The Seventh Miserable Bride

Lily Adams, who had been silent, also spoke, "Mom, Scott is right. Don't be stubborn. You can't defeat Sebastian. Since Dad is willing to help you clean up the mess, you should go to France with a peace of mind. If you really want to walk down this road, no one can save you later."

"Shut up!"

Claudine Tucker had never liked her daughter- inlaw. Hearing Lily's sharp words, she was furious. "Who do you think you are? I'm still your mother-in-law despite how desperate I am. Only I can teach you a lesson. You have no right to teach me a lesson! Who the h*ll are you?"

"Mom, don't say that to Lily!" Scott Jules yelled at his mother unhappily.

"Leave! It's not your business even if I die! Go, go as far as you can!"

Seeing that her son was not planning to stand on her side but tried his best to defend his wife instead, Claudine became angrier. She kept driving them out.

Scott's patience finally ran out. He roared madly, "If you want us to leave, then we will. If you insist on doing this, I'll leave you alone. You'd better take care of yourself! I'll take it as my mother has died when I was eight years old!"

He took Lily's hand and said, "Let's go." Scott did not say a word along the way back to the apartment. After a long while, the car finally stopped. Lily unfastened the seat belt gently. Seeing that Scott had already turned his head to the other side, leaving only the back of his head toward her, she asked timidly, "Don't you want to get off the car?"

"You can go first. I want to stay alone for a while."

Lily could tell that his voice sounded rather strange. She pulled his body over to make him face her, but she was stunned when she saw his face. There were tears all over his face.

At that moment, Lily's heart seemed to be hit by a truck. She felt a pang of pain. She stretched her arms out to hold him tight and comforted him. "Scott, don't be sad. You have tried your best." She had seen Scott's gentle and refined side, as well as his jealous and angry side. It was the first time she saw this side of him. He was sad and he was crying, but she was not excited to see it. "Lily, am I a useless man? Why do I feel so powerless..."

"No, you are the best man in the world. I don't care what others think of you, you are always the best in my eyes,"

"Do you love me?"

"Of course. I love you."

"Then don't you want to know whether I love you or not?"

Lily was dumbfounded. From the start of their marriage, Scott had never said this sensitive word. She had been constantly confessing her feelings to him, but she could not seem to understand his feelings. She wanted to ask for the longest time, but she chose to ignore it because she was afraid of the answer.

"You can choose whether you want to love me, but I can only choose to love you or more,"

She answered with certainty. Her implication was obvious. Even if he did not love her, her love for him would not change.

"I love you, Lily, do you hear me clearly? From now on, I will only love you."

Lily was caught in a huge hesitation. Happiness came so suddenly that she was completely unprepared. She felt as though she was dreaming. "Are you... telling the truth?"

"Yes."

"But why did you suddenly confess your feelings to me?"

Scott looked at her sadly, and his head was against her forehead. His voice choked, "I hate myself for not caring about my mother. But yet, you still love me. I finally understand that no woman in the world will treat me like you do."

Lily cried with joy. Scott's confession was like a seed that had stayed rooted in her heart for the longest and finally blossoming into a flower of hope. She held his head in front of her chest and whispered, "Scott, let's have a baby."

"Okay..." She held his hand tightly. Now, she just wanted to hold his hand in this life. Perhaps in her next life, it would be someone else who would walk with him.

The day before Yasmine Taylor went to Vienna, she asked Lily out for a cup of coffee.

They sat by the window of the cafe they often went to. They stared at each other, the soft light above their heads shining on their faces. They could see that their expressions were similar.

"Why are you so upset?"

"Why are you so upset?"

"Pfft!"

They laughed in unison.

"It's all because of your husband. Now my mother-in-law is driven into a tight corner, but she is still stubborn. Scott tried to persuade her to go to France, but she refused to listen. Now, for the sake of his mother, he is in a dilemma. If he is in a bad mood, then how could I be in a good mood?"

"If your mother-in-law is sent into prison, you won't hate me, will you?"

Lily pouted, "What are you talking about? I have already stated my stance. No matter what happens,

I will stand by your side. Even if Scott doesn't allow me to associate with you, I will not give up my friend. We have had a good relationship for a long time."

"You're really the best."

Yasmine was so moved that her eyes were red. "I was worried whether we would turn against each other because of your mother-in-law. Now that you've said so, I'm relieved."

