After Rain Stanton received a call from her best friend, Ursula, she went to the Senior Surgeon and asked for a half-day leave. She left the JHB Stanton Private Hospital and drove her car to the Green family mansion.
Ursula was in the living room with her mother-in-law, watching the baking competition.
At that moment, Butler Steve ushered Rain Stanton into the living room. Ursula was overjoyed. They hugged each other, smiling from ear to ear.
Rain looked at her best friend with eyes full of concern and asked, “Are you alright, my dearest Ursula?”
Ursula looked at her best friend and replied, “I don’t know, Rain. I have a feeling that a bad thing is going to happen. Daniel said maybe it was just hormones, but my heart is overwhelmed with fear.”
Rain pulled her into a tight embrace and said, “Let’s pray and ask the Lord to remove fear from your heart. Nothing bad is going to happen to you or your family.” Then Mrs Green led them in prayer.
To cheer her up, Rain smiled brightly and asked, “How are my precious nephews doing?” Ursula was thirty-five weeks pregnant with twins.
Ursula rubbed her big belly, smiling and replied, “Your nephews are very busy. I didn’t sleep a wink last night because of the heartburn and leg cramps. I am counting the days, Rain. I am so tired.”
Rain feigned anger and said, “My handsome nephews, please don’t give your Mom a hard time.
After you give birth to my little buns, I will move to the Green mansion to be their nanny.”
Ursula laughed out loud and asked, “Do you think Harvey will allow me to turn his gorgeous baby sister into a nanny? Why are you here? Are you not supposed to be at work, Dr Stanton?”
Rain Stanton was gorgeous. She was a rare beauty. Her eyes were a striking shade of violet. They were so rare and mesmerizing that everyone who encountered them felt captivated.
Her parents died in a plane crash when Rain was twelve years old and Harvey was sixteen years old. Harvey raised her sister single-handed, and he loved her so dearly.
When their parents passed away, Rain was already in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Medicine degree. She was brilliant, and she was the youngest surgeon in history.
The Stanton family was the wealthiest and most influential family in the country. They had several businesses in the investment industry, the mining industry, the jewelry industry, and the automobile industry across the country.
They also owned private hospitals across the country. The Stanton family dominated the economy of the country.
In the meantime, at the Green Group, Daniel Green was in the office with his first love. She pouted her mouth and asked, “Dan, when are you going to divorce your wife? I cannot wait to be Mrs Green.”
Daniel kissed her on top of her head and replied, “Sweetheart, please give me some time to handle this matter. Ursula is pregnant with my babies. I have to handle this matter with care because my parents love her the most.”
Patricia looked at Daniel, aggrieved, and said, “When Ursula was two months pregnant, why didn’t you ask her to abort the babies? Didn’t you promise to marry only me in this lifetime? I am tired of waiting, Dan. You have to choose me or her.”
A surge of anger arose in Daniel’s heart, and he asked, “Didn’t you dump me and secretly marry that wealthy old man? Please stop annoying me.
I love you, Patricia, but I am not stupid. Ursula is the best thing that has ever happened to me. She loves me unconditionally. So, please stop pushing me to divorce my wife.”
Patricia saw that she was speaking out of turn, then she held Daniel’s arm and said, “I am so sorry, Dan. It’s just that I love you so much, and I want to be your wife. Please take your time, my love.”
Daniel truly didn’t want to divorce his wife. He looked at her lover and said, “I think you have to resign as my secretary before my wife finds out. Stay in the apartment and wait for me.”
Daniel’s words shattered Patricia's heart completely. She lowered her gaze to hide hatred in her eyes and replied, “I will listen to you, my love. Later, I will go to HR to hand over my resignation.
I am so hungry. I am tired of eating takeaways. Please ask your wife to cook soft pap and steak for me.”
Daniel shook his head and replied, “Patricia, I told you that my wife is heavily pregnant. She has been forbidden to enter the kitchen. I will order your favourite food at His Wings restaurant.”
Patricia looked at Daniel with pleading eyes and said, “I want to eat home-cooked food, Darling. Please ask Ursula to cook for me just one time, my love. Then ask her to bring the food to the office.”
Then Patricia started touching Daniel’s beautiful abs. Daniel lost control, and they started doing the exercise on the sofa.
Daniel was so satisfied that he took his phone and dialed his wife’s number. When the call was connected, he said, “Hello, Ursula, I miss your cooking. Please prepare soft pap and steak. Don’t forget the salads. Please bring the food to the office.”
Ursula was dumbfounded. Did Daniel forget that she didn’t sleep last night because of leg cramps? What if she hurt herself while she was cooking? She wanted to refuse, but she changed her mind.
Rain looked at her best friend’s troubled face and asked, “What is wrong, Ursula?” Her best friend shook her head and replied, “Daniel asked me to cook and deliver the food to the company.”
Her mother-in-law was so angry that she took her phone and dialed Daniel’s number. When the call was connected, she shouted, “Are you insane, Daniel? How could you ask your heavily pregnant wife to cook for you? You have no shame.”
A hint of irritation was evident in Daniel’s tone, and he replied, “Mom, being pregnant is not a sickness. You have pampered your daughter-in-law too much. Hence, she became lazy.” Then he dropped the phone.
His mother-in-law was rendered speechless. She was about to go to the kitchen to cook, but her daughter-in-law held her arm and said, “Let me cook for him, Mom.” Then she turned to Rain and said, “Please prepare salads for me, Rain.”
Rain was fuming with anger. When did Daniel become so unreasonable? However, she trailed behind Ursula.
After Ursula finished cooking, she went to her bedroom to change her clothes. She was beautiful in a blue knee-high maternity dress.
