At 11:30 am, the reporters were standing outside the auditorium waiting for the award ceremony to start.Ben the reporter went to Principal Fritz and said, “Your school has taken this trophy for the past four years, are you confident that you will take it this year?”Principal Fritz looked at Ben the reporter coldly and replied, “How can I know since the results are not out yet? Also, I am not a soothsayer. I can’t predict the future. Can you please excuse me?” Then he walked in the opposite direction.The reporter, Ben, was so disappointed with Principal Fritz's words; he didn’t know what happened because yesterday morning he received a call from Principal Fritz. He asked Ben the reporter to interview him before the award ceremony.Then he walked to Principal Glen and said, “Do you think your school will win this competition this year, Principal Glen?”Principal Glen smiled brightly and replied, “I believe that the Lord is on our side this year and I don’t have a doubt in my mind tha
After school, Aiden went to his mother’s room and greeted her with a smile. His mother smiled back at him and said, “How was your day, my favourite son?”Aiden smiled and replied, “We didn’t do much because it was the Mathematics Olympiad Competition today. Our school has been in second place for a long time but this time we took the first spot. Mom, guess who won?”His mother indicated that she didn’t care, since her favourite son wasn’t a competitor.Aiden changed the topic and said, “Mommy, would you be so kind as to buy me the Galaxy Star Projector? I haven’t seen it yet but my friends told me that you can see the stars on your ceiling.”His mother ruffled his hair and replied, “Why don’t you ask your father to buy it for you?” Aiden hid his sadness in his eyes and said, “I will do so, Mommy.” Was his mother short of money?When Avery and her father arrived home, Aiden was in the living room with his mother watching cartoons.Avery approached him slowly and said, “Big brother, our
Avery knocked at Aunt Bridgette’s room but there was no response. She opened the door and walked inside. She walked to the balcony to see if she wasn’t there. She wasn’t surprised to see her there.Avery tiptoed and stood beside her quietly. Aunt Bridgette was so focused she didn’t even see Avery standing beside her. Avery was so touched when she saw the painting.The painting had soft and delicate colours and it was amazing. She was standing beside Principal Glen receiving a trophy from Chairman Taylor.Aunt Bridgette managed to capture joyful moments. The smile on Avery’s face was eye-catching. It was a beautiful day. Bridgette felt like someone was watching her. She turned her head.When she saw Avery, she stopped painting and said, “Baby, when did you come in? Please show me your trophy.” Avery smiled sweetly at her and handed her trophy and the gold medal to Aunt Bridgette.Aunt Bridgette hugged her and said smiling, “Congratulations, you did well, my beautiful Avery. I have some
Avery opened her eyes smiling and said, “I hope my wish will come true, Daddy.” Her father ruffled her hair and replied, “It will come true, Sweetheart.”Avery didn’t ask to be reconciled with her brother, but she wished for her father to be blessed with good health and to see his grandchildren.Avery’s father smiled and said, “What a lovely gift, Sweetheart. Did you thank Bridgette?” Avery smiled back at her father and replied, “Yes, I did Daddy. I thank the Lord for bringing Aunt Bridge into my life.When I saw hatred in Aiden’s eyes, I decided to give up on him. He hurt me deeply, Daddy.”Her father felt sorry for his daughter and replied, “Don’t give up on your brother yet, he is not a bad person.” Avery nodded her head and didn’t say anything.Avery told her father that Aunt Bridge was taking her out shopping the following day. Her father gave her a black card and said, “Buy whatever you like, Sweetheart.”Avery thanked her father, took the card and gave it to Aunt Bridgette. Her
On Saturday morning, the sun was bright, and the sky was clear. It was a beautiful day to go to the beach. Bridgette was standing on the balcony thanking the Lord for blessing her and her loved ones with the gift of life.She was so grateful to the Lord for His mercies upon her life. The Lord had been faithful to her, and He had answered most of her prayers.At 8 am, Bridgette called her mother and said, "Good morning, Mommy, are you well?" Her mother was overjoyed to hear her voice and replied, "Good morning, Sweetheart, we are well. Thank you. How are you doing?Our granddaughter made us proud. Your father and I are really happy for her. What time are we meeting?"Bridgette smiled and replied, "We are well; thank you. Avery made us proud indeed. Mommy, we will meet you at His Own Image Boutique at 10 am. The weather is beautiful; I want to take her to the beach as well."Her mother became excited and replied, "It's been a while since I took a stroll on the beach. We will join you as
At that moment, Mr Martins walked to the living room and said, “Elizabeth, please show me the divorce papers you told your son that I gave them to you to sign.”Elizabeth looked at her husband with tears in her eyes, but she didn’t utter a word. Then he looked at Aiden with cold eyes and asked, “Why don’t you ask your beloved mother to show you the divorce papers?”It dawned on Aiden that his mother was lying to him and asked, “Mommy, were you lying to me?”His mother looked at him and replied, “Aiden, you misunderstood Mommy. I didn’t say that your father gave me the divorce papers, but I said he asked for a divorce.”Aiden looked at his mother in a new light and replied, “Mommy, are you using me to fight with my sister?”Mrs Martins looked at him with sorrow and replied, “I am sorry my dearest son, I didn’t know that after I told you about my divorce you would confront your father.You told me that you would go to your sister’s room to apologize. I was surprised when you told me tha
