Chapter 352 The Cruel Rejection.

Finally, Beryl was going to the amusement park.

The nanny that was supposed to be taking care of Beryl that day, had fallen asleep on the couch. A
startling noise woke her up and as she opened her eyes she saw Jacob taking Beryl but didn't even try
and stop him.

Beryl could sense that something wasn't right, but she was obviously too young to be concerned or feel
threatened in any way.

It was overcast outside and the sky was dark with big clouds threatening to rain.

It was a busy weekday and everyone was at work but the amusement park was full of tourists that were
visiting for the day.

Beryl was so overwhelmed by her excitement that she burst out laughing and clapping her hands. The
excitement was too real. Jacob picked her up before she decided to run into the crowd.

"There are ponies!" shouted Beryl.

Something caught Beryl's eye, and she turned around and screamed with joy, "Look how fast that roller
coaster is going!"

She looked down from the roller coaster and spotted a weird spaceship looking like a machine, and
then she looked up at Jacob with a big smile on her face and said, "They look like so much fun".

Beryl's happiness made Jacob feel as if he had accomplished something, but immediately a feeling of
sadness came upon him. The thought that he had never been there for her as a biological father was
supposed to be there for their child.



Beryl had a serious health condition which left her in the hospital most of her life. She never got to play
outside or go anywhere like the other kids got to do.

This was Beryl's first time at an amusement park. She had never seen anything as beautiful.

Jacob and Beryl tried most of the rides except for dangerous ones that were meant for adults and older
teens. As the sun started to set and fade away, Jacob knew it was time to leave but Beryl was having
so much fun that she didn't want to leave.

Jacob quickly took her mind off leaving and said, "Who wants strawberry shortcake?"

Obviously, Beryl wasn't going to give up the opportunity to eat strawberry shortcake. She immediately
became quiet and looked up at Jacob.

Without even a second thought, she said with excitement in her voice, "I want strawberry shortcake!"

After spending the afternoon together, Jacob got to know Beryl a lot better and wished he had gotten to
know her a lot sooner. They had so much fun together.

But little did Jacob know that the nanny had called Emily and told her that he had taken Beryl.

The nanny phoned Emily and tried to explain "Mr. Gu took Beryl!" She trailed on saying, "I'm so sorry
Ms. Lu. I couldn't stop him!" Emily couldn't believe what she had heard. She asked the nanny, "Do you
have any idea where they are?"

The nanny stuttered out her words, "No, Ms. Lu. I have no idea where they went, I was busy in the
kitchen making Beryl something to eat and I heard a noise and the next I know she is gone".
Immediately the nanny felt terrible for lying, but she didn't want to get into trouble. Emily sat quietly in
silence for a bit. When the nanny heard no response, she said "Ms. Lu, what do you suggest we do?
Shall I call the police?" Emily shouted, "No. I will sort this out. How on earth can you let this happen? I



trusted you to watch her". Emily was so shocked and filled with anger that she nearly dropped the
phone.

Quietly she said to herself, "How can Jack do this? We had a deal!" Sitting in her office chair she
thought to herself, 'Why would he want to take her? What would be the reason?'

She thought again about how angry she got with the nanny, maybe it wasn't even her fault. Suddenly it
struck Emily that she forgot to tell the nanny Jacob's name. So Zoe only knew Jacob by his surname,
and Jack and Jacob had the same surname. "Which Mr. Gu?" Emily calmed down. "That Mr. Gu we
met the other day downstairs." Zoe replied.

No one had the right to take her daughter without her permission. She was going to find her daughter,
no matter what it took.

Emily sat down and thought for a while. She decided she was going to make a few phone calls first and
maybe get an idea where her daughter was. She was much relieved after figuring out that it was Jacob
who took her daughter.

She got up and hurried out of the building, slamming the door behind her. Emily tried to relax and stay
calm. She couldn't figure out why it made her feel a lot more relaxed that Jacob might have taken her
and not Jack.

It could be that she knew Jacob wasn't Beryl's biological father. Jacob even wanted Emily to abort
Beryl.

So Jacob didn't want the child that bad in the first place, then it must have been Jack who would kidnap
Beryl.

Emily decided to try to find Jacob first and check out where they were.



Emily was so worried and worked up that she didn't even think of checking her phone. She looked
down at her phone and saw about five missed calls from Jacob. She didn't hear them as she put her
phone on silent because she had a meeting to attend.

Jacob had the same phone number for about 10 years, so Emily knew his number off by heart and
knew it was him.

She found an unread message on her phone from Jacob saying, "I tried calling you a few times, but I
figured you were busy. I hope you don't mind, I came to fetch Beryl this morning to take her to the
amusement park for some fun.

She quickly phoned Jacob, "Hey, where are you now? I'm coming to pick up Beryl. I have had the most
stressful day."

Jacob gave her the address where they were and assured Emily that Beryl was safe. Emily climbed
into her car and start the engine before she hanged up.

Emily felt this big weight lift off her shoulders because she knew Jacob for many years, and she knew
her daughter was safe in his hands.

Emily was slightly worried about Beryl's health and if Jacob had taken the precautions that were
needed. Beryl was different from other children, which made it a lot harder for other people to attend to.

......

In a large five star rated bakery. Little Beryl sat at the table, holding her gold spoon, getting ready to
take a big spoonful of cake. She was so beautiful and innocent with no imperfections. She looked just
like her mother.



Jacob sat across her. He was tall, dark-skinned and handsome, with big broad shoulders. You would
think he was a swimmer.

The waitress in the bakery couldn't help but stare at them, she saw the love that filled their eyes and
how much he admired and cared for this little girl. She said quietly, "I wish I had a man that looked at
me that way."

The other waitress walked in and saw her staring, she bumped her on the shoulder and said, "Don't
you see that's his daughter?"

The waitress that was staring looked again and noticed a resemblance. 'They do look kind of familiar, '
she thought herself.

"......"

Jacob was still sitting with Beryl. He didn't hear them talking but even if he did, he would have just
ignored them anyway.

He didn't care about anyone else but Beryl and Emily, because they meant so much to him.

Beryl finished eating her cake but she wanted more. She looked up at Jacob with big innocent eyes
and said, "Uncle Jacob, please can I have another one?"

Jacob didn't hear anything else but Beryl call him uncle. "What did you call me?" he asked Beryl.

Beryl rolled her eyes, "You're so awesome, fun, kind and the best uncle anyone could ask for. Can I
please have another one?"

Jacob knew he wasn't going to get the answer he wanted out of her, so he just left it at that. Jacob
didn't want to spoil her too much and said, "One is enough, no more, Beryl."



Jacob understood Beryl pretty well. He knew Beryl couldn't eat too much of this kind of food because of
her health complications.

Beryl got very upset and crossed her arms. In a nagging voice, she said, "But why uncle Jacob?"

Jacob said more sternly this time, "Beryl, I said no!"

"Please uncle Jacob, I promise I will be good, just one more please?" she begged. Beryl was very
clever she knew how to get what she wanted.

Her big tear-filled eyes staring up at him and her lips pouted. Jacob gave into her and bought her
another strawberry shortcake.


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