James’ words hurt Serene deeply. Did he just call her trash? For the first time, she wished that her parents were still alive. She was the apple of her parents’ eye, she missed them so much. Her parents passed away because of Victoria.She killed her parents, and her husband just called her trash because of Victoria. Her father-in-law wished that Victoria was still his daughter-in-law. She felt that the world had abandoned her.Deep down in her heart, she knew that she was the cause of everything that was happening in her life. She took James’ love for granted, she wanted to be Mrs Johnson so badly.Since she was young, her goal was to marry into a wealthy family. Was it worth it? She was starting to doubt her decision to be with James even though she didn’t love him.James walked out of the bathroom wearing a robe, then he dressed and headed down to the dining room to eat.His parents were already in the dining room eating. He sat down, then poured coffee into his cup. The Housekeepe
Victoria was sitting on her husband’s lap on the balcony watching the ocean. Mark was looking at his wife affectionately, “Sweetheart, do you want to go somewhere before we go back home?”Victoria looked at her handsome husband and replied, “Baby, I would like to buy a gift for Mrs Reed as a token of appreciation, please take me to Ballito Mall. Also, I want to buy gifts for our family. Durban is famous for its beautiful beadwork.”Mark nodded his head and replied, “I saw stalls of beadwork along the beach, we will go there after we check out.” Victoria wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him gentle. Then they headed down to the dining room for breakfast.Chef Ray was in the kitchen when he saw them he took the dishes to the dining room. He prepared porridge, a full English breakfast with croissants. He greeted them, then he started serving them.Victoria smiled at him and said, “Thank you Chef Ray for the delicious food, we enjoyed every meal you prepared for us.”Chef Ray wa
On their way home, Mark invited his father-in-law and his father to have dinner with them. He briefly told them that he had a surprise for them.He didn’t want to tell them over the phone that Mrs Reed had given them a beautiful house without paying her a cent.In the meantime, Victoria was on the phone talking to Tamara. She invited her for dinner and asked her to bring her brothers and Zion. Tamara was over the moon and asked, “What did you bring me sister-in-law?”Victoria smiled and replied, “You will see when you are here.” Tamara was so excited she promised to bring Zion and her brothers along.Mark and Victoria agreed to have dinner at home instead of going to His Wings restaurant. Victoria smiled sweetly at her husband and said, “Let’s go to the supermarket to buy meat. I will cook a delicious dinner for our family, my love.”Her husband looked at her smiling and replied, “Sweetheart, you are forbidden to enter the kitchen until you give birth to our babies. What will happen i
Aunt Olga looked at Mr Lewis and said, “Brother-in-law, I’m sorry for not contacting my sister all these years, please forgive me. I really loved my parents and my sister; it wasn’t my intention to hurt them, but I couldn’t face my father.”Mr Lewis nodded his head, then Olga walked to her brother-in-law and hugged him. Aunt Olga wiped the tears from her eyes and said, “Let me look at you, my beautiful niece.”Victoria wiped her tears and smiled at her Aunt. Her Aunt looked at her smiling and said, “You look like your mother. People used to praise me for my beauty, but when they saw your mother she took their breath away.When I saw your photo in the Sunday Times something happened in my heart, your beauty captured my heart. When I put my house on the market, I had you in my mind and I was praying for you to come.I have received so many offers, but I turned them down. I told my daughter that I was waiting for you to come. I told her that there was something about you that I couldn’t
After dinner, Tamara looked at her sister-in-law with anticipation in her eyes. Victoria laughed out loud, then she took her bag, she gave her father-in-law and her father their gifts. They were so happy they thanked her.Then she gave Zion and Jonathan their gifts. Zion was shocked. He didn’t expect anything from Victoria. She asked Auntie Angel and Uncle Goodman to join them in the living room, then she gave them their gifts.Auntie Angel was over the moon, she held her gifts close to her chest as if they were treasure. She was touched that Victoria bought them something. She thanked her from the bottom of her heart. Then she gave Tamara her gifts.She was so happy. She hugged and kissed her sister-in-law. She quickly wore her beaded earrings, then she asked her sister-in-law to help her with the necklace. She ran to the mirror to look at herself. She was stunning.Zion looked at her smiling and said, “You look beautiful my love.” Tamara smiled sweetly at him; she was grinning from
On their way back home, Victoria was sitting in the car quietly, she missed her mother so much. Her father had sacrificed a lot for her. He was thirty-two years old when his wife passed away.He decided not to remarry to protect his lovely daughter from an evil stepmother. Mark didn’t know what to say to his wife to comfort her.When they arrived home, Mark took his wife to their bedroom, then he helped her to wear pajamas, “Sweetheart, take a nap. I will wake you up when lunch is ready.”Victoria nodded her head; Mark took her in his arms and caressed her back until she fell asleep. Then he headed down to the living room where Aunt Olga was drinking tea. Mark looked at her and asked, “How are you feeling, Aunt Olga?”She smiled and replied, “Nephew-in-law, the Lord has been faithful in my life, my heart was full of hatred towards my father and my monster-in-law. The hatred I used to have towards my father is gone.I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulder. When my hus
