A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

After Sean left, Beryl laid quietly beside Emily, slowly dozing off.

Just as Beryl was about to fall asleep, Emily suddenly grabbed her little hand and tightened her grip slowly.

Beryl drifted back to consciousness, feeling somewhat relieved and confused. She felt relieved because her mother was close to her, but confused as to why her mother had woken her up.

"Mommy..." Beryl was just about to speak when Emily put her hand over her mouth to stop her from uttering a sound.

'What is going on?' Beryl wondered.

Beryl had a puzzled look on her face, but she didn't struggle. Soon her mother's gentle voice soothed her ears.

"Don't be afraid, Beryl. Mommy just wants to have a word with you. Don't shout or make any loud noises, okay?"

Emily's voice was soft and fragile, but in Beryl's ears, it was like the sound of nature.

She turned to face Emily and nodded slowly.

Emily looked exhausted, but she forced herself to stay awake and speak in a low voice. "Beryl, go find Anna who works in the kitchen. She'll get you out of here. You should listen to her…"

Baffled, Beryl's eyes widened. "Mommy... Why? I don't want to leave you!"

"You need to go and find your daddy. Your uncle is just not feeling himself right now. Do you understand?"

"But Mommy, I want you to come with me..."

"No, not right now, or we both won't be able to leave here. Listen to me, sweetheart. Go to Z country and find your Daddy. He will know what to do. He can come and save me, okay?"

Beryl's tears burst forth like clockwork. She heaved silently and said, "But uncle said that daddy had given up on us. Why should I go and see him..."

Emily gently wiped from Beryl's tears and said, "My silly girl, how could you believe what your uncle had said? There's no way your father would abandon us. Trust me. Go and bring your Daddy back for me, will you?"

felt the muscles of her chin tremble, with

gently on the forehead and said, "I

I can!" Beryl clenched her little fist, and a determined look came over her

...

days later, Beryl tossed and turned in her bed at night, thinking about what her mother had

on her shoulder brought

her bed in the dark. When she tried

"Hush…

am Anna! I have come here on your mother's orders. Please don't

realized who it was, she calmed down and stopped

her voice. "Miss Beryl,

could see Anna clearly and asked, "My Mommy told me go to find you. Why did you come

go to Z country as soon as possible to find your father, or your mother will be in

"But why should I believe

out a note that had been folded many times and

message made it clear that she

what should we do

Beryl, just

"Okay."

left the Lu family residence and got on a plane to

until the next day that Sean found out Beryl had disappeared. His first thought was that she might have been kidnapped. After all, the Lu family had made many enemies over the years. It was possible

to look for Beryl, but in the end he discovered that the person behind Beryl's disappearance was in fact, Emily.

it was her only connection to the outside world. Her

footsteps approaching came from behind, but she seemed to not hear them. Or

of her head, brushing against her soft, fragrant hair and said, "You sent Beryl away,

looked outside, and did not

know why, even if you don't want to tell me. Why