The sweet melody was heard, it was beautiful. Ethan had a unique and soulful voice. Avery couldn't contain herself, tears streamed down her eyes. Ethan's song touched her deeply. She felt loved.After he finished playing the song, he bowed, walked to his big sister, and hugged her. He wiped his sister's tears and asked, "Why are you crying?"Avery giggled and replied, "I am so happy, and I have received everything you have said gladly. What a beautiful song!"Grandma Rose hugged him tightly and said, "You have a beautiful voice, young man." Ethan thanked Grandma Rose and walked back to his seat.Uncle August smiled at him and said, "Your voice is so rich at a young age. Are you going to study music when you are older?"Ethan smiled and replied, "No, Sir. I will study Metallurgy and Materials Engineering." Uncle August was taken aback. He thought Ethan would study Business Management because he was the heir of the Shelton Group.Uncle August smiled and replied, "You chose well, Ethan.
Aunt Rose smiled and replied, "I do. It will be a blessing to meet someone whom I can share my life experiences with. Someone I will spend the rest of my life with. What about you, Hope?"Hope giggled and replied, "I have someone in my heart. He gave me flowers, but he didn't say anything after that. He makes my heart beat faster when I look at him."Aunt Suzie smiled and asked, "Hope, why don't you confess your love to him? When I met Bridgette's father, I fell in love with him at first sight. I waited for him to confess to me, but he was shy.Two weeks later, I confessed to him, he was elated. He told me that he fell in love with me at first sight too, but he was scared to confess to me. We got married six months later."Hope shook her head and replied, "I want him to chase me, Aunt Suzie. Also, I am scared of being rejected. What if my feelings are not reciprocated? Maybe he was just being nice to me, he didn't mean anything."At that moment, Chef Ambrose approached them, followed
Aunt Rose was dumbfounded when she heard Hope's request. She was touched and replied, "It will be an honour to be your mother. Thank you for choosing me." Then she hugged Hope tightly with tears in her eyes.Hope smiled brightly and said, "Thank you, Mom, for accepting me. Clayton wants us to register our marriage when we come back home. I am scared. What if his parents despise my background?"Aunt Rose smiled brightly when she heard the way Hope was addressing her.She took her hands and said, "Sweetheart, from today onwards you are my precious daughter. Who can despise my daughter? We have to plan your engagement banquet."Hope smiled and replied, "I would like that very much, Mommy." Her mother was overjoyed. Then she went to her bedroom to take a bath. She dressed herself beautifully, then she took her phone and dialed her nephew's number.When it was connected, she said, "My handsome nephew, are you busy?" August smiled and replied, "I am never busy for you, Aunt Rose. Do you wan
Mr Martins went to his son's villa. He wanted to tell him about Aunt Rose and Hope's matter. He didn't want his son to hear the news from anyone else. Even though Aiden was not close to Aunt Rose, she was still his Grandma.When he arrived at his son's villa, Aiden was on the phone talking to his mother. Aiden looked at his father. Then he said, "Mom, I have to run. I will talk to you later." Then they hung up.He smiled at his father and said, "Dad, Mom indicated that they will be driving back on Sunday morning."His father nodded his head and said, "Son, I have good news. Grandma Rose had accepted Hope as her daughter. Please try to show little respect towards them."Aiden looked at his father expressionless and asked, "I don't understand, Daddy. Why now? Does she feel threatened by Lily?" Aunt Rose had nothing to do with him. His mother told him that she was not blood-related to his father.His father shook his head and replied, "Why would she be threatened by Lily? Is Lily the Mart
Aunt Rose had invited her nephew, August, and her grandchildren to welcome the Hayes family. Aiden indicated that he was not feeling well. She also invited the Evans family because they were close to her heart.When Clayton's mother, Betty Hayes, saw Hope she smiled brightly and took her hands. She looked at her future daughter-in-law with gentle eyes and said, "You are so beautiful my daughter-in-law. I thank the Lord for blessing the Hayes family with you."Hope heaved a sigh of relief when she heard her future mother-in-law's words. She was very nervous, thinking she would despise her. Mrs Hayes took an exquisite gift box from her handbag and handed it over to Hope.Hope took the gift box and opened it. Sitting in the gift box was a stunning diamond-heart-shaped necklace. The design was exquisite. Hope felt that the gift was very expensive.She looked at Clayton for help. Clayton nodded his head. Her mother-in-law smiled brightly and said, "My mother-in-law gave me this necklace whe
When Hope saw the wealthiest man in the country approaching her, she became nervous. Mr John Taylor smiled broadly, kissed her on both cheeks and said, "Thank you for putting a smile on Aunt Rose's face." Then he handed her the luxurious set of wheels, Mercedes-AMG C63S keys.Hope was stunned; she took the car keys with both hands. She didn't know what to say. She was overwhelmed with joy. Fortunately, Mr Martins was not far from them. He thanked his best friend for his generous gift.Pastor Basil walked to her grinning from ear to ear and said, "Be blessed, my child. May the Lord's face shine upon you." Then he kissed her on both cheeks and handed her a velvet box.Sitting in a velvet box was an opulent diamond necklace. Hope flashed him a big smile and thanked him.Her fellow colleagues were happy for her. They presented her with a big box and asked her to open it in her room. Hope giggled and thanked them.Avery and her brothers, the Shelton twins, walked to the stage. Avery looked
