Penny tried to work but she couldn’t concentrate. She took her handbag and went to Ives Clinton’s Penthouse. He was working at home that day because he was finalizing the project.When she arrived at his Penthouse she looked at him and asked, “Ives, please be honest with me. Do you love me?”Ives looked at his fiancée for a long time and asked, frowning, “Sweetheart, what is going on? Are you having second thoughts about me?”Then he tried to hold her in his arms but Penny dodged. She looked at him with questioning eyes.Ives furrowed his brows and asked, “What is wrong with you, Sweetheart? Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?”Penny’s eyes were brimming with tears, and she said, “My family is saying you don’t love me, and you are marrying me out of obligation. Is that true, Ives?”Ives couldn’t believe his ears that he laughed. He became frustrated, but he managed to suppress his anger.When he saw tears in his fiancée’s eyes, his heart ached, and replied, “No, it’s n
When Storm and others arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, Owen and his bodyguards were waiting for them. Owen was carrying a placard with Storm’s name beaming with joy.Owen smiled broadly when he saw Grandpa Saxon. He hugged him tightly, grinning from ear to ear, and said, “Grandpa, welcome back to the USA. How are you doing?”Grandpa Saxon smiled brightly and replied, “Hello, my grandson. All is well with me. How are you doing?”Owen smiled and replied, “All is well with us too, Grandpa. My dad will be happy to see you.”Storm chuckled, and then he hugged his best friend tightly. He introduced Michaela's parents to him. Owen greeted them with respect.The bodyguards took their luggage and led them to the parking lot. Standing quietly in the parking lot was the Mercedes-Maybach GLS600 SUV. The bodyguards opened the doors, and then Storm and others got in the car.Owen sat in the driver’s seat and drove to the Saxon estate. The bodyguards followed behind them. Owen parked th
Penny hugged Aunt Judy’s arm and replied, sighing, “My day was bad, Auntie. My father’s words messed me up. Then Bella came to my office and demanded that I design her wedding dress.On top of that, she wanted me to drop everything and be her wedding planner. Something snapped inside of me. For the first time, I retaliated. I slapped her hard across her face.Before she left my office, she told me that Ives was marrying me out of obligation because my big brother helped him with his business. I am such a fool, Auntie. After listening to Bella’s provocative words, I started doubting Ives’ love.Then I went to his Penthouse to confront him. I heaved a sigh of relief when he told me he wanted to marry me because he loved me. From today onwards, I will never listen to the Earl family nonsense.I have big news, Auntie. Ives and I have set a wedding date. We are getting married on the 3rd of May. Auntie, is Big Brother back?”Aunt Judy hugged her tightly and replied, “I am so happy for you,
While the attending doctor was busy with Sputla, Mr Wells went to the Wells family's private ward crying. Even though he had lost his baby sister he couldn't cry in front of his nephew, because he wanted to be strong for him. Sputla’s mother, Irene, and Orlando Wells were siblings.At that moment, Sputla was wheeled to the private ward. Sputla was overwhelmed by grief. His parents were everything to him. Tears started to fall uncontrollably down his face.Uncle Orlando looked at him with sadness and said, “My deepest condolences to the Grace family. May the Lord comfort you during this grief, my precious nephew.Geoffrey Lamb will take you home tomorrow morning. He would also help you with the funeral arrangements. After I tidy up some issues here, I will join you.” Geoffrey Lamb was Mr Wells’ right-hand man.Sputla’s voice choked with emotion and replied, “Thank you, Uncle Orlando, for everything. Please apologize to Mr Saxon for me. I will not be able to help him anymore. I need tim
At 8 am, Geoffrey parked his car in the Saxon estate parking lot. Before he got out of the car, Storm approached him with his mother’s luggage. He smiled broadly and said, “Good morning, Uncle Geoffrey. Are you well?”Uncle Geoffrey took the luggage from Storm and replied beaming, “Good morning, Storm. I am well. Thank you. How are you?” Storm smiled and said, “All is well with us, Uncle Geoffrey.”A few minutes later, Judy walked toward the car. She smiled at Geoffrey and greeted him politely. Storm opened the passenger door for his mother.He kissed her on both cheeks, then he placed his hand below the roof of the car to protect her. He smiled at Uncle Geoffrey and said, “Travel mercies on the road.” Uncle Geoffrey drove the car to the hospital to fetch Sputla.During lunch, Penny was in her office when her mother and sister budged in. Her mother was hysterical. She rushed to her and slapped her hard across her face.Penny cradled her burning cheek, then she turned and slapped Bella
When Mrs Earl saw the video clip she couldn’t believe her eyes. She was scared of poverty the most. Her parents were very poor and she didn't want to be poor again. Anger erupted within her and she couldn’t hold back.She slapped her daughter hard across her face and asked, “How could you be so evil-hearted, Bella? Your sister retaliated because you provoked her first.Are you happy now that your sister is no longer a member of the Earl family? You are so greedy. I nearly killed your sister because of your lies. I will never forgive you for deceiving me.” Then she slapped her again with all her strength.Bella’s head was buzzing and she saw stars. There was blood in the corners of her lips. It was the first time her beloved mother laid hands on her.She was overwhelmed with bitterness. Her hatred towards her sister was deep. She vowed that she would avenge herself.Bella rubbed her burning cheeks and replied sobbing, “Mom, I asked my sister to design the wedding dress which I will wear
