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Someone knocked on her door before Avery responded. She smiled and stopped Aunt Bridgette from opening the door. She put on a gown on top of her pajamas, and then she walked to the door.She opened the door slightly and asked, “May I help you?” Her mother pushed her daughter hard. Avery staggered back for a few steps.Aunt Bridgette held her before she fell down. She looked at Elizabeth coldly as if she was giving her a warning.Mrs Martins was livid, “Didn’t I tell you to move your clothes to your nanny’s bedroom?”Avery smiled but it didn’t reach her eyes and asked, “In which capacity are you ordering me to leave my bedroom and move to my mother’s bedroom?”Her mother was taken aback when she heard Avery’s words. She glanced at Bridgette and said, “Is Lily not the daughter of your beloved uncle? How would he feel when he heard that you failed to treat her only daughter well?”Avery laughed out loud and said, “Mrs Martins, you have to practice what you preach. I have never seen you t
Lily was envious and jealous of Avery for having riches and being surrounded by people who loved her. She rolled her eyes and said mockingly, “You are so pathetic Avery.Are you trying to replace your mother with your nanny because your mother doesn’t love you? So, you are trying to buy your nanny’s love with food. I wonder who is the servant between the two of you.”Avery looked at Lily coldly and replied, “Miss Parker, you are nothing but a guest in my house. Whether your aunt loves me or not is none of your business. Is there a problem if I buy my Godmother's love with food?”Hope chuckled and said, “Don’t be mad, Miss Avery. She is jealous because the Martins family is richer than the Parker family.I heard that she ran away from home because her parents couldn’t afford to buy her a private jet. She has parents who love her the most, but she doesn’t appreciate them.”Lily looked at Hope, rolled her eyes, and replied, “I wasn’t speaking to the servant, who asked you to speak? Know
At that moment, Butler Bruce walked to the kitchen. He looked at Lily and asked, “Miss Parker, where is everyone?” Lily indicated that they had gone back to their bedrooms.The aroma of smokiness and sweetness was still lingering in the air. He looked at the oven, but he couldn’t find the oven grill pan.Lily smiled faintly at him and said, “Do you mind preparing lunch for me? I didn’t eat breakfast.” Butler Bruce replied, “Who is to blame for that? Make it yourself.” Then he left the kitchen and went outside.Lily had never been in the kitchen before; she didn’t even know how to boil an egg. She was blaming her mother for failing to teach her how to cook. She felt inferior to Avery in every aspect.Mr Martins told Butler Bruce that he had ordered food from His Mercy restaurant to celebrate Youth Day. During dinner, everyone was wearing the school uniform except Mrs Martins and Lily. The atmosphere was more lively than usual.Mr Martins looked at Lily and asked, “Young lady, have you
It was Christmas Eve, and it was raining cats and dogs. At the Martins residence in Mount Edgecombe Estates, South Africa, the atmosphere was tense. August Martins was sitting at the edge of the bed looking at his stunning wife with tender eyes.His gaze was filled with love and affection. August Martins had a calm and graceful aura. His beloved wife, Elizabeth Martins, was breathtakingly beautiful. Elizabeth's eyes were red, brimming with tears. Her husband tried to coax her to no avail."August, I've told you several times that I don't want this baby, but you forced me to keep it. You promised to find a full-time nanny for her, but to date, I haven't seen anyone, and I am due anytime from now."His wife, Elizabeth Martins, was leaning on the headboard; she was thirty-seven weeks pregnant. She then started sobbing.August's heart ached when he saw his wife crying. He tried to hold his wife's hand, but she slapped him.He smiled and said, "Honey, I will bring my daughter's nanny to th
When Mr Martins arrived home, there was no one in the living room. Butler Bruce told him that Mrs Martins was in their bedroom. He walked to his bedroom to check on his wife. His wife was sitting on the sofa reading the fashion magazine.She looked at her husband and said, "Didn't you say you didn't want to see me anymore? What are you doing here?"Her husband sat next to her smiling. He tried to hug her, but she pushed him off. Her husband wasn't angry at her and replied, "Sweetheart, let's stop fighting. I promised I would find a nanny for our little dumpling."His wife sneered, "August, I told you that I didn't want to be involved in your daughter's life. Please spare me the details. What I want to see is the nanny. That's all. Don't ask me to bathe or to feed her because I hate her. She destroyed our love."August was taken aback when he heard his wife's words and said, "My love, hate is a strong word. Our daughter didn't destroy our love but lies destroyed our love.When I fell i
