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Chapter 3 A Helping Hand
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2024-12-14 20:09:15It took them half an hour to reach Johnson Group. Mr Johnson's Assistant, Tommy Angel, was waiting for Patrick Lewis at the entrance of the company. He took him to the Chairman’s office.
Emmanuel decided to discuss the condition of their cooperation with Mr Lewis before he approached his son James in case Patrick Lewis rejected him.
“Good evening Mr Johnson, I’m so sorry to trouble you” said Patrick, shaking Emmanuel’s hand. “It’s alright Mr Lewis, no trouble at all. Do you want tea or whiskey?” asked Emmanuel with a smile.
“Tea will be fine, thank you” replied Patrick. Emmanuel asked his assistant to make tea for them.
Then they discussed the proposal, and they agreed with the profit percentage of 5% which would be earned by the Johnson Group. His Assistant came back with tea and left the office.
Patrick asked Emmanuel. “You said you have a condition, what is it?” Emmanuel gave him another contract. When Patrick saw the contract, he was shocked, it was a marriage contract.
“What do you mean by this, Mr Johnson?” Emmanuel smiled at Patrick and said, “My son James has a girlfriend, both myself and my wife. We do not like her, so I decided to arrange this marriage to help my son to marry a good wife.
When I saw your daughter, I saw that she was a match for my son James, hence I drafted this proposal. My son is not aware, he is away on a business trip. If you agree, I will discuss this issue with my son.
The marriage contract will be two years only. However, should they divorce before two years are up, I will withdraw my funds. What do you think?”
Patrick Lewis promised his daughter that he would never sell her for business, and he would never interfere in her love life.
“Thank you so much for your time, Mr Johnson, my late wife and I promised our daughter that we would never interfere in her love life,” said Patrick, leaving.
Emmanuel was so shocked, “Don’t you want to discuss the contract with your daughter? Maybe she is willing?” Patrick didn’t even hesitate. He replied, “No need.”
The meeting between her father and Mr Johnson was very short. She was surprised to see her father coming back to the car empty-handed. Was he not supposed to bring the signed contract with him?
“Daddy, what happened?” said Victoria, looking at her dad’s face. “Mr Johnson wants you to marry his son,” said her dad with sadness. “I’m willing daddy, I will marry his son,” said Victoria without hesitation.
“Your mother and I promised you that we will never interfere in your love life, so let us forget about the company and go home”
Victoria opened the car door and said, “Let us go to his office daddy, I nearly lost you, I am willing, and you have never interfered in my love life.”
Her dad was reluctant to go but Victoria was already standing outside the car waiting for him. He went to his daughter and held her hands and said “sweetheart, you are the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you with all my heart.
Mr Johnson’s son has a girlfriend. This will be a loveless marriage. Please listen to your daddy, let us go home.”
Victoria smiled at her father and said, “I am willing daddy, please don’t try to change my mind. Let us go before Mr Johnson changes his mind.”
Her father tried to reason with her, but she was not listening. “Daddy, I will never regret the decision I made today, don’t be sad.”
Her father sighed and they went to Mr Johnson’s office. Before they knocked, the door opened. Mr Johnson was leaving, he was surprised to see them.
Patrick spoke first “sorry to trouble you again Mr Johnson, my daughter Victoria wants to speak with you.” Emmanuel asked them to come in and guided them to the sofa. Victoria explained that her father told her about the marriage contract.
“Mr Johnson, could you please tell me more about this marriage contract.” Emmanuel smiled and said, “My son is in a relationship with a Logan girl, but I don’t feel that she is compatible with my son, hence this contract.
I have not discussed this matter with James yet, he is on a business trip. I decided to speak with your father first before I discuss it with him.” Victoria nodded her head and asked, “What if he refuses to marry me, Mr Johnson?”
“It is possible that he will refuse, but I need you to marry him for two years. After that, he can marry his girlfriend. I think I am selfish. The first time I saw you I felt that you were the best match for my son.”
“I’m willing, Mr Johnson, I will marry your son for two years as long as you help us with the company,” said Victoria.
Her father was not happy at all, “Victoria, please don’t be impulsive; you are entering into a loveless marriage. Even if we lose the company, we still have each other.”
“Daddy, two years is not a long time, I understand it will be difficult, but I am willing,” said Victoria with a smile. “Mr Johnson, what would happen if your son refused to marry me, are you going to continue helping us?” asked Victoria.
Emmanuel smiled and said, “leave my son to me as long as you are willing, everything will be alright, Mr Lewis, please sign the contract, the funds will be transferred to you tonight.” Emmanuel gave Patrick the contract to sign.
