Chapter 125. Rescued

Jasmine was absent-mindedly weeding the garden when she saw her father's expensive boots approach and stop in front of her. She looked up and he was dressed all in black with a gloomy look on his face.

"Your mother passed away, Jasmine." He said without showing any emotion.

Jasmine stood up quickly.

"What did you say?"

He looked away and answered.

"The doctors said she suffered a heart attack and didn't resist."

Tears wet Jasmine's face profusely.

"No! You're lying!"

"I'm sorry."

Jasmine wiped uselessly at the tears on her face with the back of her dirt-stained hand, and then others washed her dirty face.

"You killed her, right?"

"No. But I like the idea of putting a young, soft body in her place in my bed..."

"You're a monster!"

"You have no idea how right you are about that." He said an