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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
At the Evans residence, Aunt Bridgette was sitting with Avery near the pool drinking a cool drink.She smiled at Avery and said, "We've been here for the whole month, I think it's time to go back home. Let's go back home after church. Your father missed you so much."Avery looked at Aunt Bridgette with sadness in her eyes and replied, "I missed him too, but I am not eager to go back home."Aunt Bridgette looked at her with worried eyes and asked, "Is it about your brother? I believe that he will see through your mother and apologize to you."Avery shook her head and replied, "Aiden approached me today at school. I was so happy, I thought I was forgiven, but it was my wishful thinking.He looked at me coldly and told me that Uncle Edwin cut ties with his mother because of me, and he would never forgive me for that."Aunt Bridgette was shocked to hear that because Uncle Parker loved his sister, Elizabeth, dearly and asked, "What happened?"Avery replied, "Aiden indicated that it was bec
Aunt Bridgette shook her head and replied, "When I was thirteen years old, I showed my landscape paintings to Uncle Martins. He told me that he would sell my paintings at an auction.One day, he asked my parents and me to follow him. He took us to the building at Umhlanga Rocks. He smiled brightly and told me that he liked my paintings a lot and bought me the art gallery. Then he asked me to name it.""My parents were shocked. They couldn't believe their ears. I cried so hard that day. My heart was full of gratitude for everything Uncle Martins had done for my family.From that day, His Faithfulness Art Gallery was birthed. Two months later, it was opened to the public. I auctioned my paintings for a few million rand. I became a millionaire at the age of thirteen and I was a billionaire when I was fifteen."Avery smiled brightly and said, "People will not believe me if I tell them that my nanny is a billionaire. Even my brother will think I am insane if I tell him.I don't know how to
Mr Martins went with Avery to the Evans mansion. After lunch, Aunt Rose, Bridgette, and Avery bid farewell to the Evans family. Bridgette’s mother had tears in her eyes, it was hard saying goodbye.She hugged Aunt Rose tightly and said, “My dearest sister, this is your home. You are welcome here anytime.”Aunt Rose wiped her tears and replied, “Thank you for your hospitality; I am blessed to have you as my sister. Why don’t we meet every month, maybe for a weekend or a week?”Suzie smiled brightly and replied, “I like that, and it’s a date. Let’s make it a week.” Aunt Rose nodded her head, then she walked to her nephew’s car.Suzie hugged her beloved daughter and said, “I am so proud of you, my Sweetheart. I thank the Lord for blessing me with you. You have brought me nothing but joy in my life. I love you so much.”Bridgette smiled brightly at her mother and replied, “I love you more, Mommy. Thank you for showering me with love. You are the best mother ever.”Suzie took Avery in her
The Taylor mansion was majestic, it looked like a palace. It was built by Noah Taylor forty years ago as a gift to his lovely wife, Sophia Taylor. His beloved wife passed away five years ago due to a long illness.Noah Taylor was sixty years old with an intimidating aura. He had two sons, John Taylor and Keith Taylor.His elder son, John, was thirty-five years old. He was business-minded and very intelligent. His youngest son, Keith, was thirty-two years old and was not interested in business. He was in the military and capable.At the age of thirty, he was promoted to be the Commanding Officer of the Special Forces team. Noah Taylor's sons were his pride and joy.Noah Taylor built the Taylor Group from scratch. The Taylor family had a number of businesses in the investment industry, the mining industry, the jewelry industry, restaurants, hotel chains, commercial real estate, the automobile industry, and the logistics industry across the country.They had businesses and subsidiaries i
Valencia shook her head and replied, “Who can get sick when she is staring at that stunning face of yours? I am much better, my love. Thank you for taking care of me.”Xavier embraced his wife and replied, “I am happy that you are feeling much better. Go and take a bath. Chef Ambrose is preparing our breakfast.” Valencia smiled brightly, and then she went to the bathroom to take a bath.Xavier took his phone and dialed his grandfather’s number. When the call was connected, he said, “Good morning, Grandpa, are you well?”Grandpa Taylor was beaming with joy when he heard his grandson’s voice and replied, “Good morning my precious grandson, we are well. Thank you. How are you?”Xavier told him that he was well, and then he said, “Grandpa, Valencia told me that they attended her friend’s wedding in the USA.”Grandpa Taylor sneered, “The Moore family is playing us like a fiddle. Your mother-in-law just confirmed that they had been to England.She even gave us the name of her niece. Xavier,
Xavier looked at his wife with questioning eyes and said, “Sweetheart, you are forgetful, didn’t you tell me that you were attending your cousin’s wedding in England a year ago?”Valencia’s heart was pounding so hard in her chest. What if the Taylor family investigated their trip? She looked at her husband and replied, “I didn’t say that my love. We attended my friend’s wedding in the USA.”Xavier looked at his wife and asked, “Sweetheart, is there something that you are hiding from me?” Valencia shook her head. Her heart was beating so fast. It was clear that her husband was suspicious of her.She felt so guilty, but she decided not to confess. The Taylor family would bury the Moore family should they know the truth.Xavier’s heart sank when he saw the way his wife was behaving. He said, “My wife, please tell me the truth. Didn’t you promise me that there would be no lies between us?”Valencia looked at her husband and replied, “My husband, it is not that I don’t want to tell you, bu
