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Chapter 21 Jonathan Anthony
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The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 22 Marketing Director Position
On Thursday morning, Jonathan woke up and took a shower; he went to his closet and chose a black suit and a grey tie. He looked handsome, he had never worn a suit in his life, and it was the first time for him to go to his father’s company.He knew that he would not survive without his parents' support, so he decided to bite a bullet and report for work. When he went to the dining room to eat, he saw his father reading a newspaper.His father was surprised when he saw him wearing a suit. “Good morning dad, I have decided to join the company.” His father smiled and said, “I knew that you would come around, I am proud of you son, let us eat breakfast.”Grace refused to eat breakfast with her husband, she cried sorrowfully when they went back to their bedroom. She told her husband that she would never forgive him for forcing her son to work and for giving Victoria her restaurant. Timothy looked at his wife and didn’t utter a word.After they finished breakfast, father and son left for wo
Last Updated : 2024-12-25The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 23 Visiting the Lewis Family
On Saturday morning, Mark went to the Anthony mansion. He went early to discuss the betrothal gifts with his father. The Housekeeper opened the gate for him. His father was waiting for him in the living room.“Good morning dad” said Mark, smiling. “Good morning son,” said his father beaming and hugged his son. It felt like a dream, he was over the moon. He never thought that this day would come.He went to the kitchen to prepare tea for his son. He didn’t even ask the helper. He owed his son Mark a lot. He came back with two cups of tea on a tray. Mark thanked his father and took a sip.“How much did you prepare, son?” asked his father smiling. “Dad, I prepared a cheque of one hundred million rand. I am not sure if it is enough. Also, I bought health supplements for my father-in-law. Victoria is priceless, she is my life dad.”His father also prepared a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime watch, towels, and expensive wines for Mr Lewis.At that moment, Grace entered the living room and s
Last Updated : 2024-12-25The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 24 Blessings
Anthony family was preparing to leave. Patrick called Mark and Victoria and told them that he wanted to bless them since they were about to get married.Patrick looked at them smiling, “may the Lord protect you, guide you and surround you with loving kindness. May He grant you favor. Blessings upon blessing my son and my daughter.”Mark and Victoria smiled at him and said, “We received it gladly.” Then he hugged them. Timothy was beaming, “may the Lord bless you with beautiful children and may your house be filled with laughter.”Mark and Victoria smiled and said, “We received it gladly.” Then he kissed Victoria on both cheeks and hugged his son. He would never forget this day ever; he would be forever grateful to Victoria for changing his son’s mind.Mark promised to fetch Victoria at 9 am to register their marriage. Father and son left after lunch. Mark dropped his father at home. He stepped out of his car and opened the door for his father.“Dad, thank you for your support, much ap
Last Updated : 2024-12-25The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 25 They got Married
Mark arrived at the Lewis residence at 7 am. He parked his car outside the gate. He was so nervous. What if Victoria changed her mind and refused to marry him? Butler Dave saw his car and opened the gate for him.He was wearing a slim, fit three-piece, charming white Tuxedo suit with white shirt, grey vest, grey tie, and black shoes. To his surprise, Victoria was already dressed.She was wearing a long silhouette lace trumpet dress with long sleeves, and white high heels. The dress showcased her figure, she was breathtaking, Mark was dazed, his wife was gorgeous. He rushed to her and took her in his arms.He kissed her forehead, “you look gorgeous my wife.” Victoria giggled, “you looked dashing my husband, have you eaten?” Mark shook his head, “I don’t have an appetite, I’m too nervous.”Victoria asked Butler Dave to prepare breakfast for them; it was ready within few minutes. After they ate, they went to Home Affairs. When they arrived, it was empty. The procedure went very quickly.
