All Chapters of The Best Thing I Never Had: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

James was busy with a project, he was exhausted, and he was sleeping at the office. He decided to take his work to their apartment. Serene was not happy when he saw James bringing his work home. For the whole week, she didn’t see James because of this project. She wanted to go out to have fun, but James told her that he was busy. She kissed James and held his arm, “James, take me out to dinner. I’m craving for seafood please.” James was stunned, he was exhausted, he didn’t have enough sleep for the whole week, and he worked hard to meet the deadline. “Serene, I want to take a shower and sleep for a few hours and continue with my work. I will take you on a boat cruise on Saturday, please bear with me.” Serene decided to call her friends to have dinner with them at His Wings restaurant, and then she left without saying anything to James.James set the alarm for four hours before he fell into a deep sleep. Serene came back while James was sleeping. She didn’t bring any food for him. S

On Friday morning, James went to his father’s office to give him feedback. His father was so impressed, “well done my son, the quality of your work is very high. Keep up the good work son, I’m so proud of you,” he hugged his son. “In fact, dad, most of the work was done by your daughter-in-law.” His dad was shocked, “Did Serene produce this kind of work? Wow, she is amazing, she is smart. You need to buy her a present, son. I underestimated my daughter in law, she is a rough diamond,” said his father-beaming. “I meant Victoria, dad, not Serene,” explained James. “Victoria is a Marketing Director, she excels in projects, as a successor of Lewis Group, when her father retires, she will take the company into new heights, she is brilliant,” said his father smiling. “Please don’t buy her a present, I don’t want your mother and Serene to misunderstand, I will prepare a gift for her.” James left her father’s office in a good mood. Serene never called him; he didn’t receive even a text.I

Emmanuel told his wife that James and Victoria were divorced; they needed to visit Serene’s family for a betrothal gift. He asked his wife to contact the Logan family.He wanted to send the engagement invitation cards this week. The billboards would be up as well. Mark had finished designing it. His wife was overjoyed when she heard her husband's words.She immediately called her son and asked for Serene’s phone number. James was very happy. He decided to go home for dinner. After dinner, Emmanuel and his family went to the study room.Mr Johnson said, “James, I want to thank you for keeping your word till the end. I am proud of you, my son.I welcome Serene Logan as my only daughter in law, and there will never be any daughter in law in the Johnson family except Serene. I asked your mother to contact the Logan family to find out if they are available on Saturday.”His wife and son were over the moon. Mrs Johnson indicated that she received Serene’s phone number from James. James than

They finished eating. Mark took her home. “Mark, thanks I had a great time. I enjoyed your company. The food was delicious, and I like your father,” said Victoria, blushing. “It was the best day of my life,” said Mark. Victoria hesitated, “Mark, will you marry me?” Mark was shocked but he quickly snapped back to his senses. “Yes, I will marry you.” Victoria was so happy she hugged him. “It seems like I’m dreaming, I’m so happy,” said Victoria with tears in her eyes. When Mark saw her tears, his heart ached. He kissed her tears and said, “I’m the lucky one, who knew that I would meet you when I was meeting my father, so grateful to the Lord,” said Mark sheepishly. “When do you want us to register our marriage?” asked Mark, he was hoping that Victoria would say soon. “Can we register our marriage this week or next week after you asked my father’s permission to marry me?”Mark was so happy and said, “I will visit my father-in-law after work to ask for your hand in marriage.” Victoria

The following day, after work, Mark went to the Anthony Group headquarters to visit his father. He didn’t notify him that he was coming. It was the first time he had been to the Anthony Group; he approached the receptionist, Angela Brown. He said, “I would like to see Mr Anthony.” Angela Brown looked at him. She was stunned; she had never seen a handsome man like him before and said, “Do you have an appointment Sir?” Mark replied, “I don’t have an appointment but if you call Mr Anthony and tell him that Mark is looking for him, he will allow me to see him.” Angela Brown sneered, “sorry Sir, I am not allowed to call the Chairman, not anyone can see our Chairman.” Mark shook his head and decided to call his dad.At that moment, Chairman Anthony was having a meeting with his managers in the conference room. Each department manager was giving feedback, then the phone rang, the conference room became quiet. The managers looked at each other looking for a culprit. They saw the Chairman