Chapter39
tivityinthelivingroom.
WhenYasminreturnedtoMurrayManor,shewasstruckbythebustlingactivity
Thehouseholdstaffwerebusydecorating,butwhatreallycaughthereyewasthecrystalgrandpianointhecenteroftheroomthatwasencrustedwith500,000Swarovskicrystals.
Yasmin’seyeswidenedinawe,mebletolookaway.“Thisisincredible!ThispianomustbemygiftfromSean!”
ShewasconvincedthatSeanhadboughtthisextravagantnotosurpriseandcheerherup,knowinghowmuchshehadsacrificedforhermusic
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Yasmineagerlyrushedtomeethimashecamedownthestairs.
“Sean,Iknewyouwerethebest!Youboughtmethiscrystalpiano!Iloveitsomuch,thankyou!”
Yasminbelievedthatherdecade–longbondwithSeanwasfarstronger thananythingYvette,whohadjustreturned,couldevermatch.
EventhoughSeanhodgivenYvetteackcard,thisluxuriousnoclearlyshowedthatYasminwasmoreimportanttohim.
SeeingYasmin’sexcitement,Seanstruggledtobreakthenews.“Yasmin, actually,thiscrystalpiano-”Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
Beforehecouldfinish,Yasmininterrupted,“Iknow,Iknow!Youwantedtosurpriseme,soyoudidn’ttellmeinadvance,right?”
Yvettewalkedinjustintimetowitnessthisexchange.Yasmincouldn’thidehersmugness andquicklyapproachedher.
“Wie,lookatthecrystalpianoSeangotforme.Isn’titbeautiful?It’ssostunning,Ialmostdon’twanttoyit!”
Yvetteremainedunfazed,butSeancouldn’tholdbackhisfrustration andrubbedhisforehead.ThispianowasmeanttobeaspecialsurpriseforYvette,andnowitwasruined.
“Yasmin,thispianoisn’tforyou…”
“Thispianoisn’tforyou…Yasminechoedinconfusionbeforefinallygraspingthesituation.“Sean!Whatdoyoumean?!”
Seanmustbejoking.Howcouldthiscrystalpianonotbeforher?
Seanfeltawkwardbutfimilyexined,“Yasmin,I’msorry.ThispianoisagiftIpreparedforYvette.”
ThecrystalpianowasagifthehadspeciallyboughtforYvette.Hecouldn’tjustgiveittosomeoneelse!
Yasminteltasifshehadbeenpped.Herfaceburnedwithhumiliation,andsheredhatefullyatYvette.ThiswasallYvette’sfault!Yvettewassuchabitch!Sheshouldhavediedelsentiere!
ItYvettehadn’treturned,everythingthefamily’saffectionandthispiano–wouldstillbehers.
Despitetheresentmentboilinginsideher,Yasminputonapitifulexpression,hereyeswellingupwithtears.“SothispianoisactuallyforvieIwasmistaken.”
Wettesawthroughheractandsmirkedasshedeliveredacuttingremark.“Thankyou,Sean.Ireallylikethepiano.”