The sweet melody was heard, it was beautiful. Ethan had a unique and soulful voice. Avery couldn't contain herself, tears streamed down her eyes. Ethan's song touched her deeply. She felt loved.After he finished playing the song, he bowed, walked to his big sister, and hugged her. He wiped his sister's tears and asked, "Why are you crying?"Avery giggled and replied, "I am so happy, and I have received everything you have said gladly. What a beautiful song!"Grandma Rose hugged him tightly and said, "You have a beautiful voice, young man." Ethan thanked Grandma Rose and walked back to his seat.Uncle August smiled at him and said, "Your voice is so rich at a young age. Are you going to study music when you are older?"Ethan smiled and replied, "No, Sir. I will study Metallurgy and Materials Engineering." Uncle August was taken aback. He thought Ethan would study Business Management because he was the heir of the Shelton Group.Uncle August smiled and replied, "You chose well, Ethan.
Aunt Rose smiled and replied, "I do. It will be a blessing to meet someone whom I can share my life experiences with. Someone I will spend the rest of my life with. What about you, Hope?"Hope giggled and replied, "I have someone in my heart. He gave me flowers, but he didn't say anything after that. He makes my heart beat faster when I look at him."Aunt Suzie smiled and asked, "Hope, why don't you confess your love to him? When I met Bridgette's father, I fell in love with him at first sight. I waited for him to confess to me, but he was shy.Two weeks later, I confessed to him, he was elated. He told me that he fell in love with me at first sight too, but he was scared to confess to me. We got married six months later."Hope shook her head and replied, "I want him to chase me, Aunt Suzie. Also, I am scared of being rejected. What if my feelings are not reciprocated? Maybe he was just being nice to me, he didn't mean anything."At that moment, Chef Ambrose approached them, followed
Aunt Rose was dumbfounded when she heard Hope's request. She was touched and replied, "It will be an honour to be your mother. Thank you for choosing me." Then she hugged Hope tightly with tears in her eyes.Hope smiled brightly and said, "Thank you, Mom, for accepting me. Clayton wants us to register our marriage when we come back home. I am scared. What if his parents despise my background?"Aunt Rose smiled brightly when she heard the way Hope was addressing her.She took her hands and said, "Sweetheart, from today onwards you are my precious daughter. Who can despise my daughter? We have to plan your engagement banquet."Hope smiled and replied, "I would like that very much, Mommy." Her mother was overjoyed. Then she went to her bedroom to take a bath. She dressed herself beautifully, then she took her phone and dialed her nephew's number.When it was connected, she said, "My handsome nephew, are you busy?" August smiled and replied, "I am never busy for you, Aunt Rose. Do you wan
Mr Martins went to his son's villa. He wanted to tell him about Aunt Rose and Hope's matter. He didn't want his son to hear the news from anyone else. Even though Aiden was not close to Aunt Rose, she was still his Grandma.When he arrived at his son's villa, Aiden was on the phone talking to his mother. Aiden looked at his father. Then he said, "Mom, I have to run. I will talk to you later." Then they hung up.He smiled at his father and said, "Dad, Mom indicated that they will be driving back on Sunday morning."His father nodded his head and said, "Son, I have good news. Grandma Rose had accepted Hope as her daughter. Please try to show little respect towards them."Aiden looked at his father expressionless and asked, "I don't understand, Daddy. Why now? Does she feel threatened by Lily?" Aunt Rose had nothing to do with him. His mother told him that she was not blood-related to his father.His father shook his head and replied, "Why would she be threatened by Lily? Is Lily the Mart
Aunt Rose had invited her nephew, August, and her grandchildren to welcome the Hayes family. Aiden indicated that he was not feeling well. She also invited the Evans family because they were close to her heart.When Clayton's mother, Betty Hayes, saw Hope she smiled brightly and took her hands. She looked at her future daughter-in-law with gentle eyes and said, "You are so beautiful my daughter-in-law. I thank the Lord for blessing the Hayes family with you."Hope heaved a sigh of relief when she heard her future mother-in-law's words. She was very nervous, thinking she would despise her. Mrs Hayes took an exquisite gift box from her handbag and handed it over to Hope.Hope took the gift box and opened it. Sitting in the gift box was a stunning diamond-heart-shaped necklace. The design was exquisite. Hope felt that the gift was very expensive.She looked at Clayton for help. Clayton nodded his head. Her mother-in-law smiled brightly and said, "My mother-in-law gave me this necklace whe
