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 eyes and said, "What about your boyfriend? Did your father tell you that I need a full-time nanny?"
Bridgette wanted to laugh but she held it back and replied, "Uncle Martins, I am just twenty-one years old, and I don't have a boyfriend yet.
My father told me that you need a full-time nanny hence my suitcases. I only need a few hours on Sundays to go to church."
Uncle Martins looked at her helplessly. Even though he wanted the full-time nanny urgently, he didn't want to take advantage of his friend's daughter. She had a bright future, and her business was booming.
He looked at Paul and said, "Please ask your wife to keep looking for a middle-aged lady to take care of my daughter." Paul replied smiling, "August, if you don't want my daughter to help you, how about my wife?"
August was so shocked he didn't know how to respond. How could he allow Paul's beloved wife to be a nanny?
He looked defeated and asked, "Bridgette, would you be so kind as to help my family for a time being?"
Bridgette was so happy she smiled brightly and replied, "I am willing, Uncle Martins." She knew nothing about being a nanny, but she wasn't afraid because she had the Lord on her side.
Finally, she would do something good for the Martins family and she was looking forward. Mr Martins called his secretary and told him that he had something urgent to take care of. Then he took Bridgette to his mansion.
Would Mrs Martins agree to have Bridgette as her daughter's nanny?
On their way to the Martins residence, Uncle Martins told Bridgette that she should be strong and not be scared of Aunt Elizabeth. Her duty would be to take care of the baby only.
When they arrived at the Martins residence, Butler Bruce rushed to Mr Martins' car and opened his car door.
Mr Martins thanked him and asked him to take Miss Evans' suitcases in the car boot and put them in her bedroom.
Bridgette was mesmerized by the mansion's beauty and its uniqueness. The mansion was huge, and it was a three-story house. When she entered the house, she was greeted by the warmth of two spacious living rooms.
A breathtakingly beautiful lady was in the living room watching television. August walked to his wife smiling and said, "My beautiful wife, I have found someone who will look after our daughter."
Elizabeth Martins raised her eyes and looked behind her husband and frowned. She looked at her husband with questioning eyes, but she didn't utter a word. The young lady was stunning.
Her husband smiled broadly and said, "Bridgette, let me introduce you to my wife, this is Elizabeth Martins. My wife, this is Bridgette, Paul's daughter, she is going to be our daughter's nanny."
Bridgette walked to Mrs Martins smiling and reached out her hand. Mrs Martins looked at Bridgette's hand with disdain in her eyes. Bridgette wasn't embarrassed at all when Mrs Martins refused to shake her hand.
Elizabeth then looked at her husband and asked, "Why did you bring your mistress into my house?"
Mr Martins was shocked when he heard his wife's question and replied, "My wife, please don't embarrass yourself in front of our guest. Bridgette comes from a respectable family."
He then called Aunt Rose and asked her to show Bridgette around. Aunt Rose quickly took Bridgette away.
August looked at his wife with cold eyes and said, "Elizabeth, if you ever call Paul's daughter a mistress again, I will never forgive you.
I will not allow you to embarrass Bridgette. She has sacrificed a lot to be our daughter's nanny. I am warning you, Elizabeth, if you ever humiliate her, I will send you back to the Parker family.
We are in this situation because you refused to take care of our daughter."
Elizabeth was so shocked when she heard her husband's words, she blinked her eyes and replied, "What are you taking me for, I've seen the way this girl looked at you. I am not blind, August. Is it wrong if I feel insecure?"
Her husband looked at her and sneered, "Elizabeth, if you continue spouting nonsense, I will be mad. Please respect Paul's daughter. If you make her upset and leave this house, I will never forgive you."
August was fuming; Bridgette was like a daughter to him. He looked at his wife coldly, and then he walked to the first floor to see his son before he went back to work.
Aunt Rose looked at Bridgette smiling and took her arm and said, "Young lady, let me show you around."
Bridgette smiled broadly, and then Aunt Rose took her to the two large dining rooms and a stylish fully fitted kitchen with a large scullery room.
Aunt Rose looked at Bridgette and asked, "Do you want to take a lift or stairs?" Bridgette smiled and replied, "It's up to you Aunt Rose."
They decided to take the stairs. The first floor had five lavishly decorated spacious bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.
They took the lift to the second floor; it had an opulent master bedroom and two additional bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. All the bedrooms were overlooking sensational views.
Aunt Rose looked at Bridgette smiling and said, "Mr Martins has turned one of the bedrooms into a nursery and he decorated the nursery himself. Let's get inside to have a look."
The nursery was spacious, and it had soft pink wallpaper. The nursery was calming and comfortable. On the wall, she saw the landscape painting that Uncle Martins had purchased during the Art Exhibition Day.
She lifted her eyes and saw the beautifully written words on the wall. It read thus, 'You are my gift from the Lord, Baby Avery.' Bridgette smiled and said, "Aunt Rose, what a beautiful name." Aunt Rose nodded her head smiling.
