The Seventh Miserable Bride

Chapter 93

"Yasmine's uncle?"

Only then did Sebastian Simons realize that he knew too little about Yasmine Taylor. They had been married for nearly six months, and yet he did not even know that she had this uncle.

"Yes."

"Alright, please tell me everything about Yasmine. The more details, the better."

Chuck Lorris wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and began to tell him all the experiences that Yasmine had since she was a child.

"Henry Taylor met my sister Tanya Lorris in a night club in F City twenty-five years ago. At that time, my sister was a famous dancer in the club. Henry fell in love with her at first sight and began to pursue her crazily. Although my sister had resorted to a job as a nightclub dancer, she kept her moral integrity and had no physical contact with guests. When Henry found out that she liked lilies, he used a full truck of lilies to win over my sister's heart. Under his persistent pursuit, my sister finally accepted him. She got into a sexual relationship with him but at that time, Henry never told her that he was actually a married man. Tanya only knew that he was a businessman who specialised in tendering construction projects. Once the construction at F city was completed, he told her he would marry her. Three months later, my sister found out that she was pregnant, but Henry wasn't in F city at that time. After thinking it through, she decided to pack her things and move to B city. From that moment onward, the nightmare began....

"My sister didn't expect that Henry was married, and his wife was also pregnant. The wife couldn't accept the facts so she made a big fuss at the Taylor Family. Henry had accused my sister, that the child was not his, which made my sister want to commit suicide. Henry was afraid of getting into a lawsuit, so he met her in private and promised that he would do the paternity test after the baby was born. If it was proven to be his, he will then take up the responsibility."

"Seven months later, my sister gave birth to a daughter safely. She began to wait expectedly every day for Henry to visit her and her daughter. However, Henry did not show up even after the child was a month old. My sister came to the Taylor Family with the child in her arms. In the end, she was humiliated by his wife, Dorothy Ryles and got kicked out from the house. At that time, my sister was depressed and wanted to commit suicide with her child. However, when she saw the child's innocent face, she could not bear to do so. After the painful struggle, she could no longer count on Henry but she hoped that he could give her some money every month for the sake of the child..."

"Did he?"

Sebastian Simons asked in a gloomy voice.

Chuck Lorris shook his head and said, "No, the reason why Henry is able to start his career is because of all the money from his wife's family fortune, so he could not give up a good future for my sister. Not only did he not give my sister alimony, but he had also threatened my sister. He threatened her that if she dared to bring the child with her and cause any more trouble outside of his house, he will find someone to kill them. She endured everything even though she was unwilling to, for the sake of her child.

"Why didn't your sister ask for help from the law enforcers?" Fynn asked in confusion.

"My sister did not have any proper education. Other than her good looks, she had no other skills. After leaving the nightclub, she lost her income and she couldn't find a job because she had to take care of her daughter. At that time, even three meals a day was an issue. How would she have the money to hire a lawyer to file a lawsuit?"

"It's really not easy."

Fynn began to sympathize with Yasmine's tragic fate, although his childhood was not much better than hers.

"My sister only had me. My parents passed away early, so she could only rely on me. My wife couldn't have any children, so she let us take care of the child. She then went out to find some temporary jobs to make money. During the day, she would be a cobbler at the roadside and at night she would work as a dishwasher at food stalls. Every day, she went out early and returned late. Looking at her being so tired everyday, my wife kindly reminded her that she could go back to work at the nightclub. Not only will she have enough time, but she can also make a lot of money. But my sister disagreed. She didn't want her daughter to suffer the consequences while growing up. She didn't want her daughter to be the subject of the gossip that her mother sold her body so that she could feed her."

"She worked hard all year round and didn't sleep nor had she eaten well. She was beautiful and exquisite, but her looks deteriorated in no time. A woman who was in her twenties looking like she was in her forties, but she insisted on living like this for five years. In those five years, my wife took care of Yasmine. We ran a little grocery store so it was very convenient to take care of the child. My sister was very grateful for our help when she was in her most difficult time. So she told Yasmine that when she grew up she must treat her uncle and aunt well. My niece was very sensible. Even if we had caused a lot of trouble for her after she had grown up, she had never given up on us."

"When she was seven years old, it was time for her to go to school. My sister worked even harder and saved money to let her go to school. In order not to let her feel inferior among her peers, my sister only ate two meals a day so that she could let her daughter have nice clothes and eat lovely lollipops. But Yasmine was too sensible. She didn't want her mother to save money so that she could eat snacks, so she secretly kept the money every time her mother gave her money. In the end, she handed it to her mother and never spent a penny. At such a young age, she knew that her mother was not taking it easy. So at the tender age of seven, she started to wash dishes with her mother every night, continuously for three years. Other kids hands were soft and tender, but our Yasmine's hands on the other hand..." Chuck couldn't continue anymore, and his tears couldn't stop flowing. Sebastian's heart felt like it was cut by a knife. He remembered that night a long time ago

when he took Yasmine to an outdoor food stall for supper. At that time, the sadness in her eyes and the meaningful words— 'I have been to such places more often than you'.

