Chapter 166

IRIS

A cold shiver went through me as my father’s words sank in. “Excuse me?!”

“Iris-” My father started to speak, but I raised a hand to cut him short.

“So I was a mistake?”

My father looked horrified for a second before he closed the distance between us. “No, no, no, no.” he said, coming to sit beside me. “You were never a mistake, Iris, and I am glad your mother chose to keep you.”

“What if she hadn’t?” I sniffled and wiped a tear from my eye. “Would you have regretted it?”

My father sighed. “I honestly don’t know. All I know is that I am happy she didn’t listen to me. Look at me.” He said, taking my hands in his, which in turn made me face him. “You are the best thing that has ever happened to me since your mother. You are not a mistake, and you never were. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to be a good father to you and give you the resources that you needed. I was fresh out of high school, inheriting a run-down port left behind by a drunken father. You can understand how having