Chapter 211

It was unfortunate that James had died young, as it had cut Delilah's good life short. Jasmine was left speechless. In the end, all she could manage over the video call was, "Mom, you should get some rest." Worried that Jasmine might do something reckless, Delilah warned, "Date that lawyer all you want, but if you sleep with him, I swear that you'll regret it!" Jasmine ended the call. Whatever good mood she'd been in earlier was completely gone. For some reason, talking to Delilah always left Jasmine drained. But Delilah was her mother. So, she couldn't just walk away from her. Jasmine thought back to how different Delilah had been when James was still around. Back then, Delilah had been gentle and gracious. She'd never spoken with this kind of bite in her words before. Did people really change that much when their circumstances did? Jasmine sighed. There was no changing Delilah, but she wouldn't let Delilah change her, either. Her life was hers to live. She was about to go was