A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Be quick! Catch him!" A man dressed in all black, whispered to his men. As he gave the orders, a group of undercover policemen, also dressed in black, came out of the shadows and ran in Jack's direction. They had two mission objectives: rescue Beryl and apprehend Jack.

Behind him, Jack could hear faint rustling noises in the bushes. Sweat dripped from his hair, and he frowned as he realized he was in danger now. He cursed under his breath and then ran as fast as he could with Beryl in his arms.

Jack had no idea that he was being followed all the along.

"Police! Let the child go and turn yourself in! We have you surrounded." One of the policemen shouted at Jack.

Jack quickened his pace, completely disregarding the warning he had just been given. He threw himself forward with even greater speed. His lungs and heart were pumping, but the air didn't seem to be enough as he sprinted forward, panic trembling in his exhausted limbs.

"Uncle Jack, please put me down so that you can run faster. Otherwise, they will catch you!" Beryl's eyes were filled with pity. She couldn't understand why the policemen wanted to arrest Jack. After all, she was in no danger at all because he would never hurt her and if anything, he only treated her with kindness. Perhaps they were just trying to save her, if that were the case, she didn't want her uncle Jack to be arrested because of her.

"Don't worry, Beryl. I am okay." Jack assured her. He knew he could easily outrun the police if he had left Beryl, but then she would undoubtedly be taken back to Jacob by the police.

However, what if these men were not with the police?

If they were just bad men pretending to be the police, leaving Beryl to them could potentially put her in grave danger. Was he really willing to take that chance? No!

It wasn't worth the risk.

Jack was wrong, however, as the men in black were policemen indeed. They had been following Jack's trail for a while, but they didn't take action until now because they were afraid that Jack would bring harm to the hostage if he knew he was being pursued.

The police had to make sure that they wouldn't be putting any other civilians in harm's way before they decided to take action and arrest Jack.

However, they made the mistake of underestimating Jack as they did not expect him to become aware of them so quickly. Much to their chagrin, Jack was now on the run.

In spite of everything, there was no way they could allow him to escape.

Meanwhile, Jacob came to know about the news from his resources. When he found out that Jack had broken out of jail and the police were in hot pursuit, his face contorted with fiery outburst.

"I need to stop him myself," Jacob said coldly with eyes narrowed. He picked up his keys from the table before he drove to the place where Jack was supposed to be right now.

Prison break? Was there anything Jack couldn't do? Just amazing!

Jacob didn't care whether Jack broke out from the jail or not as long as he didn't intervene in the life of his family. Amidst all the chaos, he wondered what Jack was doing near his house. Did Jack end up there on purpose? Was Jack looking to attack him?

Suffice it to say, there was no way Jack could pose a threat to Jacob.

long, dark road while he was desperately trying to

running with everything he had left, even

realized that the distance between them and the police were slowly reducing, she got nervous. "Uncle Jack, just

bad guys." Jack's rasping throat was as parched as a dead lizard in the desert sun.

nearest dark alley with Beryl. He found a green garbage bin in the corner which was luckily big enough to accommodate

we have no choice now. I'm

It's okay." Beryl explained, "I am the one who should say sorry to you. I've put you

hand on Beryl's mouth and warned her quietly, "Hush, they

immediately and stopped talking.

nearer and they stopped near the garbage bin. They were so close Jack could hear them

did he go?

ran in that direction. Let's split up into three groups.

him so hard. Otherwise, he will hurt the

while, Beryl held her breath during the whole conversation. Her face is flushed red and her expression is just pure panic. As if

firmly believed that her dear uncle

at the beginning, but the more she got to know him, the more she learned to trust him as well. Her instincts had told her that Jack was worthy of

Let's have a look," a young policeman said as he pointed at the garbage bin to his partner. He tried to shake the bin but it was too heavy to move. "That's

the grip of silent panic, felt like her heart was going to give

policemen removed the cover

her eyes tight and held her breath, somehow still praying for a miracle in her mind. What would they do

just as nervous

were taken to jail again. It had been just two days since he successfully escaped from the jail. How unfortunate would

even imagine Jacob's arrogant smirk after he'd find out that he

than let these men get their hands on Beryl. Especially, when he wasn't sure whether these policemen were trust-worthy or not.

to be gangsters, they would take Beryl and hold her hostage for ransom after they learned of

clear warning

happen to Beryl. He hoped with all his heart that they were real policemen. He didn't

they were real policemen so that Beryl

played tricks on him again. In the end, he found himself right in the beginning

flashed through a lot of thoughts in just a

the cover was moved. Jack closed his eyes, desperately, waiting for the predictable end. To his surprise, he heard nothing from the

Jack whispered

policeman glanced at him with affirmation and then turned to his partner who was walking towards him. He said, "It's empty. But I will check it thoroughly just to be sure. I suggest you