Last Updated : 2024-12-25The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 26 Grievance Hearing
Early in the morning, Mark woke up. His wife was in a deep sleep. Every day he woke up at 5 am and went to the gym to exercise. He decided to accompany his wife. He looked at his beautiful wife and gave thanks to the Lord.He used to have a bitter heart, full of unforgiveness, from that day he met Victoria at His Wings restaurant, he learnt to smile, and he forgave his father.He was grateful to his wife; Victoria opened her eyes; she met her husband’s smiling eyes. “Good morning my beautiful wife, did you sleep well?” asked Mark kissing his wife.Victoria smiled, “Good morning my handsome husband, I slept well but my body is sores. You have beautiful eyes. Did you sleep well?” Mark kissed her and said, “thank you, I slept well, sorry I lost control.”Mark took her to the bathroom; they took a bath together, then he wrapped her with the towel and went out of the bathroom. Mark gave Victoria the cosmetic bag, there was everything she needed. Mark asked her to sit down.He used a hair d
Last Updated : 2024-12-25The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 27 Celebration
Timothy Anthony left his office around 2 pm. He decided to go to the Lewis Group. When he arrived, he called Patrick and told him that he was at reception. Patrick was surprised, he went to fetch him.They greeted each other; Patrick took him to his office and sat on the sofa. Patrick asked his assistant, George Gale, to prepare tea for them. After a few minutes, he came back with two cups of tea on a tray.Patrick told George to take the rest of the day. George was happy, he thanked Mr Lewis and left. Patrick smiled at Timothy, “What a nice surprise, I didn’t expect to see you this early. Is your family coming?”Timothy looked at him with sad eyes, “My wife and my son told me that they have other commitments.”Victoria had an appointment with her father to discuss the progress of the project; she was surprised to see her father-in-law in her father’s office. “Good day dad, I didn’t know that you were here,” said Victoria smiling.Her father-in-law beamed at her, “I was not concentrat
Last Updated : 2024-12-25The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 28 I am Married
Victoria called Mr Johnson and invited him to His Wings restaurant for lunch. She went to her father’s office and told him that she had invited Mr Johnson to tell him about her marriage.Her father nodded his head, he asked her to join him in the meeting. Victoria went to her office and took her laptop, and then she went to the conference room.The board members were already there, her father took the main seat, George was sitting on the right side. Victoria sat next to her father on the left side; the meeting began.“I asked Victoria to join us to give us feedback regarding the project.” The board members nodded their heads.Victoria gave them feedback, she answered all the questions accurately, they were satisfied. They discussed other matters, and then the meeting adjourned after an hour.Victoria went to her office, she called her deputy director, Sam Tate and told him that she was coming from the board meeting, and they were happy with the progress of the project.She asked him t
Last Updated : 2024-12-25The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 29 James Has Fever
“Serene, I’m not feeling well, let me take a nap. Then I will accompany you,” said James. He had a cold, his head was throbbing, and his body was heating up. “What is wrong James?” asked Serene. “I think I have a fever; my body is heating up.”After the engagement banquet, Mr Johnson moved Butler Ed to their apartment. Serene quickly called Butler Ed and instructed him to call the family doctor. Dr Michael checked James. He confirmed that he had a fever.He prescribed medicine for him; Butler Ed went to the pharmacy to buy them. James was sleeping in his bedroom. Butler Ed knocked at the door and told Serene that he had bought the medicine.Serene told Butler Ed to come in and feed the medicine to James. He remembered last time when James had a fever; Victoria used a syringe to feed him medicine, so he bought the syringe with medicine. He fed him the medicine using a syringe.Serene told Butler Ed that her best friend Macy Michael was having a birthday banquet. They were supposed to a
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The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 46 Divorce Settlement
On Monday morning, Grace was released from police custody. She wanted to take a bath to wash off being locked up in police custody. When she arrived home, Jonathan was in the living room watching television. He just ignored his mother.Grace’s heart ached because everything she did was for her precious son. She went to the bathroom and took a long bath.While she was bathing, she received a call from her husband’s lawyer, Mr Cole, requesting to meet her at His Wings restaurant to discuss the divorce settlement. She asked Bongiwe to get her a divorce lawyer.Bongiwe managed to get Mr Donald for her. The meeting with Mr Cole was at 3:00 pm, and then she met her lawyer, Mr Donald, at 1:00 pm.She didn’t tell him about the Prenuptial Agreement, she told him that she would agree to divorce her husband if he gave her His Wings restaurant as a divorce settlement. She didn’t tell him that the restaurant belonged to her husband’s daughter-in-law.When Grace and Mr Donald arrived at His Wings r
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 45 Engagement Banquet
Victoria woke up and tried to hold her husband, but she remembered that she was at the Lewis mansion. She called her husband, “Good morning my handsome husband, did you sleep well?”Mark told her that he hadn’t slept at all, he was missing someone. Victoria giggled and told him that she fell asleep after playing his music video clip several times.Then she hung up, she walked to the bathroom, and soaked herself in the bathtub. She walked to her closet and wore casual clothes. She headed down to the living room.Her father was reading a newspaper, his eyes lit up when he saw his daughter, “Good morning my beautiful daughter, did you sleep well? Victoria hugged her father and replied, “Good morning dad, I slept well thank you.”She flashed her father with a big smile, “The weather is beautiful, I can’t wait to see my husband.” Her father laughed; they went to the dining room to eat breakfast. Her relatives were still sleeping.She didn’t want to see her Aunt and her cousins, so she went
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter44 I Will Only Love You In My Lifetime