The baby cot with a canopy was placed against the wall, whereas the chest of drawers with a changer on top was placed against the wall opposite the baby cot.
The rocking chair was placed in the corner and there was also a soft pink sofa with white cushions and soft pink throw. The rug on the floor was pink and fluffy.
Bridgette was mesmerized by the baby nursery; she felt that she would have a wonderful time with baby Avery.
Aunt Rose held his arm and said, "Miss Evans, let us go to your bedroom using the connecting door." Then Aunt Rose opened the door.
When Bridgette saw her bedroom, she was stunned. The bedroom was lavishly decorated with a shade of brown.
In the middle of the room, there was a wall-panel brown headboard attached to the king-sized bed. The sheets on the bed were cream and the comforter was brown.
Opposite the bed, there was a big mirror covering the entire wall. It made the room look bigger and more luxurious. The chandelier was dangling from the ceiling. There was a couch in the room.
Her bedroom was amazing, she was grinning from ear to ear. She walked to the balcony, there was a recliner chair and pot plants.
After that, they took the stairs to the third floor. Aunt Rose showed her the prayer room, but they didn't enter. She indicated that everything in the room was white.
Then they went to the fully fitted gym. It had a bathroom and a sauna. There was also a spacious study room with built-in cupboards.
Then Aunt Rose took her outdoors. There was a sparkling swimming pool and a braai area. The garden was flourishing with roses and Blue Iris flowers.
Bridgette was amazed when she saw the flower garden. Aunt Rose indicated that the Blue Iris was Mr Martins' mother's favorite flowers.
Then she showed her cars in the garage. She indicated that Mr Martins had bought her customized Volvo XC90 should she want to go out with the baby. Bridgette was touched by Uncle Martins' thoughtfulness.
Would Mrs Martins allow Bridgette to stay?
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
The meeting with the Minister of Water and Sanitation lasted for two hours. Since Minister Cele took his time to meet him, Mr Martins decided to invite him and his delegates to dinner at His Mercy restaurant at 6 pm.Then he rushed to Aiden's school, Trinity Leadership Academy, to fetch him. It was one of the prestigious schools in Durban and it offered education from the Foundation phase to Grade 12.Aiden was overjoyed when he saw his father. He smiled brightly and raised his arms. His father took him in his arms, and then they went home to change his clothes.His father smiled broadly at him and said, "Aiden, your Mommy had a baby sister this morning. Do you want to see her?" Aiden's eyes lit up, he was grinning from ear to ear and said, "Yes Daddy."Paul Evans went to the hospital to accompany his lovely wife and his daughter. He was praying in his heart that his wife would not spend the night in the hospital because it would be the longest night of his life.They had never separa
August and Edwin went back to the living room chatting and laughing. Elizabeth was watching her favourite Telenovela, The Wife. August indicated that he was going to the baby's nursery to check on baby Avery.Edwin sat on the sofa, he looked at his sister and said, "Elizabeth, since you came back from the hospital, I haven't seen you holding or breastfeeding your daughter. What is going on?"Elizabeth lowered her eyes and replied, "I don't like children, big brother. I agreed to have one child, but August forced me to have a second child. I didn't want to give birth to her.He threatened me with a divorce." Her brother was dumbfounded when he heard his sister's words and asked, "Don't you think that you went overboard?"Elizabeth was so annoyed and replied, "This is my body and I have a right to decide what to do with my body. I felt disrespected when he forced me to carry the baby for ten months against my wishes."Her brother was so shocked and said, "According to my knowledge, my b
Elizabeth had a long night, she was tossing and turning. She missed her husband's warm embrace around her. She stopped herself from going to the study room to fetch her husband.A thought flashed through her mind. What if her husband was in Bridgette's bedroom? She would never allow that to happen under her nose. She threw the comforter away, and then she rushed to Bridgette's room.Fortunately, Clayton was sitting outside the door. When he saw Mrs Martins, he greeted her warmly and said, "Are you here to see your lovely daughter Madam?" Mrs Martins was so embarrassed and replied, "I am looking for my husband."Clayton looked at her with confusion in his eyes. He looked at his watch, it was midnight. Why would Mrs Martins go to Bridgette's bedroom if she was looking for her husband? Was she trying to catch her husband with Bridgette?He smiled faintly and replied, "Mr Martins is sleeping in his study room Madam. Are you sure that you are not here to see your lovely daughter?"When Mrs
In the blink of an eye, Baby Avery was six months old. She started calling her father 'Dada' and Bridgette 'Mama'. Bridgette wanted to correct her, but Mr Martins felt that it would confuse the child since she hadn't seen her mother yet.Several times Mr Martins tried to involve his wife in their daughter's life, to no avail. Mrs Martins indicated that she agreed to give birth to one child only.The following day, the weather was sunny and bright. It was a good day to take baby Avery outside for a walk.Bridgette walked to Clayton smiling and said, "Clayton, would you be so kind to accompany us to the park. The weather is so beautiful; I want to take baby Avery out for a walk."Clayton nodded his head and waited for Bridgette and the baby. Bridgette put a hat on Baby Avery, and then she packed her milk bottle and fruits in the bag. Clayton took baby Avery in his arms and Bridgette pushed the pram to the lift.When they got out of the lift, they met Mrs Martins who was waiting for the
