Macy visited Serene at the Johnson residence. They were sitting in Serene's bedroom talking, “James asked me to abort the baby, but I refused.He doesn’t talk to me; he is staying in his apartment. James told his parents that since they loved their grandchild he would marry me,” said Serene crying. “Have they set the wedding date?” asked Macy.Serene sighed, “The date has not been set yet, I think they are waiting for James to come around. I’m scared that I will be showing up soon.James' parents never liked me, they tolerated me because of the baby.” said Serene sorrowfully, she was regretful for not having a good relationship with James’s mother.“Don’t be stressed my friend, it’s not good for the baby, why don’t you ask your mother-in-law how far they are with wedding preparations.” said Macy.When Macy left, Serene asked her mother-in-law about the wedding. Mrs Johnson told her that she would suggest to James registering her marriage at Home Affairs, then do big wedding after she
“Serene, who was that man who took Victoria away? He looked familiar. I think I saw him with my dad if I’m not mistaken,” asked Macy. “I don’t know Macy, maybe he is Victoria’s sugar daddy.Victoria was lucky I wanted to kill her today. I know Mrs Johnson will support me because she hates Victoria,” said Serene arrogantly.Macy was so scared, she had never been arrested before, and her family would be disappointed. Her family was not like Serene’s in-laws.“Serene, the vibe between Victoria and that man wasn’t like lovers; it was like a father-daughter relationship.When they bail you out, please don’t forget about me, my family will be very angry to know that I beat someone and got arrested.”Serene said with pride, “Don’t worry, my in-laws wouldn’t allow me to spend a day in police custody since I’m carrying their grandchild.” While they were talking, Serene was taken to an interrogation room. She nearly fainted when she saw James waiting for her.He slapped her and said, “Serene,
James went back home, his heart was heavy. He couldn’t believe what Serene did to Victoria. He didn’t know that Serene was so heartless. When he arrived home, his parents were discussing Serene’s video.Mrs Johnson was shaking her head, “I’m so disappointed in Serene, and what if something happened to our grandchild?” James sneered and said, “Serene doesn’t care about the baby, she wants Mrs Johnson's title.”James told his parents that when he visited Serene at the police station, she didn’t show any remorse. He told them that Serene said Timothy Anthony was Victoria’s sugar daddy.He looked at his father and said, “Daddy, I wish that I had listened to you when you told me that Serene was not a good person. I wish that I had tried harder when I was married to Victoria.I regret not listening to you Daddy. I wish that Mom supported you when you were trying to teach me a lesson. Now I know how much you loved me, Dad. My heart is broken into pieces.”His mother was sad when he heard Jam
Mr Logan went back home. He was sorrowful. How could he live without his wife? His life without his wife was meaningless. His wife’s perfume was in each room. He felt suffocated, he cried out loud.He couldn’t believe that his beloved wife left him all alone in this world. When his wife was still alive, she told him that should she go home before him, she would like to be cremated.He laughed at his wife because he thought he would go home first. He pulled himself together and went to the funeral home to buy the cremation urn. His wife was cremated on the same day she died. Then he decided to go to his office.He called his lawyer and told him that he would like to change his will. In his current will, he has given all his assets to his only daughter, Serene.He told his lawyer that he owed the bank fifty billion rand, but he only used twenty billion rand. He indicated that he didn’t want to leave anything for his daughter.He instructed him that upon his death he should sell his hous
It was in the early morning when Victoria woke up. She had been in a coma for three days. She saw Mark sleeping on the chair beside her bed. He looked haggard, she touched his face, Mark woke up.He hugged and kissed his wife, and said, “I’m so glad to see you my dearest wife, how are you feeling?” He poured water in a glass and gave it to her; her throat was dry.Mark pressed the button; the doctor came to the ward. He checked Victoria and said, “You are healing nicely Victoria, the babies are saved. I will keep you for two weeks to observe your condition.I would suggest that when you are discharged you take bed rest for two months.” said Dr Cain with a smile. Mark promised to follow his instructions accordingly. Dr Cain smiled at them and left the ward.Victoria hugged her husband and cried, “I thought I was going to die and never see you again.”Mark wiped his wife's tears with his kisses and hugged her tight. “I love you so much, you are my world and I thank the Lord for saving y
After two weeks, Victoria was discharged from JHB General Hospital. Mark was beside her all the time. He was sleeping with her in the hospital bed. After she woke up from a coma, she was moved to a VIP ward. It was spacious.Even though it was comfortable, there was no place like home. For the past two weeks, Auntie Angel had been delivering food at the hospital to them.Dr Cain came into the ward and smiled at them, “Victoria, please stay in bed for two months to heal properly.” Victoria smiled at him and thanked him again for saving her life and her babies’ lives. Then they left the hospital.When they arrived home, her father, her father-in-law, and Jonathan were waiting for them. They were so happy to see her; the living room was lavishly decorated with flowers and balloons, and a Welcome Back Banner.Auntie Angel served them delicious food, they were chatting and laughing. Her father-in-law looked at Victoria, “My daughter, I’m glad that you are back at home. How do you want to d
At the Johnson residence, the family of three was having breakfast. Mr Johnson was in a good mood. “Victoria has been discharged from JHB General Hospital, I’m so happy.”His wife looked at him annoyed, “you must hurry up and bail out my daughter-in-law. I can’t allow my grandchild to spend a day more in police custody.”Her husband became angry, “I told you to go to Timothy yourself if you want your daughter-in-law to be released from police custody, please don’t involve me. I’m warning you, don’t provoke Timothy.”When Mrs Johnson saw that her husband was not willing to help her, she turned to her son, “James, please bail out my daughter in law.”James looked at his mother and said, “I wish Serene to get a harsh sentence and be locked in prison forever.” His mother was shocked, “she is carrying your child, James.”James replied, “I told her to abort the child, but you forced me to marry her. Why don’t you go to the police station and bail her out?” His mother was so upset and said,
After a month, Mark went back to work, and he tended his resignation. Mr Johnson was sad to lose him, but he knew that Mark had joined the Johnson Group because he didn’t have the capital to start his own company.According to his employment contract, he was supposed to serve a month’s notice, and he finished all the work that he had already started.Mr Johnson advertised his fashion designer post. His replacement was appointed while he was still serving a notice. He performed the handover procedure to the new fashion designer.On the last day, Mr Johnson asked him to sign a five-year restraint of trade. He gladly signed it. Mr Johnson smiled at him and asked, “What are you going to do during five years?”Mark told him that he would go to the Anthony Group to assist his father. The office arranged a farewell party for him. He got lots of gifts, he wished everyone well, and left the company.When he arrived home, his wife was in the living room watching television. She was four months p
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