The Seventh Miserable Bride

The Simons couple came to the beach villa a week after Sebastian Simons had moved out. The three of them sat across each other. Sebastian said darkly, "What do you want from me?" "Are you really going to stay here forever and never step into the Mansion House again?"

"I'm not sure about that, but I don't intend to go back now."

Titus Simons snorted angrily. "Even if your mother and I were in the wrong, you shouldn't leave us alone. What do you regard your home as? A hotel that you can come and leave whenever you want?" "I'll never go back then," Sebastian said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

Titus was furious. "Well, it's fine if you don't want to come back. This is the first and the last time that I would come here and ask you to come home. There won't be a second time. Let me put it bluntly. If you don't come back, I won't leave a penny to you. After I die, I will donate all of my property."

Sebastian sneered, "Do whatever you want. I'm going to set up my own company anyway."

"You..."

Titus' chest hurt out of anger. Madam Simons didn't say a word from the beginning to end, she was just dwelling in her tears at the side. "From tomorrow on, you will take charge of Simons Corporation again. This way, you wouldn't obsess about having grandchildren all day long until you lose the basic principles of a human being." Sebastian said sarcastically.

"I'll ask you one more time. Are you serious?"

"Yes."

Sebastian's affirmation infuriated Titus. He was also a stubborn man when he was young. Sebastian was somewhat similar to his father in certain aspects.

"I'll take over the company then! Don't think that I've lost touch with the business field just because I've left five years ago. Don't think that Simons Corporation wouldn't be able to last without you. Everyone will still move on with their lives even if you're not here!"

"That's good then. I hope that after returning to the business industry, you can make Simons Corporation great again," he said.

At this time, the father and son duo had completely turned against each other, and Madam Simons was stuck between them. Apart from being sad, there was nothing else she could do to change the situation. Sebastian called Fynn to meet him that night and asked, "How's the registration of the new company going?"

"It has been registered successfully."

Fynn Jaymond then sighed, "President Sebastian, are you really going to set up a new business?"

"Yes," he answered. "What about me? I'm grateful to Old Master Simons for the chance that he had given me, and I'm grateful for your guidance. I'm in a difficult position now." Fynn frowned. "You can stay in Simons Corporation."

"Why?"

"My father has not been involved in the company's affairs for five years. He needs an outstanding person to help him." Sebastian said in a low voice.

Fynn was stunned and smiled knowingly, "I thought you were really going to draw a clear line with Simons Corporation. In the end, you are just throwing a tantrum at your father."

A month later, Sebastian's new company was officially established. It was called Yaslor Corporation. People who knew him all understood the deep meaning behind the name of Yaslor.

Leah joined his company and became his female secretary. The girl had a petite figure, but she was very clever. When Sebastian met her in a nightclub, Leah was still a junior in a university. Because her family was poor, she went to the nightclub to work as a part-timer. Once, she was sexually harassed by several perverts and was rescued by Sebastian in time. They had known each other since then. During the days when Abigail Tanner was still in Simons family, Leah had teamed up with Sebastian to put on a lot of shows, eventually winning his trust.

Time passed day by day. Yasmine lived her life, and Sebastian, his. Although they could not forget each other, they had never contacted each other...

Two years passed just like that. Yaslor had grown from a small company with a few people to a corporation with nearly a thousand employees. By contrast, Simons Corporation that was once under Sebastian's lead was falling apart day by day. It was not because Titus was operating it badly, but because someone was creating trouble in the company. The culprits had joined forces with several small firms to bring down Simons Corporation. Claudine Tucker bought a large number of shares in Simons Corporation, trying to devour it bit by bit.

Under such circumstances, Titus was under a lot of pressure, but he was still unwilling to seek help from his son. Sebastian even offered to help him several times, but he refused stubbornly. One day, Claudine came to Simons Corporation. Titus asked her coldly, "What are you doing here?"

