Archie Lane looked at Thorne and said, “I am not Michaela’s fan, but I think it is harsh to wish her dead. Is it not enough that she is paying for her crime in prison? I don’t think she was responsible for Paula’s injury.If I remember correctly, that morning Paula texted Michaela asking her to meet her. When did she find the hacker who destroyed the surveillance footage so suddenly? This matter has too many loopholes.What if Michaela was trying to defend herself from Paula? This matter is not simple, Thorne. Please investigate it thoroughly before it is too late.”Thorne’s face darkened. Consumed by rage, he replied, “Archie, if you still want to be my friend, please don’t involve yourself in my private life.If you want to be a hero, why don’t you investigate this matter yourself? Are you not a private investigator?”Archie was dumbfounded. He shook his head, but he didn’t utter a word. He wanted to stand up and leave, but he didn’t want to embarrass Thorne on his birthday. However,
Sloane didn’t sleep a wink. She was plotting Michaela's and Paula's demise. She hated Paula with all her heart because she was standing in her way of becoming Mrs Thorne Ferguson.She was thinking of a way of switching off the life support machine without being caught. She vowed that she would marry Thorne by hook or crook.The following morning, Sloane walked into the kitchen with a throbbing headache. She greeted her mother and said, “Mom, that dream has come back again. I will go to the prison to see my cousin. Maybe she needs help.”Her mother hugged her and replied, “You are such a good child, Sloane. Your uncle would be happy to hear that you are willing to lend a helping hand to his daughter.”Sloane smiled brightly at her mother, then she went to the dining room to set a table. Then she helped her mother to carry the food and plates to the dining room.After breakfast, she went to her bedroom to change her clothes. She kissed her mother, then she went to the shopping mall to b
In Malibu, California, Storm was at His Love Hotel with hackers. He looked at them and said, “Should you manage to restore the footage, I will set up an IT company for you.My wife has been locked up for eight months for a crime she didn’t do. Please do your best.” The hackers tried to restore the footage until the early hours of the morning, but they couldn’t.They used to think they were better than Sputla's team. However, they were proven wrong. They couldn't even surpass them. Restoring the footage seemed to be a daunting task.Storm’s heart sank when he saw the results. These hackers were worse than the previous hackers. He gave them a lot of money, then they left dejected.He went to the bathroom to take a shower, then he put on pajamas. He knelt down and prayed. He asked the Lord to increase his faith and not let him lose hope. His beloved Michaela depended on him to find evidence.Finally, it was Penny's Fashion Show. She invited editors of fashion magazines, fashion journalist
Storm went backstage carrying a bouquet of pink roses. He approached his sister, grinning from ear to ear. He handed her the bouquet and said, “Congratulations, baby sis.” Then he kissed her on both cheeks.Penny flashed him a beautiful smile and replied, “I don’t think I would have done this without you, Big Brother.”After Penny broke up with Ives, she was devastated. Storm suggested that she channel the bitterness in her heart into the things she loved. She poured her heart into her designs.Penny looked at her brother and asked, “Have you seen my fiancé?” Storm nodded his head and replied, “I saw him leaving with Aunt Celia and another lady. If I am not mistaken, it was his mother.”Her heart became bitter when she heard her brother’s response. She calmed herself down, then she took her brother’s arm and left backstage, followed by the models and Photographer Clement.Penny had organized a cocktail party for her distinguished guests at His Love Hotel. She waited for Ives’ call, but
On Tuesday morning, the melodic sounds of the birds chirping outside the window reminded everyone to embrace the new day with gratitude.At the Clinton Group, President Clinton looked at his phone for missed calls or text messages from Penny, but there were none.He told himself that he would ignore Penny until Wednesday. However, he didn’t expect Penny not to reach out to him first.At that moment, his Executive Secretary, Edgar, knocked on the door. President Clinton raised his head and said, “Come in.”Executive Secretary Edgar looked at President Clinton’s daily schedule and said, “President, you have a meeting with President Sky at 12:30 at His Love Hotel. At 2 pm, you have a board meeting.”President Clinton nodded his head, and his executive secretary left the office. Then, he took his phone again to check if Penny had sent any text messages. His heart sank when he didn’t find one.At that moment, his phone started ringing. He smiled brightly when he saw the caller ID and said,
When the lift stopped on the third floor, Clement and Penny got out first, chatting and laughing. They walked to their private room.Ives and President Skye’s private room was across from their private room. Before Ives entered their private room, he looked coldly at the closed private room.Clement pulled the chair for Penny. She smiled sweetly and thanked him. She looked at Clement smiling and said, “Thank you for pretending to be my boyfriend earlier, Clement.”Clement looked at her with gentleness in his eyes and asked, “Who said I was pretending?” Penny was choked by her saliva and asked, “What do you mean?”Clement looked at her with sincerity in his eyes and replied, “Penny, I fell in love with you seven years ago. Since you were happy with Mr Clinton, I decided to love you from afar.Miss Earl, you have touched my heart deeply. My life is incomplete without you in it. Please be my wife, my dearest Penny.”Penny’s heart was beating uncontrollably against her chest. She had never
