ital, infuriating both th

ed the hospital room as she awoke. "She

r; she believed Jasmin

e but kept calling herself Serena Avery, a nod to the fact that, d

s the saintly princess to the bone, while

tantly prick at the Wilsons' guilt, ensuring they'd comp

n said with furrowed brows, his voice

n. "I'm so scared. Now that Jasmine is ou

name in San Francisco and brought shame on Daniel. Do you really think

e tells Daniel it was us back then..." Ser

ho arranged for Jasmine to

o

elieve her word over ours? Relax, her dark secret is her Achilles' heel; she wouldn't dare expose

we lined up. I've no idea who the other man was." Serena had be

putation is trashed, and Daniel's now with you," Eva

a smug smile cu

st twenty-one years of her life - why

ing her, on making Jasmine

.

ition

l cap, scanned the surroundings

lled out eagerly whil

chard's eyes reddened with concern and his voice wavered with

that she had

ago, Jasmine pleaded guilty

leaned against a wall

with no fam

d were Richard

ine and comforting her with gentle pats on the back. "Justin's waiting at home. The little guy's a

's last ounce of composure, and she w

e, she suppressed all her emotions and lived a wretched e

d, letting he

ips she must have

, he steadied her. "Ja

o

n have a ho

promised Jasmine that as lon

ho

he was still willin

ce called out. A little guy stood there in

c's overalls reeked of grease. It was clear that despite

nervously and rubbed her hands on her clothes. S

ng towards her and diving into her embr

s quietly streamed down her face

m will never l

ve it herself. How much longer could she

What a touching mother-son reunion..." a