Chapter 629 Overwhelming Sorrow (1/2)

Jacob lay on a big soft bed covered with roses, holding the stiff corpse tightly in his arms, and the pitch-dark muzzle accurately pointed to his temple. He was just a pull of the trigger away from reuniting with the love of his life...

'Pull the trigger, and then I can meet Emily in the next world.'

”Daddy! Daddy!” Beryl's helpless and desperate cry suddenly echoed in his ears.

Jacob froze for a moment, assuming that he had been hallucinating. 'How could Beryl be here? She's supposed to be in David's home, isn't she?'

”Daddy! Daddy! I want my mommy!” Beryl's voice became clearer, and with it came the sound of tiny footsteps.

Jacob's heart felt like someone had taken a sledgehammer to it, which made his chest tremble, and so did the hand that was holding the gun.

How could he have no thought of their daughter?

What would Beryl do if he had died as well?

She would lose both of her parents, orphaned at a young age, just like repeating Jacob's miserable childhood of being bullied and mistreated by people.

Although, David and Rita were more than reliable enough to leave Beryl in their care, how would the rest of the world look at her? How harrowing and heartbreaking would it be for such a young child to lose both of her parents all of a sudden?

”Emily...” He reached out and stroked the pale face of the dead body. His eyes had gone red and dry from crying but he still had so much sorrow inside of him. ”How do I tell her? Beryl is going to be devastated to hear that her mother is no more... Just as devastated as I am, without you...”

Why? Why did God treat him like this?

From the first time he had laid eyes on her until the very last, all he ever wanted was to be with Emily. He just wanted to build a world around her and their family together. It wouldn't matter even if he had no money or wealth. He would trade away all his possession as long as he could have his life back with her.

'Just don't take her away...'