A few minutes later, Uncle Martins called Bridgette and said, "Hello Bridgette, I received a call from Aunt Rose. She told me that she missed her grandchild a lot. Why don't you spend time with your mother and Aunt Rose for a few days?"Bridgette was over the moon, she missed her mother so much and replied, "That will be great, Uncle Martins. I missed my mother's food so much." Then they hung up.Bridgette was beaming with joy and told her mother the good news. Her mother was overjoyed and said, "Let's buy sets of clothes for you and my grandchild."They bought a set of clothes for Bridgette, and then they went to Sugar Lump to buy clothes for Avery. Mrs Evans also bought toiletries for her daughter and her God-granddaughter.Mrs Evans called her husband, Paul, and said, "Hubby, please come back home early today. I have a surprise for you."Paul was grinning from ear to ear and said, "My beautiful wife, tell me quickly don't keep me in suspense."Suzie giggled and replied, "My love, I
On Sunday morning, the Evans family went to church to thank the Lord for His faithfulness in their lives. Pastor Basil was over the moon when he saw Avery and said, "Congratulations my beautiful granddaughter.My heart swelled with pride when I saw you taking the first spot in the Mathematics Olympiad Competition." Avery smiled brightly and replied, "Thank you, Grandpa, I think I took after my intelligent Grandpa."Grandpa Basil was grinning from ear to ear when he heard Avery's words and said, "You have a silver tongue, my dearest Avery.Someone whispered to my ear that you will come to church today and I have prepared a gift for you." He took a velvet box from his suit jacket and handed it to Avery.Avery smiled brightly at her grandfather and opened an exquisite velvet box. Sitting on the velvet box was a platinum wedding band. Avery looked at Grandpa Basil with a confused expression.Grandpa Basil replied smiling, "My dearest Avery, this is your future husband's wedding band. Plea
Valencia shook her head and replied, “Who can get sick when she is staring at that stunning face of yours? I am much better, my love. Thank you for taking care of me.”Xavier embraced his wife and replied, “I am happy that you are feeling much better. Go and take a bath. Chef Ambrose is preparing our breakfast.” Valencia smiled brightly, and then she went to the bathroom to take a bath.Xavier took his phone and dialed his grandfather’s number. When the call was connected, he said, “Good morning, Grandpa, are you well?”Grandpa Taylor was beaming with joy when he heard his grandson’s voice and replied, “Good morning my precious grandson, we are well. Thank you. How are you?”Xavier told him that he was well, and then he said, “Grandpa, Valencia told me that they attended her friend’s wedding in the USA.”Grandpa Taylor sneered, “The Moore family is playing us like a fiddle. Your mother-in-law just confirmed that they had been to England.She even gave us the name of her niece. Xavier,
Xavier looked at his wife with questioning eyes and said, “Sweetheart, you are forgetful, didn’t you tell me that you were attending your cousin’s wedding in England a year ago?”Valencia’s heart was pounding so hard in her chest. What if the Taylor family investigated their trip? She looked at her husband and replied, “I didn’t say that my love. We attended my friend’s wedding in the USA.”Xavier looked at his wife and asked, “Sweetheart, is there something that you are hiding from me?” Valencia shook her head. Her heart was beating so fast. It was clear that her husband was suspicious of her.She felt so guilty, but she decided not to confess. The Taylor family would bury the Moore family should they know the truth.Xavier’s heart sank when he saw the way his wife was behaving. He said, “My wife, please tell me the truth. Didn’t you promise me that there would be no lies between us?”Valencia looked at her husband and replied, “My husband, it is not that I don’t want to tell you, bu
After the wedding, Xavier and his beautiful wife, Valencia, packed their suitcases and went to their honeymoon.Mr Martins had gifted Xavier with the new villa at His Goodness Resort and he arranged for Chef Ambrose to take care of them. The villa was lavishly designed in a contemporary style.When Valencia saw their villa was over the moon. She walked to the fully equipped kitchen and then opened the fridge. She was surprised to see that it was fully packed.She looked at her husband smiling and asked, “Honey, who is going to cook?” Valencia didn’t know how to cook. Her parents had pampered her since she was a child.Xavier smiled and replied, “Sweetheart, my Dad’s best friend, Uncle Martins had arranged for Chef Ambrose to cook for us. Do you want to eat something?”Valencia shook her head; she was so excited that she wasn’t hungry. However, Chef Ambrose had prepared some snacks for the newlyweds.The sweeping staircase was enticing them to venture up to the first floor. There were
