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Aunt Elizabeth took the divorce papers from her precious niece and looked at the last page. Her heart sank when she saw that her husband had already signed the divorce papers.Then she turned to the divorce settlement page. She was shocked when she saw the benefits.Her husband had given her the mansion with conditions, but she didn't read the fine print. He also gave her 20% of the company shares and 50 billion rand as alimony.She was surprised when she saw the size of the alimony because she had never contributed anything to the Martins Group. Her husband was very generous.Mrs Martins took the pen, but she was reluctant to sign the divorce papers. Lily looked at her aunt with questioning eyes.Then her aunt mustered the courage and signed her name with a heavy heart. She didn't want to divorce her husband because he was a good man. Her heart was bleeding.Mr Martins took the signed divorce papers from his wife, then he waited for his lawyer, Eric Duma, to arrive.A few minutes late
A few minutes later, Xavier and his wife headed to the living room. They approached the elders, and Xavier said, "Grandpa, my father-in-law has asked us to go back home. He indicated that he had an announcement to make."Caia became so worried that she placed her hand on her chest and asked, "Avery, is everything alright with your father?"Avery smiled at Aunt Caia and replied, "Yes, Aunt Caia. If I am not mistaken, Aunt Elizabeth is demanding a divorce because Daddy refused to hand Xavier over to Lily. I think she has given Daddy an ultimatum.However, I am not surprised because Aunt Elizabeth will do anything in her power to make my cousin, Lily, happy."Aunt Caia heaved a huge sigh of relief when she heard that Mr Martins was alright. Xavier looked at his aunt's worried face and smiled faintly.It was clear to him that Aunt Caia had feelings towards his father-in-law. They bid farewell, and then they left.As soon as Xavier and his wife left, Caroline smiled at her sister and said,
Mr Martins decided to forward the divorce agreement to his children. He looked at his children and said, "I just forwarded the divorce agreement to you for your perusal. Please let me know if you want me to change or add anything."Aiden whistled when he saw the alimony and said, "Daddy, I want to thank you on behalf of my mother. She is set for life. I just hope that she will not give Lily this money."Avery nodded her head as she concurred with Aiden. She looked at her father with worried eyes and asked, "Are you alright, Daddy? When are you moving out?"Her father smiled at his daughter and replied, "I am alright, Sweetheart. I am moving out today, and I will stay at His Glory Hotel for now. I do have a mansion not far from the Taylor family mansion, but it is not furnished or decorated yet.Sweetheart, please pack all your stuff in your bedroom. You can move them to my mansion or your apartment. I was told that Lily wanted to move into your bedroom with immediate effect."Avery smi
After Xavier and Avery left the Martins mansion, Mr Martins and his wife, Elizabeth, were sitting in the living room with their helpers.He looked at them and said, "I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your hard work for the past two decades.Unfortunately, I will no longer be your employer. Mrs Martins and I have signed the divorce papers.You can stay here and work under Mrs Martins, or you can go to His Goodness Resort to work as housekeepers. Please let me know your decision before I leave."One of the helpers stood up and replied, "Mr Martins, we don't have enough words to thank you for everything you have done for us. May the Lord richly bless you.When Miss Parker told us that she would be our new employer, we came to the decision that we didn't want to work under her. Then we started packing our luggage.Since we are no longer young, and we don't have families, we have decided to resign and take this time to travel around the world. When we come back, we will
On Monday morning, Mr Bennet and his son, Jordan, went to court to attend his wife's trial for attempted murder.Jordan begged Tiffany to withdraw the charges to no avail. Since the Bennet family couldn't afford to hire an attorney, the judge appointed an attorney for her.After the closing arguments from the plaintiff's attorney and defendant's attorney, Judge Harris found Mrs Bennet guilty and sentenced her to twenty years in prison with parole. The Bennet family couldn't believe their ears.Mr Bennet and his son, Jordan, went home with heavy hearts. Jordan was blaming himself for choosing Tiffany Spencer over the woman who had loved him the most, Avery Martins.When they arrived home, Jordan went straight to his bedroom to rest. He had sent resumes to many companies, but no one was willing to hire him.When his father heard that the Martins Group was hiring people to build the laboratory, he woke up early in the morning and went to the construction site.However, the Construction Di
At the Taylor family mansion, Xavier and Avery were changing into comfortable clothes. After they finished dressing up, Avery held her husband's hand and led him to the sofa.She looked at him and said, "Honey, promise me that you will not be angry." Xavier was mesmerized by his wife's beauty and replied, "I promise, my love."Avery flashed him a beautiful smile and said, "Honey, I have been thinking about our daughter, Sage. I am worried about her.Is it possible to ask Mom to visit the Moore family to check on her? I have a feeling that Sage is not happy at the Moore mansion.Remember, her maternal grandmother indicated that she would never acknowledge Sage as her granddaughter because of her mother's betrayal.Why don't we send food every month to support our daughter? Also, Sage is supposed to be doing Grade RR. Why don't we send her to school next term?"Xavier took his wife in his arms and kissed her for a long time. He looked at her with eyes full of love and said, "You are ama
