A few minutes after Mrs Ball left the prison, June was told she had a visitor. Her eyes lit up when she saw her beloved mother. She smiled brightly and said, “Mommy, guess who visited me today.”Her mother looked at her with a smile and replied, “That’s easy, it was your cousin, Sloane.” June shook her head and replied, “No. It was Aunt Getty, she made my day, Mommy. I thought she had turned her back on me.I was surprised when she told me that my cousin had stopped her from visiting me because I always thought Sloane and I were thick as thieves. How wrong I was.Mommy, it dawned on me that my cousin had been pretending all this time. Deep down in her heart, she loathed me most. It is clear that when my ex-fiancé and my best friend, Stacy, betrayed me, my cousin rejoiced.Do you know that, for the past four years and a half, Sloane has never visited me, not even once? She only visited me because she wanted me to torment Mr Thorne Ferguson’s ex-wife.”Mrs Bale was dumbfounded and asked
It was the first time Sloane had seen her mother so angry. Sloane decided not to tell her the truth, fearing that her mother might disown her if she knew the truth.She looked at her mother with pleading eyes and replied, “It’s impossible for me to date Thorne because he is dating my best friend, Paula.Where would Thorne find the time to date anyone while Paula is still fighting for her life, Mom? June is lying through her teeth. She wanted to sow discord between us because I hadn't visited her in prison for the past four years.Mommy, you know me, I am your daughter. I apologize for telling a white lie about the protection f*e. I felt guilty that my cousin had been locked in prison for years, but I didn’t find time to visit her.Then I decided to give her money to apologize to her. It is clear to me that my cousin is still holding a grudge against me. Hence, she is telling you lies about me dating Mr Ferguson.”When Sloane saw that a seed of doubt had been planted in her mother’s hea
Sloane shook her head and replied, “No, Daddy. My cousin is lying. She is holding a grudge against me because I never visited her in prison before. However, I was praying for her without ceasing, Daddy.”Anger erupted within Aunt Mildred’s heart when she heard her niece’s words. She wanted to slap her but she restrained herself.She looked at her sister-in-law with eyes full of tears and said, “Sister-in-law, I have loved my niece as my daughter since she was born, but what did I get in return? She plotted against my daughter.”Getty hugged her sister-in-law’s arm and replied, “Sister-in-law, I have reprimanded my daughter, and she promised that she would never do it again. Also, I warned my niece not to touch Mrs Ferguson.”Her husband looked at her with a confused expression and asked, “Honey, what are you talking about? Didn’t you tell me that our daughter denied asking her cousin for help?”Getty didn’t know what to say to her husband because she had a feeling that she couldn’t sha
What kind of question was that? Was her uncle expecting a response from her? Sloane sobbed sorrowfully and looked at her mother with pleading eyes, but her mother ignored her. She opened and closed her mouth but no words came forth.Aunt Mildred looked at her niece and asked, “Why are you treating your cousin like that, Sloane? Has your cousin ever wronged you before?”Sloane shook her head and replied, “No, my cousin has treated me well since we were young. It is my fault, Auntie. I was blinded by revenge.”Her mother looked at her with a confused expression and asked, “I don’t understand, Sloane. Has Mrs Ferguson offended you before? If not, where does this hatred come from?”Sloane looked at them with stubbornness in her eyes and replied, “Mom, since Michaela offended my best friend she offended me too. Paula is like a sister to me and I will do anything for her.Why didn’t Michaela divorce Paula’s man when Thorne served her with the divorce papers? Mom, Thorne didn’t love Michaela.
On Saturday morning, Denzel Miller kissed his sleeping wife until she woke up. He beamed with joy and said, “Happy twenty-third wedding anniversary, my heartbeat.My heart is full of gratitude to the Lord for blessing me with you all these wonderful years. You are an amazing woman, my dearest wife, and I can’t imagine my life without you. You have brought so much joy to my life. I love you with my soul.”Then, he helped her wear an exquisite blue sapphire and diamond necklace. Gloria giggled and replied, “Happy anniversary to you too, my dearest husband. Thank you so much for my gift. I love it a lot.”I will be eternally grateful to the Lord for allowing us to find each other. Darling, being your wife is the best thing that ever happened to me. I am looking forward to many more years.”Then she got out of bed, walked to her closet, and took a gift bag. She smiled brightly at her husband, then she handed the gift to him.Her husband smiled broadly and took the gift bag with both hands.
On Monday at the Harvest Group, Storm was signing some documents in his office when his phone started ringing. He smiled when he saw the caller ID and said, “Hello, Dr. Lowe. How are you doing?” Dr Agnes Lowe was the Senior Neurosurgeon at Wells Private Hospital. She smiled and replied, “Hello, Dr. Saxon. I am well. Thank you. How are you doing?” Storm indicated that all was well with him.Dr Lowe sighed and said, “Dr Saxon, I need your favour. I know how busy you are at the company, but I don’t know who else to ask.My youngest sister, Candice, is having a hysterectomy next week. I need two weeks to take care of her.”Storm had met Dr Lowe’s youngest sister before. She was young and full of life. He was sad to hear she was sick and replied, “I am sorry to hear that, Dr Lowe. Don’t worry; I will take care of your patients.”Dr Lowe laughed and replied, “Dr Saxon, my sister is not sick. Her uterus is healthy. However, every woman in my family has passed away before reaching forty throu
Months flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Michaela had been in prison for a year. She had been tormented endlessly. However, they didn’t touch her face because one of the ruthless inmates liked her face. She had forbidden everyone from touching her face.A month ago, Michaela nearly lost her life. In the middle of the night, her inmates threw a bucket of icy cold water at her while she was sleeping. They threatened to kill her should she change her wet clothes.Michaela was discovered in the morning by the warden inspecting the cells. He was so scared he thought she was dead. Michaela was rushed to the hospital, and she spent three days in the hospital.Commissioner May moved her to a single cell when Michaela returned to prison. Michaela was moved when she heard that it was the Saxon family request to move her to a single cell.Early in the morning on the 30th of August, Storm bade goodbye to his family and Michaela’s parents. He was going to South Africa to celebrate his future wif
Storm dialed his Godfather’s number. When it was connected he said, “Dad, I arrived safely in South Africa. The Lord is indeed working in mysterious ways.Sputla surprised me, Dad. He called me and offered to restore the footage. The Lord has come through for me, Dad. My heart is filled with gratitude and I don’t have enough words to thank the Lord for His faithfulness in my life.”His Godfather was overjoyed. He thanked the Lord for allowing his nephew, Sputla, to help his Godson. Storm told him how deeply he loved Michaela.He beamed and replied, “Son, thank you for letting me know. I am so happy that Sputla is helping you. I don’t have a doubt in my mind that he would succeed.” They bade each other farewell, then they hung up.Storm took the bottle of mineral water from the bedside table. He unscrewed it and took a sip.At that moment, his phone started ringing. He picked it up without looking at the caller ID and said, “Hello.”Sputla’s excited voice was heard, “Storm, I just sent
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