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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
At the Havana Club, Thorne and his friends were drinking expensive wine. Sloane was among them chatting and laughing. However, his close friend, Archie Lane, had stopped being his friend, but Thorne didn’t take it to heart.It had been a month since Sloane visited her cousin in prison. June. She had promised her cousin that her future husband, Thorne Ferguson, would reward the person who would torment Michaela with a million rand.However, she didn’t have that kind of cash. She had spent all her savings on fine dining with her friends. Also, she had spent her money on designer clothes and luxurious handbags.Sloane approached Jeff Cliff, smiling from ear to ear, and said, “Brother Jeff, would you mind lending me one million rand? My father’s company is not doing well. He went to the bank, but they didn’t approve his application for a loan.”Jeff Cliff was so generous with money. He used to spoil Paula a lot. He looked at her with a faint smile on his face and asked, “Do you have a com
In South Africa, on the day of Paula Cage’s bail hearing, the courtroom was packed to capacity. The reporters were gathered outside the courthouse hoping to interview the Cage family and the Ferguson family.Since Paula was Mr Thorne Ferguson’s love of his life, they thought he would come to support his lover.The court decided to listen to Miss Cage’s bail application at 2 pm because, since she was arrested, there were protestors outside the police station.The judge was hoping that there wouldn’t be a large number of protestors outside the courtroom. However, the protestors came in numbers carrying placards calling for no bail.When the reporters saw Mr Cage Senior and his grandson, Samson, they rushed to them. Ben, the reporter asked, “Sir, is it true that your granddaughter, Paula Cage, fell from the third floor on purpose to frame the legally wedded wife, Mrs Ferguson?”Samson Cage replied calmly, “I believe we all watched the video. Why don’t we discuss this matter after the cou
Anger surged in her mother’s heart, and she replied, “I am your mother. It is your obligation to take care of me. Do you want to see me sleeping in the street like a beggar eating from the trash can while you are staying at the Saxon estate?”Penny smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, and said, “Mrs Earl, you have never treated me like your daughter.You chose Bella’s side all the time. Please leave and don’t ever contact me again.” Then Penny walked to the door and opened it wide.Her mother cried bitterly and replied, “I am so sorry for the way I have treated you, my dearest daughter. You can’t do this to me, Penny, I gave birth to you. I took care of you when you were helpless.Please, my sweet daughter, help me. From today onwards, I will treat you well. I will be a good mother to you. Please don’t harden your heart. After everything I have done for you?”Penny laughed out loud, but there was no humour in it and asked, “Do you mean after everything you did to me? Throwing
After Celine Morgan was discharged from the hospital, she asked her brother, Paxton, to take her to Bella’s ward. She wanted to talk to Tracy face to face.When they arrived at the ICU, they were told that no one was allowed to visit Bella except her parents.At that moment, Tracy walked out of the ICU. Bella’s injury took a toll on her. She looked haggard, and she had aged ten years more.When Dr Thomas told her that they couldn’t save her beloved daughter’s legs, she fainted.Celine looked at her as if she was a stranger and said, “Tracy, I have loved you like a sister for many years. Why did you betray me? Are you happy now about destroying my marriage?”Tracy was deeply hurt by Roman’s hurtful words. She wanted to vent her unhappiness to Celine because her husband used her as a tool. He played with her feelings and it hurt.Tracy looked at Celine provocatively and replied, “You know Celine, I am over the moon. It is not my problem that you failed to capture your husband’s heart. R
Mr Earl was over the moon. He looked at his beautiful daughter and asked, “Sweetheart, do you mind having lunch with me?” Penny nodded her head and replied, “I am starving, Daddy. I skipped breakfast this morning.I was so nervous about the DNA test.” Her father gently squeezed her hand, then he drove his car to His Love Hotel.They were ushered to the private room, then the waiter handed them the menu. A few minutes later, the waiter walked into the private room with a pot of Chamomile tea. Then he took their orders.Mr Earl looked at his daughter with pain in his eyes and said, “Sweetheart, I know that I have been a horrible father to you and I don’t deserve your forgiveness. If you can give me a chance, I would like to have a relationship with you, Sweetheart.”Penny looked at her father and replied, “To be honest with you, Daddy, last night after you asked me to do a DNA test, I told the Lord that I didn’t want to be the Earl family's daughter anymore.Dad, you hurt me deeply with