In the blink of an eye, it was Bridgette's engagement day. Mrs Evans was in her husband's arms with tears in her eyes. Her husband hugged her tightly and asked, "What is wrong, my dearest wife?"Mrs Evans wiped her eyes and replied, "I am reminded of the day when our daughter was kidnapped by the loan shark. I thought I would never see her again. I don't have enough words to thank the Lord for August Martins.By our daughter giving a helping hand to the Martins family, the Lord has opened the windows of heaven for our family. My heart is full of gratitude to the Lord.Who thought that one day the Evans family would be rubbing shoulders with the wealthiest family in the country? The Lord has been faithful to the Evans family, and we are grateful."Mr Evans nodded his head, then he kissed his wife passionately. He smiled broadly and said, "I am so happy for our daughter. The Lord has blessed her with her soulmate, and the Taylor family loved her very much."Mrs Evans smiled brightly at h
The Taylor family, the Evans family, and their guests walked to the lifts and pressed the 50th floor button.Mr Taylor senior had invited Ben, the reporter, to his son's engagement banquet. Outside the ballroom, there was a photo of Keith and Bridgette.The venue was lavishly decorated. Bridgette wanted a small engagement banquet with people who were only close to them.The MC, Reece Ford, went onto the stage, then he took a microphone and said, "Welcome to the Engagement Banquet of Keith Taylor and Bridgette Evans.Without further ado, I would like to invite Pastor Basil to come forward. Pastor Basil walked to the stage and waited for the couple. The DJ was playing John Legend's song 'All of Me' softly.Keith took Bridgette's hand, then they walked to the stage and stood before Pastor Basil. Bridgette had a bright smile on her face. Pastor Basil smiled broadly at the couple, then he asked the guests to stand.Pastor Basil looked at the couple and spoke a word of blessing upon their li
On Thursday evening, Xavier was in his grandfather's bedroom. He smiled at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, I will propose to your granddaughter in love on Saturday.Then I will put my proposal video on the LED billboards around Durban. Aunt Elizabeth told my wife that no one would love her. I want to show her that she was wrong. The Taylor family loves and cherishes her."His Grandpa was over the moon. He walked to the closet and took the red velvet box into his safe. He then handed an exquisite velvet box to his precious grandson. Xavier took the velvet box with two hands.Xavier opened the velvet box, and he fell in love with the engagement ring. He looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, I don't have enough words to thank you. This engagement ring is beyond gorgeous. Thank you so much, Grandpa."The twenty-five-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring was sitting in an exquisite velvet box. White diamonds surrounded it down the side of the band. It was rare and exquisite.
CEO Martins was in his office at the Martins Group. His eyes were fixed on his daughter's wedding invitation card, which was sitting quietly on his desk. The wedding invitation card was addressed to his ex-wife, Elizabeth Parker.Initially, Avery wanted to send the wedding invitation card to her estranged mother by courier, but her father volunteered to hand-deliver it. He wanted a distraction.His mind was occupied by a beautiful young lady. When she was in his arms dancing at Bridgette's engagement banquet, it felt right. He didn't want the song to end.He tried to remove her in his mind, but he failed dismally. He loved everything about her. When she smiled, all the sadness in his heart just dissipated.During the wedding reception, he held her in his arms again. He nearly confessed his love to her. Mr Martins shook his head. He had never thought that he would fall that hard for the woman who was so young.Caia Ford was thirty years old, but she looked like a twenty-five-year-old. S
At 11 am, Aunt Elizabeth and her niece arrived at the CCMA. They walked to the reception to register their name, and they mentioned the case name. The receptionist asked them to take a seat.Sierra was already there waiting for them. Elizabeth approached her, smiling and said, "Sierra, I apologize for my niece's behaviour. Please forgive her. Also, your job is still waiting for you."Before Sierra responded, Lily looked at Sierra coldly and said, "What? Over my dead body. Don't even think about it. You are not allowed to set foot in my house." Sierra smiled at Lily mockingly as if she were a clown.At that moment, the Commissioner called out their names. Then they followed her to the conciliation room.She looked at them and said, "Please take a seat. My name is Commissioner Steyn. I will be listening to your case.Should we fail to settle, we will go straight to the arbitration hearing. Mrs Rogers, please tell us about the case."Sierra looked at Commissioner Steyn and said, "My name
On Sunday, around 6 pm, Elizabeth requested an Uber and went to Havana Club to fetch her niece. Lily had been missing in action since Saturday morning. She left the Martins mansion without uttering a word to her beloved aunt.Elizabeth was so worried that she couldn't sleep a wink. As a result, she had bags under her eyes. She used a lot of make-up to hide them.When she arrived at the Havana Club, she approached the bartender. He smiled at her and asked, "How may I help you, Auntie?" Aunt Elizabeth smiled and replied, "I am looking for Lily Parker."The bartender called one of the security guards and asked him to call Lily. A few minutes later, the security guard came back with Lily.Her eyes were red, indicating that she was sleep deprived. She looked at her aunt, annoyed, and asked, "What are you doing here, Auntie?"Aunt Elizabeth replied, "I am here to take you home. Let's go." Lily looked at her aunt and replied, "Aunt Elizabeth, please stop acting as if you are my mother.If you
At 1:20, Mr Martins took his phone and dialed his best friend, John, to let him know that they had arrived.John told his father that the bridal entourage had arrived. Then the Taylor family and friends went to the wedding venue and sat on the right side.The venue was lavishly decorated with fresh flowers, and there were photos of the bride and the groom.Since Pastor Basil was not at the altar, Keith and his groomsmen walked down the aisle and sat in the reserved chairs facing the altar.At 1:30, Pastor Basil walked to the altar, and then the groom and his groomsmen stood in front of the altar. Xavier and Derrick had a stem of roses in their hands.The Evans family and friends walked down the aisle and sat on the left-hand side. Mrs Evans took Prince's arm, walked down the aisle, and sat on the reserved seats.The Matron of honour, Hope, walked down the aisle. When it was the bridesmaids' turn, Avery walked down the aisle first.Derrick was stunned by Avery's beauty and said, "Wow."
