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The Seventh Miserable Bride novel Chapter 40

In the middle of the night, Sebastian Simons tossed and turned and could not fall asleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, Yasmine Taylor's sly smile appeared in his mind. He sat up in annoyance, turned on the bedside lamp, and inadvertently saw the woman's photo on his bedside table. He was infuriated instantly and reached out his hand to face the photo down.

He had seen pestering ones, but not haunting ones.

Early the next morning, while Linda Taylor was still asleep, she was awakened by the heavy knocking on the door. She rubbed her head and went to open the door, grumbling. Outside the door, Yasmine pointed to the watch on her wrist and said, "Didn't I remind you last night that you have to be downstairs for breakfast at 7:30 o'clock sharp? Did you forget?"

Upon seeing her, Linda was more irritated. She said coldly, "I don't want to eat." As soon as she said that, she wanted to close the door.

"It's only the first day since you're here. Do you want the whole family to know that you have the habit of sleeping in?" Yasmine asked.

This move was effective as expected. Linda frowned and said, "I got it. Stop nagging."

She slammed the door shut. Yasmine did not mind her bad attitude and went straight downstairs. From a distance, she saw Tiffany talking to Madam Simons excitedly, but she immediately fell silent when she saw Yasmine approaching.

"Yasmine, you're so diligent. Why is your sister so lazy? She's so thick-faced, making all of us wait for her," Tiffany complained.

"Tiffany, don't be rude."

Titus Simons glared at his daughter and turned to ask his daughter-in-law, "Where is that man? Why hasn't he come down yet?"

The man Titus Simons mentioned certainly referred to his son, Sebastian. Yasmine answered respectfully, "Dad, Sebastian said that he has an early meeting, so he left earlier."

Actually, she made up the excuse for Sebastian. When she got up early in the morning, she found that he was no longer in the room, and the car outside was gone. She was sure that he had left, but she did not know the reason.

Yasmine figured that it was most probably because what she did last night disgusted him, and he left early to avoid seeing her.

On Wednesdays, Yasmine had four classes. This Wednesday was definitely the most difficult day in her teaching career. Her arms were sore and painful from Sebastian's torture, and she had to try her best not to scream whenever she raised them slightly. Fortunately, she had her back to her students, so they could not see her clenching her teeth. However, the words on the blackboard did not look like her usual handwriting.

The more she felt pain in her arms, the more she hated Sebastian. She had scolded him countless times in her heart throughout the day.

When she got off work and got home in the afternoon, just as she was going into the house, she bumped into him coming out.

"Where are you two going?"

Yasmine asked the two people in front of her in surprise. She did not expect that Sebastian would walk side by side with Linda.

"I'm going to see a friend and he's giving me a ride," Linda explained.

"Oh, be careful then," Yasmine said.

Linda nodded blankly and was wondering why Yasmine was so kind all of a sudden.

"We'll make a move, then. Bye,"

Linda said, her face filled with pride. When she turned back, she deliberately winked at Yasmine, provoking her.

"Wait."

Yasmine suddenly stopped them and walked over with a smile. She tiptoed, kissed Sebastian on his cheek, and said to him, "Dear, come back early. I have a surprise for you..."

A black line crossed over Linda's head and dyed her whole face black. This was exactly the effect Yasmine wanted.

Trying to show off in front of her? She's not up to par.

It was dinner time, and the two of them had not come back yet. Yasmine's sister-in-law could not help but complain, "Sister-in-law, why is my brother so biased? He treats your sister better than he treats me. There was once when I asked him to drive me somewhere but he didn't agree even after I begged him all day."

"He was going out to do something and it was on the way, so he gave her a ride."

Yasmine helped Sebastian out of the predicament calmly. She seemed indifferent, but actually, she was not. She definitely felt a little uncomfortable.

Halfway through dinner, Sebastian came back, alone. When Madam Simons saw her son, she asked faintly, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Yes,"

He also responded lightly. After glancing at the dining table, he turned around and went upstairs.

After a while, Yasmine's cell phone rang in her pocket. It was a text message notification. She fished it out and looked at it. "Have you finished eating? Come here if you have finished."

The sender was Sebastian. It was the first time Yasmine received a text message from him. She did not expect that such a fastidious person would also have a patient side. It was really eye-popping.

"Mom and dad, I've finished eating. Please enjoy your meal. I'm going upstairs."

Yasmine was always polite. In this family, she was the only one who paid attention to etiquette. That was why her parents-in-law were so fond of her.

When she got upstairs, the door was ajar. She walked in and asked the man standing in front of the window, "What's the matter?" Sebastian turned around and reached out his hand in banter. "Where's the surprise?"

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