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It was Christmas Eve, and it was raining cats and dogs. At the Martins residence in Mount Edgecombe Estates, South Africa, the atmosphere was tense. August Martins was sitting at the edge of the bed looking at his stunning wife with tender eyes.His gaze was filled with love and affection. August Martins had a calm and graceful aura. His beloved wife, Elizabeth Martins, was breathtakingly beautiful. Elizabeth's eyes were red, brimming with tears. Her husband tried to coax her to no avail."August, I've told you several times that I don't want this baby, but you forced me to keep it. You promised to find a full-time nanny for her, but to date, I haven't seen anyone, and I am due anytime from now."His wife, Elizabeth Martins, was leaning on the headboard; she was thirty-seven weeks pregnant. She then started sobbing.August's heart ached when he saw his wife crying. He tried to hold his wife's hand, but she slapped him.He smiled and said, "Honey, I will bring my daughter's nanny to th
When Mr Martins arrived home, there was no one in the living room. Butler Bruce told him that Mrs Martins was in their bedroom. He walked to his bedroom to check on his wife. His wife was sitting on the sofa reading the fashion magazine.She looked at her husband and said, "Didn't you say you didn't want to see me anymore? What are you doing here?"Her husband sat next to her smiling. He tried to hug her, but she pushed him off. Her husband wasn't angry at her and replied, "Sweetheart, let's stop fighting. I promised I would find a nanny for our little dumpling."His wife sneered, "August, I told you that I didn't want to be involved in your daughter's life. Please spare me the details. What I want to see is the nanny. That's all. Don't ask me to bathe or to feed her because I hate her. She destroyed our love."August was taken aback when he heard his wife's words and said, "My love, hate is a strong word. Our daughter didn't destroy our love but lies destroyed our love.When I fell i
In the blink of an eye, it was the Art Exhibition Day. Mr Martins had asked his wife to accompany him to the Art Exhibition, but she refused.He wanted to take her out to meet new people and the Evans family. However, his wife was not interested to meet anyone while she was pregnant.August was sitting on the sofa in their bedroom looking at his beautiful wife with gentle eyes and said, "My love, have you changed your mind about not accompanying me? What if someone steals me from you?" Elizabeth glared at him, but she didn't utter a word.At that moment, Elizabeth's phone started ringing. When she saw the caller ID she smiled brightly and said, "Hello big brother, is everything alright?"Her brother, Edwin Parker replied smiling, "Baby sister, I have great news to tell you. Your sister-in-law was in labour this morning. The Lord has blessed us with a beautiful daughter."Elizabeth screamed and said, "Congratulations big brother, I am so happy for you. Please send my niece's photo. I w
On Monday morning, Mr Evans visited Mr Martins' office with his daughter in tow dragging her two suitcases. Mr Martins was so happy to see them and said smiling, "What a pleasant surprise." Mr Evans smiled and replied, "I have found a nanny for you."Mr Martins was overjoyed, he looked around, but he didn't see anyone. He looked at Paul and asked, "When is she coming to see me? My wife will give birth anytime now."Bridgette replied smiling, "I will be your baby's nanny, Uncle Martins." Mr Martins was so shocked, then he shook his head and said, "Bridgette, I will not allow you to abandon your career. Your business is doing well."Bridgette smiled brightly and replied, "Uncle Martins, I have made arrangements with my assistants, they will take care of my gallery." August looked at Paul and asked, "Why don't you talk sense to your daughter?"Paul smiled and replied, "My wife and I are 100% behind her. Please don't try to change her mind."Uncle Martins looked at Bridgette with worried
Mr Martins asked Butler Bruce to protect Bridgette from his wife. Then he told him that Bridgette would eat with them because she was his guest.Butler wasn't surprised when he heard Mr Martins' words because he was aware of the relationship between Mr Martins and the Evans family.When Aunt Rose and Bridgette returned to the house, Mrs Martins was still in the living room watching television.Bridgette wanted to go to her bedroom to rest but she decided against it. She walked to the living room and sat on the sofa. Mrs Martins looked at her with disdain in her eyes and said, "What are you doing in my house?"Bridgette was taken aback and replied smiling, "Auntie, I am here to help Uncle Martins with the baby." Mrs Martins was so furious and said, "Who are you calling Auntie? Please leave my house immediately."Bridgette laughed out loud and replied, "I'm sorry, Auntie, but you don't have the authority to chase me away. I am calling you Auntie out of respect for Uncle Martins, but you
Mrs Martins was so angry she wanted to slap Bridgette hard across her face. Her eyes turned red, and then she took a knife and rushed to Bridgette. She wanted to kill her.Bridgette remained calm and looked at Aunt Elizabeth as if she was a clown. Aunt Elizabeth was no match for her.Mrs Martins was about to stab Bridgette but someone held her tightly. Elizabeth was so scared when she smelled the familiar scent.What was her husband doing at home? Her husband used to drop everything to accompany his wife for lunch. However, she didn't appreciate that she was disrespectful to him. Then he stopped coming home for lunch.Her husband took the knife from his wife's hand and asked, "What are you doing Elizabeth? Are you insane?"Elizabeth struggled in her husband's arms. She turned around and looked at her husband coldly, "Why, did your heart ache because I tried to kill your mistress?"Her husband was so angry and sneered, "Elizabeth, please don't embarrass the Martins family. Have I ever