After Clement dropped Penny at the Saxon estate, he didn’t go back to the company, he went home. Aunt Judy and Aunt Gloria were in the living room listening to gospel music.Penny walked into the living room with puffy red eyes. Aunt Judy looked at her with concern in her eyes and asked, “What happened, Sweetheart?”Tears streamed down Penny’s face, and she replied, “Auntie, Clement took me to lunch, and we met Ives at His Love Hotel.When we left the hotel, he waited for me in the parking lot. I told him that I didn’t love him anymore. It was clear to me that I was in a one-sided relationship, Auntie. I felt so exhausted.Then Ives told me that he had never loved me. He indicated that he approached me because of his mother’s request. I was such a fool, Auntie. All the red flags were there, but I brushed them off.”Aunt Judy hugged her tightly and said, “I am sorry, Sweetheart. Let me take you to your bedroom to rest.” Then Aunt Judy excused herself and accompanied Penny to her bedroo
Ives spent four hours outside the Saxon estate, but the bodyguards refused to open the gate. He couldn’t believe that he had destroyed everything with his own hands. He felt like crying.He decided to leave when he saw Storm’s car, not because he was scared of Storm. However, he was afraid of the person behind Storm, Mr Wells. He was not the person to offend.Ives went straight to his Penthouse and threw himself into bed with clothes and shoes. His heart was in turmoil. He was kicking himself for taking Penny’s love for granted.He was so naïve, he had never thought that Storm would fail to separate between private matter and business matters. Unbeknownst to him, Penny was Storm’s bottom line.How would he explain to his mother that he had lost everything because he spoke harshly to her beloved future granddaughter-in-law?At that moment, he realized that he was nothing without Penny. What would happen to his mother’s mansion? He was still paying for the mortgage. His heart was overwhe
Tracy didn’t sleep a wink. She was tossing and turning, thinking about her beloved daughter. Her dearest daughter would not be able to last even a day in prison. She was delicate like a flower.When Tracy looked in the mirror, she didn't recognize herself. She looked haggard, and she had aged ten years overnight.She quickly washed up. After she dressed up then she took her handbag and left the house without eating. She took a taxi and went to the hospital to visit her daughter.At the Eden Public Hospital gate, she was stopped by the security guard. He told her to come back at 3 pm. Tracy was so anxious that she forgot the hospital visiting hours. She went back home dejectedly.At 3 pm, Tracy walked to her daughter’s ward carrying her beloved daughter’s favourite food and a bouquet of roses. She wanted to cheer up her daughter.At the door of the ward, Tracy was stopped by the police officer. He looked at her and asked, “Who are you visiting, Madam?” Tracy looked at the police office
Reporter Drew sent a text message to Chief Towers thanking her for giving her a tip-off and for saving her career. She indicated that the interview went smoothly and promised her that Bella’s arrest would be on the 10 pm news.Reporter Drew was over the moon. She even sent Chief Towers a copy of the interview. The young police officer handled the interview as if he had rehearsed the interview questions.At the reporter Drew’s company, there was too much competition among themselves and backstabbing.During that time, Drew was in a difficult position, and she needed a break urgently. Her assignments had been snatched by her favoured colleagues for a long time and they were promoted left and right.She was about to give up when her best friend, Sandy Towers, told her about Bella’s arrest. Sandy had delivered the gift to her on a silver platter. Her heart was full of gratitude to the Lord. She thought He had forgotten about her.Unbeknownst to her, the Lord was preparing a table before he
Mr Earl was so happy that he wished he could stand on the rooftop and shout. He parked his car in the driveway and walked to the living room, beaming with joy. Celia was watching MasterChef US Season 14 episodes.Mr Earl smiled broadly at Celia and said, “Celia, I am so happy today, nothing can upset me. Tracy left my life with nothing. I am taking you and my children tonight to celebrate my freedom.”Celia smiled back at her boss and replied, “Congratulations, Sir. I wish you all the best in your healing journey.” Mr Earl thanked her, then he went to his bedroom to change into casual clothes. Celia went to the kitchen to prepare food for her boss.Mr Earl was grinning from ear to ear then he dialed her beloved daughter’s number. When it was connected, he said, “Sweetheart, let’s go to His Love Hotel to celebrate. I am free from your mother’s claws.”Penny giggled and replied, “Congratulations, Daddy. I am so happy for you. I will let Clement know. See you later, Daddy.” Then they hung