When Hope saw the wealthiest man in the country approaching her, she became nervous. Mr John Taylor smiled broadly, kissed her on both cheeks and said, "Thank you for putting a smile on Aunt Rose's face." Then he handed her the luxurious set of wheels, Mercedes-AMG C63S keys.Hope was stunned; she took the car keys with both hands. She didn't know what to say. She was overwhelmed with joy. Fortunately, Mr Martins was not far from them. He thanked his best friend for his generous gift.Pastor Basil walked to her grinning from ear to ear and said, "Be blessed, my child. May the Lord's face shine upon you." Then he kissed her on both cheeks and handed her a velvet box.Sitting in a velvet box was an opulent diamond necklace. Hope flashed him a big smile and thanked him.Her fellow colleagues were happy for her. They presented her with a big box and asked her to open it in her room. Hope giggled and thanked them.Avery and her brothers, the Shelton twins, walked to the stage. Avery looked
On Saturday morning, the weather was beautiful. The sky was bright and clear. Avery looked at the cloudless sky and smiled. It melted her heart. It was as if the heavens were congratulating Aunt Hope and Uncle Clayton on their new journey.She went to her brothers' bedrooms to wake them up. She walked to Logan's bedroom and knocked on the door. Then she opened the door. Logan was fast asleep. She called his name and shook him until he opened his eyes.Logan rubbed his eyes and asked, "What time is it, big sis?" Avery told him that it was 7:30 am. He jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom.Fortunately, Ethan was already up. He was taking a shower in the bathroom. Avery walked to the living room and waited for them.After 8 am, Avery and her brothers went to the restaurant to eat. Avery greeted everyone politely with a smile. She was about to sit down beside Aunt Bridgette when Aunt Caroline called her.Avery walked towards her smiling. Aunt Caroline asked her to sit between her an
On Sunday morning, the Martins family, the Evans family, the Hayes family, and the King family bade farewell to His Goodness Resort Manager, Hazel Elvis, and Chef Ambrose, then they left His Goodness Resort.Mrs King and Mrs Hayes were in the same car. Mrs Hayes smiled at Mrs King and said, "In-law, the Hayes family would like to visit the King family to bring betrothal gifts this coming Saturday before the children register their marriage. What do you think?"Mrs King was over the moon and promised to come back to her. She wanted to discuss the matter with her husband and her daughter.When they arrived at the Martins mansion, the Hayes family bade farewell to the Martins family and the King family then Clayton took them home. The Evans family took Pastor Basil home.The atmosphere at the Martins mansion was lively. They were chatting and laughing. They were discussing Aunt Rose and Uncle Bruce's marriage as well as Clayton and Hope's engagement banquet. They had an amazing time.Mr M
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 y
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 beauti
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 t
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, during
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, "Wh
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
Seven months later……Aiden had not made peace with his parents and sister yet. At work, he was professional and distant.One morning when he woke up, he couldn't shake the feeling that something bad would happen.He took his phone and unblocked his mother's number. Then he went to work. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his father. Even though he was still angry with his father for failing to fight for their marriage, he still loved him.After work, he decided to go to the old Martins mansion to see his mother. He parked the car in the driveway. Then he knocked on the door.His mother was dumbfounded when she saw her estranged son standing at the door. His mother looked at him viciously and asked, "What are you doing here, Aiden?"Aiden smiled faintly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes and replied, "This is my home, Mom. Relax, I am not here to fight with your young lover." Then he walked past his mother and went to his bedroom to rest.Elizabeth was tossing and turning, she cou