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THE ENGAGEMENT

Author: fats
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-20 05:10:07

Dinny froze when she received Max's lunch-date invitation. She was irritated. Her eyes lingered on the screen as she repeatedly read Max's message. The audacity. " So that's how little he thinks of me? I 'll teach him a lesson he won't forget," she whispered as her annoyance sharpened.

Meanwhile, Max was running around town. He paced from one jewelry store to another in search of the perfect engagement ring. Everytime his phone buzzed with a notification, he hoped it was Dinny accepting his invitation.

At last, he found it - the exact style of ring Dinny was hinted she adored. Excited, he rushed home to show his mother. Together, they sat down and planned the perfect proposal. Max was certain nothing could stop him now.

Across town, Dinny was plotting her own revenge. Max's recent behavior kept replaying in her mind. Each memory fuelled her frustration. Then it hit her, she would accept his invitation but she wasn't going to show up. A satisfied smile carved on her lips as she i
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  • UNTIL THE FIRE FADES    THE ENGAGEMENT

    Dinny froze when she received Max's lunch-date invitation. She was irritated. Her eyes lingered on the screen as she repeatedly read Max's message. The audacity. " So that's how little he thinks of me? I 'll teach him a lesson he won't forget," she whispered as her annoyance sharpened. Meanwhile, Max was running around town. He paced from one jewelry store to another in search of the perfect engagement ring. Everytime his phone buzzed with a notification, he hoped it was Dinny accepting his invitation. At last, he found it - the exact style of ring Dinny was hinted she adored. Excited, he rushed home to show his mother. Together, they sat down and planned the perfect proposal. Max was certain nothing could stop him now. Across town, Dinny was plotting her own revenge. Max's recent behavior kept replaying in her mind. Each memory fuelled her frustration. Then it hit her, she would accept his invitation but she wasn't going to show up. A satisfied smile carved on her lips as she i

  • UNTIL THE FIRE FADES   WHEN LOVE TURNS COLD

    Max might have been more of a gentleman than Lebo but his mood swings bored Dinny to the core. Whenever he became frustrated, he wouldn't bother to text Dinny. Instead, he'd just go silent and return only when he felt fine again. This time, however, his new discovery unsettled him deeply. The emptiness he felt forced him to distance himself from his loved ones. Days later, he made preparations for his mother to come live with him. With his mother's presence, it felt harder to adjust. They quarreled over small issues and the arguments widened the gap between them. Max treated his mother as though she owed him for the years she hadn't been there. Perhaps it wasn't her choice but he believed she had to face the consequences of her past. Two weeks later, Max hired a lawyer for his mother and they planned to sue his uncle and his grandmother for hiding her son's wrong doings. Max's mother was devastated. She believed Max was forcing her relive a chapter she had long closed -one that

  • UNTIL THE FIRE FADES   FROZEN BONDS

    Weeks after Max's visit to his home, he hadn't been in contact with his parents. They hadn't checked on him as well. He could tell through actions that his parents had known about his biological parents' whereabouts all along. The way they acted after he met with his uncle meant something. He felt betrayed by his own parents. He wondered what it was that had really happened that drove his mother's questionable actions.He attempted to call his mother again. If she showed no interest in him then he would let her be. This time, his mother answered politely. She acted differently from the last time they had spoken. She even claimed not to recall ever communicating with him through a phone call. She volunteered to pay Max a visit the very same day just to catch up. Max agreed but she asked for her permission to let his driver pick her from her home. She promised to send him her address through whatsapp and she did.Max thought deeper about what could be the problem with his mother. Her d

  • UNTIL THE FIRE FADES   WHEN SILENCE SPEAKS

    It had been days since Max and Dinny met at the hospital. Dinny sent him a text asking to meet with him on his spare time and he agreed. She wanted to make it up to him by preparing his favorite meal. Even though they hadn't been together for long, she already knew what he liked most by now. Dinny went out to the market to buy fresh vegetables and she cooked before lunchtime. When it was almost lunchtime, Dinny went over to Max's workplace. She sat outside and sent him a text message, informing him that she was already outside. Max came out and they had lunch together in his car. Dinny cooking for him may have been a small gesture but he was impressed. He loved the fact that she was thoughtful. It was the first time a woman had done such a thing for him. He never felt like discussing anything regarding Lebo when he was with Dinny. He might come across as insecure. He was aware that Dinny had to put up with a lot of Lebo's nuisances just for the sake of their families. After they

  • UNTIL THE FIRE FADES   THE TRAP OF LOVE

    It had now been days after Lebo's hospital discharge.He had hoped his fiancé would have checked on him a couple of times but she hadn't. It was clear to him that he didn't exist in her world. She only checked on him through messages claiming to be fully booked by her online students. He knew he had to dig deeper into what could be the cause of her avoiding him this much. He thought about the last time he saw her dancing on a video with another man. Could that man be the one keeping her busy? Since he wasn't a saint, he knew that he could have pushed Dinny away. It was time he claimed back the title of being Dinny's main man. Over the years, he had remained confident that no man was a match when it came to having Dinny's heart. This time he had been so caught up in his own world that he hadn't minded what happened between him and her. He thought giving her his name was the best thing he did for her. He opened his phone to watch that video and he saw the guy was familiar. It was like

  • UNTIL THE FIRE FADES   RUMORS AND REGRETS

    On the hospital bed Lebo was recovering well and he was to be discharged later on that day. He was still in pain. He had been stabbed on the left side of his neck and on his upper lip. He didn't want to look at himself in the mirror because he could tell he looked horrible. It was only weeks before his wedding. He regretted getting involved with the girl who had stabbed him. If only it wasn't because of his lifestyle, he wouldn't have been where he was.Almost everyone knew who had stabbed him but only few knew the reason behind his stabbing. After his attempt to meet with Dinny the evening of when he saw her dancing with a man, everything spiraled out of control. When they arrived at the event with his other girlfriend, he disappeared again and left her behind. This time, he hadn't gone far. He had hooked up with one of his facebook clients and they decided to have a private moment in the older lady's car. After all, entertaining women helped him pay the bills.When they were busy

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