Mr Martins was in his study room thinking about Jordan Bennet. He called his Executive Secretary, Steve Beck, and asked him to investigate Jordan Bennet.Secretary Beck was capable. Half an hour later, the report was sent to his boss’ email. What was important to Mr Martins was not the family background but the person’s character.When he was still reading the report, his phone started ringing. He was puzzled when he saw the caller ID and said, “Hello Minister Cele, are you well?” Minister Cele was beaming with joy and replied, “Hello CEO Martins, I am well. Thank you. How are you doing?” Mr Martins indicated that all was well with his family.Minister Cele indicated that he would like to see him on a personal matter, but he didn’t want to discuss it over the phone. He indicated that he had reserved a private room at His Mercy restaurant for 6 pm. Mr Martins promised that he would be there. Then they hung up.After Mr Martins read Jordan Bennet’s report, he went to his daughter’s room
Aunt Bridgette was at His Faithfulness Art Gallery when she received a call from Avery. She was so worried; that she dropped everything and rushed to His Grace Hotel.At that time, Avery was at the entrance of the hotel waiting for Aunt Bridgette. She arrived shortly afterward.Avery got in the car and said, “Thank you, Aunt Bridge. I don’t know what happened to me. I looked at the groom and my heart started beating so fast. His handsomeness overwhelmed me.”Aunt Bridgette laughed out loud and asked, “Did you fall in love with the groom?” Avery looked at Aunt Bridgette and replied, “It is impossible, Aunt Bridge because I have someone I like.”Aunt Bridgette was so shocked Avery would be turning fourteen on the 10th of January. She looked at Avery and said, “Baby, you are too young to be in a relationship. What is the rush?”Avery smiled at her and replied, “Aunt Bridge, I don’t want to hide anything from you. I agree that I am young, but Jordan Bennet puts a smile on my face, Aunt Br
Xavier was in his company, the Restoration Group. He was busy with documents when his phone started ringing. He picked up his phone and looked at the caller ID. It was his sweetheart, Valencia Moore.He smiled broadly and said with his deep and magnetic voice, “Hello Sweetheart, are you well?”Valencia Moore smiled sweetly and replied, “Xavier, I miss you. When are you going to take me out shopping?” Xavier was extremely busy.He smiled and replied, “My love, I am trying to clear my desk because I want to give you all my attention after our wedding. Please bear with me.”At that moment, someone knocked on his door, then he gave the person the permission to enter. His beautiful eyes became wide when he saw the person. It was his lovely fiancée, Valencia.She was very beautiful, she smiled at her fiancé and asked, “Are you surprised?” Xavier walked to her, then he took her in his arms and kissed her for a long time. She giggled and looked at Xavier with loving eyes.Valencia was ninetee
The following day, the Martins family and the Parker family were eating breakfast at the dining table, but Avery was missing. They were eating in silence.The atmosphere was gloomy, even Edwin Parker, who was the chatterbox, was quiet. What happened between his nephew and his niece shocked him to the core.His brother-in-law was playing with food like a child. He didn’t have an appetite. Avery had asked her father to be excused.She indicated that she would eat the food he had prepared for her last night. She didn’t want to face her mother and her brother’s hatred.After breakfast, Uncle Edwin looked at Aiden and said, “Nephew, I am so full I need to take a walk outside. Please accompany me.”Aiden walked out of the dining room with his uncle. He heaved a sigh of relief when he was outside.They sat on the grass. Uncle Edwin said, “A friend of mine asked for advice but I didn’t know how to advise him.When he was dating his wife, she promised to give him a big family and he promised t
At the Martins residence, the atmosphere was lively. It was Aiden Martins' 17th birthday. Avery was standing in front of her father’s desk with a painting in her hands.She looked shyly at her father and asked, “Daddy, do you think big brother will like my painting?” Her father smiled and replied, “Of course, Sweetheart. You are such a great painter, let me see.”Avery handed her painting to her father. It was amazing. She painted her brother while he was at school sitting under a tree.Her father smiled broadly and said, “Your brother is so handsome, he will be very happy when he receives your gift.”Avery smiled sweetly at her father, then she returned to her bedroom. She was hoping that her brother would like her gift even though he didn’t like her.He had told her several times that he wished she had never been born. He blamed her for coming between their parents.At 5 pm, His Mercy restaurant waiters delivered food to the Martins residence. Aiden had invited his friends over to c
Seven years later……Valery and her daughter, Valencia, had been visiting the Taylor mansion every weekend. Caroline indicated to her son that she would love to have Valencia as a daughter-in-law until Xavier gave in.Caroline was over the moon, but Grandpa Taylor was fuming, he felt that the Moore family was greedy.On Saturday, the weather was so cold, and it was snowing. Butler Oswald told Xavier that Miss Moore was in the living room.Xavier and Valencia started dating six months ago when Valencia turned eighteen years old. Xavier was surprised to hear that because he had told her that he was inundated with work.Xavier thanked Butler Oswald, and then he walked to the living room. Valencia smiled brightly when she saw her handsome boyfriend.Xavier took her in his arms and kissed her on top of her head and said, "What a pleasant surprise, Sweetheart. The weather is so bad, but you are wearing so thin." Xavier took off his jacket and put on his girlfriend.Valencia smiled sweetly at