I Hope You Will Never Regret

Aunt Elizabeth took the divorce papers from her precious niece and looked at the last page. Her heart sank when she saw that her husband had already signed the divorce papers.

Then she turned to the divorce settlement page. She was shocked when she saw the benefits.

Her husband had given her the mansion with conditions, but she didn’t read the fine line. He also gave her 20% of company shares and 50 billion rand as alimony.

She was surprised when she saw the size of the alimony because she had never contributed anything to the Martins Group. Her husband was very generous.

Mrs Martins took the pen, but she was reluctant to sign the divorce papers. Lily looked at her aunt with questioning eyes.

Then her aunt mustered the courage and signed her name with a heavy heart. She didn’t want to divorce her husband because he was a good man. Her heart was bleeding.

Mr Martins took the signed divorce papers from his wife, then he waited for his lawyer, Eric Duma, to arrive.

A few minutes later, Mr Martins received a call from Eric indicating that he was at the gate. He took the remote and opened the gate for him.

A few minutes later, Eric parked his car in the driveway. Mr Martins was standing by the door to welcome him. Eric couldn’t come to Avery’s betrothal ceremony because he was attending his best friend’s wedding at His Glory Hotel.

Eric greeted Mrs Martins with respect, but she just ignored him. He smiled brightly at Mr Martins and said, “I was on my way home when I received your call. How was Avery’s betrothal ceremony, Uncle August?”

Uncle August smiled and replied, “You missed out, Eric. The Taylor family loved my daughter so much, and I am grateful to the Lord for blessing Avery with Xavier. Later, I will send you their betrothal video clip. Are you hungry?”

Eric indicated that he was not hungry. Then Uncle August handed the signed Divorce Agreement to him and asked him to process it immediately.

Eric was dumbfounded when he saw the divorce papers and looked at Uncle August with questioning eyes. Uncle August indicated that his wife initiated the divorce.

Eric promised to process the divorce papers on Monday morning. Then he took his phone and scanned the signed divorce papers and sent them to Mr Martins and Mrs Martins.

Eric took his pen recorder from his blazer and started recording. She looked at Mrs Martins and said, “Mrs Martins, let me read the divorce agreement to you to avoid misunderstandings in the future.

Please feel free to ask questions if you don’t understand, then I will clarify them for you.” Mrs Martins looked at Eric and replied, “There is no need, my niece, Lily, has read the divorce agreement for me.”

Eric was dumbfounded when she heard Mrs Martins’ words and asked, “Don’t you have any questions?” Mrs Martins shook her head, then Eric stopped the recording.

Uncle August thanked him and asked the helper to wrap the braai meat for Mr Duma. A few minutes later, Eric left the Martins mansion in high spirits. He felt that the divorce was long overdue.

August looked at his wife and said, “Tomorrow, we will tell our children together about the divorce. Then I will move out of the house. I will also ask our children to move their stuff, especially Avery.”

Elizabeth nodded her head, then she walked towards the lift. She was heartbroken that her husband didn’t fight for her. She thought he would beg her not to divorce him. Unfortunately, it was her wishful thinking.

Lily followed behind her aunt, smiling from ear to ear. She hugged her aunt’s arm and said, “We have to throw a big party tomorrow to celebrate that you are in the market.”

Her aunt forced a smile and replied, “The divorce is not finalized yet, Lily. I need to be alone. Please go to your room.”

Lily smiled, but she didn’t go to her bedroom. However, she went to the servant’s quarters. She shouted, “Open the door.”

A few minutes later, the middle-aged helper opened the door. She was wearing the nightgown on top of her night dress.

She looked at Lily and asked, “How may I help you, Miss Parker?” Lily looked at her up and down and asked, “Where is everyone? Tell them that I want to speak to them.”

The helper walked to the bedroom to deliver the message. A few minutes later, five helpers walked to the living room and sat on the sofa. Lily looked at them and barked, “Who asked you to sit down?”

The helpers looked at her, but they continued sitting down. Lily was fuming with anger and said, “From today onwards I am your boss.

Please note that I will not tolerate laziness. Should you fail to adhere to my rules, you will be fired with immediate effect.

Change into your uniform and follow me to the house. I want you to move my stuff to the second floor.” One of the eldest helpers stood up and said, “If you can excuse us, Miss Parker, it’s been a long day, and we are tired.

You don’t have the authority to boss us around because you are not our employer. Also, we don’t take instructions from the likes of you, and you don’t have the authority to fire us. Please leave.”Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Then she went to the door and opened it wide. Lily nearly fainted with anger, but she calmed herself down and left. She vowed that she would fire all of them as soon as the divorce was finalized.

The helpers laughed out loud then they walked to their bedrooms to sleep. They didn’t like Lily; she was arrogant and looked down on them because they were helpers.

The following day, Mr Martins took his phone and dialed his beloved daughter’s number. When it was connected, he said, “Good morning, Sweetheart. Are you well?”

Avery smiled and replied, “Good morning, Daddy. I am well, thank you and how are you?” Her father smiled and said, “All is well with us, Sweetheart. Please come back home. I have an announcement to make.”

Avery had a bad feeling and replied, “I am on my way, Daddy.” Then they hung up. Xavier took his wife in his arms and asked, “What is wrong, my love?”

Avery looked at her husband with worried eyes and replied, “I think something has happened to Daddy and Aunt Elizabeth’s marriage. Please accompany me, my handsome husband.” Then they quickly changed their clothes.