Glen Edwards walked to the bank and went straight to the enquiries. He indicated that he would like to apply for a loan.He was ushered to the Consultant’s room; he showed her the letter that he received from the bank indicating that they would lend him ten billion rand. The consultant asked him what he would put down as security.He indicated that he would put his house as security. He had a beautiful mansion at Sandton. It was a triple-story with eight bedrooms. The consultant requested to see the company documents in order to finalize the application.He gave her cash flow statements, balance sheets, and annual financial statements. She took the documents and promised to come back to him before the end of the week.She indicated that the loan department didn’t operate on weekends. She stated that they had to verify the documents provided by contacting relevant people during the week.In his case, they had to contact the Finance department to ensure that the information provided was
At five in the morning, Patrick and Timothy were exercising on the third floor. They were lifting weights. “It’s been a while since I went to the gym. I’m glad that Mark has a gym in his mansion,” said Timothy sweating.Patrick smiled and replied, “I used to jog with Victoria when she was still at home. I became lazy after she left.” Patrick and Timothy had an athletic body. It showed that they were regularly in the gym.Timothy looked at Patrick and said, “I don’t know how to thank my daughter in love for everything she has done for my family. My sons used to be strangers, but look at them now, they have a good relationship.She encouraged Jonathan to go back to school to be a better person. He became a responsible young man, I’m so grateful to the Lord for blessing us with such a treasure.”Patrick nodded his head; he was glad that Victoria was blessed with a warm family. “Timothy, in the match between Rafa and Daniil who do you think is going to win?”Timothy replied, “I was listen
They were chatting and joking, and then Mark’s phone rang. He smiled when he saw the caller ID, “Hello Tamara, are you well?” Tamara replied, “Mark please open the gate, we are outside.”Mark opened the gate and walked to the door to open it for Tamara. Theodore and Tamara got out of their car and walked to the door.Tamara was carrying desserts. “Good morning my handsome brother, we are here to give our sister-in-law support.” Mark hugged her and shook Theodore’s hand.When they saw Uncle Anthony in the living room, their eyes lit up. Tamara walked to Uncle Anthony and said, “Hello Uncle Anthony, I’m so happy to see you.” Uncle Timothy smiled at her and hugged her. Then she hugged Uncle Lewis.She ignored Jonathan and hugged her sister-in-law. She didn’t like Jonathan because his mother, Grace, was not friendly to them. Grace saw them as a threat to Jonathan.Theodore greeted everyone and sat down next to Uncle Anthony. Tamara took the desserts to the kitchen. She bought Malva pudding
“Wow, what a match, my daughter in love. What an astonishing recovery from Rafa. He was outstanding, it was the best Final ever,” said her father-in-law beaming.Victoria was grinning from ear to ear and replied, “I believe that the Lord was moved by the fan’s prayers, Medvedev was playing very well. Rafa fought hard to keep Medvedev at bay.I’m so grateful to the Lord for answering our prayers. It was a phenomenal match; Rafa showed more hunger than Medvedev.” Her father-in-law nodded his head, it was a miracle.Theodore and Jonathan washed their hands and started putting a spice on the meat, and then Jonathan took charcoal to start a fire. Tamara was cooking chakalaka and pap.When the meat was done, they sat around the table to eat. Victoria smiled at Tamara and said, “Sister-in-law, your pap is delicious.” Theodore looked at Victoria smiling, “What about the meat sister-in-law?”Victoria smiled back at him and replied, “The meat is tender and succulent.” Theodore beamed, he held Vi
Out of respect, the hospital Manager called Mr Johnson to let him know that his wife was discharged. He thanked the hospital Manager and rushed to the hospital to fetch his wife.She stopped throwing tantrums; she took all her medication on time and stopped being rude to nurses. Her broken ribs were healed; she was told to come back to the hospital after a month to take off the cast on her arm.She was happy to see her husband, she was grinning from ear to ear. She was scared that her husband would abandon her. Her heart was bitter because her beloved son, James, didn’t visit her in the hospital.Her husband took her back home. He told her that tomorrow was Serene’s bail application.She was overjoyed to hear that Serene would be coming back home. “Hubby, why don’t we ask James to reconcile with Serene and forget about Victoria? I don’t see Victoria divorcing Mark because he is the son of Mr Anthony.”Her husband looked at her and sneered, “When Victoria met Mark she didn’t know he wa
Mr Johnson called Dr Cain to tell him that they were on their way. His daughter-in-law fainted. Serene was seven months pregnant. They were scared that she would lose the baby. Serene was immediately admitted to the ward.Dr Cain conducted the full examination on Serene. He told the Johnson family that the baby was healthy. They were overjoyed, Serene woke up. Mrs Johnson rushed to her with a glass of warm water.She looked at her mother-in-law with eyes full of sorrow and asked, “Mom, why didn’t you tell me that my father passed away when we were in police custody?Why didn’t you ask the police to allow me to bury my father?” Mrs Johnson didn’t know what to say. She looked at her husband for help.Fortunately, her husband had the letter that was left by Serene’s father with him. He gave it to her. Serene read the letter silently, she screamed when she finished reading it and fainted again.Her mother-in-law panicked and quickly pressed the bell. Dr Cain rushed to the ward, “what happe
Mark and Victoria were in the dining room eating breakfast. “Sweetheart, I’m so glad that the JHB General Hospital gave us the Newborn Essentials Checklist. We will use the checklist as a guide when packing babies’ bags.I have started designing custom-made baby rompers and their tiny pajamas. It looks so cute; I will show you tonight. You can choose where to buy the rest of the clothes on the checklist, then we will go together to buy them over the weekend.”Victoria smiled sweetly at her husband and said, “Thank you for your support my love, I can’t wait to see those tiny pajamas.I heard that there is a new baby shop, “Sugar Lump” at Hope Shopping Mall. They said it had beautiful baby clothes. I will go there during lunchtime to have a look.”Her husband smiled at his wife and replied, “Before I left the Johnson Group I gave them my designs for baby clothes. I wanted my babies to wear the clothes I had designed.Mr Johnson was so excited when I showed him my designs, he took my desi
“Mr Johnson, please lend me your phone. I want to call my husband.” James was annoyed but he gave her his phone. Victoria called her husband. It was connected.He was puzzled when he saw the caller ID, but he decided to answer the phone, “Hello James.” Victoria replied, “Baby, I’m in JHB General Hospital, I was mugged, and he ran away with my bag. Hence, I’m using James’ phone.James saved me and took me to the hospital. My handsome husband, please don’t panic, I’m not hurt. I just sprained my ankle” Mark was so scared, “I’m sorry Sweetheart, I’m coming right now.” Victoria told him the ward number.He walked to his father’s office without knocking on the door. His father looked at him and asked, “What is wrong, Son?”Mark told his father that Victoria was in JHB General Hospital. She had been mugged and sprained her ankle. She was saved by James. His father was shocked and said, “I’m coming with you.” They left quickly.When Timothy saw his son’s face he decided to drive the car. “Da
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