On Thursday morning around 5 am, Elizabeth shook her husband and said, "August, wake up." Her husband woke up immediately, he was so scared when he saw that the bed was wet and asked, "Love, are you in labour?"Elizabeth nodded her head and said, "August, take me to the hospital quickly the baby is coming."August jumped out of bed, he put the bathrobe on top of the pajamas then he ran to the closet and took his wife's dress.He quickly changed his wife's clothes, and then he carried her in his arms and headed down to the living room. He shouted Butler Bruce's name.Fortunately, Butler Bruce was already awake; he rushed to his boss's side. "Take us to the hospital, my wife is in labour."When Aunt Rose heard Mr Martins' voice she dressed up quickly and went to the living room. Mr Martins told her that his wife was in labour. He asked her to tell Bridgette to accompany them to the hospital.Bridgette was in a deep slumber when she heard Aunt Rose calling her name. She went to the door
Bridgette smiled brightly at Mr Martins and said, "Uncle Martins, you don't have to stay here with us. Also, my mother is coming to keep us company. I promise to call Aunt Rose if something happens."Uncle Martins was moved by Bridgette's words and replied, "Bridgette, I am so grateful that you are here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for availing yourself to help us. Since your mother is coming, I will leave when she arrives."Bridgette smiled and replied, "It's my pleasure, Uncle Martins. This is nothing, compared to what you have done for me and my family. I will be eternally grateful to the Lord for the Martins family."Mr Martins was very busy, but he was reluctant to leave Bridgette alone with the baby. Since Bridgette didn't have any experience of being a nanny. He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Mrs Evans would visit them.He canceled all his scheduled meetings, but he couldn't move the meeting with the Department of Water representatives. He was told that
Valery approached her son-in-law smiling brightly and asked, "What is the matter, Son? Is everything alright at home?" She thought something bad had happened to her best friend, Caroline.It never crossed her mind that her son-in-law might be visiting them because of their granddaughter who they had abandoned. She was still holding a grudge against Valencia for asking her husband not to remarry.Mr Moore was standing behind his wife trembling. He had a bad feeling that he couldn't shake it. He was sure that his son-in-law had found out about their daughter's sickness.Since his daughter passed away, his son-in-law had always been respectful towards him.Xavier looked at his mother-in-law coldly, but he didn't utter a word. He walked to Wayne and said, "Please take Kent with you and bring Mrs Moore to my car."Wayne asked his fellow bodyguards to keep an eye on Mr Moore. Then they left for the hospital.Mrs Moore was so frightened; Xavier was sitting beside her with his eyes closed. Th
Xavier furrowed his beautiful eyebrows when he saw his late wife's name on the file. He opened it and started reading.Tears streamed down his handsome face when he saw that his late wife had been diagnosed with stomach cancer before they even got engaged, but she didn't tell him.He was reminded of Dr Lambert's words saying that his late wife was not shocked when she heard that there was something wrong in her stomach.Dr Morgan indicated in his notes that Valencia's parents took her to him for treatment when she was eighteen years old. Also, they were aware that Valencia's stomach cancer was in the advanced stage.Dr Morgan indicated that he told the Moore family that their daughter had one and a half years to live. Xavier was so upset; that the Moore family took him for a fool.How could they do that to him? They blamed him for their daughter's passing. They even asked for compensation, but they knew all along that their daughter was dying.He looked at his friend and said, "Thank
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the conference. Dr Chase Forbes was sitting next to Dr Brian Morgan. He was an Oncologist. He was an easy-going person.He looked at Dr Forbes's name tag then he shook his hand and said, "My name is Brian Morgan, nice to meet you. Where are you from?"Chase smiled and replied, "My name is Chase Forbes, nice to meet you too. I am from South Africa at Umhlanga Rocks, and I specialize in children. Are you from around Dr Morgan?"Dr Morgan smiled broadly and replied, "I was born in South Africa at Ballito, but my parents emigrated when I was young. I am an Oncologist."Chase's eyes lit up when he heard that Dr Morgan was an Oncologist. He smiled and said, "Dr Morgan, do you mind if I have a word with you after the conference?"Dr Morgan replied, "Dr Forbes, my schedule is tight from Monday, I have scheduled surgery. I don't think I will be able to see you. Why don't we go to my surgery since we will be finishing early today?"Chase nodded his head
