The Seventh Miserable Bride

Yasmine Taylor had never expected for her casual words to be taken so seriously. Although she was put in a difficult position, it would be rude for her to take back what she had said. What was more, Gabriel Smith was her superior, so it would not be wise to offend him. She struggled for a while before nodding with a smile. "Well, okay..."

The other interviewers looked at each other. After nodding to Gabriel, they left the meeting room one after another.

"There are still two hours left till lunch. Sit here and wait for me."

After saying that, Gabriel walked out without even asking Yasmine if she was willing to wait for him.

Yasmine rubbed her hair confusedly. She thought that everything went smoothly after she arrived in F City. However, she didn't expect that she would be hit by pennies from the sky on the first day of her interview. She herself couldn't tell whether it was good luck or bad luck.

Two hours was a long time. She took a book out from her bag to read, but with something in her mind, she couldn't seem to focus. Why did she have to be so talkative? Was she out of her mind in the morning? Why did she take the initiative to chat with strangers? If she didn't do that, she wouldn't have to sit here and wait like a fool just so that she could fulfill her promise.

At eleven o'clock, Gabriel came to the meeting room and opened the door, "Let's go."

Yasmine hurriedly kept the book on the table into her bag and followed after him. After entering the elevator, she dared not speak again. Gabriel asked, "What are we going to eat?"

"Anything is fine with me."

She answered in a hurry.

Gabriel smiled grumpily. "You're the one who's going to treat me to a meal. Why are you acting as if it's the other way around?"

Yasmine was startled and she immediately explained awkwardly, "I didn't mean that. I have just arrived in the city not long ago, so I'm not very familiar with this place. You can go wherever you want to eat. I'll just pay the bill."

"Okay, fine."

Gabriel nodded meaningfully. As they went out of the company's entrance, Yasmine deliberately kept a distance from him. Gabriel had already walked to his car, but Yasmine was still lingering at the entrance. He waited for a while for her to come over and asked jokingly, "You don't want to treat me for a meal, do you?"

"I do," she said.

"Then why are you so unenthusiastic?"

Yasmine smiled stiffly, "I'm usually like this."

"Get in the car."

Gabriel opened the car door and Yasmine got in. He drove to a Japanese restaurant and asked, "Do you eat Japanese cuisine?"

"It's my treat. So long as you like it."

Yasmine acted generously and made a gesture of invitation.

The two walked in side by side and came to an elegant private room. Yasmine said to Gabriel, "You should order."

Gabriel didn't hold himself back and ordered a few popular dishes effortlessly. Yasmine looked at him and thought, "He was acting so coolly in the elevator, how could he just have lunch with a random employee like me? Did he fall in love with me at first sight..."

"Did you say that you've just arrived in this city? Aren't you from this City?"

Gabriel raised his head and asked her.

"Yes, I'm not," she replied.

"Where are you from?"

Yasmine didn't want to tell him the truth, so she simply said, "A city." "Then why did you come to this city to find a job?" he continued asking.

"My parents passed away. I came here to seek shelter from my uncle."

Gabriel was stunned as he didn't expect that she was an orphan. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to mention your painful past."

"It's okay." The waiter brought the dishes in. Yasmine looked at him while eating. Finally, she couldn't help but ask carefully, "Can I ask you a question?" "Go ahead."

"How did I get hired?"

Gabriel put down the fork in his hand and answered playfully, "Because of your name."

"My name?" Yasmine was confused. "What's wrong with my name?"

"Isn't there the letter "a" in your name? My name is Gabriel, and your name is Madeline. That's the reason you've been hired," he explained.

"Just because we have a common character in our names?" Yasmine asked in disbelief.

"Yes."

"..." Yasmine was speechless.

After lunch, the two of them went out of the room. Yasmine went to pay the bill but she was told that it had been paid. She was surprised and ran to Gabriel. "Were you the one who settled the bill?"

"Yes."

"Why? Didn't you say it's my treat?" she asked.

Gabriel smiled cynically and waved at her without looking back. "I'll keep this favor for now. You can treat me next time."

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when Yasmine returned home. When her aunt saw her, she asked in a worry, "Why did you come back so late? Did the interview go well?" She looked solemn at first and then smiled. She clenched her fists, "I made it!"

"Wow, that's great!"

Mindy Yard hugged her in joy, "I knew that with your wisdom and knowledge, you would definitely succeed."

Although the process was somewhat bizarre, Yasmine was still happy. She chatted with her aunt for a while, then she went to rest in her room. She had only slept for about half an hour when she suddenly woke up from her dream. She dreamed that Sebastian Simons was holding a wedding with Abigail Tanner. The bump on Abigail's stomach was already huge, and their faces were full of joyful smiles. However, the smiles on their faces looked as if they were mocking her. When she woke up from the dream, she covered her chest and suddenly felt a sharp pain.