Lawyer Benz had never been humiliated like that before. He wished the ground could open and swallow him. He looked at Judge Simmonds and replied, “I wasn’t aware of the voice recording, Your Honour.”Then Lawyer Benz looked at Mrs Earl viciously. Mrs Earl opened and closed her mouth, but nothing came forth. It was the first time she had heard of a voice recording. She thought her husband was punishing Bella because of her.Judge Simmonds looked at Lawyer Benz and said, “I don’t understand why you are wasting the court’s time because your client had signed the agreement indicating she would leave with nothing should she commit adultery.”A surge of anger rose in Lawyer Benz’s heart, but he managed to restrain himself and replied, “I wasn’t aware of the agreement, Your Honour.”He didn’t even want to look at Mrs Earl. If he had known about the agreement, he wouldn’t have taken her case.Judge Simmonds raised his eyes and said, “Lawyer Benz, I want to put in the records that Mr Earl does
At the Eden Public Hospital, after the doctor finished attending to the patients in the Trauma unit, he went to Bella’s ward to examine her.Before the doctor said anything, Bella complained about the nurse, saying, “This hospital is horrible, the nurses are incompetent. I am in so much pain, but that nurse gave me a lousy Panado.”The attending doctor looked at her expressionless and replied, “Miss Morgan, please stop being unreasonable. The nurse is doing everything to keep you comfortable.If you feel this hospital is beneath you, why don’t you transfer to the private hospital? I am sure that they will cater to all your needs.”A surge of anger rose in Bella’s heart when she heard the doctor calling her Miss Morgan and said, “Doctor, please refrain from calling me Miss Morgan. Please call me by my name.Do you think I will come to this dump if I have money? Please give me the strong painkillers immediately, or I will report you to the higher-ups.”Bella hated her biological father,
At 4 am, Mr Earl was awakened by Secretary Nelson’s call. He looked at the caller ID, then picked up the phone and said, “Hello, Dash. What is the matter?” He knew that his secretary would never wake him up if there was nothing important.Secretary Nelson scratched his head and replied, “Sir, Mrs Earl has posted on social media that you have removed her daughter from the medical aid, and it went viral. The netizens are threatening to boycott our company.”President Earl couldn’t believe his ears and said, “Dash, thank you for letting me know. Please ask the PR department to remove Tracy’s post with immediate effect. Also, please ask the legal team to send letters to the netizens who are unruly.”Secretary Nelson replied, “Sir, I have already asked the PR department, and they are busy dealing with it.” Secretary Nelson was efficient and a quick thinker.President Earl smiled and said, “Dash, thank you for everything. Having you by my side makes a big difference. What am I going to do wh
Bella was kicking herself for giving Pastor John the pills. She didn’t know what had happened to her heart. She really wanted to reconcile with her sister, but something shifted in her heart when she saw Penny’s stunning legs.She was overwhelmed with jealousy. She wanted to take Penny’s legs. Who gave Penny the right to have legs while she didn’t have them?Unbeknownst to her, Mr Earl was standing outside her private ward listening to every insult she hurled at his beloved daughter. She wished she could press the rewind button.Bella had a deep hatred towards her mother. She destroyed her life. She had never taught her Ubuntu. She told her that Penny was beneath her.A suffocating feeling overwhelmed Bella. She couldn’t breathe. However, she managed to press the bell. Dr Thomas rushed to Bella’s ward. He found Bella had fainted, then Dr Thomas rushed her to the emergency room.When Bella woke up, she started crying sorrowfully. Dr Thomas looked at her and asked, “What is wrong, Bella?
Mr Earl looked at his daughter with eyes full of pain and said, “Sweetheart, your forehead is bleeding. Don’t you want to go to the Trauma Unit and check if you are not seriously injured?”Penny shook her head and replied, “It’s just a superficial wound, Daddy. Please take me home.” Then Penny and her father went to the parking lot.Her father looked at her with sorrow in his eyes and said, “Sweetheart, please forgive me. I thought I was helping Bella since she was innocent in this mess.Unbeknownst to me, I was giving her a weapon to attack you. I have failed you again, my dearest daughter. I am so sorry.Since Bella doesn’t appreciate my kindness, I will stop paying her medical expenses. Also, I will remove her from my medical aid. I hope she will never regret it.”Penny smiled with tears in her eyes and replied, “It was not your fault, Daddy. Bella is evil-hearted like her parents. Daddy, I was looking forward to our reconciliation. How naïve I was.” Then the tears streamed down her
At the Earl Group, President Earl was in a meeting with Director Price and Director Hall discussing their new roles. President Earl looked at them and said, “Please try to finalize the handover to the acting directors.I will ask the HR Director to issue letters to the acting directors and acting managers. Please let me know should you need help.”At that moment, President Earl’s phone started ringing. He smiled broadly when he saw the caller ID. He excused himself, then he said, “Hello, Sweetheart. How are you doing?”Penny smiled and replied, “Daddy, I just received a call from Bella indicating that she missed me. She asked me to visit her sometime. Even though Bella hurt me deeply, she is still my sister, and I am willing to forgive her, Daddy.”Her father was moved to tears and said, “You are such a sweet child, Penny. I will accompany you to the hospital, Sweetheart. What time are you leaving, my dearest daughter?”Penny smiled and replied, “I will go to the hospital after work, D