In the blink of an eye, it was the Art Exhibition Day. Mr Martins had asked his wife to accompany him to the Art Exhibition, but she refused.He wanted to take her out to meet new people and the Evans family. However, his wife was not interested to meet anyone while she was pregnant.August was sitting on the sofa in their bedroom looking at his beautiful wife with gentle eyes and said, "My love, have you changed your mind about not accompanying me? What if someone steals me from you?" Elizabeth glared at him, but she didn't utter a word.At that moment, Elizabeth's phone started ringing. When she saw the caller ID she smiled brightly and said, "Hello big brother, is everything alright?"Her brother, Edwin Parker replied smiling, "Baby sister, I have great news to tell you. Your sister-in-law was in labour this morning. The Lord has blessed us with a beautiful daughter."Elizabeth screamed and said, "Congratulations big brother, I am so happy for you. Please send my niece's photo. I w
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
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
At that moment, Butler Bruce walked to the kitchen. He looked at Lily and asked, “Miss Parker, where is everyone?” Lily indicated that they had gone back to their bedrooms.The aroma of smokiness and sweetness was still lingering in the air. He looked at the oven, but he couldn’t find the oven grill pan.Lily smiled faintly at him and said, “Do you mind preparing lunch for me? I didn’t eat breakfast.” Butler Bruce replied, “Who is to blame for that? Make it yourself.” Then he left the kitchen and went outside.Lily had never been in the kitchen before; she didn’t even know how to boil an egg. She was blaming her mother for failing to teach her how to cook. She felt inferior to Avery in every aspect.Mr Martins told Butler Bruce that he had ordered food from His Mercy restaurant to celebrate Youth Day. During dinner, everyone was wearing the school uniform except Mrs Martins and Lily. The atmosphere was more lively than usual.Mr Martins looked at Lily and asked, “Young lady, have you
Lily was envious and jealous of Avery for having riches and being surrounded by people who loved her. She rolled her eyes and said mockingly, “You are so pathetic Avery.Are you trying to replace your mother with your nanny because your mother doesn’t love you? So, you are trying to buy your nanny’s love with food. I wonder who is the servant between the two of you.”Avery looked at Lily coldly and replied, “Miss Parker, you are nothing but a guest in my house. Whether your aunt loves me or not is none of your business. Is there a problem if I buy my Godmother's love with food?”Hope chuckled and said, “Don’t be mad, Miss Avery. She is jealous because the Martins family is richer than the Parker family.I heard that she ran away from home because her parents couldn’t afford to buy her a private jet. She has parents who love her the most, but she doesn’t appreciate them.”Lily looked at Hope, rolled her eyes, and replied, “I wasn’t speaking to the servant, who asked you to speak? Know
Someone knocked on her door before Avery responded. She smiled and stopped Aunt Bridgette from opening the door. She put on a gown on top of her pajamas, and then she walked to the door.She opened the door slightly and asked, “May I help you?” Her mother pushed her daughter hard. Avery staggered back for a few steps.Aunt Bridgette held her before she fell down. She looked at Elizabeth coldly as if she was giving her a warning.Mrs Martins was livid, “Didn’t I tell you to move your clothes to your nanny’s bedroom?”Avery smiled but it didn’t reach her eyes and asked, “In which capacity are you ordering me to leave my bedroom and move to my mother’s bedroom?”Her mother was taken aback when she heard Avery’s words. She glanced at Bridgette and said, “Is Lily not the daughter of your beloved uncle? How would he feel when he heard that you failed to treat her only daughter well?”Avery laughed out loud and said, “Mrs Martins, you have to practice what you preach. I have never seen you t
Initially, Edwin and his wife, Cathy, wanted to go for their sixteenth anniversary holiday after Lily finished her June exams, but Lily had been giving them silent treatment since her birthday.Her mother didn't want to leave while her daughter wasn't on speaking terms with them. They tried to reason with her to no avail.Lily told her father that she wanted a private jet as well. Her father indicated to his daughter that they were not as rich as the Martins family, but he promised to buy her a luxury car.Lily was fuming and replied, "I don't want a useless father like you. I want to stay with Aunt Elizabeth. Why don't you ask her to buy me a private jet? Why is Avery so lucky to have everything while I have nothing?She stole my Godmother, and she was given lots of cars and houses, but I didn't get anything. I will never speak to you again until you buy me a private jet."Her father was livid; he went to his daughter's bedroom and started packing her clothes in the suitcases and bag
