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
At the Grace family mansion, in Los Angeles, Mr Wells was in the living room with Pastor Gregory and Judy.Mr Wells looked at Pastor Gregory and said, “Pastor, the celebration of my sister and brother-in-law’s lives will start at 10 am and proceed to the Wells family graveyard at 12 pm.”Pastor Gregory looked at Mr Wells and replied, “I am glad to hear that, Mr Wells because I have another funeral at 1 pm. One of the church’s elders passed away due to illness and his funeral service will take place at 1 pm."The helper walked to the living room with tea and biscuits on a tray. Mr Wells thanked the helper and poured the tea for Pastor Gregory and Judy.At that moment, they heard the sound of cars. Judy walked to the driveway to look. Storm indicated that they were on their way. She smiled brightly when she saw her beloved father.She greeted everyone with a smile, then she held her father’s arm and ushered them to the living room beaming. Then she introduced her father and the others to
Ives’ voice was tinged with irritation and asked “What are you doing here if your heart is still at the funeral?” Penny looked at him the confusion evident in her eyes asked, “What do you mean, Ives?”Ives looked at her and replied, “Since you have arrived, you haven’t uttered a word to me. It seemed as if I forced you to meet my mother.”Penny was enveloped with sadness. She didn’t want to be there, but she didn’t have a choice because her future mother-in-law had already invited her relatives to meet her. She didn’t want to make her a laughingstock.Penny smiled, but her smile didn’t reach her eyes, and said, “When I told you about Aunt Irene’s death, I thought you would feel my pain and accompany me to the funeral. Unfortunately, it was my wishful thinking.”Ives looked at his fiancée with tenderness in his eyes and replied, “I am so sorry, Sweetheart if I hurt your feelings. It was not my intention. My mother is the most important person to me.When I told her about you, she was o
A month had passed since Penny saw her ex-fiancé. Ives was waiting for Penny to beg him. Every day, he checked his phone to see if there were any text messages from her.Sometimes he would ask his secretary if Penny had called him while he was in the meeting. His secretary would look at him puzzled and replied, “No, Sir.”To forget Ives, Penny decided to have a Fashion Show on the 3rd of May. She personally sent invitation cards to prominent people in the fashion industry and invited businessmen. However, she didn’t invite her ex-fiancé.Ives nearly went crazy when his friend, Jace Cobbs, showed him the invitation card. He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the date.How could Penny replace their wedding date with a Fashion Show? A suffocating feeling overwhelmed him. He couldn't breathe. Was it possible that Penny didn’t love him anymore? He started panicking.He didn’t see it coming. He thought Penny would come crawling back to him. Unfortunately, Penny was moving on with her life
After Paula was taken by the police, Samson took his phone and dialed Jeff Cliff’s number. When it was connected, he said, “Hello, Jeff. How are you? I need your help.”Jeff was puzzled when he received a call from Paula’s brother and replied, “Hello, Samson. I am well. Thank you. How may I help you?”Samson replied, “Paula has been arrested for framing Miss Miller. So, I am looking for a lawyer.”Jeff sneered, disgust evident in his voice, “Samson, I never thought that Paula was so cruel. She deserves everything coming to her. I wish she could rot in jail. Because she was obsessed with Thorne, Bryce and I might lose our job.I will never forgive her for what she did to us. Do you know that Sloane’s mother died because of her? I hate your sister with passion.I blamed myself for indulging her. I thought she was a decent person. Unfortunately, she was an animal.If she loved Thorne the most, why did she leave him in the beginning? Samson, I respect you, but I will never help Paula.Pau
In the meantime, at the May mansion, luxurious cars were in the driveway. The atmosphere was lively. Grandma May was smiling from ear to ear. She wished it was her precious grandson's wedding day.Grandpa May had invited his influential friends and Pastor Stevens to his grandson's betrothal ceremony. His friends were happy for him, and they came to give him support.David had invited his friends to accompany him to his beloved girlfriend’s family. Jeff Cliff, Archie Lane, and Bryce Gardner were present to support their friend. They were not aware that Thorne went to the Cage family to pay a bride price for Paula.Archie Lane was teasing David and asked, “David, didn’t you tell us that you would never marry?Who talked sense into your mind? Please don’t tell me it was Doreen because we know her all our lives.”David smiled and replied, “A beautiful soul told me not to allow my father’s mistakes to shape my life. She also told me that there was someone special out there waiting for me.
