A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Thinking of the time when he and his men had been chasing Emily but ended up sending Jacob to the hospital instead, a brilliant idea came to Bill's mind.

“I'll make sure you regret trying to play dirty with me!“ Bill murmured to himself with a menacing grin on his face.

That afternoon, not a single cloud could be seen in the sky. And the bright warm sun didn't seem to plan on going away. Additionally, the air that day was so humid that the heat almost became unbearable. To make matters more irritating, the birds and insects around wouldn't stop chirping.

It was still a while before the children were going to be let out from their schools, but their parents stood in wait under the radiating heat of the sun. Not a single one of them didn't have sweat on their forehead. Some tried to hide under a tree for shade, but the humid air still made them feel like they were in an oven.

For the parents there, the only thing that could be called positive that day was the orderly sound of teachers giving lessons to their children.

About thirty minutes later, the sound that they had been waiting for finally arrived. A bell rang, following which all the students said goodbye to their teachers and tidied up their things. There was even a bit of banter and playful laughter among the students while they walked outside.

“Beryl, can we go home together today?“ Dylan asked with a lovely smile on his face. He jumped over from the desk two rows back just to stand beside Beryl and ask her that question. Before she could respond, he added, “I really hope that the man who usually picks you up is busy today, so we can finally go together.“

“Um...I hope that you didn't forget that my parents, uncle, and aunt pick me up from school as well,“ Beryl replied as she sorted out her things. She was such a capable child that she could even put her books into her bag without looking.

Aside from a few bodyguards, Beryl had more than a handful of family members to pick her up from school. There wasn't a single time she had gone home from school all by herself, not even when Jacob was still in the hospital and Emily was taking care of him.

But since she hadn't seen them for several days, she and her brother couldn't help but miss their parents.

That being said, Beryl was a kind and understanding child. She knew that her father needed time to recover and that her mother couldn't leave his side. With that in mind, she made two promises to herself. First, to be a good girl until Jacob and Emily could finally pick her and Bowen up from their uncle's house. Second, to be a responsible elder sister who took good care of her little brother.

A subtle frown made its way onto Dylan's face when he realized that Beryl's words were true. She had an abundance of family members to take her home. As a result, he said to her in a meek voice, “Oh... How could I forget that you have a big family? That's so silly of me.“ But in an instant, Dylan's spirits lifted when his childish, optimistic nature made him realize something. With a smile, he exclaimed, “But if all of them are busy, we can still go home together, right?!“

Beryl wasn't upset, but she couldn't help but glare at Dylan, who couldn't stop beaming at her. Since he didn't seem to have a plan to stop, she could only shake her head while saying, “Can you just hurry up and pack your bag? I'm sure your mother will get worried if we take too long.“

small bag and placing

years old. No matter what, he couldn't let a girl carry a schoolbag by herself. And

were

him at all. But since it was Beryl's schoolbag, he was happy to carry it for

that was settled, the two kids packed up their stuff in the

look at this. I'm such a good marksman and I can't wait to show you when I get a chance,“ Dylan joyfully said while

Bill, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at the tied-up man behind him from time to time.

unfortunately been beaten and tied up by Bill's men. They had grabbed him so fast

the bell rang, Bill and his men walked out of the car and waited

wasn't unusual for bodyguards to pick them up. As a result, Bill and his men didn't attract too much attention

the children's faces that passed by. He was worried that some of the parents might intervene with their plan. But he didn't know that the girl he

My mom still isn't here. By the way,

just wait for them under that big tree,“ Beryl

moment that Dylan saw them, he knew something wasn't right.

Beryl, your dad sent me to pick you up today. The car is over there. Shall we go home?“ Bill tried his best to come across as a nice guy to coax Beryl.

and then looked at Bill from head to toe. While shaking her head, she replied, “I've never seen you before.“ As soon as she was finished speaking, she hurriedly grabbed onto Dylan's hand and trotted back to the

stopped pretending and reached out

prepared to flee to safety. As soon as Bill's arm moved, the two kids ran as fast as they could. In a matter of seconds, they were already a few feet away from the school's gate. In

When the two children were just a few steps away

go of me! Help! Some bad guys after us!“ Beryl shouted at the top of her lungs. With quick thinking, Dylan took out his toy bow and shot it in the direction of the bad men. The arrow accidentally went straight to Bill's face

a second to draw the arrow, so he was captured as well. Seeing the irritated look on Bill's face, his men brought Dylan straight to their boss. But as soon as Dylan was standing in