When they arrived at His Wings restaurant, they bumped into Mr Johnson at the door. He had a meeting with a client. Mr Lewis invited him to join them, and he agreed. They sat around the table.Mr Lewis told him that they were coming from the hospital to do a 3D ultrasound scan. He took out his phone and showed him the photos they had taken. Mr Johnson’s heart melted when he saw baby Pat hugging baby Tim.He wished that the twins belonged to the Johnson family. He lost a good daughter-in-law; James was really blind not to treat Victoria well. Victoria flashed him a bright smile, she was happy to see him.Victoria looked at Jonathan and said, “Brother-in-law, you heard what Dr Cain said, I have to deliver the babies earlier, I think you have to organize a baby shower to be next month.”Jonathan was reminded that he was tasked to organize the baby shower then he smiled brightly and said, “Tamara, would you be so kind as to help me organize this party for my cute nephews?”Tamara smiled a
Victoria Lewis visited one of Lewis Group subsidiary companies in Pretoria, South Africa. On her way back, she received a call from her father’s assistant, George Gale. He said that her father had fainted in the office.They rushed him to the JHB General hospital. Victoria Lewis was so scared, she drove straight to the JHB General hospital, she was praying all the way for her father to be well.When she left home in the morning, her father was well, and it was rare for her father to be sick. She lost her mother ten years ago due to a car accident. The drunk driver crashed into her car, and she died on the spot.She was eleven-years-old at that time; her father raised her all alone and he never remarried. Her father was her pillar of strength. She didn’t know what she would do if she lost him. She didn’t want to think about it.When she arrived at the JHB General hospital, her father had been transferred to the ward and he was awake. She rushed to him crying, “you scared me daddy, what
When they arrived at His Wings restaurant, they bumped into Mr Johnson at the door. He had a meeting with a client. Mr Lewis invited him to join them, and he agreed. They sat around the table.Mr Lewis told him that they were coming from the hospital to do a 3D ultrasound scan. He took out his phone and showed him the photos they had taken. Mr Johnson’s heart melted when he saw baby Pat hugging baby Tim.He wished that the twins belonged to the Johnson family. He lost a good daughter-in-law; James was really blind not to treat Victoria well. Victoria flashed him a bright smile, she was happy to see him.Victoria looked at Jonathan and said, “Brother-in-law, you heard what Dr Cain said, I have to deliver the babies earlier, I think you have to organize a baby shower to be next month.”Jonathan was reminded that he was tasked to organize the baby shower then he smiled brightly and said, “Tamara, would you be so kind as to help me organize this party for my cute nephews?”Tamara smiled a
On their way back home, Victoria was sitting in the car quietly, she missed her mother so much. Her father had sacrificed a lot for her. He was thirty-two years old when his wife passed away.He decided not to remarry to protect his lovely daughter from an evil stepmother. Mark didn’t know what to say to his wife to comfort her.When they arrived home, Mark took his wife to their bedroom, then he helped her to wear pajamas, “Sweetheart, take a nap. I will wake you up when lunch is ready.”Victoria nodded her head; Mark took her in his arms and caressed her back until she fell asleep. Then he headed down to the living room where Aunt Olga was drinking tea. Mark looked at her and asked, “How are you feeling, Aunt Olga?”She smiled and replied, “Nephew-in-law, the Lord has been faithful in my life, my heart was full of hatred towards my father and my monster-in-law. The hatred I used to have towards my father is gone.I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulder. When my hus
After dinner, Tamara looked at her sister-in-law with anticipation in her eyes. Victoria laughed out loud, then she took her bag, she gave her father-in-law and her father their gifts. They were so happy they thanked her.Then she gave Zion and Jonathan their gifts. Zion was shocked. He didn’t expect anything from Victoria. She asked Auntie Angel and Uncle Goodman to join them in the living room, then she gave them their gifts.Auntie Angel was over the moon, she held her gifts close to her chest as if they were treasure. She was touched that Victoria bought them something. She thanked her from the bottom of her heart. Then she gave Tamara her gifts.She was so happy. She hugged and kissed her sister-in-law. She quickly wore her beaded earrings, then she asked her sister-in-law to help her with the necklace. She ran to the mirror to look at herself. She was stunning.Zion looked at her smiling and said, “You look beautiful my love.” Tamara smiled sweetly at him; she was grinning from