At that time, he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but at this moment, after listening to Chuck's narration, he completely understood. He couldn't help but to feel distressed that his Yasmine had such a sad childhood.

"Hasn't your niece ever gone to look for her father?" Fynn question with anger.

"Of course she did, she looked for him once, and it was the last time. It was when Yasmine was eight years old. Her mother was in bad health and couldn't work for a while. The school term was about to start so my sister had asked her to go to look for her father, hoping that Henry could give her some money for tuition fees for his daughter's sake. When Yasmine went to the Taylor family, she was driven out by Henry before she could even explain the purpose of her coming over to their house. However, his little daughter, Linda Taylor, threw a bun that was half eaten by her dog to my niece, and said sarcastically, "If you want food, here is a bun, go away now."

Sebastian took a deep breath and his brows were tightly knitted together. He grabbed the railing of the bed with one hand and gritted his teeth, saying, "Go

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"Ever since then, no matter how hard it was, Yasmine had never gone to look for her father again. We helped her and her mother from time to time. But at that time, our business was not good either so we were not financially stable too. When Yasmine was ten years old, an unfortunate disaster befell on my sister. She was diagnosed with stomach cancer because of her irregular diet. That day, my sister came to me and cried sadly. She begged me to take Yasmine in. At that time, I was a fool. I consulted with my wife, and thought that both of us were struggling as it may, if we add a child into

our lives, how could we continue our lives, so I cruelly rejected her plea, and asked her to send the child to Henry. My sister was was in a dilemma for a long time but she was afraid that her passing would leave her daughter in shock, so she had decided to accept my suggestion."

"She knew her daughter didn't want to go to that house, but she still found an excuse to make them take her in. Both of them sat on the steps of the Taylor family home. My sister told Henry that if he didn't take her daughter in, they would sit there until they die of hunger and let everyone see how cruel Henry Taylor was. At first, Henry thought that she was just trying to scare him. However, he didn't expect that she would sit there for two days and two nights. His wife couldn't take it anymore, so she threw rotten eggs and splashed water at them, but she still could not get rid of my sister. Soon my sister alerted the welfare department, the members of the welfare department found Henry. With the pressure from the organisation, he finally agreed to my sister's demands, and accepted our little Yasmine into their home." Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

"She probably never wanted to stay there, did she?" Sebastian asked expressionlessly. The pain in his eyes could be seen clearly. Why did he not meet his Yasmine at that time? If he had met her, he would not let her suffer so much.

"Of course, when my sister left, Yasmine cried her eyes out. When she saw her daughter crying so sadly, she didn't feel any better. If she didn't have any terminal illness, how could she be willing to send her daughter there to suffer? Even if she had lived a poor life with her, at least she was happy every day. In order to dispel her daughter's thoughts of going back with her, she made up her mind and said to Yasmine, "If you don't listen to my words and stay here, I will disappear and you can never find me." In this way, Yasmine was threatened by her mother's words to stay there, at the same time, her living hell started. Dorothy and her daughter thought of different ways to torture her, and Henry didn't do anything about it but to let her suffer all the torture. Until one day, Yasmine couldn't take that life anymore, she cried as she went back home, once she reached home, she knelt down in front of my sister, hugged her on the knees, cried and said: Mom, please don't drive

me away okay? I will earn money and take care of myself, Mom, no one in that house likes me, and they continuously hit me and scold me, I can't take it anymore, Mom, please don't abandon me."

"At that time, my sister's heart was broken when she heard those words. But when she thought of her poor health, she couldn't help but to cruelly force Yasmine back into that house. That night, our Yasmine sat alone on the roadside crying for the entire evening. I followed her and told her about her mother's illness. She then knew that her mother was terminally ill, and she suddenly knelt down in front of me and begged me to save her mother as she cried hysterically. I looked at my niece who was at such a tender age, had to go through the pain that the other kids of her age would never get to experience. My heart softened and I had to agree. My sister's condition didn't get any better, on the other hand, it got even worse, and I had no more money left for her medical expenses. Yasmine then went to beg her father. It was obvious that Henry wouldn't be willing to save my sister. He rejected Yasmine's plea coldly. Yasmine was almost at a lost for hope, so she went to the government authorities for help, and she didn't expect that the authority would be so helpful. Henry was again summoned by the government and was strictly reprimanded, he was then asked to fork out money to pay for my sister's medical fees. Henry agreed because of the pressure by a third- party authority. But from that moment onward, he started to hate my sister a lot. He wanted to just get rid of her if he could."