It was Saturday and the weather was beautiful. At the Cage mansion, the atmosphere was normal. Mr Cage Senior didn’t take Ferguson’s visit seriously. He knew in his heart that Thorne Ferguson didn’t love his granddaughter anymore.Therefore, he didn’t prepare anything for them. Also, he didn’t invite any relatives to witness his granddaughter’s joyous occasion.Mr Cage Senior was so disappointed in his granddaughter. He used to think that he raised his granddaughter well. However, Paula’s cruelty shattered his heart to pieces. She killed his first grandson in her own hands to frame the legal wife.For the past few days, Paula tried to reach her beloved boyfriend, Thorne, to no avail. She had been comforting herself that Thorne would come to see her after she was discharged from the hospital. However, he never came.When her grandfather told her that Thorne was forced by his elders to marry her, she refuted her grandfather’s words. She told him that Thorne was her soulmate, and he love
A month had passed since Michaela had vanished into thin air. Thorne had searched for her everywhere. Michaela had completely disappeared without leaving any clues as to where she might be. Thorne’s heart was overwhelmed with bitterness.He couldn’t believe that Michaela really gave up on him since she used to worship the ground he walked on. He thought after Michaela was acquitted she would cling to him. Unfortunately, it was his wishful thinking.The elders were in the living room discussing Paula Cage’s betrothal gifts ceremony. His mother, Gail, looked at the elders and said, “Dad, Mom, I have a feeling that your granddaughter-in-law would come back when her anger has dissipated.I am worried that should we allow Thorne to marry Paula, my Michaela would be heartbroken.I was thinking, why don’t we allow Thorne and Paula to hold their engagement banquet, but they don’t register their marriage? Please give Michaela five years to come back.Should Michaela fail to forgive my son, I w
In the blink of an eye, it was Bryce Gardner and Jeff Cliff’s disciplinary hearing. They had asked Doreen Bernie to be their representative, but she turned them down because she was one of the witnesses.Chief Justice Sithole asked Judge Stanton to be the Presiding Officer. Then Judge Bill was the company's representative and Judge Harris was the witness.Then, they asked Prosecutor Amelia Zibi to represent them in the hearing. When Amelia was appointed, Bryce Gardner trained her.So, to repay his kindness, Amelia agreed to represent them even though she had no confidence in winning the case. She hated Sloane Ball in her heart for destroying her mentor’s career.The disciplinary hearing was held at 10 am in the conference room. Judge Stanton arrived at 9:30 to ensure the conference room was in order.Judge Bill entered the conference room with her secretary, Abby Green, in tow. Then she handed the attendance register and the digital voice recorder to the Presiding Officer, Judge Stant
Mrs Carter looked at her daughter for a long time and said, “I am so disappointed in you, Sybil. Your cousin has been nothing but kind to you. Is that how you repay his kindness by sabotaging his company? Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?In your own opinion, do you think Ashley is superior to Amanda? I am sorry to burst your bubble. Amanda is superior to Ashley in every aspect. You have snatched all Amanda’s resources for Ashley, but she has never won even a novice award.I don’t understand why you are sabotaging your cousin’s company for someone like Ashley who lacks talent. To tell you the truth, I think you are hiding something from us. Why don’t you tell us the reason behind supporting someone like Ashley, Sybil?”Sybil was dumbfounded. She looked at her mother and replied, “I am not hiding anything from you, Mommy. Ashley used to be my deskmate in high school. Hence, I am so fond of her.”Tyler looked at his cousin strangely. Sybil was lying through her teeth. Ashley had
In La Lucia, Tyler Bush was at the family mansion helping his mother in the kitchen. He looked at his mother and asked, “Mom, where is Dad?”His mother, Belinda Bush, smiled at her son and replied, “Your father went to visit his friend at Umhlanga to discuss cooperation.Ty, when are you going to introduce your girlfriend to us?” Tyler smiled broadly at his mother and asked, “Why don’t you arrange blind dates for me, Mom? I believe that you will find a good woman for me.”His mother laughed out loud and replied, “If I am not mistaken, that girl from the Barnes family has been chasing you since high school. Why don’t you give her a chance?”Tyler shook his head and replied, “I don’t love Ashley, Mom. She is too pretentious. Sometimes I kicked myself for not pursuing Michaela when I first met her. When I approached her she was already married to Thorne.Because of his mistress, Thorne failed to treat Michaela as a treasure. It is clear to me that she was just a substitute.”His mother p
At Durban Correctional Service, the prison warden approached Sloane and June with a somber expression and said, “Please change into your normal clothes. We are going to church.”June had a confused expression and asked, “Why are we attending the church outside of prison? Did something happen to our family?”For the past five years, she had been in prison she had never gone out of prison to attend church service outside.The prison warden shook his head and replied, “I don’t know the reason. I received the instruction from Commissioner May to take you to church. Please stop asking questions. We have to leave in ten minutes. Hurry up.”The feeling of uneasiness overwhelmed June and Sloane. They quickly changed into their normal clothes, and then they were escorted to the police van. They arrived at the church at the same time as the hearse.When Sloane saw the hearse, she had a bad feeling. Her knees became weak, and she nearly fell. Fortunately, the police officer caught her before she
At the Miller mansion, Owen was in the living room chatting with Uncle Denzel, Aunt Gloria, and his future mother-in-law.Stella looked at her future son-in-law with satisfaction in her eyes. She thanked the Lord for blessing her daughter with a man of such caliber. Her heart swelled with pride. She felt that her daughter chose well. Owen was her daughter’s boyfriend.A few minutes later, Amanda walked into the living room wearing a beautiful knee-high black dress accentuating her slim figure. Her make-up was exquisite and impeccable.Owen stood up when he saw the love of his life and said, “You are so beautiful, Sweetheart.” Amanda smiled sweetly at him and replied, “Thank you, my love. You are not bad yourself.”Owen smiled at the elders and promised to bring Amanda home before 22:00. Then he bid the elders goodbye and left with Amanda smiling from ear to ear.When they arrived at Owen’s mansion, he ushered his beloved girlfriend to the living room. Butler awaited them at the door t