On Saturday morning, the weather was beautiful. The sky was bright and clear. Avery looked at the cloudless sky and smiled. It melted her heart. It was as if the heavens were congratulating Aunt Hope and Uncle Clayton on their new journey.She went to her brothers' bedrooms to wake them up. She walked to Logan's bedroom and knocked on the door. Then she opened the door. Logan was fast asleep. She called his name and shook him until he opened his eyes.Logan rubbed his eyes and asked, "What time is it, big sis?" Avery told him that it was 7:30 am. He jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom.Fortunately, Ethan was already up. He was taking a shower in the bathroom. Avery walked to the living room and waited for them.After 8 am, Avery and her brothers went to the restaurant to eat. Avery greeted everyone politely with a smile. She was about to sit down beside Aunt Bridgette when Aunt Caroline called her.Avery walked towards her smiling. Aunt Caroline asked her to sit between her an
On Sunday morning, the Martins family, the Evans family, the Hayes family, and the King family bade farewell to His Goodness Resort Manager, Hazel Elvis, and Chef Ambrose, then they left His Goodness Resort.Mrs King and Mrs Hayes were in the same car. Mrs Hayes smiled at Mrs King and said, "In-law, the Hayes family would like to visit the King family to bring betrothal gifts this coming Saturday before the children register their marriage. What do you think?"Mrs King was over the moon and promised to come back to her. She wanted to discuss the matter with her husband and her daughter.When they arrived at the Martins mansion, the Hayes family bade farewell to the Martins family and the King family then Clayton took them home. The Evans family took Pastor Basil home.The atmosphere at the Martins mansion was lively. They were chatting and laughing. They were discussing Aunt Rose and Uncle Bruce's marriage as well as Clayton and Hope's engagement banquet. They had an amazing time.Mr M
Mr Taylor Senior and his granddaughter-in-love walked onto the stage. He smiled brightly and said, "Good evening, everyone, thank you so much for the contribution you have made to the Taylor Group. Without you, we wouldn't be here.I would like to take this opportunity to introduce my lovely family." Then the Taylor family went to the stage and stood next to him. Xavier stood next to his wife; Avery smiled sweetly at him.Lily looked at the stage, her eyes glued on Xavier. Her heart was racing so fast. She held her aunt's arm and said, "Auntie, please introduce me to young Mr Taylor. He is so handsome, and he is my type."Her aunt looked at her niece and replied, "I will surely introduce you to him. I don't understand why Avery is still standing there. She is just a doctor, not a family member. She is such an embarrassment."Mrs Martins looked at her husband and said, "August, go and fetch your precious daughter before she embarrasses the Martins family. Look at her, she is seducing y
On the Saturday morning after breakfast, Xavier smiled at his wife and said, "I arranged for His Mercy Wellness Spa massage therapists to come here to pamper you guys." Avery smiled sweetly at her husband and thanked him.At that moment, Butler Blake indicated that the massage therapists had arrived. The ladies were over the moon. Caia led the ladies to the room, which had massage tables and other spa equipment. After the massage, the ladies felt rejuvenated and relaxed.Around 2 pm, the best stylist team arrived at the Taylor mansion. They were ushered to the salon. Shortly afterwards, His Own Image Boutique boss, Miss Joy Dube, arrived with her assistants carrying stunning custom-made gowns.At 5 pm, Xavier hugged his wife's waist and walked to the driveway, followed by the Shelton couple. Standing in the driveway was the luxurious Mercedes-Maybach S650 Pullman.Xavier opened the passenger door for his wife, then he put a hand on the car roof to protect his wife. Then he walked to t
Caroline smiled and replied, "I don't have full-time helpers, Mia. They come twice a week to ensure that the guest rooms and the yard are taken care of.Due to my paternal family experience, I don't allow them to enter my family's bedrooms. Our laundry is done by the hotel's housekeeper. I take care of my loved ones.The Grant family was very wealthy, my grandfather was the CEO of the Grant Group, and my grandmother was the Deputy CEO. My grandfather wanted my grandmother to be a housewife, but she refused.When my dad was five years old, my grandfather divorced my grandmother because he felt that everything was done by a helper. So, he felt that the helper catered to his needs more than my grandmother.He then married the helper, who was my grandmother's cousin. My grandmother tried to save her marriage by asking her aunt to intervene. However, my grandmother was told that her cousin was already pregnant.Everyone was dumbfounded. Avery hugged her mother-in-law, but she didn't know w
