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After work, Penny took her phone and called her beloved nanny, Aunt Celia. When it was connected, she said, “My dearest aunt, please don’t be angry with me. I am on my way to visit my parents.My mother-in-law asked her son to break up with me because I didn’t want to introduce them to my family. So, I decided not to shield them anymore.”Aunt Celia was dumbfounded. She sighed and replied, “Today is not a good day. Your beloved sister has been crying the whole day, shifting all the blame to you.”Penny was puzzled and said, “I didn’t interfere in her marriage, Auntie. Why is she blaming me?”Aunt Celia lowered her voice and replied, “I heard that initially, her husband wanted to marry you, but your parents changed the bride. Hence, he was furious and refused to stay with your sister in their matrimonial mansion.So, your dearest sister is blaming you for stealing her husband’s heart. Your parents had been cursing and hurling insults at you.”Penny couldn’t believe her ears and said, “H
Storm looked at Mr Earl and said, “The verbal and physical abuse towards my sister stops now. You made your choice when you decided to replace my sister with your precious daughter. Don’t you know that every decision has consequences?The reason we are here is to let you know that my sister's in-laws want to discuss the wedding preparations with you this coming Friday. I will send you the details on Thursday. Please don’t be late.” Then they left the Earl family mansion.Storm drove his car home. Michaela smiled brightly when she saw her husband and said, “You are home early today, my love. Is everything alright?”Storm took his wife in his arms and kissed her forehead, then he replied, “Your sister-in-law was bullied, and then I accompanied her to her parents’ home.”Michaela looked at Penny with concern in her eyes and asked, “What is wrong, sister-in-law?”Penny sat beside Aunt Judy and replied, “Sister-in-law, my future mother-in-law hates me. She told her son to break up with me b
At President Saxon’s office, Michaela was sitting on the sofa with her husband's head on her lap.She flashed her husband a dazzling smile and said, “Honey, I am so blessed to have you as my husband. Your handsomeness makes me fall in love with you all over again.When you look at me with those beautiful ocean-blue eyes, I feel butterflies in my stomach. Every second I spend with you, my Storm feels like a dream. I love you with all my heart.”Storm sat up straight and kissed his wife passionately for a long time until they were panting.He looked at his wife with tenderness in his eyes and replied, “My stunning wife, when I am with you every moment, it is a treasure, and you fill my heart with true happiness.My Michaela, you are one in a million, and I am grateful to the Lord for blessing me with you. You are my life, my home, and my everything. I love you deeply, my gorgeous wife.”Storm’s words touched Michaela’s heart so deeply that she cried tears of joy. She never thought that
When Clement arrived in the parking lot, he was so happy to see his fiancée’s car that it was still there. He quickened his pace and walked to Penny’s car. She was sitting on the driver’s side sobbing.Clement opened the door and took her in his arms. Penny buried her face in her fiance’s chest and asked, “What have I done to your mother to hate like this? Am I not good enough for you?”Clement’s heart was sore when he saw his beloved fiancée crying. He took the handkerchief from his suit jacket and wiped her face.He kissed her on the forehead and replied, “You are perfect for me, Sweetheart. Please don’t break up with me. I love you wholeheartedly.Sweetheart, I apologize for my mother’s behaviour. Please forgive me. I will sever ties with them. It is clear to me that they don’t want to see me happy.”Penny looked at Clement with red puffy eyes and said, “I love you too, my love. I think my father was going to give us his blessing but I don’t know anymore. Your mother wanted to humil
When Owen Wells heard that his beloved girlfriend got the Female Lead role, he quickly dialed his sister-in-law, Michaela’s number. When the call was connected, he said, “Hello, sister-in-law. How are you?”Michaela smiled brightly and replied, “Hello, brother-in-law. I am well. Thank you. How are you doing?”Owen smiled and said, “All is well with us, sister-in-law. Amanda told me that she got the Female Lead role and I want to celebrate her victory with her. Do you have any suggestions, sister-in-law?”Michaela was happy for Amanda. Owen was a good man and replied, “Brother-in-law, why don’t you prepare a candlelit dinner for the two of you? Please decorate your dining room with candles, rose petals, and fresh flowers.Her favourite food is medium rare lamb chops served with veggies and Malva pudding for dessert.” Owen thanked his sister-in-law, and then they hung up.Owen asked his butler, Uncle Chris, to romantically decorate the dining room with candles, fresh flowers, and rose pe