At the Saxon estate, Mr Saxon Senior and the Miller couple were in the living room chatting with Storm. Grandpa Saxon looked at his precious grandson and asked, “My grandson, did you manage to have a meeting with the hackers?”Storm nodded his head and replied, “I did, Grandpa. However, they couldn’t restore the surveillance footage. They indicated that only Sputla could help me.Thorne is taking this matter lightly, but I don’t think this matter is simple, Grandpa. He is blinded by rage, and he is not thinking straight. I will not be surprised to find that this matter was orchestrated by one of his enemies.The person who plotted against Thorne’s wife and his mistress is very dangerous. He destroyed his family, but Thorne is oblivious to that. I don’t understand why he is not investigating this matter thoroughly.”Grandpa Saxon looked at Storm and replied, “It’s because Thorne didn’t care about the truth. Since Thorne had never loved his wife, he had seen her as an obstacle between h
At the Havana Club, Thorne and his friends were in their private room drinking. When he arrived he didn't uttered a word. He was absent-mindedly looking at his phone as if waiting for an important call.He missed his ex-wife’s text messages. She used to remind him not to work hard and to take small breaks between meetings, and he hated her nagging. As a result, he never responded to her annoying text messages.He never knew that one day he would miss those nagging text messages. He shook his head. Was he drunk? Why was he thinking of his unworthy ex-wife who nearly killed the love of his life?The Havana Club was overlooking the majestic Indian Ocean. The view was breathtakingly stunning. Thorne stood up and went to the balcony. His eyes were glued to the blue ocean, listening to the waves splashing gently against the shore.He didn’t understand what was happening to him because he didn’t have any feelings for his ex-wife. His mind was filled with his ex-wife’s gorgeous face. He tried
Isaac walked to the door and opened it. The two police officers entered, then they greeted Pastor Bernie with respect, and said, “Pastor, we received a call indicating that someone has been assaulted.”Naomi approached the police officers and replied, “I made a call because my sister Doreen assaulted me. Please take her away. I want her to rot in jail.”The police officers were dumbfounded. Then they looked at Doreen and asked, “Miss Bernie, is your sister telling the truth?”Doreen nodded her head and replied, “It is true. However, I was defending myself. Naomi broke up with her fiancé and blamed me for it.She rushed to me and tried to slap me, but I dodged. Then I slapped her twice on the face. She told me that she wanted to destroy my life. Fortunately, I recorded her.” Then she played the voice recording.Doreen asked for the police officers' phone numbers, then she forwarded the voice recording to them and her boyfriend, David.Naomi nearly fainted with anger. Who gave Doreen th
Tristan went to the bedroom and walked to the closet, where he started packing his clothes in the luggage bag. Fortunately, he didn’t have many clothes in his fiancée’s apartment.Noami followed him behind. She was so shocked when he saw him packing his clothes. She snatched the luggage bag from her fiancé’s hands.Naomi looked at Tristan with eyes full of tears and asked, “What are you doing, Tristan? You are dumping me because I want a big wedding?”Tristan looked at her and replied, “No. You dumped me first when you started looking down on me because of my salary. There is no future for us, Naomi. I cannot marry someone who sees me as a failure.”Naomi shook her head and said, “Tristan, I have never said you are a failure, but I am disappointed in your lack of ambition.”Tristan looked at her for a long time and asked, “Didn’t I tell you that my dream was to become a doctor? Was that not ambitious enough for you?I don’t understand why you accepted my engagement ring, since deep in
At the Saxon estate, Michaela was in her husband’s arms smiling sweetly at him, and said, “Honey, thank you for putting a smile on my face. I never thought I would be able to laugh again.I love you so much, my Storm. I believe that one day the Lord will bless us with children. I promise to give you a soccer team. I cannot wait to hold them in my arms.”Storm smiled gently and replied, “I can’t describe the love I have for you, my wife. Feel free to hold me in your arms any time.” Michaela giggled and hugged her husband tightly.The following morning, Michaela accompanied her husband to breakfast. They greeted the elders with respect, and then Michaela walked to her mother-in-law.Her mother-in-law smiled at her and said, “You don’t have to wake up so early, my daughter in love.”Michaela smiled brightly and replied, “Mom, when I was in prison, the prison wardens used to wake us up at 5:30. So, I have been struggling to sleep after half past five.”Her mother-in-law’s heart ached when