Four years had passed since Valencia passed away. Xavier had never looked at another woman again. He kept the promise he made to his late wife. He buried himself in work.On Friday at 5 pm, he bid goodbye to his Executive Secretary, Cole Knight, and left the office. His bodyguard, Wayne Butler, was waiting for him in the underground parking lot.Wayne greeted his boss with respect and opened the door for him. Then he went to the driver's side. Wayne drove the car to His Grace Hotel.When they arrived at His Grace Hotel, Xavier looked at his bodyguard and said, "Wayne, please fetch me tomorrow around 10 am." Then he walked into the hotel and pressed the 60th floor button.He walked to his Presidential suite. He took a quick shower and changed into navy pants and a white shirt.Last month he decided to stop wearing black clothes. He was mourning his wife in his heart. Then he headed to the private room to meet his friends.His friends were still bachelors. They were scared to commit aft
A few minutes later, Aiden looked at his mother coldly and walked to his father's car. When they arrived at the university, Avery was already there waiting for them. She was with Pastor Basil, the Shelton family, and Aunt Bridgette.Avery greeted everyone, then she walked to her brother and said, "Congratulations, big brother."Aiden smiled brightly and replied, "Thank you, baby sister. Congratulations on finishing your degree within three years. You made the Martins family proud."Pastor Basil was beaming with joy. He hugged August and said, "Congratulations, Son. My heart is full of gratitude to the Lord." Then he hugged Aiden and said, "Congratulations, my grandson." Aiden smiled and replied, "Thank you, Grandpa Basil."At 8:30 the doors were opened. The parents went to the balcony. Mrs Martins and Lily were sitting next to the Spencer family. The graduands were seated in allocated seats to ensure that they crossed the stage in the correct order.When it was Aiden's turn, the Facul
At the Martins mansion, August was in the living room with his wife talking. He looked at his wife and said, "I received the graduation ceremony dates for our children. They will be graduating on Saturday, the 15th of December.Aiden's graduation ceremony will be at 9 am and Avery's graduation ceremony will be at 2 pm. I was thinking since our children will be graduating on the same day. Why don't we have a combined graduation party?"Elizabeth was surprised to hear that Avery was graduating as well. Didn't she study medicine? She looked at her husband and said, "Please leave my son's graduation party to me.Do whatever you want at your daughter's graduation party. I will never allow her to steal my son's limelight."August was dumbfounded. He was hoping that for the first time his wife would put their differences aside and accompany him to celebrate their daughter's achievement.August looked at his wife with pleading eyes and said, "Elizabeth, our daughter needs your support. For on
In the blink of an eye, Sage was two years old. The Moore family never set foot at the Taylor mansion. In their hearts, baby Sage didn't exist. They built the second-biggest shopping mall in the country. They don't need the Taylor family anymore.They were tired of people gossiping behind their backs, indicating that they were rich because of the Taylor family. They were not aware that their youngest daughter, Valeria, was visiting the Restoration Group every week.Xavier had given Cole the instruction that he didn't want to see anyone from the Moore family. Their behaviour after the passing of their daughter didn't sit well with him.The first time Valeria visited the Restoration Group, she introduced herself as Xavier Taylor's future wife. The receptionists treated her with respect.However, Xavier's Executive Secretary, Cole Knight, was looking at her with disgust and disdain in his eyes.He chased her away all the time when he saw her. Valeria vowed that as soon as she became Xavie
In the blink of an eye, the year was up, and the Martins Group called back its Construction workers. CEO Martins gave them a month's vacation leave to recharge their batteries.Since the Bennet Group Construction workers were not aware that their colleagues belonged to the Martins Group, President Bennet decided to give them a month's vacation leave as well.Jordan went to the university to look for Avery. She was doing her third and fourth years. He asked the security guard to call Avery for him.Avery last saw Jordan when she gave him the mansion and the Penthouse set of keys. He had ignored her text messages and her calls.The security guard came back and said, "Miss Martins doesn't want to see you, Sir. She indicated that she didn't know you."Jordan walked to his car dejectedly. He bumped into Gabriella. She was going to see Avery. Jordan smiled at her and said, "Hi Gabriella, are you well?" Gabriella looked at Jordan and asked coldly, "What do you want, Mr Bennet?"Jordan smiled
Jordan started typing the text message and replied, "Baby, I missed you so much. I wanted to see your face. Unfortunately, you were in the exam hall already.I will pick you up at 1 pm and I will take you to watch a movie just to distress. Love you more."At 12 pm, Jordan told Henry that he was going out and that he might not be able to come back. Then he took his car keys and left.He parked his car and then dialed Avery's number. When it was connected, he said, "I am parking opposite your dormitory."A few minutes later, Avery walked to Jordan's car. She walked to the passenger door, but Jordan opened the back seat door. Avery looked at him with questioning eyes.Jordan smiled broadly and replied, "Please sit here, my love. Today I will be your chauffeur." Jordan sneered in his heart. Who did she think she was? The front seat was reserved for his future wife.Avery was reluctant, but she sat in the back seat. Jordan smiled and asked, "I heard that you are doing both first and second