The Seventh Miserable Bride

Chapter 143

"River Gauche Cafe."

Half an hour later, Yasmine arrived at the cafe where Claudine had been waiting.

"Madam Tucker, why do you want to see me so late at night? What's the matter?"

"Yasmine, first of all, I want to apologise to you. To be honest, I was the one responsible for the rumours."

Yasmine was suddenly stunned and she asked incredulously, "What did you say?"

"The news about you abandoning your stupid fiancee to marry a man in a rich and powerful family? That was me."

For a whole minute, Yasmine could not say anything. She was deeply shocked. She could never have imagined that Claudine was the one behind all these.

"Why? Why did you do that?"

Yasmine gritted her teeth and asked when she came to her senses.

"In order to warn Titus Simons that I, Claudine Tucker, am back."

"What happened between you and my father- inlaw?"

Claudine looked out of the window with sharp eyes and said coldly, "Thirty years ago, I was engaged to Titus, but your mother-in-law stole my man away. This shameful couple even had children behind my back. I have been holding back my anger for decades. Now, it's time for justice to be served."

Yasmine was shocked again. She didn't expect Claudine to have such deep-seated hatred for her parents-in-law.

"So, did you purposely get close to me from the beginning?"

"No. At the beginning, I didn't know that you were Titus and Mila's daughter-in-law. I liked you from the bottom of my heart. Even now that I know who you are, I still like you very much. The reason I asked you to meet up is to discuss something with you."

"What do you want to discuss with me about?"

At this moment, Yasmine had become vigilant. She no longer thought of Claudine as motherly anymore.

"Your in-laws are nice to you, aren't they?"

Claudine asked meaningfully.

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

"It seems like they are not bad. In that case, I'll like to ask you this. If they are in trouble, would you sacrifice yourself to save them?"

Yasmine frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

"Well, I'll tell you directly. I have evidence that prove them to be guilty of murder three years ago. As long as I hand this evidence to the police, they will surely be punished by the law."

Yasmine gasped. "What's your deal with Abigail?" She seemed to have anticipated that there was a special relationship between the two of them.

"Mother and daughter. She is my god- daughter whom I met in France."

Yasmine was angry. She had a feeling that she had been cheated. "So, you know about the relationship between Abigail and my husband?"

"Yes."

"You are really horrible. You knew it from the beginning, yet you pretended not to. I don't ever want to see you again."

Yasmine was about to leave angrily when Claudine raised her eyebrows and said, "Wait a minute."

"I've never denied knowing Abigail. You never asked

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me.

"Don't you feel guilty for treating me like a fool after I regarded you as family? I guess it was you who arranged for Abigail to come back."

"We don't need to argue about Abigail. I asked you to meet up to talk about your parents-in-law."

"You can talk to them yourself. I don't want to talk to you about anything."

"Only you can save them."

Claudine's firm words made Yasmine turn around. "What do you want?"

"It's very simple. If you divorce Sebastian, I'll destroy all the evidence that incriminates your parents- inlaw."

Yasmine felt like killing someone. She roared angrily, "Are you threatening me? What does my marriage to Sebastian have to do with you?" "My son likes you."

"In your dreams! I'll tell you frankly. You can do whatever you want, but I, Yasmine Taylor, am used to getting threatened, and my parents-in-law are not people who are easily taken!"

"Even if I can't defeat them, this evidence is enough to destroy Simons Corporation. If you can bear to see your husband go bankrupt, then do whatever you want."

"Despicable!"

Yasmine couldn't bear it anymore. She picked up the glass of water in front of her and splashed it on Claudine's face in anger. Then, she turned around and left quickly.

She left the cafe and drove to Scott Jules's residence with no expression on her face. She stopped the car and rang the doorbell like a crazy woman. Scott seemed to have just finished taking a shower when he came to open the door with his hair still wet. When he saw her standing outside the door, he was surprised and asked happily, "Yasmine, why are you here at this time of the day?"

Slap!

Yasmine slapped him hard on the face, and Scott was completely stunned. He covered half of his face and asked blankly, "What are you doing?"

"I have always treated you as a friend. When I wanted to avenge my mother, although I knew that I could use you, I didn't because I didn't want to hurt my friend and I didn't want to take advantage of you. But what about you? You let your mother oppress me. Did you think that if your mother breaks up my relationship with Sebastian that I will be loyal to you and be with you? In you dreams! Don't even think about it! Even if I'm about to die, I will never marry you, Scott Jules!"

