Chapter seventy
Epilogue
It's five years already and there is peace and harmony among everyone.
Andrew and Hazel got married and are blessed with a beautiful girl. Hayden couldn't be more than happy. He cherished his sister most in the world and took good care of her. Hayden's family came later on and tried to snatch Hayden away but the Court didn't release him since he took the Kendricks as his own family. Andrew's mom came later on to apologise but he still finds it hard to forgive her. He promised to for the sake of Hazel and their children. Mrs Kendrick is still trying to make it up to her son,Hazel and her grandkids.
Val and Bryan's relationship whirls stronger after college. Val became the CEO of his dad's company worldwide while Mr Blaje retired. She is really doing well in everything because of her interest in it. Bryan has been making all arrangements to propose to her beautiful girlfriend and first love,Val in Dubai next month.
Bella Floyd got married to Kelvin Keneth six months after their convocation. They are both doctors in their hospitals and are known for their brilliant performance. Bella went back to her parents house and took her dad to a rehabilitation centre and hopes he changes to live a good and honourable life. He can't blame him though. Everything about him changed after her mum's death. It was a great disaster.
Josh and Jasmine are based in Paris. They both have their studio there and are the best couple singers in the whole of Paris.
Josh felt it was too late his father had just discovered his step mother maltreated him back then and shockingly,the only son she had for him happened to be a bastard.
"Don't even think you can have my forgiveness because you willed ninety percent of your wealth for me. You had better willed it to your son because I have no interest in being stalked in a damned office all day. You are too late because I've gone too far" Josh said and Jasmine l squeezed his hands softly. His dad had come to seek his forgiveness. It seems that won't go easily.
"I'm sorry,excuse us sir" Jasmine said and dragged him in.
"If you can be strong enough to give love a second chance,then I believe you can do this, Josh. Your stepmom should be the one to be blamed. His main fault was not looking out for you" Jasmine admonished.
"But I'm not interested in taking over the company"
"We will see about that" was her reply.
"Dad save me!" Andrian screamed happily as Charlotte chased him out of the house. Alex was playing with Ariel at the balcony. Alex quickly carried him and ran from Charlotte.
"What happened?" He demanded from him still running because Charlotte followed suit.
"She wants to collect a chocolate bar from me" he replied and Alex stopped.
"Let him have it babe if that's what he wants" Alex said and she frowned in disbelief.
"I knew it,stop spoiling them" she said hands at akimbo and glared at Andrian.
"It's not spoiling…I just want my kids to enjoy their childhood life to the fullest"
"You can't teach me how to train my kids and you bring that chocolate" Charlotte advanced toward them but Alex was quick to carry Ariel and ran away with the twins. Charlotte can be very overdramatic as a mom sometimes. He thought smiling.
"You should learn to obey your mom Andrian because she is right. Too much intake of sugar will land you in hospital" Alex told Andrian ruffling his hair.
"Does that mean I will be injected by the doctor's daddy?" He asked innocently, looking a little bit scared and Alex nodded.
"I guess I don't want this again because I don't want to take injections," he said, handing over the chocolate bar to him.
"That's my boy,shall we go to granny's place later today?" Alex said. He knows Andrian's dislike for hospitals.
Vacation
It's summer holiday and the Blake's,Kendrick,Winthrop,Donald and Rachel decided to visit the Daltons. They lodged in a hotel and met in different locations for a week to have fun.
"You guys should get married already" Jasmine whined referring to Donald and Rachel. They stared at each other and scoffed.
"You mean this annoying log head?" Racheal said and Donald smirked.
"I will take that as a compliment," Donald said and they smiled.
"Guys I think I have an idea '' Charlotte suddenly said. This five years has been the best year for Donald and Racheal. They even lived together and Charlotte wondered why they kept on denying their feelings for each other when it's so obvious they are in love.
"Am I really sure I want to listen to this?" Donald said.
"You always have crazy Ideas babe so count me out" Rachael said and left.
"You can go play with the kids" Josh suggested and they laughed.
"I just wanted to tease them but how about we look for a way to bring them together? His mom will be so happy" Charlotte said remembering everything Mrs. Isabella told her. She had always wished Donald would get married early because he is just the only son. They all agreed on a plan.
It's night time and Alex was petting Ariel to sleep. Racheal was in the room wearing Andrian his clothes. They had become friends and Andrian had whined to her to watch him sleep which she promised.
"Ra…"
"Shh…" she said, petting him to sleep.
"What's up?" she asked, sitting up.
"Well the thing is…"
Fast forward
Racheal got to the pool and met Donald staring at space.
"You jerk, what would it take you to admit your feelings,I would have told you long ago but because of our friendship" she said and ran to his ever open embrace.
"I'm sorry,thanks for admitting it. I love you Racheal" he said, hugging so tight.
"So you guys something now?" Alex teased.
"Even though you tricked us but thanks" Charlotte had told Racheal Donald told her he loves her but didn't want to confess it for fear of their friendship and the men told Donald the same thing and they had decided to meet at the hotel pool.
"You're welcome sweetie,okay so let's play a game" Charlotte said.
"Hope it's not a crazy game though" Jasmine said and she nodded negatively.
"So this is it,think and write a short note about life since we all became friends" she said and some agreed.
Charlotte Blake
Life can be sometimes funny. I came to America with the aim of making my father pay for what he did to us but ended up falling in love.
I faced lots of challenges but had peace of mind with my friends by my side. We all solved everything together. I had a crush on Donald,Andrew and Alexander. They all made my heart beat at once. Sometimes love can be very confusing but just stay calm and you will find your true love.
There are some stages in life when you start to regret your actions but don't let it get to you. Try to cool your anger and think twice before making decisions. I didn't put this in action before accepting Alex's fake marriage just because I wanted to get back at Donald. This also happened when I took the abortion pill and when I tried commiting suicide all thanks to Andrew.
Also,possess the gift of self control. If I had beaten up Hazel and walked out due to the anger and urge burning in me back then,I wouldn't have been able to change her. And now she is a certified nurse with a good family.
Last but not the least,don't jump to conclusions about peeps unless you hear that side of the story. I hated Damien but felt really sorry for him when I knew what he was passing through. Most people whom you think have the bad guys have a soft part of them.
Jasmine Dalton
I don't have much to say, just that life holds both happiness and sad moments. Life is like time so just wait for your time. We were once average but when it was time,God brought Charlotte and Donald our way.
I must say it was awesome taming Josh's heart. I always thought I didn't deserve him because we ain't on the same level but I believe Love prevails in all things.
Joshua Dalton
Meeting Charlotte, Jasmine and the rest changed my life forever. It's a cool thing to make good friends. I always felt insecure after being heartbroken once but that changed when I met Jasmine. Feeling insecure almost ruined our relationship but my good friends still made it work. Sometimes we think fate is cruel to us but we just want to learn from our experience because there is a big reward ahead. It's saying wake up,stand up,brace up and never give up. You Hussle and shuffle,you struggle and stumble till you make it to something big. Life is sweet if you embrace and work on your challenges.
Working as a team is very important,we've progressed a lot working as a team in various ways.
Donald
Sometimes I feel fate is cruel to me. Having a bad sight isn't a good thing but Charlotte still gave me reasons to smile. She changed my perspectives about life. Life is sweet when you walk with the right person.
We made some bad choices in life and sometimes we give up because we can't turn the hands of time.
Think well before making decisions that can cost you something tangible. Life is about choices,whether you make good or bad choices,it's like a seed planted. You will surely reap it!
THE END
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