The Seventh Miserable Bride

The dinner served in the Simons family was even more sumptuous than their breakfast. Mila Simons held her daughter-in-law's hand and chatted excitedly, retelling her journey to the Emperor Mountain in the afternoon to return the favor of the monk's blessings.

Titus Simons was listening on the side, while Tiffany Simons complained that her brother was being a nuisance, who had to be invited downstairs for meals multiple times a day.

"Thump- thump- thump- trump", hard and fast-moving footsteps were approaching. Yasmine Taylor turned her head and saw Sebastian Simons walking towards the table, expressionless. It was obvious that he had just taken a shower, exuding a minty scent.

"Let's eat."

Mila patted the back of her daughter-in-law's hand and instructed the servants beside her, "Serve the soup we made for Young Madam Yasmine."

The maid quickly served her a bowl of soup. Flattered, Yasmine thanked her mother-in-law with a smile.

"Drink while it's hot. It's been a long day for you, dear."

Sebastian snorted, "How tiring can teaching get? All she does is just talk all day." Titus raised his eyebrow at his son, questioning, "Do you think it's easy to be a teacher? You have no say on this if you have never been a teacher."

"That's right. Yasmine is teaching students at their rebellious stage. It feels like a tough job to have, even by just thinking about it now." Tiffany chirped, adding to her dad's point.

Sebastian threw a sharp glare at Tiffany. Knowing her brother, she immediately swallowed her words and shut her mouth.

"Ignore what he just said. He's just jealous of the way we treat you." Mila eyed her son warningly.

"Mom, we are going to visit my family this weekend."

Yasmine looked her mother-in-law in her eyes and announced seriously.

"Both of you?"

Her mother-in-law stammered, uncertain if what she heard was true.

"Yes, both of us," Yasmine replied.

"Oh my God! Is this true? Brother, you are going with Yasmine to visit her family?"

Tiffany squealed, getting so excited that she forgot the warning glare her brother threw at her minutes ago.

Sebastian did not utter a word. For family members who knew him well enough, if he stayed silent, it meant that he agreed to something. Needless to say, the Simons' family was delighted, except for Sebastian, of course. It's not that visiting Yasmine's family was terrible, but infuriating. The thing Sebastian could not tolerate the most was to have fallen into Yasmine's trap.

After dinner, Titus beckoned his son into the study room. Tiffany waited for her brother to leave the dining table, before she grabbed her mother's arm and said, "Mom, Yasmine is so amazing..." "Why?" Mila asked in confusion.

"I got caught red-handed by him this evening while I was gossiping with Yasmine. You know how bad his temper is. I got so scared and quickly escaped. I thought Yasmine would suffer the consequences, but look at what just happened." Tiffany exclaimed.

"Well, your sister-in-law made through it without a scratch. She even managed to persuade your brother to visit her family with her?" Mila added.

"Yes! That's unbelievable."

Tiffany thought it was all too unrealistic. For a moment, she thought she was dreaming.

"That's why I can't wait to return the favor today. I also have a hunch that your brother's current marriage will not be as short-lived as the previous ones."

Mila beamed with joy, her eyes twinkling. She ordered her daughter, "Go and get your sister-in-law down."

Yasmine went to her room after dinner. She had to prepare for the next day's lessons, so she didn't have much time to stay and chit chat. As she was walking down the stairs, she met Sebastian, who just came out of the study room.

He threw her a death glare so intense, it tightened her chest, as if he was swallowing her whole.

"Mom, is there anything you need help with?"

She walked straight to her mother-in-law and asked in a courteous tone.

"Come. Have a seat."

Mila sits Yasmine down. She took off a glittering bangle from her right wrist and handed it to Yasmine. "This is the heirloom of our family. It was also a gift from my mother-in-law. I'll pass it on to you now." Mila looked at her bangle solemnly. She had been wearing it ever since she could remember.

As Mila finished speaking, all of the surroundings fell into a dead silence, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It was as though time has stopped.

Sebastian, for one, definitely got the shock of his life. He broke the silence in disdain. "Grandmother gave you that bangle. It's our Simons' family heirloom. How could you simply pass it to someone else?" "Yasmine is not a stranger. She is my daughter-in-law and your wife." Mila answered indignantly.

"I had more than one wife. Why is she the only one getting it?" Sebastian continued to question.

"Although she is not the first one, I'm confident that she'll be the last," replied Mila.

Sebastian was about to go crazy. That woman had confidently bewitched his family. Since he lost to his mother, he switched targets and aimed at Yasmine, giving her a dagger-like look again. It was plain as day that Sebastian was warning her, not to accept the bangle, or she would be in huge trouble.