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CHAPTER 78

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JASMINES POV

My heart nearly stopped as I spun around to find my father standing in the shadows, his piercing gaze fixed on me. His hands were tucked into his coat pocket, and the night air swirled around him, sending his feeling of disappointment flushing one my face.

“Dad…” I stuttered, my tears getting in the way of my voice. The bags in my hand dropped to the floor, and I ran into his embrace. He squeezed me in, massaging my scalp as I rested my head on his chest, crying. “I didn’t mean to…”

“You did. Yes you did,” he said. He didn’t sound angry, just disappointed and sad. I totally understood what he felt like. I pulled away from him, wiping the tears from my eyes. “Why?”

“I can’t…” I tried to explain the reason to him, but my heart was still aching from the hurt. I thought by now I would be better, doing better than when I heard the engagement.

I lied to myself that it wouldn’t hurt me as much as I thought. But here I was, feeling the pangs of sorrow and pain hitting me shred
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