On Saturday morning, the sun was bright, and the sky was clear. It was a beautiful day to go to the beach. Bridgette was standing on the balcony thanking the Lord for blessing her and her loved ones with the gift of life.She was so grateful to the Lord for His mercies upon her life. The Lord had been faithful to her, and He had answered most of her prayers.At 8 am, Bridgette called her mother and said, "Good morning, Mommy, are you well?" Her mother was overjoyed to hear her voice and replied, "Good morning, Sweetheart, we are well. Thank you. How are you doing?Our granddaughter made us proud. Your father and I are really happy for her. What time are we meeting?"Bridgette smiled and replied, "We are well; thank you. Avery made us proud indeed. Mommy, we will meet you at His Own Image Boutique at 10 am. The weather is beautiful; I want to take her to the beach as well."Her mother became excited and replied, "It's been a while since I took a stroll on the beach. We will join you as
At that moment, Mr Martins walked to the living room and said, “Elizabeth, please show me the divorce papers you told your son that I gave them to you to sign.”Elizabeth looked at her husband with tears in her eyes, but she didn’t utter a word. Then he looked at Aiden with cold eyes and asked, “Why don’t you ask your beloved mother to show you the divorce papers?”It dawned on Aiden that his mother was lying to him and asked, “Mommy, were you lying to me?”His mother looked at him and replied, “Aiden, you misunderstood Mommy. I didn’t say that your father gave me the divorce papers, but I said he asked for a divorce.”Aiden looked at his mother in a new light and replied, “Mommy, are you using me to fight with my sister?”Mrs Martins looked at him with sorrow and replied, “I am sorry my dearest son, I didn’t know that after I told you about my divorce you would confront your father.You told me that you would go to your sister’s room to apologize. I was surprised when you told me tha
A few minutes later, Uncle Martins called Bridgette and said, "Hello Bridgette, I received a call from Aunt Rose. She told me that she missed her grandchild a lot. Why don't you spend time with your mother and Aunt Rose for a few days?"Bridgette was over the moon, she missed her mother so much and replied, "That will be great, Uncle Martins. I missed my mother's food so much." Then they hung up.Bridgette was beaming with joy and told her mother the good news. Her mother was overjoyed and said, "Let's buy sets of clothes for you and my grandchild."They bought a set of clothes for Bridgette, and then they went to Sugar Lump to buy clothes for Avery. Mrs Evans also bought toiletries for her daughter and her God-granddaughter.Mrs Evans called her husband, Paul, and said, "Hubby, please come back home early today. I have a surprise for you."Paul was grinning from ear to ear and said, "My beautiful wife, tell me quickly don't keep me in suspense."Suzie giggled and replied, "My love, I
On Sunday morning, the Evans family went to church to thank the Lord for His faithfulness in their lives. Pastor Basil was over the moon when he saw Avery and said, "Congratulations my beautiful granddaughter.My heart swelled with pride when I saw you taking the first spot in the Mathematics Olympiad Competition." Avery smiled brightly and replied, "Thank you, Grandpa, I think I took after my intelligent Grandpa."Grandpa Basil was grinning from ear to ear when he heard Avery's words and said, "You have a silver tongue, my dearest Avery.Someone whispered to my ear that you will come to church today and I have prepared a gift for you." He took a velvet box from his suit jacket and handed it to Avery.Avery smiled brightly at her grandfather and opened an exquisite velvet box. Sitting on the velvet box was a platinum wedding band. Avery looked at Grandpa Basil with a confused expression.Grandpa Basil replied smiling, "My dearest Avery, this is your future husband's wedding band. Pleas
A few days later, after the Collins family heard the news of Mia's pregnancy, they went to Australia. Mia's mother and her mother-in-law were fussing over her. They treated her as a treasure.Mr Shelton Senior had asked his wife several times to go back to their home to no avail. She stated that she didn't want to leave her precious daughter-in-law with the helpers.What if something happened to her grandchildren? She was taking care of her daughter-in-law herself.In the blink of an eye, the Parker family had been in Australia for almost a month and they were reluctant to go back, especially Edwin; he was scared of his sister, Elizabeth. His sister wanted to destroy his family.Brad had offered to open the company for him in Australia to manage but he turned him down. He loved his country and his sister. He was praying that his evil sister didn't harm anyone in his absence.The time had arrived for the Parker family and the Collins family to go back home to South Africa. Mia hugged h
August looked at his wife with a hint of mockery in his eyes and asked, "How does it feel to be ignored by your beloved brother?" Elizabeth looked at her husband with eyes full of hatred, but she didn't utter a word.Edwin walked to the living room with his wife and his daughter laughing. Elizabeth felt that they were mocking her, she couldn't breathe. She felt suffocated.At that moment, the helpers informed them that food was being served. They washed their hands, and then they walked to the dining room. Butler Bruce was standing beside Mr Martins.Edwin looked at him and asked, "Butler Bruce, where is Aunt Rose?" Butler Bruce looked at Mrs Martins with disdain in his eyes and replied, "Mr Parker, please ask your sister."Edwin raised his eyes slightly at his sister, but Elizabeth ignored him. She started putting food on her plate. Edwin's face darkened and asked, "What happened, Elizabeth?"The atmosphere in the dining room became awkward. August decided to intervene and said, "Bro
Edwin didn't even look at her; he turned to his brother-in-law and said, "Please hand the divorce papers to Elizabeth. I don't want to leave you with this trash. She doesn't deserve you."August looked at his brother-in-law and replied, "I promised my daughter that I would not divorce Elizabeth yet. Elizabeth told Aiden that I wanted to divorce her because of Bridgette. I don't want to tarnish Bridgette's reputation."Edwin looked at his sister coldly and said, "You are so smart, you even managed to deceive your son. I am going to teach you a lesson.I am no longer going to Australia. I want you to feel the pain of knowing that I am just two hours' drive away, but you will never see or speak to me."Elizabeth's heart was in pain, it was as if someone was stabbing her heart. She looked at her brother with sorrow in her eyes, but she didn't utter a word. She didn't believe that her only brother would ignore her forever.Edwin went to the garden; he asked his daughter and his nephew to c
The sun was scorching hot, but the woman was washing clothes outside using the concrete washing basin. Sweat was streaming down her face.Her neighbour, Becky Sparrow, approached her smiling and said, “Tess, did you hear that Abigail’s son bought her a nice house in the suburbs?”Tess Bennet looked at her friend with jealousy written on her face and replied, “Becky, some people are lucky. I don’t like Abigail; she is full of herself because her son is a doctor.Don’t worry my friend; I heard that the municipality rates in the suburbs are very high. She will not have money to buy food and come back to the slums.”Becky was disappointed in her friend and replied, “Tess, we have to be happy for others. If the Lord opens the doors for them, maybe He will remember us and bless us too. Our children are doing well in school.I believe one day they will become great men and buy us beautiful houses in the suburbs as well. I have faith that my life will not stay like this forever.” Unbeknownst
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