Chapter 426

"Yes, I am the irresponsible father who had abandoned his own daughter. I'm so sorry, my dears, to have only reached out to you now. Shame kept me from contacting you over the years…" Gabriel had felt so immensely guilty for what he did to Layla that he didn't think he had the right to reach out to her children. He never even knew Layla had been dead for over 20 years, but it was too late for regrets. "We don't blame you…" Now that Joey was a mother, she knew the kind of parental love Gabriel had for Layla. To be exact, Layla and Gabriel had cut off ties with one another in the heat of the moment. One could never make a wise decision while one's emotions were riding high. Gabriel probably held back on contacting them all these years because he didn't think he deserved the reunion. He was likely afraid Layla would turn him away even if he showed up at their doorstep with an apology. Queenie had yet to have children, so she wouldn't understand such a dilemma. But one look at Gabrie