When Xavier arrived at the hospital, Dr Lambert was waiting for him in his office with the Oncologist, Dr Smith.He shook Xavier’s hand and said, “President Taylor, I decided to bring Dr Smith, the Oncologist, to answer your questions should you need some clarity.Your wife is in the final stage of stomach cancer. I would advise you to reconsider and terminate the pregnancy. Your wife won’t be able to live long. Also, when I told your wife that there was something wrong with her stomach, she was not shocked. She led me to believe that she had known for a long time that she was sick.”President Taylor looked at Dr Lambert puzzled and asked, “Didn’t you tell my wife that she was in the final stage of her stomach cancer?”Dr Lambert shook his head and replied, “President Taylor, I am not an Oncologist. I wouldn’t be able to diagnose your wife without conducting a thorough examination and also by testing her blood. Why are you asking?”President Taylor told him what his wife told him. Dr
In the blink of an eye, Xavier Taylor and his beautiful wife, Valencia Taylor, had been married for three months. Grandpa Taylor’s private investigator, Eddie Stuart, came back empty-handed regarding Mrs Moore’s sickness.Grandpa Taylor felt that he had treated the Moore family wrongly. Then he apologized to his daughter-in-law and started to treat his granddaughter-in-law well.At the Restoration Group, President Taylor was busy signing the document when his Executive Secretary, Cole Knight, reminded him about the meeting.It was a very important meeting. His managers were going to give feedback on their departments. Cole took his laptop and waited for his boss. President Taylor signed the last document, then he walked to the boardroom with Cole in tow.President Taylor looked at his managers and asked Cole to read the previous minutes. It was approved and adopted. Then they started the meeting.The Finance Director started giving his feedback. He was eloquent and his feedback then h
Edwin looked at his sister coldly, but he took the envelope from her and asked, “Elizabeth, are you sure this gift is not for my niece?”Elizabeth smiled and replied, “Big brother, you are so funny. When did I acknowledge your niece as my daughter?” Lilly smiled brightly when she heard her aunt’s words.Mr Martins hugged his daughter to comfort her, but Avery smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Daddy. Aunt Elizabeth plays the role of a surrogate mother in my life. She doesn’t mean anything to me. Aunt Bridge is my real mother.”Her father heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his lovely daughter was not upset. Then Hope and other helpers gave Avery the gifts.Avery smiled brightly at everyone and said, “I would like to thank the Lord for blessing me with another year. Also, for surrounding me with people who love me. I don’t have enough words to express my gratitude to the Lord.Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the generous presents you have given me. I love them. You have made
Early on Sunday morning, Avery received a call from her best friend, Gabriella Stone. “Happy birthday my beautiful baby sister, may the good Lord guide you and protect you always. I love you pretty much.”Avery was so touched and replied, “Thank you so much, big sister. I miss you, when are you coming back?” Gabriella and her mother left before Christmas to visit her grandmother at Eshowe.Gabriella smiled and said, “We are coming back tomorrow and I can’t wait to see you. Tell me about young Mr Taylor. Is he handsome?”Avery giggled and replied, “Oh my, I haven’t seen anyone so handsome. Young Mr Taylor’s handsomeness is at another level. I just sent you his photo. Feast your eyes.” Then they hung up.At that moment, someone knocked on her door. She put on her gown, then she opened her door. She smiled brightly when she saw Aunt Bridgette and Grandma Rose outside her door. She asked them to come inside.Aunt Bridgette hugged her tightly and said, “Happy birthday, Sweetheart.” Avery s
She walked to the piano and sat down. She smiled brightly at her father and said, "This song is dedicated to the beautiful soul. He has been with me through thick and thin and he has sacrificed a lot for me.I love you Daddy and I thank the Lord for blessing me with you. The name of the song is: 'You are my safe harbour.'Avery's fingertips danced on the keyboard, the enchanting melody was heard, and it was magical. The guests were overwhelmed with sweet emotions. It took their breath away and it stirred their souls.After Avery's performance, the venue became dead silent for a few seconds. Avery bowed and left the stage. Aunt Mia stood up and clapped her hands, and then the other guests came back to their senses.They stared at the beautiful girl with awe, and they gave her a standing ovation. Her father had tears in his eyes.She walked to her father and hugged him tightly. She smiled and wiped her father's tears and said, "You are my safe harbour, Daddy, and I love you pretty much.