The reception was lively; Sandy was dancing with her best friend Cathy. Her father and her brother, Luke, approached them. Her father reached out his hand beaming. Sandy took her father's hand, and they started dancing.Cathy was about to leave the stage when Luke took her hand. He smiled broadly and said, "Beautiful, may I have this dance please?"Cathy smiled at him and replied, "Luke, when are you going to introduce my sister-in-law to me?" Luke's smile faded and said, "Cathy, I haven't found someone who has touched my heart deeply yet." Then they started dancing.When Edwin came back from the bathroom, he looked around to locate his wife. He was so jealous when he saw his wife in Luke's arms.On their wedding day, Luke didn't hide that he had feelings for Cathy. He looked at him in his eyes and said, "If you ever make Cathy unhappy, I will snatch her away from you."Edwin laughed out loud because he never thought that that day would ever come. However, when he saw his beloved wife
Pastor Andrews looked at Edwin with confusion in his eyes and asked, "Mr Parker, I don't understand, why did you bring your wife here?"Edwin scratched his head and replied, "Pastor Andrews, at the wedding I thought I could be able to put my wife as my first priority but deep down in my heart my sister comes first.Elizabeth is the only family I have, and it is impossible for me to ignore her. My wife can leave me anytime but not my family. I am sorry I wasted your time, Pastor."Then he stood up, he was about to leave when he heard Pastor Andrews' words then he stopped."Son, your wife told me that she was raised by the Prince family. How would you feel if every time Luke calls her, she drops everything and rushes to him to repay them for raising her?"Edwin looked at Pastor Andrew and replied, "I will be very upset because they are not blood related. Also, Luke has feelings for my wife."Pastor Andrews laughed and said, "Did you tell your sister about the wedding trip? Is it a coinc
Last Saturday, Avery was playing in the flower garden alone. She fell in love with Blue Iris flowers. They were rare and delicate. Since she was sitting down on the ground, the helpers didn't see her.She overhead the helpers talking, "I don't understand Mrs Martins; she is so cruel to her daughter. If Mr Martins wasn't with her when she was giving birth to their daughter, I would swear that Avery wasn't her daughter."Then the other helper replied, "I heard that she conceived Avery by mistake. She had asked the hospital to block her fallopian tubes, but she fell pregnant again. I am so sad for little Avery. She doesn't deserve a mother like that."The first helper indicated that even though Avery was conceived by mistake, her mother was supposed to love her because she was already in her womb. She was so disappointed in her Madam.Then they walked to the house. Avery had tears in her eyes when she heard the helpers' words. Half an hour later, she walked to her bedroom, and she didn't
Edwin couldn't sleep because he had a lot on his mind. He walked to his bathroom to take a shower. When he was done washing up, he couldn't find towels in the bathroom. His wife washed the towels and she forgot to replace them.He called his wife to bring the towel but there was no response. It dawned on him that his wife was in Australia. His heart sank, and then he decided to walk out of the bathroom naked since he was alone in the house.He changed into a T-shirt and jeans. He missed his wife so much. He took his phone and called his wife. It was ringing for a long time, but his wife didn't pick it up. He tried several times to no avail. He decided to send a text message.His stomach started rumbling, he went to the kitchen to make food. He quickly made a sandwich and a cup of coffee. He went to the living room with his food and opened the news channel.He nearly fainted when he saw the news headlines. It was written in bold, 'Boeing 600 flight from OR Tambo International airport t
He looked at his sister with sadness and said, "Elizabeth, your sister-in-law visited her friend, Mia, in Australia without my permission. I don't know what to do. Should I go to Australia to fetch her, or should I divorce her? What do you think?"Elizabeth was so happy to hear that and replied smiling, "Why did you marry her in the first place, since I was against you marrying her? She doesn't deserve you. I think it would be great if you divorced her and fought for my niece's custody."Edwin couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. He looked at his sister with questioning eyes and said, "Elizabeth, did you hurt your daughter on purpose because you wanted to stop us from attending the wedding?"Elizabeth looked at her brother and replied, "My brother is so smart. Of course, do you think I will allow you to waste our money with her? Do you think I married August for love? I wanted us to have a comfortable life.I warned you against marrying Cathy, but you didn't listen. I don't even see w
After his sister left, Edwin took his phone and dialed his brother in law's number and said smiling, "Brother-in-law, I hope all is well with you and your family.I promised my wife that we would visit her friend in Australia three months ago, but the trip was postponed because of my sister's behaviour. Is it possible for me to take a vacation leave to spend time with my wife?"His brother-in-law smiled and replied, "We are all well and your niece was discharged from hospital today. Brother-in-law, I am sorry for causing trouble between you and your wife.Also, I apologize for calling you on Friday knowing full well that you were on your way to your wife's friend's wedding. My mind went blank when my wife hurt my daughter."He took a sip of his tea and said, "Please accompany your wife, brother-in-law. I will arrange for someone to act in your place. Send my regards to your lovely wife and my niece."Edwin thanked his brother-in-law and replied, "Brother-in-law, I will bring my sister