"I heard that you are facing problems with the cashflow recently. The Everise Resort project cost tens of billions of dollars. It's going to be completed soon, but the villagers want to sell their land now. Your resort will soon be worthless. You must be very anxious now, aren't you?" she smiled cruelly.

"Does that have anything to do with you?" Titus refused to stand down.

"Titus, I just want to help you. Although you have disappointed me in the past, I have never hated you. Let's make a deal." she said.

"What deal?"

"If you divorce Mila, I will provide you with the money to purchase that island. All your problems will be solved then. What do you think?" she smiled, thinking he won't refuse.

Titus glared at her fiercely, "Nonsense, are you still not giving up after more than 20 years?"

"I don't mean to ask you to marry me after divorcing her. I just can't bear the anger in my heart. After you divorce her, the grievances between us will be written off. From then on, we will be the best partners in business. I will give you 15% of the group shares that I'm currently holding."

"Stop dreaming. Even if I have to file for bankruptcy,

I won't let you get what you want. If you're planning on ways to humiliate Mila, you'd better give up the idea as soon as possible!"

Seeing that Titus did not want to accept her offer, Claudia said madly, "Well, I guess the only way out for you is to declare bankruptcy then."

She turned around and wanted to leave, but after thinking about it, she turned back and added, "Oh, by the way, I heard that your son's business is very successful now. You could ask him to help you. Although you had done something that disgusted him back then, you are still his father. He won't stand by and do nothing if you beg him."

Claudine's words hit the sore spot in Titus' heart. He roared angrily, "Get out!"

He clutched his chest and slumped on the chair, thinking back to the time when he had thrown out those harsh words: "Everyone will still move on with their lives even though you are not here". If he asked his son to give him a helping hand now, wouldn't he swallow his words?

Titus finally collapsed after being provoked by Claudine. Fynn Jaymond came to Yaslor Corporation and said to the man who was as cold as ice in the office, "Old Master Simons has fallen ill from the overwhelming pressure. Shouldn't you go back already?"

"Since he cares about his pride so much, he can continue to suffer."

Sebastian had become silent and indifferent over the past two years. He was always poker-faced and his demeanor was as cold as ice. His style in business became even more fierce and unscrupulous. In just two years, he had transformed his little start-up to one of the leading companies in B City, and his company has completely surpassed that of Simons Corporation in the past.

"Several banks are now urging the repayment of the loans one after another. If it goes on like this, the company will risk going bankrupt in less than a week." Fynn said.

"I got it. You can go back first."

Sebastian still held on a poker face. Fynn felt sad and wondered what had changed him so much that he had become such a different person.

Three days later, Sebastian finally stepped into the gates of the Mansion House. It had been two years. He hadn't been home for two whole years. When the servants at home saw him, they almost called out in excitement. Madam Simons couldn't believe her own eyes. She hugged her son and cried, "Sebastian, is it really you? Are you really back?"

"Where's Dad?"

Sebastian asked his mother plainly, not showing any kind of affection.

"He's upstairs. He is seriously ill."

"I'll go and have a look."

He came to his father's bedroom, pushed the door open, and heard a violent cough. Looking at the grey hair on his father, he took a deep breath and said, "You don't have to worry about the land dispute in Everise Resort. I'm already dealing with it."

Titus suddenly heard his son's voice and thought it was a dream. He quickly turned over and looked at him in shock. He wanted to say something but he couldn't say a word. The father and son looked at each other for a long time...

"You can focus on recovering for the time being. You don't have to worry about the company as Fynn will be there, and I will occasionally go back to take a look."

After saying that, Sebastian turned around and wanted to leave. Titus finally spoke weakly with his dry throat, "Don't leave anymore, okay? Come back to me. I'm old and I need you."

Time was the cruelest being. It could erase all the pride and stubbornness in a person's bones. At this moment, Titus realized that he couldn't live without his son. He also realized that he shouldn't have made such wrong choices that eventually came to destroy his family.