Chapter 1216

"I want to apologize to you, Richard. I'm sorry." Jasmine's voice trembled, like she wasn't ready to say all this. "Five years ago, I did something really dumb. "I used some tricks to make myself pregnant because I couldn't have you, Richard. At first, I was excited. I thought if I couldn't have you, at least I could have a part of you. But then, I realized how wrong I was. "By the time I realized, it was too late to abort it. I had to have the baby. Being a single mom, cut off from my family because I was scared they'd find out what I did, was tough. "As Chet got older, I noticed he looked a lot like you, Richard. It made me both happy and scared. I never told Chet about his father because I was scared it would mess up your life, Richard. I didn't want to cause trouble. I was scared you'd want to take Chet away." As Jasmine talked, she grew calmer, like she was just telling a story. "But it's a small world after all, and eventually, you guys found out about us. I hoped it w