After breakfast, Edwin told his brother-in-law that he wasn't going back to Richards Bay. He indicated that he would catch a flight from King Shaka International airport.His brother-in-law excused himself and went to his son's bedroom. Aiden was still sleeping. His father smiled and said, "Wake up sleepy head." Aiden looked at his father with sleepy eyes and said, "Good morning, Daddy."His father smiled brightly at him, then he picked him up and said, "Good morning, Son. Did you sleep well?"Aiden wasn't a morning person. He just nodded his head. His father walked to his son's bathroom with him in his arms. He put him down, and then he filled up the bathtub.He looked at his sleepy son who was standing with his eyes closed and asked, "Don't you want to pee before you wash up?"Aiden shook his head, then his father undressed him and started washing him up. He wrapped the bath towel around his son and walked out of the bathroom. A few minutes later, Aiden was dressed neatly in his sch
Bridgette was surprised to see Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Edwin. She greeted them with a smile and said, "Uncle Parker, is your family well?" Edwin told her that his wife and daughter had visited their friends in Australia.Then Bridgette greeted Mr Martins who was already in the living room waiting for his daughter. Then Bridgette went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Avery.Uncle Edwin was so happy to see his niece. When he looked at his niece, he was reminded of his late mother. His eyes brimmed with tears; he hugged his stunning niece and asked, "How are you feeling, my beautiful niece?"Avery smiled sweetly at him and replied, "I am much better, Uncle Edwin. Thank you for asking. How are you, my handsome uncle?"He told his niece that he was well. Avery didn't even look at her mother. Edwin looked at his sister coldly and asked, "Elizabeth, don't you want to say something to my niece?"Elizabeth looked at her brother aggrieved, and she shook her head. Why should she apologiz
Aiden wished that he had listened to his late uncle when he warned him about his mother. He moved to his mother's mansion, but he didn't have money to buy food or to pay municipality rates.His mother was sitting with billions of rand in prison. The hatred towards his mother was deep. He was in that situation because of her.He had sent resumes to several companies, but they all turned him down. They cited that he was overqualified or too experienced.It was clear that they didn't hire him because they didn't want to offend the Martins Group and the Taylor Group.His life was so miserable that he wished that he were in prison. At least the prisoners had food.One day, Tiffany visited her mother-in-law, Mrs Bennet, in prison. She looked at her and said, "I would like to apologize for everything bad I have done to your family. Please find it in your heart to forgive me.I heard that Mrs Martins and Lily are in the same prison as you. They deceived me and caused you and your son to lose
A week later, at the Taylor family mansion, Avery was in the nursery room with baby Axl nestled in her arms. She was looking at her son's cuteness with admiration.She was thanking the Lord for blessing her with her baby. She thanked Him for protecting them from the evil-hearted Elizabeth and her brother, Aiden.She was grateful to the Lord for the Taylor family, for the love they had deposited in her life. They were such an amazing, loving family. Finally, she thanked the Lord for blessing her with her father. He was such a good man.Avery didn't like to take her phone into the nursery room. She always left it with her husband or in their bedroom. Today was no exception. She spent time with her baby, praying over his life and blessing him.Her husband was in the study room with his Executive Secretary, Cole Knight. He was buried in a pile of documents.When Xavier was busy discussing company matters with his Executive Secretary, his wife's phone started ringing. He furrowed his beaut
The following day, Elizabeth hired a lawyer, Mr Saul Sharp. He was a middle-aged man and a good lawyer. He took this case to settle the scores against Mr Eric Duma.Unbeknownst to him, he was against the ruthless Taylor family. Later, when the prosecutor told him he would face the Taylor family legal team, his heart nearly stopped. It was career suicide. He was no match for Taylor's elite legal team.Mr Sharp went to the hospital to confront Miss Parker. He looked at his client, fuming with anger, and asked, "Why did you lie to me?" Elizabeth was taken aback and asked, "When did I ever lie to you, Mr Sharp?"A surge of anger rose in Mr Sharp's heart, and he asked, "Why didn't you tell me that it was the ruthless Taylor family who had pressed the charges?" Elizabeth was dumbfounded.She looked at her lawyer and explained, "I am truly sorry, Mr Sharp. It was not my intention to mislead you. I assumed that it was my ex-husband who pressed charges against me.Yesterday, after we discussed
Mr Martins immediately dialed his lawyer, Eric Duma's number. When it was connected he said, "Eric, please press charges against Aiden Martins.He falsely accused my daughter of murdering his mother's baby and of threatening my grandson's life."Eric was dumbfounded and replied, "I am currently at the police station. I will immediately press charges against Mr Martins.Please send me the address where the police could find him to arrest him, Sir." Then they hung up. Mr Martins sent Aiden's mansion address.Aiden was so scared he nearly peed on himself and said, "I am not lying, Dad. I have proof." When Aiden was talking to his mother he secretly recorded their conversation. He then sent the voice recording to his father.After his father had listened to the voice recording, he took his phone and dialed Dr Fowler's number. When it was connected he said, "Hello Dr Fowler, I need your help.My ex-wife is accusing my daughter of killing her child. Do you know when Elizabeth was pregnant?"
