PART 2

Over the following days, Richard couldn’t stop thinking about Jasmine.

The resemblance was undeniable.

The eyes.

The smile.

Even the way she spoke.

Eventually he asked her a question.

“What was your mother’s name?”

Jasmine hesitated.

Then answered.

“Angela Carter.”

Richard nearly dropped the glass in his hand.

Angela.

The love of his life.

Thirty years earlier, Richard had been young and poor.

He dreamed of building a business empire.

When opportunities came, he left town promising to return.

But he never did.

A terrible misunderstanding separated them.

Letters disappeared.

Phone calls went unanswered.

Each believed the other had moved on.

Neither knew the truth.

Then Richard asked another question.

“When’s your birthday?”

Jasmine answered.

The room went silent.

Richard’s hands began shaking.

The dates matched perfectly.

For the first time, a terrifying possibility entered his mind.

Could Jasmine be his daughter?

Days later, a DNA test was ordered.

And the results shocked everyone.

(PART 3?)