Two days before the Gala, Xavier and his wife were at the arrival terminal waiting for the Shelton family. A few minutes later, the Shelton family private jet landed at the King Shaka International Airport.When Logan saw his big sister, he quickened his pace, but when he saw the man beside her, his steps halted. He was intimidated by his brother-in-law's aura. He decided to wait for his parents.Ethan looked at his brother and asked, "Why are you stopping?" Logan smiled and replied, "I am waiting for you guys."Ethan raised his eyes to meet his brother-in-law's eyes and asked softly, "Why is my brother-in-law's aura so intimidating?" He felt pressured when he looked at him.Avery smiled brightly at them and said, "I am so happy that you are here." Then she hugged her Godmother tightly.Her Godfather kissed her on both cheeks, then her brothers hugged her tightly, grinning from ear to ear. Logan whispered, "Brother-in-law is intimidating." Avery giggled and ruffled his hair.Her Godpar
Sage nodded her head and replied, "Aunt Valeria told me that Avery colluded with other doctors and killed my mother.Why is she alive while my mother is dead? She will pay for every pain she has put me through. I don't have a mother today because of her."Chase was so shocked and said, "Sage, stop spouting nonsense. When your mother passed away, Avery was fifteen years old. Let me tell you the truth about your mother's death.Your grandmother wanted Valeria to marry your father, then she gave your mother medication which accelerated her death. It also causes you to have a brain tumour.The person you are supposed to hate is your maternal grandmother, not Avery. What happened to my sweet Sage? Why did you listen to the Moore family's lies? Don't you have brains?"Sage looked at Chase and replied, "You are lying to me. I don't want you as my doctor anymore. Let me tell you something, my paternal grandmother will never allow me to stay at the Moore mansion.Mark my word she will fetch me
Mr Moore felt humiliated and embarrassed by Dr Forbes' words. He went to the cashier to settle the medical bills. Two nurses wheeled Sage to the ward immediately afterward.Mr Moore went to his daughter's ward and said, "Our granddaughter has been admitted to the hospital; she has a fever." He then told his wife Sage's ward number and said, "Please go and keep our granddaughter company."Mrs Moore looked at her husband puzzled, and asked, "Why didn't you move her to the Taylor family's private ward?" Her husband became upset and replied, "You have no shame, Valery. Didn't the Taylor family sever ties with Sage?"Mrs Moore was fuming with anger, then she took her phone. She dialed Mrs Taylor's number and said, "Hello, Caroline. Sage has been admitted to the hospital because of a fever.Please move her to the Taylor family's private ward." She didn't give her time to respond. She immediately hung up the phone.When Xavier and his wife walked into the living room, they found their mother
A few minutes later, Valeria was wheeled to the private ward. Mr Moore looked at his wife and asked, "Valery, where did you get the money from? Do we have secrets between us?"Valery decided to lie and replied, "Valencia used to give me a monthly allowance when she was still alive. I hid this money for a rainy day." Her husband looked at her for a long time, but he decided not to pursue the matter.When Valeria woke up, she was surprised to see her parents sleeping beside her bed. She screamed when she saw that her legs and her arm were in a cast. Her parents woke up, and her mother asked, "How are you feeling, Sweetheart?"The nurse rushed to Valeria's private ward when she heard the scream. Valeria looked at her mother and asked, "How did I arrive here?" The nurse looked at her and replied, "The paramedics brought you here."Her mother asked, "We were told that you were involved in a car accident. Were you drunk?" Valeria shook her head and replied, "I wasn't drunk, Mom. After I rece
Valeria was so angry that she took her handbag and ran to the parking lot. Unbeknownst to her, Portia was waiting for her. She was sitting in the car playing games on her phone.As soon as she saw Valeria get in her car, Portia asked her brother to follow Valeria's car. Valeria didn't notice the car that was following her. Her heart was in a mess, and she was absent-minded.When they passed the area where there were no streetlights, Wayne overtook Valencia's car, then he stopped his car in front of her car. Valeria tried to swerve her car, but it was too late. She bumped into Wayne's car.Valeria was so scared that she sat in the car until someone knocked on her car's window. She lowered her car window and said, "I am so sorry. It wasn't my intention to bump into your car."Portia looked at her and said, "Get out of your car." Valeria took her phone from her handbag and tried to call her parents, but Portia grabbed her phone and said, "Are you deaf? I said get out of the car."Valeria'
When Sage saw that she couldn't move her father's heart, she looked at her Grandpa with pleading eyes and said, "I was wrong, Grandpa. Please forgive me. I want to change my last name to Taylor."Mrs Moore nodded her head and said, "I agree with your granddaughter, Mr Taylor. Please change her last name to Taylor. I made it clear to Caroline that I would never acknowledge Sage as my granddaughter. Therefore, you cannot force us to raise her."Mr Taylor was so disappointed in the Moore family and said, "It's impossible for Sage to change her last name to Taylor because it was her mother's wish for her to be raised as the Moore family child.Also, I don't believe that your daughter visited my son at work without your encouragement, Mrs Moore. Who told you that my son, Xavier, was born to marry your daughters?Are your daughters worthy of my son? I will never forgive your daughter for disrupting peace in my family. Who gave your daughter the confidence to bully the Taylor family? Are we e