Elizabeth was plotting against Avery and her newborn baby. Since she couldn't do it herself, she would use Aiden to kill his sister's son.Unbeknownst to her, no one was allowed to enter Taylor's private wards without permission. Xavier's bodyguards were standing outside the lifts and the private ward, guarding young Mrs Taylor and Baby Axl.While Elizabeth was in deep thought, Aiden entered his mother's private ward smiling. He looked at his mother and said, "I am glad that your surgery was successful, Mom."Her mother's eyes lit up and said, "Thank you, Son, for saving my life. Where is Lily?" Aiden replied, "Lily is in police custody. Please don't be lenient to her, Mom. She deserves to pay for everything bad she has done to my family."His mother nodded her head and replied, "True. I will never let her go. I will make sure that she spends her whole life in prison."Aiden was satisfied with his mother's response and said, "Mom, you won't believe what Dad said to me. He asked me to
Sage's eyes lit up when she saw her father. Xavier picked her up and kissed her on the cheek. He looked at her and asked, "How was school, baby?" Sage told her father that school was great.She smiled brightly and said, "Today, our class delivered a speech at the assembly in front of everyone. It was about 'Love'. I have learned that love is patient and unconditional.I felt it was a lie because my maternal grandmother and Aunt Valeria were never patient with me. They were so horrible. I nearly died in that mansion. Sometimes I still have nightmares at night."Her father felt heartache when he heard Sage's words. He ruffled his daughter's hair and replied, "I am glad they would never hurt you again, my dearest daughter.Sometimes I blame myself for allowing hatred and anger against the Moore family to cloud my judgment. I am still angry with your maternal grandfather for failing to do anything when they were starving you."Sage said in her maternal grandfather's defense, "Daddy, durin
Xavier and Avery headed to the living room to talk to their elders. Their Grandpa was watching the news with their mother. Her mother-in-law's eyes lit up when she saw them.She smiled and asked, "Do you want anything to eat or drink?" Avery held her mother-in-law's arm and replied, "I am full, Mom. Thank you." Then she turned to her husband and asked, "Do you need anything, Honey?"Xavier shook his head, then they sat on the sofa. He looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, I received a call from my father-in-law indicating that Aunt Elizabeth hurt her spinal cord when she fell from the first floor.He wanted to know if my wife would be able to help her without performing surgery. Avery indicated that she would be able to guide other doctors to perform the surgery while sitting in the gallery. What do you think, Grandpa?"Grandpa Taylor was still holding a grudge against Elizabeth for abandoning his precious granddaughter in love. He looked at his precious grandson and asked, "W
August hugged his beloved wife and replied, "I don't understand why Aiden is calling me instead of his mother. Didn't he disown me?" Then he took the phone from his wife's hand and switched it off. He hugged his lovely wife and fell asleep.Aiden tried several times to call his father, but it went straight to voicemail. He left the hospital and went home to sleep. He woke up at 7 am and took a quick shower. Then he went to the company to speak to his father.He entered his father's office without knocking and said, "Good morning, Dad. Lily pushed my mother, and she hurt her spinal cord badly. The attending doctor said….."His father was fuming with anger and roared, "Get out of my office." Aiden was taken aback and said, "But Dad..." His father interrupted him and replied, "I am not your father. Get out."Aiden had never seen his father so angry. He walked out of his father's office, but he didn't leave. He stood outside his father's office and waited for his father to calm down.Half
Xavier and Avery headed to the living room to talk to their elders. Their Grandpa was watching the news with their mother. Her mother-in-law's eyes lit up when she saw them.She smiled and asked, "Do you want anything to eat or drink?" Avery held her mother-in-law's arm and replied, "I am full, Mom. Thank you." Then she turned to her husband and asked, "Do you need anything, Honey?"Xavier shook his head, then they sat on the sofa. He looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, I received a call from my father-in-law indicating that Aunt Elizabeth hurt her spinal cord when she fell from the first floor.He wanted to know if my wife would be able to help her without performing surgery. Avery indicated that she would be able to guide other doctors to perform the surgery while sitting in the gallery. What do you think, Grandpa?"Grandpa Taylor was still holding a grudge against Elizabeth for abandoning his precious granddaughter in love. He looked at his precious grandson and asked, "W