After the wedding, Xavier and his beautiful wife, Valencia, packed their suitcases and went to their honeymoon.Mr Martins had gifted Xavier with the new villa at His Goodness Resort and he arranged for Chef Ambrose to take care of them. The villa was lavishly designed in a contemporary style.When Valencia saw their villa was over the moon. She walked to the fully equipped kitchen and then opened the fridge. She was surprised to see that it was fully packed.She looked at her husband smiling and asked, “Honey, who is going to cook?” Valencia didn’t know how to cook. Her parents had pampered her since she was a child.Xavier smiled and replied, “Sweetheart, my Dad’s best friend, Uncle Martins had arranged for Chef Ambrose to cook for us. Do you want to eat something?”Valencia shook her head; she was so excited that she wasn’t hungry. However, Chef Ambrose had prepared some snacks for the newlyweds.The sweeping staircase was enticing them to venture up to the first floor. There were
Mr Martins was in his study room thinking about Jordan Bennet. He called his Executive Secretary, Steve Beck, and asked him to investigate Jordan Bennet.Secretary Beck was capable. Half an hour later, the report was sent to his boss’ email. What was important to Mr Martins was not the family background but the person’s character.When he was still reading the report, his phone started ringing. He was puzzled when he saw the caller ID and said, “Hello Minister Cele, are you well?” Minister Cele was beaming with joy and replied, “Hello CEO Martins, I am well. Thank you. How are you doing?” Mr Martins indicated that all was well with his family.Minister Cele indicated that he would like to see him on a personal matter, but he didn’t want to discuss it over the phone. He indicated that he had reserved a private room at His Mercy restaurant for 6 pm. Mr Martins promised that he would be there. Then they hung up.After Mr Martins read Jordan Bennet’s report, he went to his daughter’s room
Aunt Bridgette was at His Faithfulness Art Gallery when she received a call from Avery. She was so worried; that she dropped everything and rushed to His Grace Hotel.At that time, Avery was at the entrance of the hotel waiting for Aunt Bridgette. She arrived shortly afterward.Avery got in the car and said, “Thank you, Aunt Bridge. I don’t know what happened to me. I looked at the groom and my heart started beating so fast. His handsomeness overwhelmed me.”Aunt Bridgette laughed out loud and asked, “Did you fall in love with the groom?” Avery looked at Aunt Bridgette and replied, “It is impossible, Aunt Bridge because I have someone I like.”Aunt Bridgette was so shocked Avery would be turning fourteen on the 10th of January. She looked at Avery and said, “Baby, you are too young to be in a relationship. What is the rush?”Avery smiled at her and replied, “Aunt Bridge, I don’t want to hide anything from you. I agree that I am young, but Jordan Bennet puts a smile on my face, Aunt Br
Xavier was in his company, the Restoration Group. He was busy with documents when his phone started ringing. He picked up his phone and looked at the caller ID. It was his sweetheart, Valencia Moore.He smiled broadly and said with his deep and magnetic voice, “Hello Sweetheart, are you well?”Valencia Moore smiled sweetly and replied, “Xavier, I miss you. When are you going to take me out shopping?” Xavier was extremely busy.He smiled and replied, “My love, I am trying to clear my desk because I want to give you all my attention after our wedding. Please bear with me.”At that moment, someone knocked on his door, then he gave the person the permission to enter. His beautiful eyes became wide when he saw the person. It was his lovely fiancée, Valencia.She was very beautiful, she smiled at her fiancé and asked, “Are you surprised?” Xavier walked to her, then he took her in his arms and kissed her for a long time. She giggled and looked at Xavier with loving eyes.Valencia was ninetee
The following day, the Martins family and the Parker family were eating breakfast at the dining table, but Avery was missing. They were eating in silence.The atmosphere was gloomy, even Edwin Parker, who was the chatterbox, was quiet. What happened between his nephew and his niece shocked him to the core.His brother-in-law was playing with food like a child. He didn’t have an appetite. Avery had asked her father to be excused.She indicated that she would eat the food he had prepared for her last night. She didn’t want to face her mother and her brother’s hatred.After breakfast, Uncle Edwin looked at Aiden and said, “Nephew, I am so full I need to take a walk outside. Please accompany me.”Aiden walked out of the dining room with his uncle. He heaved a sigh of relief when he was outside.They sat on the grass. Uncle Edwin said, “A friend of mine asked for advice but I didn’t know how to advise him.When he was dating his wife, she promised to give him a big family and he promised t
At the Martins residence, the atmosphere was lively. It was Aiden Martins' 17th birthday. Avery was standing in front of her father’s desk with a painting in her hands.She looked shyly at her father and asked, “Daddy, do you think big brother will like my painting?” Her father smiled and replied, “Of course, Sweetheart. You are such a great painter, let me see.”Avery handed her painting to her father. It was amazing. She painted her brother while he was at school sitting under a tree.Her father smiled broadly and said, “Your brother is so handsome, he will be very happy when he receives your gift.”Avery smiled sweetly at her father, then she returned to her bedroom. She was hoping that her brother would like her gift even though he didn’t like her.He had told her several times that he wished she had never been born. He blamed her for coming between their parents.At 5 pm, His Mercy restaurant waiters delivered food to the Martins residence. Aiden had invited his friends over to c
Seven years later……Valery and her daughter, Valencia, had been visiting the Taylor mansion every weekend. Caroline indicated to her son that she would love to have Valencia as a daughter-in-law until Xavier gave in.Caroline was over the moon, but Grandpa Taylor was fuming, he felt that the Moore family was greedy.On Saturday, the weather was so cold, and it was snowing. Butler Oswald told Xavier that Miss Moore was in the living room.Xavier and Valencia started dating six months ago when Valencia turned eighteen years old. Xavier was surprised to hear that because he had told her that he was inundated with work.Xavier thanked Butler Oswald, and then he walked to the living room. Valencia smiled brightly when she saw her handsome boyfriend.Xavier took her in his arms and kissed her on top of her head and said, "What a pleasant surprise, Sweetheart. The weather is so bad, but you are wearing so thin." Xavier took off his jacket and put on his girlfriend.Valencia smiled sweetly at