Chapter 10 Three years later . David came home from work , drinking alone in silence as he held a photo of Jasmine . She was smiling brightly , dressed in a white dress . He realized he might never have truly received Jasmine's love . Or maybe he had , but he had taken it for granted and never cherished it . His pain had only grown since Jasmine's passing . It felt suffocating and endless . Betty returned from school and spotted David's lifeless expression . She could not resist a jab at him . " Stop acting like you're half - dead every day . Why didn't you treat my mom better when she was still alive ? " " How can you talk to your father like that ? Where's your discipline ? " snapped David . " I lack discipline ? Fine , if you want me to be better , bring my mom back to life . Then I'll be better ! " " You ! " David tried to lash out , but Betty had turned and slammed her door shut . David collapsed onto the couch in agony . ' Jasmine , how did you raise Betty back then ? Can't you come back ? This house is unbearable without you … ' In these past few years , Jasmine's parents had also fallen into a haze of sorrow . The guilt and regret shattered Marlene's mental state . She took a large amount of sleeping pills . Thomas found her and rushed her to the hospital , but the delay meant she could not be saved . Thomas had wanted to bury mother and daughter together , but Lilith told him Jasmine had made her wishes clear before she died . She never wanted to see any of her family again . She had asked Lilith to scatter her ashes at sea . Since then , Thomas would sit every day in her childhood room , staring blankly at the portraits of Jasmine and his wife , lost in memories and in silence . Time passed quickly . At Betty's high school graduation ceremony , David kept his head down , whispering into his phone , not even noticing which classroom was hers . Betty lowered her head too .