After work, Mark fetched his wife to the company; he went to her office and sat down on the sofa. Victoria went to him and kissed him on the chin, “Honey, please give me five minutes. I want to finalize this report and send it to my dad.”Mark nodded his head; he took his phone and took a photo of his wife. He became angry when he thought about James' words. His wife rose her head up and said, “What is wrong?”Mark told her that James said he wanted to compete fairly with him. Victoria sent the report to her father and sat on the sofa next to her husband and held his arm.“Don’t be angry my love, James came to see me, but I rejected him. I told him that he must respect you as my husband. I will only love you in my lifetime. My heart will always be yours.”Mark was happy and kissed his wife fiercely, and then he released her. Victoria packed her stuff; she switched off the lights and they left the office hand in hand.He opened the car door for her and fastened the seatbelt for her. He
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 43 My World Lights Up
The following day, Bongiwe visited her best friend in police custody. She brought food and clothes.Grace was so happy to see her, “Thank you for coming, my friend. I know that Timothy is going to divorce me, and I don’t care. As long as he gave me His Wings restaurant as a divorce settlement, I will agree.”Bongiwe was speechless, “Grace, you don’t deserve to get a cent from Timothy, and the restaurant is no longer his, but it was given to Victoria as a betrothal gift, do you remember?”Grace sneered, “I don’t care, if he refused to give me what I want, he must forget divorcing me.”Bongiwe was dumbfounded, “Grace, I don’t know what to say to you because you don’t listen to me. When are they releasing you here?”Grace looked at her friend and laughed, “I think Timothy will release me after Mark’s engagement banquet since he is scared that I will disrupt the engagement.”Bongiwe shook her head, and then she promised her friend that she would visit her after the engagement banquet. The
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 42 Please Drop The Charges
Mark was sitting on their bed looking at his sleeping wife, her beautiful face was swollen, and his face became dark. Who gave his stepmother the confidence to bully his precious wife?He would take revenge on his dearest wife; he was just waiting to see how his father would resolve this matter. His wife was not a punching bag. His life was empty before he met his lovely wife. Now he was complete.His wife was his life; he loved her with his soul. He learnt how to smile. He kissed his wife and headed down to the living room.When he arrived in the living room, he saw his father and his father-in-law talking. When they saw him, they stopped talking and looked at him, “How is my daughter in love?”Mark replied, “She is sleeping. Dr Cain told us that it was superficial wounds, and he gave us ointment to relieve the pain.”His father looked at his son with sadness, “I’m sorry, son, for bringing trouble into your house, please forgive me. I decided to divorce your Auntie as soon as she is
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 41 Assault Charges
Timothy went straight to his wife and slapped her twice and said, “Why did you beat up my daughter in love?”Grace was astonished; it was the first time her husband laid his hands on her. “You hit me,” said his wife crying.Her husband looked at her annoyed, “I asked you a question. Why did you beat up my daughter in love?”His wife was rubbing her burning cheeks, “Your precious divorcee is the cause you are divorcing me.”Timothy was stunned; he took his phone and called the police. He went to Patrick and said, “I’m so sorry that my wife caused a commotion in your company. She’ll pay for what she’s done today.”Patrick patted Timothy on his shoulder, “it is not your fault, what are you going to do?” Timothy looked at Patrick, “I want her to be arrested and I will surely divorce her.”Timothy turned to his son Jonathan, “Thank you son for being here, it was a wise move for your mother to come to Victoria, since she is my weakness. If she had begged Victoria to ask me to forgive her, I
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 40 Let’s get divorced
Grace was having lunch with her friend Bongiwe at His Wings restaurant. Bongiwe looked at her, “is everything alright, my friend?” Grace sighed, “Timothy hasn’t been home since the argument, I don’t know if he wants to divorce me.”Bongiwe was shocked, “Timothy loves you Grace, have you tried to call him?” Grace looked at her friend with sad eyes, “I lack courage to call him, I’m so sad. Jonathan is blaming me for ruining his life.When he came back from his trip, he told me that he wanted to work hard and make his father proud, but I told his father that I would never forgive him for forcing him to work.Since Jonathan came back, he locks himself in his room; he doesn’t even talk to me. He hates me Bongiwe; I don’t know what to do.” Grace had lost a lot of weight.Bongiwe comforted her friend, “sorry my friend, but you need to stop competing with Mark. I’m glad that Jonathan is turning over a new leaf; there will be peace in your house. Don’t make Timothy regret marrying you.Why don
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 39 She said Yes
Two months before Mark and Victoria’s engagement banquet, Timothy Anthony called his son to his office and said, “Son, I kept the ring that I proposed to your mother with. I want to give it to you for your proposal to Victoria.”Mark was surprised and he hugged his father and became emotional. He wished his mother was still alive to witness the marriage between him and Victoria. “Thank you, dad, the ring is so beautiful, I’m sure that Victoria will be over the moon, this ring is so special to me.” He hugged his father again.Mark decided to take his wife to Mauritius Resorts; he immediately booked their flights and accommodation. He called his father-in-law and said, “Dad, I want to propose to Victoria, I’m taking her to Mauritius. Can she take a week’s leave, dad?” His father-in-law agreed.Mark told him that it was a surprise. He went to Mr Johnson’s office and applied for one week’s leave.After work, he went to the Lewis Group to fetch his wife. Mark held his wife in his arms, “M
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 38 Change His Will
Timothy Anthony spent the whole weekend at his son’s mansion. There was laughter, and they were cracking jokes. It was the best weekend ever. As a result, he decided to stay with them for a time being.They treated him well; he started regretting marrying Grace. There was no peace at the Anthony mansion; they were always fighting over Jonathan. Grace had spoilt their son rotten.He never received any support from his wife, sometimes he felt neglected. It was the last straw when his wife called his daughter in love a divorcee in front of Mark. He would never forgive her.His wife had never apologized to him for the way she spoke to him. Even his son had never apologized to him for embarrassing him in front of the board members. He was raising the ingrates.On Monday morning, Victoria woke up and washed up. She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her beloved family; she even prepared lunch boxes for them. Her father-in-law was over the moon, nobody had done that for him.“Patri
