“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
At the Lewis Group, Patrick Lewis received a call from Planning Director, Mandy, that she had just lost her mother. Patrick comforted her, he told her that he was sorry for her loss and told her to take care of herself and take all the time she needed.He knew that Mandy loved her mother very much. Mandy was supposed to attend the meeting at the Johnson Group, since she was working closely with Victoria, Patrick decided to send her.He gave her a call and asked her to come to his office. Victoria quickly went to her father’s office. “Dad, are you looking for me?” said Victoria smiling.Patrick kissed her daughter and hugged her, “I just received a call from Mandy indicating that she had just lost her mother.”Victoria knew that Mandy’s mother was not well, but she was getting better, so she was shocked to hear of her passing. Her heart was sore for Mandy. “Do you want me to attend the meeting daddy?”Her father nodded his head. “Alright dad, let me go to my office to prepare, I’m glad
After work, James went to the parking lot, got into his car, and drove away. While he was driving, he was absent-minded thinking about Victoria. He found himself in his parent’s house's driveway.His mother was overjoyed when she saw her son, but her smile turned sour when she looked at her son’s sad face. “Who made you sad son, tell mom, I will resolve that issue for you.”He told his mom that he fell in love with Victoria, and he wanted to remarry her.“We were having a board meeting today, Victoria attended the meeting on behalf of the Planning Director who lost her mother, she is so beautiful mom, something happened in my heart when I saw her.She ignored me and flirted with Mark Anthony. I felt empty mom, like I lost something precious. I love her deeply, mom. I will never marry anyone except Victoria.I was so blind mom. I just hope I am not too late. I saw the way Mark Anthony looked at her, he loved her.” His mother was shocked, her son loved Serene so much. What happened?“Do
After work, Mark went to Lewis Group to fetch his wife and went to visit Mandy. When Mandy saw them, she was so happy. They stayed for an hour, comforting her.On their way home, Mark said, “Sweetheart, James vowed to remarry you, how are you going to handle this issue.” asked Mark became angry again.Victoria looked at him and sighed. “What is the matter honey, why are you angry? I was his wife on paper only. I don’t have feelings for him. Where did he get confidence that I would remarry him?I love you so much and I will spend the rest of my life with you. I will give you beautiful children.” Mark was satisfied with his wife’s response, but he knew that his wife respected Mr Johnson so much and it made him unsettled.“What if Mr Johnson begged you to remarry his son, what are you going to do?”Victoria saw that her husband was really scared to lose her; she kissed him and said, “I told his father that I will do anything for him except marrying his son. He promised not to interfere i
On Thursday evening, the Anthony family was having dinner in the dining room. They were on speaking terms, but the atmosphere was not harmonious.“Jonathan, don’t forget that tomorrow is the board meeting. I want to introduce you to everyone. Please be prepared. They might ask you about the project,” said his father.Jonathan was not aware that there would be a board meeting because he deleted the meeting invite before he read it. “Dad, I didn’t receive the meeting invite, I have prior arrangement.”His father told him that the meeting invite was sent to all directors, he took out his phone and opened the emails, he showed Jonathan his name. “Jonathan, I want to see you in the conference room at 2 pm, please be on time.”Jonathan was so angry; he promised his friends that he would take them out. They were going to Mozambique; leaving on Friday at 1 pm and coming back on Sunday afternoon.Jonathan woke up early. He was still upset, so he sent a text to his mother. He wanted her advice.
