beryl really is Mr. Jacob's daughter. Now, where is the kid? Where do you keep her?"

"What?" Yilia stammered. Her eyes suddenly opened wide in disbelief. She shook her head multiple times, and her eyebrows furrowed in a frown. She bit her lip and cried out, "Impossible! That's impossible! You can't possibly know that! Mr. Jacob himself told me that he has no daughter."

'How is that possible? That brat? That little, lying girl is Mr. Jacob's daughter?

This man must be deceiving me!' Yilia thought with a huge frown on her face.

She looked at Sam and wondered if he really was lying in front of her. When she saw how serious he looked, Yilia swallowed a lump on her throat. She couldn't accept the fact that Beryl was really Jacob's daughter, because she obviously knew what awaited her. Once Jacob found out what she did to his daughter, there was no wonder that Jacob would kill her.

On the other hand, Sam observed Yilia's expression. He honestly didn't care what she was thinking about. All he cared about was Beryl and Emily, who were the most important people in Jacob's life. He was willing to do whatever it took to protect both of them.

He adjusted his grip on her collar and tightened it. Yilia winced. The indifference that covered Sam's face was as cold as ice. When Yilia still wouldn't talk, he asked again, "Where is the kid? Where is she? Tell me!"

"The kid… she… um… she…" Yilia stammered and lowered her head to avoid his piercing eyes. She swallowed another lump on her throat and replied, looking anywhere but him. "I... Honestly, I don't know! After she cut my wrist yesterday, she ran away to God knows where! Believe me, I don't know where she is right now."

"And you let a little kid run off like that?" Same glared at Yilia and tightened her collar once more to make her look at him. Yilia shook and couldn't answer in fear. After a moment, Sam finally loosend his grip and let go of Yilia. He looked at his hands with disgust as if he just threw trash with his own bare hands. He placed a hand on his temple and ordered, "Take her away."

Yilia's eyes widened as several men clad in black suit entered the ward after getting Sam's order. They held Yilia by the arms and dragged her violently, pulling her away without mercy.

Yilia struggled as she was being dragged out. She glared at Sam and exclaimed, "What are you doing? What is this? We're in a damn hospital! You can't do this to me! It's against the law! Let me go!"

Sam ignored Yilia's cries. His face didn't budge and stayed indifferent, but deep inside he was already anxious and lost in thought.

Why did Beryl come back alone from D country? How could Emily let her child alone? 'She is only five years old, but clearly, she already had been trafficked and deceived for the past few days. Now, the little girl is wandering alone, most probably lost and scared. Who knows what could and would happen to her?'

Sam thought. He also wondered what happened to Mr. Jacob and why he forgot about Beryl and Emily.

For now, Sam focused his goal into finding Beryl first. He had to make sure that the little girl was safe.

...

She went here to see her father, and she had to fulfill

her

she walked, once she got tired, she would sometimes hide quietly behind the garbage bins beside a fastfood restaurant. She would feel hungry as she looked the glass walls of the restaurant, but

and reminded her of the times that her mommy and daddy would take her to the cake shop, and they would enjoy themselves with the sweetness of the cake from the frosting to the

she looked like a homeless and neglected puppy. She had no other choice but to watch how happy others were, while

passed by her had pity in their eyes, making Beryl feel even more sorry for herself.

thoughts away and tried

They were depending on her, and she

She believed in herself that she would find her daddy's company at the end and would be able to see him and talk to him. When they meet,

a long time before she would talk to him, and that she would pretend to be angry at him to make

had said to her before really stabbed Beryl's heart, but her pain now was nothing compared to the danger her mother was in now. She had to act fast to save them

restaurant finall distracted her, making her empty stomach

how much different her lifestyle was before until now. She was treated and lived like a little princess, but now, life gave her

just don't care anymore and scavenged something almost

as she found a half-eaten hamburger someone recently threw. It was so appealing for Beryl now that she didn't care whether she found it in the trash.

reached the leftover burger. Once she had it, she looked around her warily as if someone was going to

ate it with relish. Her extreme hunger made her finish her food as fast as a blink of

the sky, and the clouds where turning dark as it began to drizzle. As the wind picked up its pace, passers-by wrapped their coat

found a broken duvet. She wrapped herself around it and hid inside it, trying to get wet and cold from the downpour. At this moment, she looked more

the street and had never thought that the first scene he saw after he got out of the

believe what he was seeing. Why was Bery sitting in the corner like a little beggar? He even noticed how she devoured the leftover in the trash can, considering how luxurious she

just looked a lot like Beryl,

circumstances. The longer he stayed here, the more chances that Jacob would catch him. There was no time for Jack to care about that

to himself about the consequences of lingering around the area longer, he couldn't seem to move away when