"Well, the situation is indeed really awkward. Fortunately, my mother-in-law doesn't like me. If my mother-in-law loves me like how Madam Simons doted on you, it will be hard to tell."

Lily sighed. "By the way, you must be careful during this period of time. My mother-in-law has become extreme now. I'm worried that she will hurt you."

"Don't worry, I'm leaving soon."

"Leaving? To where?"

Lily was quite surprised.

"I'm going to Vienna. I have to obey Sebastian's decision."

"Why did he ask you to go to Vienna?"

"Maybe it's the same as what you think. He's afraid that your mother-in-law would harm me. I'm about to give birth in four months. It's not easy for me to have this day. I don't want to make any mistakes this time."

"Well, it's good to stay abroad for a while. You won't have to be worried every day."

Lily was Yasmine's only best friend. She knew very well how hard Yasmine's life was for the past two years, and how precious the babies in her belly were. Therefore, when she heard the news that she was going abroad, even though she was shocked at first, but then she was still supportive of it.

Lily's phone rang, and she answered her phone. "Hello... I'm outside now... Now... Okay, I'll go back right away..." She hung up the phone, "It's Scott. He said that my father-in-law has something to tell us. What should we do? I have to leave now."

"It's okay. You can go now."

"What about you? Are you leaving?"

"I'll wait for Sebastian to pick me up. He's meeting with a client now and he'll come by to pick me up later."

"Oh, okay," Lily was reluctant to part with her. "By the way, when are you going to Vienna?"

"I'm leaving tomorrow."

"So soon? I'll send you off at the airport tomorrow morning then."

"No, you don't have to. It's not like I'm going there for a long time. It's just for a few months." "A few months is also a long time."

"You really don't have to. Wouldn't you feel awkward if you meet with Sebastian at this time?"

"That's true. Okay then, call me when you get there and take good care of yourself. I will miss you."

She hugged Yasmine, waved goodbye, and left the cafe.

Not long after she left, Yasmine received a call from Sebastian. "Yasmine, are you still at the Rive Gauche Cafe?"

"Yes, when will you reach?"

"I won't be able to go over now. There is something wrong with the contract and we are still negotiating. I will ask Fynn to pick you up and take you home." "It's okay. Let him accompany his wife more. I will just take a taxi home."

"No, I'm worried. You're pregnant. I'll ask the driver to pick you up."

"I'll contact him on my own then. You'd better get down to business first."

"Okay, call me when you reach home."

"Alright."

Yasmine called the driver that was stationed at home. Unfortunately, the driver was taking her mother-in-law to a party. Therefore, she didn't ask him to pick her up. She just went out of the cafe, stood in the middle of the road, and reached out to stop a taxi.

The streets were very quiet on the wintry nights. There were very few pedestrians on the road, and the taxi were few. When she was about to walk forward, a van suddenly stopped in front of her.

Before she could figure out what was going on, the door of the van was opened and she was dragged in forcefully.

"What are you doing? Who are you?"

She screamed in panic. She had a similar experience a long time ago, so her first instinct was that she had been kidnapped.

"Someone wants to meet you. You'll know later."

Yasmine tried to keep herself calm. "Who wants to meet me?"

"I said you will know later. Why do you ask so many questions? Shut up!" The more worried she was, the more things would happen. She planned to go abroad tomorrow, but she was kidnapped just the night before. Was there anything more tragic than this?

"Sir, listen to me. I can pay you as much money as you want, but please don't hurt me. I am a pregnant woman, and I have two innocent lives in my belly..."

"Don't talk nonsense with us. We are just responsible for taking you there. Keep those pleading words to our boss."

"Who is your boss?"

The two men were obviously annoyed. "Do you want us to repeat? If you don't want your mouth to be sealed, then shut up this instant!"

Yasmine did not dare to provoke the kidnappers. She knew very well what the consequences were. She looked at her bag that was in the hands of one of the kidnappers. She tried to negotiate, "Could you at least give my bag back to me?"

"So that you can ask for help? We are not fools!"

"I won't call anyone. I believe you won't hurt me. If I'm right, your boss is Claudine, right?"

The two men looked at each other and did not speak. The van continued to move forward.

"Sir, how much money did Claudine give you? I can ask my husband to triple the money. In fact, it's not worth it for you to do this. She's doomed. You're helping the devil, don't you know that it's illegal to help her? You still have a long way to go. You're all young people. Don't drag yourselves into this mess..."