I Hope You Will Never Regret

The Taylor family and the Moore family were at the Taylor Private Hospital having Valencia’s baby shower. She was thirty-nine weeks pregnant, and her health had deteriorated so much due to her stomach cancer.

Dr Smith suggested her staying in the hospital until she gave birth. The hospital living room was lavishly decorated with pink and white balloons and fresh flowers.

The Taylor family wanted to invite their friends to the baby shower, but the Moore family was against it. They indicated that they didn’t want people to pity them.

Grandpa Taylor was fuming with rage when he heard the Moore family’s reasoning. He wanted to invite his brothers and their families because they missed his precious grandson’s wedding. They had not seen their granddaughter-in-law yet.

Grandpa Taylor felt that Xavier and Valencia had a secret marriage. From the beginning, the Moore family had the final say in his precious grandson’s marriage.

In the end, it was only the two families. However, John told his best friend, August, about his granddaughter’s baby shower. Then August gave baby Taylor a gift.

Xavier was sitting beside his wife. His mother smiled brightly and said, “I cannot wait to hold the little bun in my arms.” Then she gave Valencia lots of tiny baby clothes from Sugar Lump.

Valencia smiled brightly and thanked his mother-in-law. Mrs Moore approached them carrying a baby bath set with baby lotions inside. Valencia thanked her mother with a smile.

Her youngest sister, Valeria Moore, smiled brightly at her sister and said, “Big sis, I didn’t know what to buy for my little niece. So, I prepared a gift voucher for her.” Valencia smiled and thanked her sister.

Valeria didn’t leave immediately; she was ogling at her sister’s husband. She couldn’t wait for her sister to die so that she would become Xavier Taylor’s wife. She didn’t even care about her unborn niece.

Valencia felt uncomfortable in her heart and said to her sister, “Please move aside, my father-in-law is standing behind you.” Valeria was so embarrassed that she moved aside.

Valencia’s father-in-law looked at Valeria strangely, then he approached the couple and said, “Thank you for blessing the Taylor family with their granddaughter, Valencia. My best friend, Mr Martins, gave me this envelope as a gift for baby Taylor.”

Then he gave his son the envelope. Xavier was shocked when he saw the gift. It was a piece of land. He asked his father to convey his gratitude to Mr Martins. Mr Moore’s heart was conflicted; the piece of land was in the heart of Umhlanga.

The piece of land that he was eyeing was snatched by his son-in-law. He was still holding a grudge against him. If he could lay his hands on baby Taylor’s piece of land it would be amazing. He wanted to build the largest shopping centre in Durban.

Mr Moore came to the baby shower empty handed. He indicated that the Taylor family didn’t need anything because they were wealthy.

Grandpa Taylor gave his granddaughter 10% of the Taylor Group company shares. Mrs Moore wished those shares were for the Moore family. Her granddaughter was rich before she was born.

The child didn’t deserve those shares. She would make sure that those shares belonged to the Moore family.

Mr Taylor indicated that the shares would be effective when baby Taylor changed her last name to Taylor. Mrs Moore was so shocked and replied, “Valencia and Xavier will register their marriage at Home Affairs when she is better.”

Xavier looked at them and said, “I have a friend who is working at Home Affairs, he can get our marriage certificate without us being there. Let me call him.”Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Valencia grabbed his hand and replied, “Xavier, please wait for me until I am better, then we will go together to register our marriage.” It was clear to Xavier that Valencia didn’t want to register their marriage. Why?

He looked at her with questioning eyes. Valencia lowered her eyes to hide her emotions. Her family instructed her not to register their marriage ever. They also instructed her not to give their baby her husband’s last name.

Her parents told her that her younger sister would marry Xavier when she was no more. Therefore, they would raise their grandchild as their own. Valencia felt used by her family. She was just a chess piece in their hands.

Grandpa Taylor gave his great granddaughter 5% of Taylor Group company shares on the same condition as his son. He also indicated that the shares were non-transferable.

The Moore family was fuming. They didn’t even eat the food that was delivered by His Grace hotel. Mrs Moore told her husband that she wasn’t feeling well, then they took their youngest daughter, Valerie, and left.

The Taylor family invited the doctors to join them at the feast. The atmosphere was harmonious without the greedy Moore family. Xavier’s friends wanted to come to the baby shower, but the Moore family didn’t want any outsiders.

Chase Forbes was among the doctors who were invited. He smiled brightly at his best friend and gave him an exquisite velvet box. Sitting in the velvet box was a delicate gold bracelet. Xavier hugged and thanked his best friend. Valencia looked at him coldly; she didn’t like Xavier’s friends.

Dr Smith, the oncologist, asked the Taylor family to leave so that the patient could rest. The Taylor elders bid goodbye to Xavier and Valencia and left. Xavier had moved his office to the Valencia ward.

He kissed his wife on her lips and asked, “How are you feeling, my love?” Valencia was upset and asked, “Didn’t I tell you that we would register our marriage when you turned twenty-six?

Your family put a restriction on company shares to force me to register our marriage, isn’t it? Xavier looked at his wife and asked, “Do you love me, Valencia?”

Valencia felt guilty but she quickly calmed herself down and replied, “Love alone is not enough, Xavier. I am not happy about the way your family treated my parents.

Was it necessary to put restrictions on company shares? When you give someone a gift, it is no longer yours. It doesn’t matter how he or she uses that gift. Why don’t you give my parents those company shares?”

Xavier was dumbfounded. He couldn’t recover for a long time. He looked at his wife and said, “The Moore family is greedy. Valencia, I am confused, did you marry me for the family benefits?”

Valencia looked at her husband, but she didn’t utter a word. She loved her husband with all her heart. However, her parents were too greedy.

Her mother instructed her not to get pregnant during her marriage. She indicated that she didn’t want her beloved youngest daughter, Valeria, to be a stepmother. Valencia got herself pregnant on purpose to spite her parents.

Since she was going to die soon, she vowed that she would never allow her family near her husband and their daughter. Valeria would never be Xavier’s wife. She would make sure of that on her deathbed.