At the Miller mansion, Denzel and his wife Gloria were in their walk-in closet dressing up. Denzel was handsome in a navy blue custom-made suit and his wife was stunning in a knee-high custom-made blue dress.Gloria was looking at her husband with eyes full of love and said, “When our son-in-law and our daughter showed us their marriage certificate, I was reminded of the day when we went to register our marriage.Our parents were over the moon. Then they decided to accompany us to Home Affairs. It was a joyful day.” Denzel pulled his wife in a tight embrace and replied, “My mother was so happy that she cried.”Gloria nodded her head and replied, “My mother-in-law was a good woman and we had a good relationship. I am so glad that Michaela’s mother-in-law is a good woman too.”Denzel kissed his wife on her forehead, then they headed to the living room. Stella and Amanda were in the living room waiting for the Miller couple.Amanda was beautiful in a knee-high custom-made red dress showc
Orlando smiled broadly and replied, “Congratulations, Uncle Forest, for getting a brand-new granddaughter-in-law. Thank you for inviting me. See you later, Sir.” Then they hung up the phone.Then Mr Saxon Senior dialed his in-law, Mr Miller’s number. When it was connected, he said, “Hello, my in-law. We will be celebrating our children’s marriage tonight at 6 pm. Please join us with your lovely family.”Mr Miller was over the moon. He beamed and replied, “Hello, my in-law. We will surely come.” They bid goodbye and then they hung up.Mr Saxon Senior remembered to invite Pastor John to the celebration dinner. Mr Miller was still at the Harvest Group finalizing outstanding projects. He didn’t want to leave his son-in-law with a lot of work.He went to Clement’s office and knocked on the door. Clement replied, “Come in.” his eyes lit up when he saw Uncle Denzel.Mr Miller walked into the office and sat on the sofa, then Clement sat beside him. He smiled and said, “Clement, tonight at 6 p
Storm opened the passenger door, helped his wife into the car, and walked to the driver’s side. Michaela had already fastened her seatbelt, but her husband unfastened it. Then he took her in his arms and kissed her passionately.Storm looked at his wife with gentleness in his eyes and said, “Hello, Mrs Saxon.” Michaela flashed him a dazzling smile and replied, “Hello, Mr Saxon.”Storm kissed her on the lips and said, “My stunning wife, let’s go to the Miller mansion to show our Mom the marriage certificate.” Then he fastened his wife’s seatbelt.Michaela looked at their marriage certificate again and smiled brightly. She looked at her husband with eyes full of love and replied, “So sweet, my handsome husband. Mom will be over the moon.”Then her husband drove the car to the Miller mansion. On the way, Storm stopped in front of the flower shop and said, “I will be right back, Sweetheart.” Then he got out of his car and walked to the flower shop.A few minutes later, Storm walked out of
After the Saxon family ate, Mr Miller took his in-laws to a lavishly decorated large Galvanized steel Gazebo double roof canopy. There were sofas and chairs.Gloria sat beside her in-law, Judy. She hugged her arm smiling and said, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the thoughtful and wonderful gifts you have showered us with.”When she saw Stella and Amanda's gifts, a surge of warmth flowed through her heart.Judy smiled brightly at her and replied, “It’s been a while since I saw my son so happy. My daughter in love has put a smile on the whole family and, for that, I am grateful.My Michaela is the best thing that ever happened in my family. We have to start preparing for our children’s wedding, my in-law. It is long overdue.”Gloria was so happy when she heard Judy’s words and replied, “Our children loved each other so dearly. So, there is no need for delay, my in-law.”At that moment, Mr Saxon Senior smiled at her in-laws and said, “My in-laws, circumstances delayed our chi
The Miller mansion's atmosphere was lively. The living room and the dining room were lavishly decorated.Chef Roy and his team were cooking, and the smokiness and sweetness of the aroma wafted in the air, making people hungry.The Saxon family indicated that they would arrive at 10 am. Therefore, the renowned hairstylist arrived at 8:00 to prepare Michaela and her family.Michaela smiled brightly at her and said, “Thank you for coming, Miss Walker.” Madison hugged her and replied, “Please call me Aunt Madison, young lady.”Michaela smiled at her, then she escorted her to her dressing room. At 9 am, Michaela was standing in front of the mirror.She was stunning in a custom-made knee-high royal blue dress showcasing her long slender legs. She was beyond gorgeous.Her mother walked into her dressing room with Aunt Stella. Her mother was beautiful in a silver knee-high custom-made dress and Aunt Stella was wearing a beige custom-made dress.They were stunned when they saw Michaela’s beaut
Gloria sat on the sofa in the guest room holding Stella’s hand. She looked at her with worried eyes and asked, “Stella, did Thorne harass you after we left?”Stella shook her head and replied, “No, Madam. Since his mistress was still alive, there was no need for him to harass us.However, on the day when Michaela was released from prison, Thorne came to our home looking for Michaela. He indicated that he wanted to ask for forgiveness.”Gloria smiled at Stella and said, “Stella, please don’t call me ‘Madam’ anymore. You are no longer my family nanny.”Stella shook her head and replied, “In my heart, you will always be my madam. If you hadn't given me a helping hand when I was abandoned by my husband’s family, I don’t think my daughter and I would still be alive today.For that, I will forever be grateful to you and your family.” After Stella’s husband passed away due to illness, she discovered that her husband had left the Life insurance policy, investment policies, and their house to h