At the Evans mansion, the atmosphere was lively because it was their daughter's wedding. The smile on Mrs Evans' face was indescribable. She was thanking the Lord for blessing the Evans family with their son-in-law.Initially, Mrs Evans didn't want to invite her youngest brother and his family to her daughter's wedding because they didn't care about her. Also, her niece was coveting her God granddaughter's husband.Mrs Evans was still angry that her brother's wife demanded a refund when they came for their niece's betrothal ceremony.Since she loved her youngest brother a lot, her husband advised her to give them a last chance.She listened to her husband and invited them to her daughter's wedding. She also bought them the flight tickets to avoid her sister-in-law's nagging.The Kemp family arrived on Thursday with gifts from the Kemp family. Even her eldest brother sent gifts to his niece. It was clear that they wanted reconciliation. However, it was too late.Her siblings didn't even
Xavier hugged his wife's waist, then they followed the others. Fortunately, there was only one couple in front of them in the doctor's waiting room.Thirty minutes later, it was Bridgette's turn. Mr Taylor senior, Bridgette's parents, John and Caroline, followed Keith and Bridgette to Dr Fowler's consultation room.Dr Fowler's consultation room was spacious. She smiled when she saw the Taylor family and said, "Mrs Taylor, please lie on the bed and lift your shirt."Keith helped his wife to lie down and lifted her shirt to show her flat belly. Dr Fowler applied a gel on her abdomen and then started performing an ultrasound.Dr Fowler smiled brightly and said, "Congratulations, Mrs Taylor, you are eight weeks pregnant." Keith smiled broadly, then he kissed his wife. He was over the moon.His father hugged his eldest son and his in-law, Paul Evans. Caroline and Suzie hugged each other. They were beaming with joy.Keith wiped the ultrasound gel from his wife's abdomen, then he helped her w
Avery had secretly sent the bridal shower invitation cards to Aunt Bridge's mother and friends. She told them that the dress code was blue and white. The theme was 'Something Blue'.One week before Bridgette's wedding ceremony, Avery went to Uncle Keith and Aunt Bridge's mansion. When Aunt Bridge saw Avery, she was over the moon and said, "What a pleasant surprise, Sweetheart."Avery smiled brightly and replied, "Mommy, I am having High Tea with my Godmother. Do you mind joining us?" Aunt Bridge had stopped working on weekends because she wanted to spend quality time with her husband.She was about to refuse when her husband walked into the living room. Her husband smiled broadly when he saw his niece-in-law. He greeted her, then he kissed her on both cheeks.He turned to his wife and said, "Honey, I wanted to spend time with you, but I just received a call from my brother asking me to come to the Taylor family mansion."Bridgette looked at her husband with worried eyes and asked, "Is
After the helper left the Martins mansion, she went to the public hospital. The attending doctor examined her, then he gave her a swelling ointment. The helper's name was Sierra Rogers.She looked at the doctor and said, "Doctor, someone assaulted me. I want to open a case against her. Please provide me with the medical report."The attending doctor quickly wrote the medical report, then he handed it to her. Sierra thanked the doctor, then she took a taxi, but she didn't go to the police station.Sierra was fuming with anger. She decided to go to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). She was aggrieved because she was unfairly dismissed. She filled out the forms and attached the medical report.Sierra Rogers was a breadwinner. Her husband, Thomas Rogers, was retrenched for technological reasons a year ago.When Sierra heard that the Martins were looking for a helper, she resigned from her old job. She worked two days per week.The following day, the courier