Chapter 357 Wife-Pursuig Manual


    Zoe was taken away by the police before she could finish her words.


    She deliberately made a big racket so that Beryl would hear her from inside her room. With a pair of


    big, puzzled eyes, Beryl looked at Jacob and said, "I can hear Zoe''s voice, what is going on there?"


    Jacob remained calm and answered, "Her family ising over to take her home."


    "Then when will shee back?" asked Beryl


    "She won''t being back again," replied Jacob.


    "Oh." Beryl yawned and then started to drift in and out of sleep, so she didn''t ask any more questions.


    "I will be here to hold you so that you can fall asleep." Jacob held little Beryl carefully in his arms as if


    he were holding the rarest treasure in the world.


    "Woo..." Beryl let her head loll from one side to the other, eyes closing one more time as she enjoyed


    the brief darkness.


    The sight of Beryl sleeping like an angel gave Jacob a sense of satisfaction he had never felt before. A


    warm smile spread across his face, giving him a sense of fulfillment.


    After the police left, Jacob slowly carried Beryl to his car and ced her gently in the back seat, before


    driving her to the hospital.


    The moment Emily saw Beryl, she subconsciously reached her arms out to hold her, but Jacob stopped


    her and insisted, "You''d better get some sleep now."


    Beryl was very sensitive to the smell of the disinfectant in the hospital and woke up as soon as she


    came in. When she saw her mother lying on the hospital bed, she anxiously asked, "What happened to


    you, mommy? Are you sick?"


    Emily gently brushed her hands over her head and exined with ease, "Don''t worry, it''s just a fever. I


    will be all right soon."


    "Okay, I will behave well so that you will be all right soon." Beryl smiled.


    "Yes, thank you, my love. Thank you for caring about me so much." said Emily.


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    It was almost noon, and they hadn''t had lunch yet, so Jacob called someone to bring some food over.


    Before long, someone delivered the food and set them on the table.


    "Thank you." said Emily. It would be unreasonable of her to refuse Jacob''s help, and she might as well


    ept his kindness squarely.


    Emily had an infusion tube on her right hand, which made it difficult for her to eat, so Jacob opened the


    lunchbox and tried to feed her, which seemed like the right thing to do.


    However, Emily coughed mildly and said, "Please pass me the spoon. I can eat with my left hand."


    Jacob didn''t make a fuss. He picked up a spoon from the table and passed it to her. "Be careful. It''s


    hot." He said.


    "Take it easy. I am not a kid." Emily blurted, without a conscious thought.


    Jacob''s lips quirked upwards in a joyous smile, and he thought to himself, ''Emily hasn''t changed at all.''


    Emily stirred the porridge in the lunchbox and then nced at Beryl, only to find a pair of grape-like,


    ck eyes rolling around between Jacob and her.


    "What are you looking at?" asked Emily.


    "Watching the sparks between you and uncle." Beryl answered straight away.


    Emily almost choked on the porridge as soon as she registered Beryl''s words. "What sparks? You are


    talking nonsense," said Emily.


    Beryl grinned wide, exhibiting all her teeth and said, "I am not talking nonsense. I can see the sparks


    around you two flying in every direction. I think you guys would make a cute couple."


    "Beryl, you should talk less and eat more." Emily grumbled. Emily shook her head in awe. She could


    never understand what went on in Beryl''s mind. "You''ll grow taller if you eat your food properly. Did you


    know that?"


    "Oh, really!" Beryl pointed towards the lunch box, and said, "I''d like to have some, please."


    Jacob immediately opened another lunch box and said, "What do you want to eat first? Do you want


    me to feed it to you?"


    The food, while rich in nutrition, was only suitable for Emily''s needs. However, it was so light and nd


    that Beryl, being a picky eater, just took one look at it and turned the other way almost instantly.


    Before Emily could say something, Jacob suggested, "Beryl, what do you want to have? I''ll send


    someone to have it delivered here at once."


    Beryl, however, shook her head and then said, "I can eat this."


    "Are you sure? If you don''t want to, you can tell me," he said.


    Puzzled, Jacob looked up at Emily only to be shot down by her angry re. Jacob assumed Beryl was


    just saying that because she was afraid of displeasing her mother.


    Beryl drew in and heaved a long sigh of discontent, just like an adult. "I''m afraid that Mommy will feel


    left out if I eat something delicious. So I just want to eat the same food as Mommy!" She exined.


    Both Emily and Jacob broke intoughter, greatly amused by Beryl''s reasoning.


    "Beryl is right. She is such a considerate child," said Jacob.


    "Don''t worry, I won''t feel left out," said Emily. Emily pretended to be annoyed, but deep down her heart


    warmed up with love.


    Jacob finally found the opportunity to feed his little princess as he wished. He was very careful and


    patient with each bite, just in case the food was too hot for Beryl. He kept asking from time to time, "Is it


    good?"


    Beryl was always popr among adults. She ttered Jacob with sweet words, "Uncle, the food you


    fed to me was very delicious!"


    The two of them happily finished eating and bonding over lunch.


    Emily wanted to stop Jacob from overindulging Beryl, but she kept her mouth shut as soon as she


    realized something very important.


    Beryl hadn''t been so happy for a long time.


    ... The same held true for Jacob.


    As a result, Emily did not want to rain on their parade.


    After lunch, Jacob spent some time ying with Beryl, before he carried her to a carefully prepared


    bed, and put her to sleep.


    Watching Jacob put the quilt over Beryl affectionately, gave Emily a mixed sense of relief and


    happiness. "Beryl likes you very much," she said to Jacob.


    Beryl seemed destined to cross paths with Jacob and be strongly attached to him. Was it just


    because Jacob was handsome?


    Beryl hade across many handsome men before, but she only shared a special kind of bond with


    Jacob. Evenpared to Jack, she had a much more intimate rtionship with Jacob.


    Could Beryl be Jacob''s daughter?


    Emily knew that, DNA tests, just like anything else, could be falsified. As a result, she didn''t want Beryl


    to take a DNA test, because she wouldn''t believe the results anyway and most importantly she was


    afraid that the result could hurt Beryl as well.


    "Really?" eximed Jacob. Gazing into Emily''s eyes, he smiled and said, "I''ve been reading the


    Parenting Manualtely. It''s been very helpful."


    Emily was surprised to know that an important person like Jacob, who maintained a sessful


    business, had the time to read such books in his private time. "Have you finished the book yet?" she


    asked.


    Jacob nodded, "Yes, but unfortunately I haven''t got the time to read the other one."


    "The other one?"


    It was just a casual question, so Emily was surprised to see the man lean over with a tender smile on


    his face.


    Jacob said, under his breath, "It''s called the ''Wife-Pursuing Manual''."