Last Saturday, Avery was playing in the flower garden alone. She fell in love with Blue Iris flowers. They were rare and delicate. Since she was sitting down on the ground, the helpers didn't see her.She overhead the helpers talking, "I don't understand Mrs Martins; she is so cruel to her daughter. If Mr Martins wasn't with her when she was giving birth to their daughter, I would swear that Avery wasn't her daughter."Then the other helper replied, "I heard that she conceived Avery by mistake. She had asked the hospital to block her fallopian tubes, but she fell pregnant again. I am so sad for little Avery. She doesn't deserve a mother like that."The first helper indicated that even though Avery was conceived by mistake, her mother was supposed to love her because she was already in her womb. She was so disappointed in her Madam.Then they walked to the house. Avery had tears in her eyes when she heard the helpers' words. Half an hour later, she walked to her bedroom, and she didn't
Edwin couldn't sleep because he had a lot on his mind. He walked to his bathroom to take a shower. When he was done washing up, he couldn't find towels in the bathroom. His wife washed the towels and she forgot to replace them.He called his wife to bring the towel but there was no response. It dawned on him that his wife was in Australia. His heart sank, and then he decided to walk out of the bathroom naked since he was alone in the house.He changed into a T-shirt and jeans. He missed his wife so much. He took his phone and called his wife. It was ringing for a long time, but his wife didn't pick it up. He tried several times to no avail. He decided to send a text message.His stomach started rumbling, he went to the kitchen to make food. He quickly made a sandwich and a cup of coffee. He went to the living room with his food and opened the news channel.He nearly fainted when he saw the news headlines. It was written in bold, 'Boeing 600 flight from OR Tambo International airport t
He looked at his sister with sadness and said, "Elizabeth, your sister-in-law visited her friend, Mia, in Australia without my permission. I don't know what to do. Should I go to Australia to fetch her, or should I divorce her? What do you think?"Elizabeth was so happy to hear that and replied smiling, "Why did you marry her in the first place, since I was against you marrying her? She doesn't deserve you. I think it would be great if you divorced her and fought for my niece's custody."Edwin couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. He looked at his sister with questioning eyes and said, "Elizabeth, did you hurt your daughter on purpose because you wanted to stop us from attending the wedding?"Elizabeth looked at her brother and replied, "My brother is so smart. Of course, do you think I will allow you to waste our money with her? Do you think I married August for love? I wanted us to have a comfortable life.I warned you against marrying Cathy, but you didn't listen. I don't even see w
After his sister left, Edwin took his phone and dialed his brother in law's number and said smiling, "Brother-in-law, I hope all is well with you and your family.I promised my wife that we would visit her friend in Australia three months ago, but the trip was postponed because of my sister's behaviour. Is it possible for me to take a vacation leave to spend time with my wife?"His brother-in-law smiled and replied, "We are all well and your niece was discharged from hospital today. Brother-in-law, I am sorry for causing trouble between you and your wife.Also, I apologize for calling you on Friday knowing full well that you were on your way to your wife's friend's wedding. My mind went blank when my wife hurt my daughter."He took a sip of his tea and said, "Please accompany your wife, brother-in-law. I will arrange for someone to act in your place. Send my regards to your lovely wife and my niece."Edwin thanked his brother-in-law and replied, "Brother-in-law, I will bring my sister
After breakfast, Edwin told his brother-in-law that he wasn't going back to Richards Bay. He indicated that he would catch a flight from King Shaka International airport.His brother-in-law excused himself and went to his son's bedroom. Aiden was still sleeping. His father smiled and said, "Wake up sleepy head." Aiden looked at his father with sleepy eyes and said, "Good morning, Daddy."His father smiled brightly at him, then he picked him up and said, "Good morning, Son. Did you sleep well?"Aiden wasn't a morning person. He just nodded his head. His father walked to his son's bathroom with him in his arms. He put him down, and then he filled up the bathtub.He looked at his sleepy son who was standing with his eyes closed and asked, "Don't you want to pee before you wash up?"Aiden shook his head, then his father undressed him and started washing him up. He wrapped the bath towel around his son and walked out of the bathroom. A few minutes later, Aiden was dressed neatly in his sch
Bridgette was surprised to see Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Edwin. She greeted them with a smile and said, "Uncle Parker, is your family well?" Edwin told her that his wife and daughter had visited their friends in Australia.Then Bridgette greeted Mr Martins who was already in the living room waiting for his daughter. Then Bridgette went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Avery.Uncle Edwin was so happy to see his niece. When he looked at his niece, he was reminded of his late mother. His eyes brimmed with tears; he hugged his stunning niece and asked, "How are you feeling, my beautiful niece?"Avery smiled sweetly at him and replied, "I am much better, Uncle Edwin. Thank you for asking. How are you, my handsome uncle?"He told his niece that he was well. Avery didn't even look at her mother. Edwin looked at his sister coldly and asked, "Elizabeth, don't you want to say something to my niece?"Elizabeth looked at her brother aggrieved, and she shook her head. Why should she apologiz
His mother looked at her son and said, "Aiden, don't be so sad. I am doing this for your own good. I don't want you to be involved in office politics. I want you to enjoy being a child. Your father's company is not going anywhere.Also, I am scared that you will abandon the school after you visited your father's company."Aiden had a confused expression in his eyes. What was his mother talking about when she mentioned office politics? She wanted to visit his father's company but not to go there to work.The family driver told him that it was time to go to school. He bade everyone goodbye and left for school with a heavy heart. He was blaming his father in his heart because he didn't fight for him.When they arrived at the company entrance, Avery looked at the tall building. Her heart swelled with pride. Her beloved father started the Martins Group from scratch. Clayton parked the car at the undercover parking reserved for the CEO.He opened CEO Martins and Miss Martins' doors. They wa
Far away in Melbourne, Australia, in a luxury Villa, Cathy was in the garden sitting on the swing. She was surrounded by a sea of flowers. However, she didn't enjoy them because her heart was somewhere else.Her eyes were puffy and red. She didn't even hear her best friend, Mia, calling her name. Mia pinched her on her thigh, and then Cathy snapped back on her senses.Mia smiled and said, "Penny for your thoughts, Cathy." Cathy wiped her tears and looked at her friend. She smiled faintly and replied, "I didn't see you coming, I was thinking about my marriage."Mia was surprised to hear Cathy's words because Cathy and Edwin's marriage was so strong.They started dating when they were still in high school, and they were inseparable. Her friends were not surprised when they got married. She looked at her and asked, "Is Edwin cheating on you?"Cathy shook her head and replied, "No, it is my sister-in-law, Elizabeth. She acts like she is my love rival.On the day that we were supposed to v
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