Aunt Olga looked at Mr Lewis and said, “Brother-in-law, I’m sorry for not contacting my sister all these years, please forgive me. I really loved my parents and my sister; it wasn’t my intention to hurt them, but I couldn’t face my father.”Mr Lewis nodded his head, then Olga walked to her brother-in-law and hugged him. Aunt Olga wiped the tears from her eyes and said, “Let me look at you, my beautiful niece.”Victoria wiped her tears and smiled at her Aunt. Her Aunt looked at her smiling and said, “You look like your mother. People used to praise me for my beauty, but when they saw your mother she took their breath away.When I saw your photo in the Sunday Times something happened in my heart, your beauty captured my heart. When I put my house on the market, I had you in my mind and I was praying for you to come.I have received so many offers, but I turned them down. I told my daughter that I was waiting for you to come. I told her that there was something about you that I couldn’t
On their way home, Mark invited his father-in-law and his father to have dinner with them. He briefly told them that he had a surprise for them.He didn’t want to tell them over the phone that Mrs Reed had given them a beautiful house without paying her a cent.In the meantime, Victoria was on the phone talking to Tamara. She invited her for dinner and asked her to bring her brothers and Zion. Tamara was over the moon and asked, “What did you bring me sister-in-law?”Victoria smiled and replied, “You will see when you are here.” Tamara was so excited she promised to bring Zion and her brothers along.Mark and Victoria agreed to have dinner at home instead of going to His Wings restaurant. Victoria smiled sweetly at her husband and said, “Let’s go to the supermarket to buy meat. I will cook a delicious dinner for our family, my love.”Her husband looked at her smiling and replied, “Sweetheart, you are forbidden to enter the kitchen until you give birth to our babies. What will happen i
Victoria was sitting on her husband’s lap on the balcony watching the ocean. Mark was looking at his wife affectionately, “Sweetheart, do you want to go somewhere before we go back home?”Victoria looked at her handsome husband and replied, “Baby, I would like to buy a gift for Mrs Reed as a token of appreciation, please take me to Ballito Mall. Also, I want to buy gifts for our family. Durban is famous for its beautiful beadwork.”Mark nodded his head and replied, “I saw stalls of beadwork along the beach, we will go there after we check out.” Victoria wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him gentle. Then they headed down to the dining room for breakfast.Chef Ray was in the kitchen when he saw them he took the dishes to the dining room. He prepared porridge, a full English breakfast with croissants. He greeted them, then he started serving them.Victoria smiled at him and said, “Thank you Chef Ray for the delicious food, we enjoyed every meal you prepared for us.”Chef Ray wa
James’ words hurt Serene deeply. Did he just call her trash? For the first time, she wished that her parents were still alive. She was the apple of her parents’ eye, she missed them so much. Her parents passed away because of Victoria.She killed her parents, and her husband just called her trash because of Victoria. Her father-in-law wished that Victoria was still his daughter-in-law. She felt that the world had abandoned her.Deep down in her heart, she knew that she was the cause of everything that was happening in her life. She took James’ love for granted, she wanted to be Mrs Johnson so badly.Since she was young, her goal was to marry into a wealthy family. Was it worth it? She was starting to doubt her decision to be with James even though she didn’t love him.James walked out of the bathroom wearing a robe, then he dressed and headed down to the dining room to eat.His parents were already in the dining room eating. He sat down, then poured coffee into his cup. The Housekeepe
While they were eating, Mr Johnson received a call from the company's Fashion designer, “Hello Mr Johnson, sorry to trouble you, don’t you have Mr Mark Anthony’s phone number?”Mr Johnson looked annoyed and asked, “Why do you want Mark’s phone number for since he is no longer working at Johnson Group?”The Fashion designer replied, “A lot of people are placing orders for baby clothes that he designed but I don’t have his designs. I want to ask him to send me his designs.”Mr Johnson became so upset and sneered, “Are you not a Fashion designer yourself? Why did I hire you if you cannot surpass Mark?Don’t you ever call me about this matter again or contact Mark. Mark designed baby clothes as a gift for me.” Then he hung up the phone.His wife looked at her husband with worried eyes and asked, “Hubby, what’s the matter?” Her husband replied, “Sugar Lump received lots of baby clothes orders which were designed by Mark before he left.I don’t understand why he wants Mark’s phone number, s
Last night, Mrs Johnson went to the kitchen to drink some water. She was surprised to see James in the living room.Before she asked him why he was not with Serene, she heard James telling someone that he had ordered 99 red roses for Valentine’s Day. She was over the moon. She assumed that James was preparing flowers for Serene.She couldn’t wait to tell her husband her precious son was over Victoria. She forgot that she was thirsty, so she returned to their bedroom without drinking water.When she arrived in the bedroom, she was so excited, but she was so disappointed to see her husband fast asleep.In the morning, Mr Johnson kissed his wife and said, “Happy Valentine’s Day my lovely wife.”Mrs Johnson smiled and replied, “Happy Valentine’s Day to you too, Hubby. I think we made a wise decision by forcing James to take responsibility for Serene.I overheard him telling someone that he ordered 99 red roses for Valentine’s Day.”Her husband looked at her and replied, “My love, please d