I Hope You Will Never Regret

Finally, it was time for Avery and Aiden to move to the university residence. Avery was in Aunt Bridgette’s bedroom. Her eyes were puffy and red. It was clear that she was crying.

She looked at Aunt Bridgette and said, “Aunt Bridge, thank you so much for everything that you have done for me since I was born. I am grateful to God for sending someone like you to help my father in his time of need.

I will never forget you for the rest of my life. May the good Lord bless you richly, Aunt Bridge. Also, may He bless you with a handsome husband and a baby boy.”

Aunt Bridgette giggled with tears in her eyes and replied, “Sweetheart, I enjoyed being with you. You are such a blessing. In my heart, you are my daughter. You are so precious to me.”

At that time, Aiden was in the living room with his mother and Lily. He hugged his mother and said, “Mom, don’t you want to drop me off at the university? I want to show you my room?”

His mother shook her head and replied, “I don’t want to be in the same space with Avery. I feel like puking when I see her ugly face. Ask your father to drop you off.”

Aiden was disappointed when he heard his mother’s words. She had never been there for him. She only needed him when she wanted to settle score with Avery. Aiden was overwhelmed with bitterness.

At that moment, Clayton walked out of the lift with Avery’s suitcases, followed by Avery and Bridgette. They looked like mother-daughter.

Her mother looked at Avery and sneered, “Don’t ever come back to my house again. You are not welcome here. Don’t you have many properties? Why are you still staying at my house?

Avery looked at her mother, then she looked at Aunt Bridgette, and they laughed out loud. She just ignored her. Her mother was fuming with anger when she saw Avery and her nanny laughing at her. She was so angry that her body trembled.

When Mr Martins heard his wife’s words he looked at her coldly and said, “Elizabeth, don’t touch my bottom line.” Elizabeth’s body stiffened and a cold sweat broke out on her back. She thought her husband was in his study room.

Mr Martins turned to Aiden and said, “Son, let’s go.” Aiden went to his bedroom and came back dragging two big suitcases. He didn’t say a word to his mother and Lily. He went straight to the car. Clayton helped him with his suitcases.

Avery and Aunt Bridgette were holding each other’s hands, chatting and laughing. Aunt Bridgette smiled and said, “I will sleep in your bed tonight for the last time.

I will move to my Penthouse tomorrow morning since my parents are away on holiday.” Avery nodded and replied, “Aunt Bridge, please don’t forget to let me know when my God grandmother is throwing you a housewarming party.”

Then Clayton drove the car to KZN University. Aiden thought his father would drop him outside his dormitory and leave.

To his surprise, his father got out of the car and took one of his son’s suitcases. Clayton took another suitcase, and then they followed him.

Avery and Bridgette also followed behind them. Avery hadn’t removed her brother from her heart yet. However, she was scared to be close to him because he was easily influenced by their mother.

Aiden’s dormitory was spacious; it was a single room. His father had asked Butler Bruce to furnish Aiden’s room.

Aiden was over the moon when he saw his dormitory. It looked exactly like his bedroom. He thanked his father for his thoughtful gesture.

They helped him unpack his clothes and put them in the closet. His father hugged him and said, “Don’t be a stranger, come home when you are not busy.” Then they left Aiden’s dormitory and went back to the car.

The Faculty of Health Sciences residence was a five-minute drive from Aiden’s dormitory. Avery took her keys and opened her dormitory.

Her eyes were big as saucers when she saw her room. It was lavishly decorated. She hugged her father and said, “Thank you, Daddy.”

Then she hugged Aunt Bridgette and asked, “When did you decorate my room?” Aunt Bridgette smiled and whispered, “When you were out with you know who.” Avery smiled brightly and thanked her.

Avery smiled at her father and said, “Daddy, I will visit you at the company when I miss you. Aunt Elizabeth doesn’t want to see me back home. She tried to kill me once. What if she tried again? I am not safe at home, Daddy.

During the holidays I will move to my apartment near the hospital. I think it works for me because I will be shadowing Dr Lambert.”

Her father couldn’t refute his daughter’s words because he had married a heartless woman. As a mother wasn’t supposed to shield her children from harm?

He nodded his head and replied, “Since Bridgette will be leaving as well, it would be safe for you to stay alone with your mother and Lily. I don’t trust your brother that he would be able to protect you from your mother.

He doesn’t know how to distinguish between right and wrong when it comes to his mother. I will visit you to your apartment.” Then he hugged her tightly and kissed her on both cheeks.

They spent some time with Avery, then they left. Clayton dropped Bridgette at His Faithfulness Gallery. Then they went to the company. Mr Martins had a meeting with his managers.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

At His Faithfulness Gallery, Bridgette’s assistants, Levi Hill, and May Cox, were over the moon when their boss told them that she was coming back permanently.

Their boss had given them generous bonuses every year, but it was not the same as having their boss with them at the gallery.

Bridgette smiled at them and said, “We will host the Art Exhibition to let our clients know that I am back towards the end of April.”

Levi smiled brightly and said, “Boss, you have sacrificed a lot for Miss Avery. I hope she will be eternally grateful to you.”

Bridgette shook her head and walked towards the painting. She looked at the painting of her and Mr Martins when she was twelve years old.

She smiled and replied, “I was paying a debt of gratitude to the Martins family. If Mr Martins hadn’t rescued me that day I don’t think I would still be alive today.” Their boss had told them about her kidnapping a long time ago, but it slipped their minds.