Timothy Anthony called his son Mark to gloat, “My daughter in love cooked for me, food was delicious. I’m so happy nothing can upset me.”Mark laughed at his father, “Congratulations dad, when she was cooking for you, she was singing, I will send you the video clip.” His father laughed, “It showed that she cooked it with love, it was delicious.”Mark sent the video clip to his dad. Mr Anthony opened the video clip. She saw her singing and dancing. He became emotional. He was counting his blessings; he thanked the Lord for a second chance.After five minutes, Mark called his father and said, “Dad, James Johnson wants to remarry Victoria. We had a meeting at Johnson Group. Victoria was present, and then he told me that he would chase her and remarry her.She received a call from Mrs Johnson to meet her at His Wings restaurant, but Victoria didn’t go. Yesterday, Mr Johnson invited her to come to the Johnson family house on Saturday.They wanted to take my wife away from me. They didn’t a
Timothy went to his son’s mansion; he parked his car outside the gate and called him. “Son, do you mind if I visit you and my daughter in love?” Mark was in the living room with his wife watching the news.Mark looked at his wife, Victoria nodded her head. “You are welcome to visit us anytime dad.” His father indicated that he was outside the gate. Mark opened the gate for his father.He took his father’s bag and walked to the house; Victoria was standing by the door waiting to welcome her father-in-law. Her father-in-law beamed when he saw her, he kissed her in both cheeks.Victoria held his arm, and they sat in the living room. Auntie Angel informed them that dinner was ready. They went to the dining room to eat. The atmosphere was harmonious, they were chatting and laughing.After dinner, Mark’s father told them that he had a fight with his wife because of Jonathan.“I forced Jonathan to work in the company because I wanted him to be independent, but he wasn’t interested to learn,
Grace Anthony was so miserable, she tried to call her husband several times, but she didn’t have courage.On Sunday morning, she called her best friend Bongiwe crying. She asked her to come over. Bongiwe rushed to the Anthony mansion.“What happened my friend, something happened to Jonathan?” asked her with concern.Grace shook her head, “I messed up big time my friend, I accused my husband of being biased against my son and I told him that I will never forgive him for making my son unhappy.I didn’t mean it my friend, Timothy called a board meeting to introduce Jonathan, but he didn’t show up, so I was trying to cover up for my son, but it got out of hand.I also told him that I was happy when Mrs Johnson embarrassed his precious divorcee. I regret it.”Bongiwe was speechless, she looked at her friend, “why are you competing with Mark? You know that your husband never did anything for him; he worked hard for everything he has achieved. Where is Jonathan?”Grace looked at her friend,
Six months later, at the Lewis mansion, the atmosphere was lively. The Fish family and the Paul family arrived a week earlier. They couldn't wait to witness the wedding of Victoria and Mark.Grandma Fish was over the moon. She was smiling from ear to ear. Mr Lewis' brothers came with their daughters and their sister, Rebecca. They arrived on Friday afternoon.Their big brother was surprised to see them because they told him that they wouldn't make it to the wedding. He felt that they were not happy to be around him.He looked at his sister, Rebecca, and asked, "Did you force your brothers to come?" Rebecca smiled but she didn't utter a word.At that moment, Victoria entered the house. She was coming from the premarital counseling with Pastor Basil. She didn't know the men sitting with her father.She greeted everyone, and then she hugged her aunt. She wasn't happy to see her but Aunt Rebecca was a relative. Her father smiled at Victoria and said, "Sweetheart, greet your uncles properl
Since Victoria was thirty-nine weeks pregnant, the Anthony siblings decided to hold their father's 50th birthday banquet at the Anthony residence. Dr Cain advised Victoria to give birth naturally and it was an easy pregnancy.Victoria was resting in their bedroom. She was uncomfortable; she visited the bathroom several times to pee. She was cramping and her lower back was painful. She asked her husband to rub her.Mark looked at his wife nervously and asked, "Love, are you having contractions?" Victoria smiled and replied, "I think so, but I will go to the hospital when my water breaks. Please don't tell Dad."Mark was reluctant; he wanted to take her to the hospital. Victoria kissed him passionately and said, "Don't be nervous my handsome husband, it's just an early labour."Mark called Dr Cain and told him that Victoria was in labour but the water hadn't broken yet. Dr Cain said, "Mark, please bring her to the hospital when the contractions are five minutes apart."Mark thanked Dr Ca
It was Friday, the day before Jonathan's graduation ceremony. Mark and his family were at the Anthony mansion. His wife, Victoria, was seven months pregnant. She was resting on the bed with Rafael and Gabriel sitting next to her.They became fascinated when they saw their baby sister kicking their mother. They put their little hands on their mother's stomach and giggled when she kicked them.The Anthony family went to do a 3D Ultrasound scan to see the gender of the baby. They were over the moon when they found that it was a girl.Grandpa Anthony named her after his late wife, Kimberly. The boys were looking forward to meeting their baby sister.The mansion was lively, the White family, Johnson family, and Fish family were laughing in the living room. They came to celebrate Jonathan's Graduation Ceremony.The Anthony family was over the moon. No one knew that Jonathan would ever achieve anything. He proved everyone wrong. His friends were reminded of the day when he told them that he w