She took her designer handbag, then she headed to the kitchen. Rain had packed the food into the insulated lunch bag.
Rain took her car keys and said, “I will take you to the company.” Her mother-in-law hugged her, and then they left.
Jasper looked at his friend and replied, “She is in the VIP ward number 1201. I think Maddox paid for her private ward. How could an orphan afford the VIP ward?”Unbeknownst to them, the Stanton family had reserved the twelfth floor for the Stanton family members and relatives.Payton nodded his head because he had never given his wife even a cent. He stopped buying food in their apartment. However, every time he opened the fridge, it was always fully packed.Payton took the DNA test results, and then he left Jasper’s office. He walked into the lift, but there was no twelfth floor button, so he pressed the eleventh floor button.He got out on the eleventh floor, then he stopped the nurse and said, “Good day, Miss. I am looking for VIP ward 1201.”The nurse pointed at another lift and replied, “Please use that exclusive lift.” Payton thanked the nurse, then he went to the exclusive lift.Payton pressed the twelfth-floor button, then he heard Ben’s voice saying, “Who are you looking for?
Dr Sylvie Brands wasn’t surprised when she saw Maddox in the labour ward. She quickly conducted a physical examination and said, smiling, “Mrs Phillips, the baby is coming. Please push hard.”Rain pushed hard, and then the baby started crying. Dr Brands smiled brightly and said, “It’s a baby boy.” Then she put the baby on Rain’s chest. She was crying and laughing at the same time. Then Dr Brands put the baby on Maddox’s chest.Maddox kissed Rain on top of her head with tears streaming down his handsome face and said, “You were so brave, my dearest Rain. I am so proud of you.”Jasper looked at them with eyes full of suspicion. Was it possible that the father of Rain’s baby was Maddox?Jasper conducted the baby assessment. He also took the baby's hair to conduct the paternity test. Fortunately, the baby’s head was full of hair.After Jasper finished, he smiled brightly at Rain and said, “Congratulations are in order, Mrs Phillips.”When they were cleaning up Rain, Maddox left the labour
At that moment, Payton was at his mansion with the interior designer. He intentionally asked her to answer his phone for him. He wanted to get back at Rain for ignoring him all day.Later, Payton drove to the Stanton mansion to fetch his wife. He parked his car in the driveway, but he didn’t get out of the car. However, no one came to the car.A surge of anger rose in Payton’s heart. He was tired of Rain’s tantrums. He got out of the car and knocked on the door.Butler Edward opened the door and stepped aside for him to enter, but Payton didn’t move. Butler Edward looked at him and asked, “How may I help you, Mr Phillips?”A hint of irritation was evident in Payton’s voice, and he said, “Stop wasting my time, old man. Don’t you know why I am here?”Butler Edward looked at Payton and replied, “Miss Rain is sleeping peacefully, and I don’t want to disturb her.”Payton was fuming with anger and said, “Take me to her bedroom.” Then he walked into the mansion. Butler Edward led him to Rain’
When the Senior Surgeon, Dr Kevin Pitts, heard that Rain was in the hospital visiting Mr Carson, he went to the ICU. He smiled broadly at her and said, “Good day, Dr Stanton. Are you well?”Rain smiled at Dr Pitts and replied, “Good day, Sir. All is well with us. How are you doing?”Dr Pitts was grinning from ear to ear and said, “Last week, I touched base with your Senior Surgeon, Dr Selepe. I wanted to ask him to allow you to work in our hospital for a couple of months. However, he told me that you are on a sabbatical leave.I was so humbled to work with you last night, Dr Stanton. Do you mind visiting my office when you have time? I have a patient who is in a critical condition. I need your input, Dr Stanton.”Rain nodded her head and replied, “I will visit your patient with you, Dr Pitts. I would like to take a look at your patient’s medical file. Then we will take it from there.”Rain smiled sweetly at Maddox and said, “I will check your blood pressure when I come back, brother-in
Rain was fast asleep when her phone started ringing. She thought she was dreaming. She tried to pick up the phone, but it slipped out of her hand and fell to the floor.She pulled the quilt over her head and went back to sleep. However, her phone started ringing again.Rain rubbed her sleepy eyes, then she picked up the phone from the floor. She answered the phone without looking at the caller ID and said, “Hello.”Grandma Carson’s excited voice was heard, “Hello, my dearest Rain. My heart is full of gratitude to the Lord. My precious grandson is awake.”Rain smiled brightly and said, “That’s great news, Grandma. Thank you for letting me know. I will come to the hospital later to visit him.” Then they hung up.Rain quickly made the bed, then she went to the bathroom to bathe. She walked out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe, then she chose one of the new designer maternity dresses that her brother had sent.When Rain was fifteen years old, her brother took her to Milan fashion week. H
Payton felt guilty when he saw his wife leaving their bedroom with a quilt. He rushed to her and hugged her from behind and said, “I am so sorry, my wife. It was my fault. Please don’t be angry with me.”Rain’s heart was overwhelmed with sadness. She fell in love with the wrong person. She returned to their bedroom, but she didn’t utter a word.She got under the covers and closed her eyes. Payton tried to coax her to no avail.The following week, it was Gemma’s birthday. Payton looked at his wife and asked, “What did you buy for Gemma as her birthday gift?”Rain lowered her head and replied, “Nothing. Gemma is not my friend, and she has never said a nice word to me. Why should I waste my money on her?”Payton looked at his wife and said, “Gemma is my friend. As my wife, you should tolerate her.”Rain laughed out loud, but there was no humour in it, and asked, “Have you ever tolerated my friends?” Payton didn’t even greet Leo and Ben. He told her that he didn’t like them, and he would n