Yasmine's tears welled up in her eyes. Scott had hurt her, he who she thought that even if they could not be lovers, they would still be friends for the rest of their lives.

Scott watched her leave sadly. Suddenly, he chased after her like a madman and stopped her by her car. He roared hysterically, "This has nothing to do with me. I have never asked my mother to break you and Sebastian up!"

"Did you know that your mother was scheming everything from the beginning? Did you know that your mother has had a grudge against my parents-in- law for a long time? Did you know what your mother's relationship with Abigail is?"

Yasmine questioned him continuously as she pushed him away. With a whoosh, she started the engine and left.

Watching her car gradually disappear into the distance, Scott's heart suddenly ached, it was as if his heart was about to be torn apart. He closed his eyes painfully. For the first time, he felt exhausted from this complicated life.

He drove to a bar blankly and ordered six bottles of beer. Then, he sat alone in a dark corner and drank away his loneliness.

He groped for his mobile phone and took it out of his pocket and called Lily, and hung up only after he told her the name of the bar. After receiving the phone call, Lily quickly rushed to the bar where he was. Looking at the drunken face under the neon lights, she felt a trace of sadness.

"Principal Jules, what happened?"

When she found Scott, he had already finished five bottles of beer.

"Lily, do you like me?"

Lily Adams was stunned by his sudden question. She awkwardly changed the topic and asked, "Let's dance?"

"Answer me. Do you like me?"

In the face of his question, she was at a loss. "Does it have anything to do with Yasmine?"

"I'm talking about you and I now. All you need to answer is if you like me or not."

Scott's emotions had already gone out of control. After looking at him blankly for a few moments, Lily admitted frankly, "Yes, I like you."

"Well, let's get married."

His emotions suddenly stabilised, and his expression was extremely serious.

Lily's eyes widened in shock. After a long while, she said, "You're drunk."

"I'm not drunk. I'm as sober as can be. Maybe my love isn't true, but what I'm asking you is serious."

"Don't joke around. I'm leaving."

Lily stood up numbly but Scott grabbed her. "You don't have to agree immediately. You can think about it first before giving me a reply." She shook off his hand and ran out of the bar.

But a few minutes later, she came back. Standing in front of Scott, she enunciated, "Why? Why did you suddenly propose to me?"

"Because of Yasmine. Only if I get married would she not get hurt anymore."

"I don't understand what you mean."

Lily's heart ached. Scott's words made her feel like nothing more than a tool.

"My mother is trying her best to force her to divorce Sebastian just so she can be with me. But if I get married, she will give up and won't make things difficult for Yasmine anymore."

"Don't you think it's unfair to me? You're going to sacrifice me for the sake of the person you love..."

Tears slowly fell down Lily's cheeks, and she clasped her hands tightly together. NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

"So I'll give you time to think about it. You don't have to agree. If all I wanted was to get married, I could've married anyone. But it's because you said that you like me that I asked you to marry me."

Lily didn't know how she got out of the bar, nor how she got home. She sat on the cold floor and thought for the whole night.

After dawn, she finally made a decision that would be unfair to herself, which was to agree to Scott's proposal. Even though she knew that such a marriage was meaningless, she still wanted to marry him because she knew that there was still a possibility that he might fall in love with her. Instead of watching him marry another woman, it was better to leave the one in a million chance to herself. At least, that would give her an extra chance.

She took out her mobile phone, quickly typed out a text message, and sent it to him. Two short words: I do.

Sebastian Simons finally understood the conflict between Claudine and his parents. After pondering for a while, he decided to ask Abigail Tanner out.

In the elegant restaurant, Abigail arrived for the appointment on time. He had ordered her favourite dishes, and yet, she wasn't feeling very well. The argument with Sebastian the other day had traumatised her.

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Did you give the evidence of my parents harming your parents to Claudine?"

Abigail's eyes flashed and she said, "She spent time and effort to find those."

"Didn't you say that you would no longer pursue this matter?"

"That is if you still like me, Brother Sebastian. But now, do you still like me? Will you still be with me?"

"I think I understand. You decided to join forces with Claudine to fight with the Simons family."