Mr Moss and his wife were meeting friends for dinner at His Glory Hotel. On their way, they were surprised to see cars parked beside the road. Mr Moss became curious and parked his luxury car as well.Mr Moss and his wife got out of the car and walked towards the billboard. They overheard ladies praising the young man's handsomeness. Men were praising the young lady's beauty.During the proposal, a young lady looked at her boyfriend and said, "Honey, please promise me that you will propose to me with that engagement ring."Her boyfriend looked at his girlfriend with gentleness in his eyes and replied, "Sweetheart, I promise. I will place an order today." They watched the commercial until the end because they wanted to see the jewelry company's name.They were waiting in anticipation for the jewelry company's name. However, instead of the jewelry company's name, there were the couple's names. To their dismay, the engagement banquet and the wedding ceremony dates appeared at the end.Th
At the Evans mansion, Suzie was resting in her husband's arms in their bedroom. They were talking about Avery and Xavier's proposal. She was over the moon. She sent her a text message congratulating her.Her God granddaughter had been through a lot, and she deserved to be happy. She thanked the Lord for removing Jordan Bennet from Avery's life.After receiving Avery's engagement video clip, Suzie posted it on her group chat. She added her brother's family to her social media to maintain a good relationship with her youngest brother.At that moment, she received a call from her sister-in-law. She was surprised because she had never called her before. She smiled faintly and said, "Hello, sister-in-law. Is everyone well at home?"Her sister-in-law sneered, "Did you lie to my daughter when you told her that your God granddaughter was married to the young Mr Taylor? Do you think your God granddaughter is better than my daughter?"A surge of anger rose in Suzie's heart, and she asked, "What
In the early hours of the morning, Xavier looked at his lovely wife who was sleeping peacefully. He didn't want to wake her up. However, he promised to wake her up to watch the magnificent sunrise.Xavier started kissing his wife. Avery smiled and kissed her husband back. He whispered in her ears and said, "Good morning, Sweetheart. Let's go to the balcony to catch the sunrise."Avery opened her eyes and replied, "Good morning, my love. Did you sleep well?" Xavier indicated that he slept well. Then he took the warm nightgown, handmade mink fur hat, gloves and scarf from the closet.He looked at his wife gently and said, "I don't want you to catch a cold." Then he helped his wife wear warm clothes. Her husband's love enveloped her like a warm embrace.They walked to the balcony a few minutes later and sat on the sofa. They covered themselves with a blanket. Xavier smiled brightly at his wife and handed the camera to her to capture nature's beauty.At that moment, the majestic sun slowl
Even though Xavier and Avery had already registered their marriage, Xavier didn't want his beloved wife to miss any stages.On Friday, after he dropped his wife off at work, he visited his father-in-law at work to tell him that he would be proposing to his wife on Saturday.He indicated that he wanted the whole world to know how blessed he was to marry the most beautiful girl on the planet. Also, he wanted Aunt Elizabeth and her precious niece, Lily to be green with envy.His father-in-law was over the moon when he saw the delicate and exquisite engagement ring. His heart was full of gratitude to the Lord for blessing the Martins family with such an outstanding son-in-law.Xavier thanked Director Stanley and the film crew then he took his wife away. Avery was so happy that she was smiling from ear to ear. Her beloved husband had put a smile on her face. Since she met her husband, she had always been smiling.She wished when the Lord had created a human being had put a rewind button or
Avery shook her head, smiling from ear to ear. Xavier chuckled and pressed her to the bed. She was kissed passionately, and her mind became blank. Her husband smiled and said, "Let's continue tonight, my stunning wife."Avery sat on the bed in a daze. She was captivated by her husband's well-defined body. Xavier kissed her on her lips and said, "Sweetheart, please help me with my tie." Avery snapped back to her senses and helped her husband.She quickly applied a light make-up and wore black stilettos. Xavier took his wife's heirloom necklace and helped her to wear it. Avery smiled sweetly at her husband. Then she took the heart-shaped 1001 Nights Diamond Purse.Xavier whistled and said, "You are so gorgeous, my stunning wife. I want to hide you." Avery giggled and thanked her husband. She was stunning in a knee-high burgundy dress showcasing her curvy body and long legs.Xavier looked at his wife with eyes full of love and said, "Sweetheart, I arranged with the Taylor Jewelry Chief d
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