At the Miller mansion, Owen was in the living room chatting with Uncle Denzel, Aunt Gloria, and his future mother-in-law.Stella looked at her future son-in-law with satisfaction in her eyes. She thanked the Lord for blessing her daughter with a man of such caliber. Her heart swelled with pride. She felt that her daughter chose well. Owen was her daughter’s boyfriend.A few minutes later, Amanda walked into the living room wearing a beautiful knee-high black dress accentuating her slim figure. Her make-up was exquisite and impeccable.Owen stood up when he saw the love of his life and said, “You are so beautiful, Sweetheart.” Amanda smiled sweetly at him and replied, “Thank you, my love. You are not bad yourself.”Owen smiled at the elders and promised to bring Amanda home before 22:00. Then he bid the elders goodbye and left with Amanda smiling from ear to ear.When they arrived at Owen’s mansion, he ushered his beloved girlfriend to the living room. Butler awaited them at the door to
At Durban Correctional Service, the prison warden approached Sloane and June with a somber expression and said, “Please change into your normal clothes. We are going to church.”June had a confused expression and asked, “Why are we attending the church outside of prison? Did something happen to our family?”For the past five years, she had been in prison she had never gone out of prison to attend church service outside.The prison warden shook his head and replied, “I don’t know the reason. I received the instruction from Commissioner May to take you to church. Please stop asking questions. We have to leave in ten minutes. Hurry up.”The feeling of uneasiness overwhelmed June and Sloane. They quickly changed into their normal clothes, and then they were escorted to the police van. They arrived at the church at the same time as the hearse.When Sloane saw the hearse, she had a bad feeling. Her knees became weak, and she nearly fell. Fortunately, the police officer caught her before she
In La Lucia, Tyler Bush was at the family mansion helping his mother in the kitchen. He looked at his mother and asked, “Mom, where is Dad?”His mother, Belinda Bush, smiled at her son and replied, “Your father went to visit his friend at Umhlanga to discuss cooperation.Ty, when are you going to introduce your girlfriend to us?” Tyler smiled broadly at his mother and asked, “Why don’t you arrange blind dates for me, Mom? I believe that you will find a good woman for me.”His mother laughed out loud and replied, “If I am not mistaken, that girl from the Barnes family has been chasing you since high school. Why don’t you give her a chance?”Tyler shook his head and replied, “I don’t love Ashley, Mom. She is too pretentious. Sometimes I kicked myself for not pursuing Michaela when I first met her. When I approached her she was already married to Thorne.Because of his mistress, Thorne failed to treat Michaela as a treasure. It is clear to me that she was just a substitute.”His mother pa
At the Eden Public Hospital, after the doctor finished attending to the patients in the Trauma unit, he went to Bella’s ward to examine her.Before the doctor said anything, Bella complained about the nurse, saying, “This hospital is horrible, the nurses are incompetent. I am in so much pain, but that nurse gave me a lousy Panado.”The attending doctor looked at her expressionless and replied, “Miss Morgan, please stop being unreasonable. The nurse is doing everything to keep you comfortable.If you feel this hospital is beneath you, why don’t you transfer to the private hospital? I am sure that they will cater to all your needs.”A surge of anger rose in Bella’s heart when she heard the doctor calling her Miss Morgan and said, “Doctor, please refrain from calling me Miss Morgan. Please call me by my name.Do you think I will come to this dump if I have money? Please give me the strong painkillers immediately, or I will report you to the higher-ups.”Bella hated her biological father,
At 4 am, Mr Earl was awakened by Secretary Nelson’s call. He looked at the caller ID, then picked up the phone and said, “Hello, Dash. What is the matter?” He knew that his secretary would never wake him up if there was nothing important.Secretary Nelson scratched his head and replied, “Sir, Mrs Earl has posted on social media that you have removed her daughter from the medical aid, and it went viral. The netizens are threatening to boycott our company.”President Earl couldn’t believe his ears and said, “Dash, thank you for letting me know. Please ask the PR department to remove Tracy’s post with immediate effect. Also, please ask the legal team to send letters to the netizens who are unruly.”Secretary Nelson replied, “Sir, I have already asked the PR department, and they are busy dealing with it.” Secretary Nelson was efficient and a quick thinker.President Earl smiled and said, “Dash, thank you for everything. Having you by my side makes a big difference. What am I going to do wh
Bella was kicking herself for giving Pastor John the pills. She didn’t know what had happened to her heart. She really wanted to reconcile with her sister, but something shifted in her heart when she saw Penny’s stunning legs.She was overwhelmed with jealousy. She wanted to take Penny’s legs. Who gave Penny the right to have legs while she didn’t have them?Unbeknownst to her, Mr Earl was standing outside her private ward listening to every insult she hurled at his beloved daughter. She wished she could press the rewind button.Bella had a deep hatred towards her mother. She destroyed her life. She had never taught her Ubuntu. She told her that Penny was beneath her.A suffocating feeling overwhelmed Bella. She couldn’t breathe. However, she managed to press the bell. Dr Thomas rushed to Bella’s ward. He found Bella had fainted, then Dr Thomas rushed her to the emergency room.When Bella woke up, she started crying sorrowfully. Dr Thomas looked at her and asked, “What is wrong, Bella?
