The Seventh Miserable Bride

Chapter 221

Through the wooden door, Yasmine could hear their conversation vaguely—

"Did Claudine suspect you recently?"

It was Sebastian's voice. After that, a voice that she had never heard before answered, "No, she was not suspicious at all."

"Well, almost all the evidence has been collected now. Your task will be completed as long as you get the most vital evidence."

"Certainly, President Sebastian, we will not disappoint you."

Sebastian Simons then looked at Fynn Jaymond, "Were there any movements on her side?"

"It seems that they're fighting for a case. Besides that, there are no unusual activities,"

"Keep an eye on her."

"Understood."

After that, they continued their conversation in whispers. Sebastian looked at the time and noticed that it was already two o'clock in the morning. "Well, you all may leave now. Let's not meet for the time being to not arouse any suspicion. We will only meet again once the most vital information has been collected."

Yasmine Taylor hurried back to the bedroom. After seeing Fynn and the two strangers leave, she took a deep breath and went straight to the study. Thump, thump, thump! She knocked on the door lightly. Sebastian opened the door and thought it was Fynn. He blurted out, "Is there anything else?"

When he saw it was Yasmine who was standing outside the door, he was shocked. "Yasmine, why are you awake?"

Yasmine frowned. She stomped into the study angrily and sat down on the couch without saying a word.

"What's wrong?"

He sat down and hugged her with a confused look on his face.

"Didn't you promise me that you won't face your problems alone and that we will not have any more secrets between us?"

Sebastian was stunned and he asked uncertainly, "Were you eavesdropping outside the door?"

"Yes, I heard everything."

Sebastian rubbed his forehead and explained patiently, "Yasmine, it's not a secret. It's just the usual competition in business. You're pregnant now. I don't want you to be involved in this kind of unpleasant thing."

"But you should have at least told me about it. Maybe there is something I could do for you."

"I don't need your help. You should just stay in a good mood and wait patiently for our babies to come. You don't have to worry about anything else."

"I heard you talking about Claudine. Are you going to deal with her?" Sebastian did not conceal anything from her. "Yes, I didn't expect Claudine to be so bold. After returning to the country for a few years, her tax evasion has already reached hundreds of millions of dollars. I was wondering why she had such a large amount of capital to start a business. It turns out that she was taking such a risk. She really brought this upon herself."

"How did you know that?"

"I've been keeping an eye on her. Nothing will be able to escape my close surveillance."

"Who are those two people just now?"

"They are important employees in her company's finance department. Claudine trusts them very much. All the accounts the company is handed over to them."

"Then why would they betray her?"

"There is no reason to betray a person. Even your relatives might betray you, not to mention when they are just her subordinates."

"Why did you have to meet each other in the middle of the night? Did you also meet with them the last time you went out?"

"Well, we must keep a low profile because it's a confidential matter."

"Are you that confident that you can defeat Claudine this time?"

Yasmine looked at Sebastian's enigmatic face and felt a little uneasy. Perhaps it was because she had been living in hatred and vengeance since she was a child. Perhaps she had gotten older now and had even become a pregnant lady, hence, she no longer liked that kind of life. She began to yearn for peace, for a future without conspiracy and darkness.

"If everything goes well, we would be able to take her down at one go. We will definitely catch her off guard."

Sebastian's tone was very firm, and his eyes sparkled with a dark light. He got up and took out a document from the drawer at the bottom of the desk. "Take a look at this."Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Yasmine flipped the document open. It was the record of Claudine's tax evasion and also about her sexual life with the officials.

"This matter must be kept a secret no matter what. Before I hand this evidence over to the anticorruption bureau, I can't reveal it to anyone, especially your good friend. Lily."

Yasmine nodded, "I understand."

Lily Adams was Claudine's daughter-in-law. Seeing her beloved man fighting with her good friend's mother-in-law, Yasmine felt a little uneasy.

When she recalled how Scott had defended his mother during her father-in-law's funeral that day, Yasmine felt inexplicably worried.

Early the next morning, before Yasmine opened her eyes, her mother-in-law came upstairs and knocked on the door. "Yasmine, are you up?"

Yasmine rubbed her sleepy eyes, got up and answered, "I'm up."

Sebastian also got up and opened the door. He asked his mother, "Why did you wake her up so early?"

"We have already agreed to go to Mount Emperor today. God has been blessing our Simons family, so I must thank Him,"

"Did you two plan to go together?"

He turned around and waited for his wife's answer.

Yasmine nodded, "Yes."

After breakfast, Madam Simons asked the servants to carry a pile of gifts into the car, and then went to Mount Emperor with her daughter-in-law.