He also gave the marriage contract to Victoria to sign. Victoria took it and signed without hesitation and gave it back to Mr Johnson. Her father was still holding the contract in a daze. Victoria gave him a nudge.
“Daddy, please sign the contract, don’t worry, I will be alright.” Her dad signed the contract and gave it back to Mr Johnson. They shook hands. Emmanuel was over the moon.
He looked at Victoria beaming and said, “I will contact you after I discuss the matter with my son.” Victoria smiled, then they left the office.
Emmanuel was so impressed with Victoria; he felt that he had made a good decision by choosing her as his son’s wife. After that, he left the office. James was coming back tomorrow from his business trip. He was humming on the way; he was in a good mood.
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The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 4 Two Year Contract
When Emmanuel arrived home, he told his wife, Rosemary, that Victoria Lewis had agreed to marry his son. Rosemary was so upset, she left him in the living room and went straight to their bedroom.Emmanuel followed her to their bedroom and tried to coax her, “my dearest wife, I am sorry I was impulsive.I understand that you asked me to discuss this matter with James first, but I was scared that James would agree to this marriage, but Victoria would refuse, so I wanted to approach her first to find out. Don’t be upset, I will listen to you. Please forgive me.”“Why didn’t you call me to meet this girl before you signed the contract?” asked his wife, looking at him. “My sweetheart, I will ask her to come here after James agreed. However, I brought the contract home.You can read it.” He took the contract and gave it to his wife. Rosemary took the contract and read it and said, “Why did you ask for two years? It is too long, my son wants to marry Serene Logan as soon as possible. Changin
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-14The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 5 Will James Agree To Marry Victoria?
Emmanuel Johnson was looking forward to seeing his son. He was anxious since he was not sure if he would agree to marry Victoria Lewis. He hoped that James would listen to his mother. He called his wife to remind her about tomorrow’s meeting with James. “My beautiful wife, please don’t forget to call James about tomorrow’s meeting.” Rosemary replied, “hubby, I’ve already told him about the meeting, my work is done now. It is up to you to convince him. Don’t forget that you said you would not force him, and you will cancel this contract should he refuse.” Emmanuel Johnson was beaming and said, “I love you so much my dearest wife, thanks for your hard work, see you later.” Then he hung up.James’s flight arrived on time, he attracted so much attention, he was very handsome, arrogant and he was tall. His Assistant, Edwin Davidson, went to the airport to fetch him. When he saw his boss, he went to him and took his boss’s luggage. There were reporters waiting for him. They heard that t
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-14The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 6 Meeting The Parents
Patrick told his daughter Victoria that James had agreed to marry her. They will meet each other at Home Affairs tomorrow morning at 9:30. Victoria was beaming, she told her father that she knew that James would agree because she prayed for it. Her father told her that he was praying the opposite prayer. Unfortunately, his prayer was not answered. Early in the morning, Victoria received James’ photo from Mr Johnson. She woke up at 6 am, she washed up and chose a long black dress and three-inch-high heels. She had long black hair, she just brushed it, she applied light make-up. She looked in the mirror, she smiled at herself, she was stunning. She went to the living room to look for her father, but her father was in the study room. When she saw him, she hugged him and said, “Daddy, I’m leaving now, the traffic is heavy in the morning. I don’t want to be late, don’t be sad daddy, everything is going to be alright.” Her dad didn’t sleep. He stayed in his study room the whole night,
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-21The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 7 Gold Digger
At the Johnson mansion, Emmanuel was in the lounge talking to his wife, “I don’t believe that James agreed to marry Victoria, I pinched myself so many times to check if I’m not dreaming.” His wife replied, “I think James had a fight with Serene, he is regretting it now. Oh, my son, we’ve destroyed his life, hubby. If he wants to divorce Victoria, please allow him to do so. I beg you my dearest husband, I can’t see my son in pain.” Emmanuel sighed. “I promise my wife, we will annul this marriage if he is not happy,” said her husband. James was a good son, smart and respectful to his parents. They loved him dearly. The first time Emmanuel saw Serene Logan, he didn’t have a good impression of her. He was hoping that James would fall in love with Victoria. Serene Logan loved vanity and friends.At that moment, they heard the butler greeting James. James and Victoria went to the living room. Victoria greeted James’s parents, “hello Uncle, hello Auntie.” James’s father laughed and said,
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-21The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 8 Guarding Her Heart