Mr Earl looked at his daughter with eyes full of pain and said, “Sweetheart, your forehead is bleeding. Don’t you want to go to the Trauma Unit and check if you are not seriously injured?”Penny shook her head and replied, “It’s just a superficial wound, Daddy. Please take me home.” Then Penny and her father went to the parking lot.Her father looked at her with sorrow in his eyes and said, “Sweetheart, please forgive me. I thought I was helping Bella since she was innocent in this mess.Unbeknownst to me, I was giving her a weapon to attack you. I have failed you again, my dearest daughter. I am so sorry.Since Bella doesn’t appreciate my kindness, I will stop paying her medical expenses. Also, I will remove her from my medical aid. I hope she will never regret it.”Penny smiled with tears in her eyes and replied, “It was not your fault, Daddy. Bella is evil-hearted like her parents. Daddy, I was looking forward to our reconciliation. How naïve I was.” Then the tears streamed down her
At the Earl Group, President Earl was in a meeting with Director Price and Director Hall discussing their new roles. President Earl looked at them and said, “Please try to finalize the handover to the acting directors.I will ask the HR Director to issue letters to the acting directors and acting managers. Please let me know should you need help.”At that moment, President Earl’s phone started ringing. He smiled broadly when he saw the caller ID. He excused himself, then he said, “Hello, Sweetheart. How are you doing?”Penny smiled and replied, “Daddy, I just received a call from Bella indicating that she missed me. She asked me to visit her sometime. Even though Bella hurt me deeply, she is still my sister, and I am willing to forgive her, Daddy.”Her father was moved to tears and said, “You are such a sweet child, Penny. I will accompany you to the hospital, Sweetheart. What time are you leaving, my dearest daughter?”Penny smiled and replied, “I will go to the hospital after work, D
The following day, Bella sat in bed writing apology letters to her father and her sister. She told Penny that she was sorry for the way she had treated her.She also asked for forgiveness for sowing discord between her and their parents. She asked her to find in her heart to forgive her.Bella told her father that she was overwhelmed with bitterness when she found out that she wasn’t her daughter. She told him that he was the best father ever. Then she thanked her for not abandoning her when she needed him the most.The previous day, Bella had asked Cynthia to buy strong pills for her. She indicated that her attending doctor told her that there was a shortage of pills in the hospital.Cynthia went to her private doctor and asked her to prescribe her strong pills. She indicated that she had a severe back problem since she was a cashier.Then Cynthia went to the pharmacy to fetch the medication. After that, she went to the hospital to deliver the medication to her friend.Bella was over
At the Earl Group, President Earl was in his office in deep thought. He wanted to select the person who would head the Morgan Group from his senior management. However, he wanted to give everyone a fair chance.The most capable person in his management was the Planning Director, Solo Price. He wanted to promote him to be the Morgan Group President. However, he didn’t want to cause division among his senior management.A brilliant idea came into his mind. President Earl asked Secretary Nelson to call an urgent meeting.President Earl looked at the senior management smiling and said, “As you all know, I have a controlling interest in Morgan Group. I am not going to appoint the CEO and its Deputy CEO outside, but I will give you a chance because I believe in you.Please select two people that you feel will be the best candidates for these positions. Please submit the names of the candidates elected during the breakfast meeting. I believe in you.” Then he left the conference room with Secr
Chief Justice Sithole was having a Zoom meeting with Senior Prosecutor Bernie and said, “Miss Bernie, your office troubles are giving me gray hair. We have to move faster to close the matter related to Mrs Ferguson.Her lawyer is breathing on my neck. He wants to see results. I managed to get funds for Miss Sloane’s case. Please set a date for her court case with immediate effect and advise the relevant parties accordingly.”Senior Prosecutor Bernie nodded her head and replied, “I will do so, Sir.” Then they logged out.Doreen took her phone and dialed Amelia Zibi’s number and said, “Hello, Amelia. Please come to my office urgently.” Then they hung up.A few minutes later, Amelia knocked on Doreen’s office. Doreen said, “Come in.” Then Amelia entered the office smiling and said, “Hello, Mrs May. Are you well?”Doreen smiled brightly at Amelia and replied, “Hello, future Mrs Gardner. I am well. How are you doing?” Amelia told her that all was well with her.Doreen looked at Amelia and s
At the Eshowe Public Hospital, Stella walked to the hospital with her bodyguard in tow. Since they didn’t know Mrs Fox's ward number, they went to the reception area.Stella smiled at the receptionist and said, “I am looking for Mrs Ellen Fox. She had been admitted a few hours ago.”The receptionist looked at Stella and replied, “She is in ward 4.” Stella thanked the receptionist, and then they went to Mrs Fox’s ward. The receptionist heard that Mrs Fox had been admitted to the hospital in bad shape.When they entered the ward, they bumped into the nurse who was about to leave the ward. Stella smiled at her and said, “I am looking for Mrs Fox, nurse.”The nurse looked at Stella with disdain in her eyes, then she said, “Please follow me.” The nurse thought Stella was Mrs Fox’s daughter.She led them to Mrs Fox's bed and said, “Mrs Fox had bedsores and she was extremely malnourished. What is your relationship with her?”Mrs Fox had an IV drip in her arm. Stella looked at the sleeping mo