After work, Mark fetched his beloved wife from work. On the way home, he stopped his car beside the road. He looked at his wife and said, "Sweetheart, the grandchild of the Young Group accused Rafael of stealing his food.His mother went to His Blessings Day Care and beat up our son. Dad took him to Dr Cain, he gave him something for swelling and pain."Victoria was so angry her eyes turned red. Her husband hugged her tightly and said, "Dad has dealt with the matter." Then he drove the car to their home.When they arrived home, Rafael and Gabriel were waiting for them at the door. As soon as they saw their parents, they rushed to them. "Daddy, Mommy."Rafael ran to his father, and he picked him up. Gabriel ran to his mother, and she picked him up. When Mark saw Rafael's cheek he was so angry and asked gentle, "Son, is it still hurting?"Rafael smiled and replied, "It's not hurting anymore, Daddy. Grandpa put medicine on my cheek." His mother smiled and said, "Let me kiss your cheek to
Mr Anthony asked Zane to take them to JHB General Hospital. He sat with his grandsons in the back seat. He took his phone and dialed Deon's number. "Hello, Mr Anthony."He was puzzled why his boss was calling him, since Mark was in the office. Mr Anthony said, "Cedric Young's daughter-in-law beat up my grandson, Rafael. She accused him of stealing food.I give you three days to deal with them. Please don't tell Mark." They hung up the phone. Deon was so shocked he couldn't believe his ears. Who had the guts to provoke Mr Anthony?When Mr Anthony became a grandfather he delegated most of his work to Mark. Mr Anthony and Mr Lewis agreed to take turns fetching their grandchildren from Day Care.When it was his turn to fetch his dumplings, he would drop everything and leave the office smiling. Theodore sent him the surveillance footage. When he saw Owen bullying his precious grandchild, he was so angry his heart ached.He went to Dr Cain's office with his grandsons in his arms. He decided
Two years later….It was Grandpa Anthony's turn to fetch his little dumplings from His Blessings Day Care that week. His grandsons were two and a half years old. They were his pride and joy.He parked his black Mercedes Benz in the parking lot, then he walked slowly to the school gate and waited. He was fifteen minutes early, he didn't want his little dumplings to wait for him.His trusted bodyguard, Zane, parked his car beside his boss' car. He was responsible for the well-being of Mr Anthony's grandchildren. A few minutes later, more parents came.As soon as the security guard opened the gate, the young lady rushed towards the three-year-old classroom. As soon as she entered the classroom, she shouted and said, "Baby, show me the boy who ate your sandwiches."Her son pointed his finger at Rafael; the young lady rushed to Rafael and slapped him hard. Mr Anthony tried to block the slap but he was a second too late. He took crying Rafael in his arms and asked fuming, "Why are you beatin
Abigail was in her mansion watching the Press Conference crying. She didn't know that there was evidence proving that her beloved mother had been killed by her stepmother.She was shocked like everyone else when the name of the Limpopo Pharmacy was displayed on the big screen. She was reminded of her father's slaps when she told him that her mother had been killed by her stepmother.She was glad when she saw her stepmother being arrested together with Rosemary. She was so angry with Rosemary for slandering her. Her husband encouraged her to press charges against Rosemary.Even though she was reluctant, she decided to press charges. Her husband went with her to the police station before he went to work. Chief Smith was waiting for them in his office. Mr Cole met with them at the police station.Abigail looked at Chief Smith and said, "I want to press charges against Miss Rosemary Gable for malicious intent. She knowingly made a false statement against me in front of my father.As a resu
Rosemary was annoyed but she didn't utter a word. Mrs Gates was fuming, it was clear to her that Rosemary had taken them for a ride. However, it was too late to regret, that the damage was already done.Mr Gates' heart was bleeding; he was reminded of his daughter's words when she asked him why he believed Mrs Johnson but not her.When he thought about the slaps he felt suffocated. There was sorrow in his eyes. He really let down his late wife.Mrs Gates looked at her husband and said, "Dear, we have to go to Abigail's company and ask for forgiveness. We have wronged her. We can shift all the blame to Miss Gable and tell her that we were misled by her."Her husband shook his head and said, "I think it is too late, my love. I don't think she will ever forgive me. You didn't see the hatred in her eyes.Also, we have already cut off all ties with her. Let's go back home after tomorrow and forget about her." He was disappointed in himself.The following day, Mr Johnson called Mr Anthony to
When Theodore saw Aunt Abigail's scandal on social media, he was beyond shocked. He quickly called his uncle and said, "Uncle Timothy, have you seen what is written on social media about Aunt Abigail?"Uncle Timothy replied, "Yes, Rosemary fetched Abigail's father to teach her a lesson. Also, she arranged for the reporters to interview her stepmother." Theodore was dumbfounded and asked, "How did she find out about their existence?"Uncle Timothy smiled and replied, "Rosemary investigated Abigail through my friend, Rich. I allowed him to provide information to Rosemary because I wanted to see what she would do with it.Now, it is time for her to face the consequences. I want to see how Emmanuel will protect his wife, Abigail, first before I make my move." Theodore was so shocked, Rosemary was ruthless but he was relieved to hear his uncle's words. "Uncle Timothy, in honestly speaking, I don't have any faith in Mr Johnson. He is too soft-hearted."Uncle Timothy laughed and replied, "Th