She switched on her laptop and logged onto her Whatsapp. Soon, she saw Lily's chat thread flashing crazily. When she clicked on it, there were at least a couple of dozens of messages popping up one after another.

"Yasmine, where are you? Why can't I get through to your phone? Have you changed your number? I went to your house to see you yesterday. Your mother-in-law said that you left, only then I knew that so many things have happened to you these days. I am really sad. Why didn't you tell me about it? Don't you treat me as your friend? Reply me as soon as you see this message. I am really worried about you." "Yasmine, I texted you two days ago. Why haven't you replied to me yet? Do you really not treat me as your friend anymore? I know you hate Sebastian, but you don't have to cut ties with me. Tell me where you are now, and I will never tell Sebastian. He called me today and asked me if I know where you are. I won't tell him. I don't know where you are anyway. Even if I know, I won't tell him. Please reply me as soon as you can! I really miss you my friend!"

"Yasmine, you still haven't replied to me. Are you really going to completely cut me out of your life? I have been very anxious this whole time. Abigail has already moved into the Simons family, and yet I have no news about you. Scott is still thinking about you. In short, there are all kinds of troubles, I also have an urge to run away from home..."

Yasmine scrolled through the messages one by one. When she read that Abigail had already moved into the Simons family, her tears unconsciously flowed from her eyes. As she knew, that woman still won in the end. This was really the most ridiculous irony to her.

She reached out to wipe away the tears in the corner of her eyes. The last hope in her heart was shattered in pieces. Even though she was indignant, she could only accept the hard truth. It was impossible for her and Sebastian to be together ever again.

"Lily, I'm living a good life now. You don't have to worry about me. I don't mean to keep all this to myself, but I want to get rid of my unbearable past. One day, when I could finally face my hurtful past calmly, I will return to see you. Now, you should protect your own happiness as well. As long as you are persistent, you will definitely gain something. Although I didn't succeed, I had never regretted my persistence. Don't leave me any messages anymore, and don't tell me anything about him. I just want a quiet life now, I wish you happiness sincerely, my dearest friend..."

She clicked the send button and turned off the laptop.

With this, she had finally said goodbye to her past.

The next day, Yasmine was ready for her first day at work. Sitting on the bus, she couldn't help but think about Gabriel Smith. She prayed quietly that she wouldn't be assigned to the marketing department that he was in.

Although she had hoped so, the reality was often contrary to her wishes.

When she arrived at the human resource department, the other two colleagues also arrived one after another and completed the relevant procedures. The chief of the human resource department took out a record card, "Now I'll announce your respective departments. Later, the assistant of each department will come to guide you."

"Molly Zaneson, Business department."

"Lydia Urs, Research and Development department."

"Madeline Lorris, Marketing department."

As soon as the chief human resource manager finished speaking, Yasmine blurted out, "Why am I in the marketing department?"

The two beauties beside her were dumbstruck and looked at her, thinking that she was intentionally mocking them. Everyone knew that the marketing department was the best department in the whole company. Others couldn't get in even if they wanted to, but she still had an aggrieved look on her face after she got in. She was acting like a typical whiny privileged person.

"Miss Lorris, do you have any opinions about the marketing department?" the chief asked sternly.

Yasmine realized that she had misspoke. She shook her head awkwardly. "No."

"I thought so. Each of you should pack up and report to your respective managers."

Molly and Lydia were led away soon, and Yasmine was also led away by one of the staff. The assistant to the marketing department was a very delicate-looking girl. Yasmine followed behind her and pretended to ask casually, "Who is responsible for the allocation of new employees?"

"Director Smith."

The young assistant gave a short answer.

Yasmine took a deep breath. Sure enough, the guy was targeting her.

After a few turns, they came to the marketing department, which was the core of the company. As soon as they entered the hall, she could sense the rigorous working atmosphere. The assistant took her to the director's office and said respectfully, "Director Smith, this is Miss Lorris, the new staff member assigned to our department."

Gabriel raised his head, "Okay, I know. Go out and prepare something for her." Yasmine scrutinized him in surprise. Today, he was a totally different person. Instead of wearing a casual attire, he was dressed in a formal suit. His hair was combed into a nice style, which made him look like a man from a wealthy family.

If he had dressed like this yesterday, she wouldn't have mistaken him for an interviewee. In fact, she could not put the blame on herself completely after thinking about it...

"It's our fate to meet again, Miss Lorris."

Gabriel stretched his hand out.