Rosemary was so upset, she cried sorrowfully. Her husband doted on her. He had never reprimanded her, but today he did it in front of Victoria, an outsider. That was too much to handle.“My dearest wife, I’m sorry, please forgive me, I didn’t mean to upset you,” said her husband, hugging her.“My son is sad because of you, you forced him to marry a stranger and you reprimanded me in front of Victoria, I hate her, she will never be my daughter in law, I prefer Serene over her. Please let my son divorce her, I’m begging you hubby.”Her husband sighed and said, “I asked my son if he wanted to divorce Victoria. He refused. He said he was sad because Serene refused to take his calls. Not because of Victoria.”Rosemary didn’t believe her husband that he was telling her the truth. “Give me my phone. I want to call my son.” Her husband took her phone and gave it to her. She dialed James' number, James picked up his phone, “Mom.”Rosemary wiped her tears from her face and said, “Son, do you wa
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-21The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 9 Love At First Sight
When Victoria woke up, it was 2 pm, she took a shower, she applied light make-up. She went to her closet and picked up a knee-high yellow dress that showed off her long legs. She brushed her long black hair, she looked like a fairy, she was stunning. She decided not to eat at home. She went to her favourite restaurant, His Wings. She parked her car, she was absent-minded, she bumped into someone. “So..rry” she stammered; she was about to fall but someone’s arms held her. She looked up; she was stunned, she was in a daze. Wow so handsome, her heart started to beat so fast. The man who was holding her was so handsome. It was love at first sight. The handsome man smiled at her, something happened in her heart, there were butterflies in her stomach. She just rested in his arms. The man coughed, then she came back to her senses and said, “sorry it was not my intention.” The handsome man smiled at her, but he didn’t release her. “Did we meet before?” asked him. “I don’t think so, pleas
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-21The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 10 Serene Logan
Victoria finished eating and left. On the way back she was thinking about that handsome stranger. She had never felt that way before, she had seen handsome men, but no one had touched her heart like that handsome stranger. His gentle eyes and his smile made her giddy. She kept on smiling. When she arrived at James' apartment, someone opened the door for her. “Good day Madam, my name is Ed, I’m a butler, nice to meet you.” Victoria was taken back. “Please call me Victoria, nice to meet you too, Uncle Ed,” said Victoria with a smile. Butler Ed was shocked when Victoria called him Uncle Ed. “I can’t call you by your name Madam,” said Butler Ed. “I think we will spend most of the time together, why don’t you call me by my name when we are alone?” offered Victoria. “Alright Miss Victoria,” said Butler Ed with a smile. Victoria flashed him a beautiful smile, he was mesmerized. After some time, he snapped out of it. He asked if Victoria was hungry. Victoria said she was not hungry, then
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-21The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 11 Apologize To Victoria
The following day, James went to work. He asked his Assistant, Edwin Davidson to buy him a new phone. When he received it, he saw several missed calls from his mother. He decided to call her. “Hello Mom, I broke my phone yesterday, I just saw your missed calls now.” His mother was happy to hear from her precious son. “I wanted to tell you that I beat up that woman yesterday. She will never play any tricks on you, and I convinced your father not to cancel your engagement. He agreed. I have contacted my friend to design your engagement invitation cards. Your engagement banquet will take place one month after your divorce.” James thanked his mother and hung up. He checked his WeChat, he saw a video. When he opened it, he couldn’t believe his eyes, it was Serene’s friends who provoked Victoria. He was so upset at Serene, he told her not to disclose his marital status to anyone, but she told her friends. He was fuming; he ended up accusing Victoria unnecessary. On top of that, his mot
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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
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 37 I am Pregnant
At Serene’s apartment, James was packing his stuff. Serene was trying to stop him from packing. “James, are you leaving me, what have I done?” cried Serene.“Serene, I’m no longer in love with you, I don’t think you ever loved me, I’m miserable with you.” Serene cried sorrowfully, even though she didn’t love James, but she loved Johnson’s wealth and status.James ignored her, he asked Butler Ed to put his stuff in the car. “Serene, I have given you all my heart, but you haven’t given me even five percent of your heart. You chose your friends over me. I’m so tired.I was blind loving you; my parents were against our love, but I fought for you. I even threatened them that I would kill myself for you, but what did I get in return?”“I promised James I'm going to be a good wife to you. Please forgive me, I will change,” said Serene with tears in her eyes.She would be a laughingstock to her friends should James leave her, just being James’s girlfriend had opened so many doors for her, how
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 36 She Took My Breath Away
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,
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 35 You Owe Us
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,
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 34 All I Wanted From You Was Your Support
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
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 33 Cooking For Her Father-in-law
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.
The Best Thing I Never Had Chapter 32 She Was Banned
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