When the master of the temple saw Madam Simons, he greeted her enthusiastically. In recent years, Madam Simons had donated a lot of money to the temple, which could be regarded as merit. Now that their family had finally received a ray of hope, Madam Simons was more convinced that God had blessed them abundantly. As soon as she entered the temple, she donated another large amount of money.

After they prayed, the master in the temple made a gesture of invitation and said, "Master Apollo is waiting for you in the backyard. He's going to explain 'Mindfulness' to you today."

Madam Simons turned her head and asked her daughter-in-law, "Yasmine, do you want to go with me?"

Yasmine shook her head, "Mom, please go ahead. I'm going to take a walk around."

"Okay, we'll stay here for lunch. Don't wander off too far."

"Yes, okay." After her mother- in- law turned to the backyard, Yasmine walked out of the temple and went to a busy street in front of the temple.

This place had changed a lot compared to two years ago. The road was broad and had obviously been rebuilt. The vendors on both sides of the road also had their own stalls, which were no longer as messy as before. They set up the stalls orderly on one side. Her eyes were searching for the doctor who made the diagnosis for her. She knew that it was impossible for her to see him again, but she still faintly looked forward to meeting him here.

Her mother-in-law was grateful to God, while she was grateful to the doctor. She had been taking his medicine for three months. Although she was not certain that it would be effective after taking

the medicine at that time, the fact that she could have a baby now proved that the doctor was not a quack.

Yasmine kept searching through the crowd but found nothing. Even the stall that Sebastian had bought the bracelet for her from had disappeared. It seemed as though people would come and go every year at this place.

After walking alone for a long time, Yasmine felt a little tired, hence she made her way back to the temple. At noon, she had a vegetarian meal with her mother-in-law in the temple. After going down the mountain, Madam Simons was not in a hurry to go home but ordered the driver to go to a large shopping mall instead.

"Mom, why are we here?" Yasmine asked in confusion.

"We're going to buy clothes for the babies," Whenever her mother- in- law talked about the babies, her face would light up with happiness.

"It's too early now, isn't it?"

"It's not too early. We have to prepare in advance."

Yasmine could not argue with Madam Simons, so she went to the baby's clothing department with her. While looking at the baby clothes, Yasmine suddenly felt very happy. It dawned upon her that she was going to be a mother soon. She touched the baby products one by one, and tears began to flow out of her eyes.

She could not remember how long it had been. No matter who she went shopping with, she deliberately avoided the baby section. She was afraid that seeing those clothes would bring her sadness. Now that everything was in the past, she could happily choose what she liked for the babies in her belly. "Mom, how about this one?"

"Well, it's beautiful. Pack it up."

"What about this?"

"Well, it looks nice too. Let's buy it."

They bought a lot of clothes for the babies. They even bought several pieces of napkins for them.

"Mom, that's enough. We can't carry them anymore,"

Yasmine stared at her and her mother- in- law's hands, and they looked like shopaholics. However, Madam Simons was still not satisfied. She said, "There are two children in your belly. We should buy more. Just in case."

"We can buy them next time. Let's call it a day for now." Madam Simons saw the beads of sweat on Yasmine's forehead. Afraid that she would be tired, Madam Simons quickly nodded and agreed. "Okay, let's go back home after getting a beverage on the first floor."

When they were taking the elevator down, Yasmine turned to look behind her. She had a feeling that someone was following her from the moment she stepped into the shopping mall. But when she looked back, she did not see anyone who was suspicious. When she went to rest on the first floor, Yasmine asked her mother- in- law in a low voice while drinking fruit juice, "Mom, do you feel that someone is following us today?"

"No, who was following us?"

Yasmine smiled, "I'm just asking." She took a big sip of the juice and felt that she might have been affected by Richie Lind's words, and thereby becoming a little paranoid.

As soon as Sebastian returned home in the evening, Yasmine pulled him upstairs. She pointed to the clothes on the bed and said, "Look at them. Aren't they beautiful?"

It was the first time that Sebastian had seen such small clothes, so he was a little excited. He picked up a pair of socks and looked at it. "It's beautiful. You've bought the same things for the twin, right?"

"Yes, otherwise the two brothers will fight,"

"Brother and sister," Sebastian corrected.

He really wanted to have a girl and a boy.

"Okay, brother and sister. What if we have two girls?" "What else could we do? We should work harder at night then."

"Wouldn't you find it annoying if we have too many children?"

"Not at all. My biggest dream is to have a lot of children with you,"

"You're annoying. I'm not an old hen. I can't give birth to many children at once,"

Although Yasmine had said so, she still felt sweet in her heart. Was there anything happier than to carry the baby of the man she loved?

On this day, Yasmine was working in the company when she suddenly received a call from Lily. Her voice sounded a little off. "Yasmine, when are you free? I want to meet you."