The Rhyme of the Depositary

122 - SEASON 2

Jasmine's eyes widened. It took him a long time to digest what William had just told him. Did William ask about getting pregnant? Or maybe he heard it wrong?

After a long silence, Jasmine looked at William with a surprised look.

"Pregnant? Meanin?" jasmine asked like a dazed person.

"Yes, pregnant. Do I need to define what pregnancy means to you? I mean, getting pregnant is having a child in the stomach and giving birth nine months after being perfectly pregnant." William chuckled amusedly, seeing the confusion and shock clearly imprinted on Jasmine's face.

Jasmine gawking. He rubbed his stomach in a wavering motion, and thought how could William guess at it so accurately. A while ago, Alice was able to guess her pregnancy. William is the same. So, what exactly had Jasmine done so that she could make the people around her guess what she was going through? Has Jasmine accidentally committed acts that could have led her to uncover her own secrets? If that was the case, Jasmine must have done some pretty stupid actions. He just wanted his secret kept tight for him. But why, lately, the people around him even know about this secret?

Jasmine was a person who had learned many things from life. She was not an innocent and innocent person like Alice. He was used to lying, manipulating someone, trying to do a lot of sneaky things, and stuff like that. Rarely can anyone see Jasmine's true motives. He is a smart person to pretend and cover things from himself. But lately, his abilities seem to have slipped sharply. Alice and William could guess what she was hiding very closely.

"How do you know, William?" Jasmine asked in confusion.

William could only stare at Jasmine with a strange look. It seemed, Jasmine had lately turned into a careless person. How could William not guess if every time the two of them were together, Jasmine always gently rubbed her stomach with affection. The gentle rubbing that William often saw was like Alice rubbing her stomach when she found out that she was pregnant. Such a swipe is a form of affection as a demonstration of a mother to her child or prospective children.

"A mother, will have pure affection for her future child. So do you, Jasmine. You must have accidentally, once or twice, or maybe several times, shown me that. That's what makes me catch what's going on with you."

William smiled a little. Jasmine was not only once twice showing her expression. But so many times that even a blind person might also come to suspect it.

"Am I really that cute? "Jasmine started to think again.

Jasmine had thought she would not reveal this pregnancy to Daniel. Whatever consequences he will experience. But if judging from the reaction of William and Alice who knew easily her pregnancy, she thought whether it would affect her intentions. If Daniel and Jasmine were to be reunited in the same room, and Daniel would catch every act of his antler like a stomach swab or something, Jasmine was afraid that Daniel would come to know this fact.

"Yes, you're so flashy. But that's actually natural. After all, you are a mother-to-be. Pregnancy is a very special process for a woman. It is a nature for women. There's no harm, Jasmine. Don't be so hard on yourself. I also will not judge who the father of this baby is. Try to do the right and wise thing for your son, Jasmine."

Although William said that he would not judge who the baby's father was, his eyes showed that William had a very accurate guess of who the figure was. Jasmine could read from William's body's reaction. The old man must know and can guess who the father of the child he was carrying. It was only a matter of time that William was honest with him or not.

"I think you can guess who the father of this baby is, right?" Jasmine made sure to William.

"Yes, I can guess with a few clues." William nodded in acknowledging the reality. However, William did not want to interfere too much with Jasmine's problems unless Jasmine herself asked for it.

"Meanwhile, I was a little careless. So that the people around me can judge what's going on with me." Jasmine slightly regretted herself who was too conspicuous in giving an expression of happiness as a mother to the child she was carrying right now.

"I told you, Jasmine. It wasn't all your fault. It is a natural trait for a mother to show it to her environment. After all, you're still a woman, Jasmine. Just accept it and be mature. If the boy's father does give you and your baby a good thing, I think it would be nice of you to accept it" William said, trying to advise Jasmine with a little gentleness and fatherly attitude.

Jasmine's face was slightly displeased to hear William's advice. He still has poor judgment about men. He had once had an unpleasant experience in the past, so he had to be forced to lose his only daughter. Because of this, he swore he would never trust men again.

Trusting men will only make them sick. Trusting men will only make them suffer and feel a sense of betrayal. There is a lot of pain that He has received from this. Jasmine was a fairly stubborn person in holding onto principles. He does not want to repeat the same mistake. This child is his own, his right, and he will take care of it according to his ability. He will not let anyone, especially the father of this child, hurt and overturn his life and the life of his son.

Daniel is a good guy and has a great background. Predictable. He would definitely not accept if a paid woman like Jasmine, turned out to contain her flesh blood instead. The next thing that could happen is to tell Jasmine to abort and kill the baby before the baby is born.

Or it could be, Daniel will let this child be born as normal as ever, and after that, tell people to eliminate their own children. Doesn't a man have high self-esteem, so having a child with a prostitute is definitely not a fun thing. Some men will certainly eliminate the evidence, no matter if they have to kill their own children.

Was cruel. But it was an experience Jasmine had gone through on her own. So that he could see the many evils hidden behind the appearance of men who had been indulging in their own good.

Men are like a mask of life. They have wounds behind every mask, and cover every wound with whatever mask they want. Jasmine was already immune to all of them. Jasmine doesn't want to do the thing that could make her life as stuck as it used to be. Therefore, she had decided to hide this pregnancy from Daniel. That's the best thing he can do right now.

This step, was the only step he could take to protect his fetus and himself.

"I don't really believe in men, William. To me, they're all hypocrites. Well, except you. But you're too old for me."

Jasmine laughed broadly at William's extremely cute expression.

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