Paxton Anderson was in his bedroom with his beloved wife when he received the call from Donald. A surge of anger rose in his heart. His wife looked at him and asked, “What is wrong, Honey?”Paxton looked at his wife and replied, “Sweetheart, something happened to my sister. I have to go.” Then he wore casual clothes and left.When Paxton arrived at the Morgan mansion, he asked his sister to open the gate. Celine was so worried. Her brother had never shown up unannounced. She put the gown on top of the pajamas and headed downstairs with her husband in tow.Her big brother was fuming with anger. He approached his brother-in-law step by step, then he punched him in the face several times.Celine threw herself at her husband and said, “Paxton, stop it. You will kill my husband. Why are you beating up for?”Paxton was fuming with anger and asked, “Baby sis, do you know that Tracy’s daughter, Bella, is your husband's illegitimate daughter?”Celine slapped her brother hard across the face and
Tracy felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She hesitated but she decided to speak the truth. She nodded her head and replied, “She is your daughter, Donald. Please let’s discuss this matter at home, my love.”Donald’s heart was overwhelmed with bitterness. He couldn’t believe that all these years he had favoured someone else’s daughter over his biological daughter. He felt like crying, a sharp pain twisted in his heart.He gritted his teeth and asked, “Who is your lover, Tracy?” His wife looked at him with pleading eyes and replied, “Please, my love, let’s not discuss this matter here. People are watching.”Donald lost it and asked again, “Who is he, Tracy? Does he know that he has a daughter?” She wiped her tears and replied, “It was just one time, my love. Please forgive me.”Donald sneered, disgust evident in his voice, “Are you going to tell me his name or do you want me to investigate him?”Tracy shook her head and replied, “No, Donald. The news will destroy his family.
At the Earl mansion, Mrs Earl heard the sound of a car, but her husband didn’t come to their bedroom. She mustered her courage and went to the study room to look for him, but she didn’t find him.Then she went to the guest room. She knocked on the door. A few minutes later, her husband opened the door and asked, “How may I help you, Tracy?”Mrs Earl looked at her husband puzzled and asked, “Why are you sleeping in the guest room, Donald?”Donald looked at his wife for a long time and asked, “Didn’t you chase me out of our bedroom?”Tracy couldn't believe her ears and replied, “Donald, stop being childish. Come back to our bedroom.” Then she walked back to their bedroom. However, her husband didn’t follow her. Donald was very angry at his wife for failing to show up at their counseling session.In the meantime at His Love Hotel, Bella looked at the bartender and said, “Please give me your bank account. I will ask my mother to help us.” The bartender wrote down his bank account on the p
Penny didn’t realize that she was crying when her father was talking. Her father took his handkerchief and wiped her tears.Penny looked at Dr Gray and replied, “I have been asking myself if they were my biological parents because they never looked at me the same way they looked at my sister. They had showered Bella with all their love.For years, Mom had been telling me that I was a disappointment. I was tired of my mother’s criticism and constant comparisons to Bella. My mother told me that I would never amount to anything. The sad part I believed her.My mother’s words left marks that would take years or never to heal. I felt like I was not good enough.My parents never celebrated my birthdays. If it wasn’t for my nanny’s kindness, I wouldn’t have celebrated my birthday. They had never bought me a birthday cake. However, Bella’s birthdays were huge with a cake with her name.My parents always invited her friends to celebrate her birthdays, and they showered her with big gifts, but I
At the Earl Group, the employees were over the moon when they heard that the company was no longer facing bankruptcy. They promised their managers that they would work harder than before.President Earl asked his secretary, Dash Nelson, to find a good psychologist for him and his family. Then they went to the meeting. The senior management thanked President Earl for saving the company. The meeting was short and sweet.After the meeting, Secretary Nelson walked into his boss’ office and said, “President, I made an appointment for you to see Dr Gray today at 6 pm. His office is situated at the Ferguson Private Hospital on the 3rd Floor.His secretary told me Dr Gray had another commitment at 7 pm.” President Earl thanked his secretary, then he took the phone and dialed his wife’s number.When it was connected, he said, “Tracy, please meet me in the Ferguson Private Hospital parking lot at 17:50. Please don’t be late.” Tracy nodded her head and replied, “Don’t stress, Donald. We will be t