I Hope You Will Never Regret

John looked at his wife with questioning eyes. Caroline replied, “Hubby, Valery brought her eldest daughter Valencia to introduce her to our son and I don’t see anything wrong with that. I have known Valery since primary school. She might be greedy, but she is not scheming.”

Her husband looked at her and said, “My wife, please be careful of her. I don’t trust her. People like her won’t stop until they have achieved their goal.” His father said, “I told your wife that if her friend’s daughter hurt my Xavier, I will never forgive her. I have tried several times to warn her about her friend to no avail and this is the last time I talked to her about her friend. She must do whatever she wants.”

At that moment, they heard Butler Blade greeting Xavier. He walked to the living room and greeted his grandfather and his parents. Then the housekeeper informed them that the food was being served. They washed their hands, then they walked to the dining room to eat. The atmosphere was warm.

Grandpa Taylor looked at his precious son and asked, “What do you want for your birthday?” Xavier smiled and replied, “I have everything, Grandpa. Why don’t you surprise me?” Xavier’s thirteenth birthday was two weeks away. His mother asked, “Do you want a big party?”

Xavier shook his head and replied, “I just need a get together with my family and friends. I would like to have a braai and chill with my friends. Later we will watch the Wimbledon Final.” His father nodded his head and said, “Caroline, please don’t invite your friend and her daughter to my son’s birthday.”

Caroline looked embarrassed and replied, “I am sorry, I’ve already invited them. She invited me to her daughter’s birthday, and I thought it was fair for me to invite her as well.” Her father-in-law was so annoyed, but he didn’t utter a word. His kind-hearted daughter-in-law was so naïve; she trusted the snake so much.

In the blink of an eye, it was Xavier’s birthday. He was in the braai area with his friends. Chase Forbes smiled at Xavier and said, “When I was fetching meat with Xander Barrett from Aunt Caroline, I saw a beautiful girl. Who is she, Xavier?”

Before Xavier said anything, Ross Bradley replied, “It’s Valencia Moore. Her father brought her to my grandmother’s birthday banquet last month. I thought she was very beautiful too, until I saw that little girl who won the Mathematics Olympiad Competition. Wow, what a goddess.”

Hunter Woods smiled and said, “My grandfather wanted to arrange a marriage between me and that little girl, but I refused. She is so beautiful, but she is so young. The gap is too huge.” Xander smiled and replied, “She is not only beautiful but very intelligent. Xavier, did you watch the award ceremony?” Xavier indicated that he was in the meeting during the award ceremony.

In the meantime, in the kitchen, Valery looked at her friend and asked, “Caroline, where are you hiding the birthday boy? I want to introduce my daughter to him.” Caroline ignored her and asked, “Why didn’t you bring your youngest daughter as well?” Valery was annoyed that her friend was ignoring her, but she didn’t show it on her face. Could her youngest daughter, Valeria, be compared to her stunning eldest daughter, Valencia?

Valery winked at her daughter and said, “Sweetheart, please take this pot to the boys outside.” Valencia took the pot and rushed outside before Aunt Caroline stopped her. Her mother told her that Xavier was very handsome. She wanted to see him no matter what. When she saw Xavier, her steps halted. She had never seen anyone so handsome before.

Valencia looked at Xavier smiling shyly, but Xavier didn’t even look at her. She was so embarrassed she dropped the pot on the ground and ran back to the kitchen. Valencia’s eyes were brimming with tears, and she vowed that she would marry Xavier by hook or by crook.

Shortly afterwards, Chase put the meat in the pot and took it to the kitchen. Xavier took his friends to his luxurious tree house. His friends were stunned when they saw the interior of the tree house. The room was spacious, and it was lavishly decorated. It was cozy and warm. The bed was huge. It could fit eight people. The floor was covered by a carpet of the finest rare wool. His friends didn’t expect to see the floating wall mounted media console and a bar fridge.

Xavier asked them to sit on the leather sofa. He then walked to the bar fridge and took five bottles of mineral water. Ross looked at Xavier and asked, “Do you have electricity in your tree house?” Xavier nodded his head and replied, “Yes and I did plumbing as well.” Ross went to the bathroom to look. The bathroom was beautiful, it had floor to ceiling wall tiles and marble tiles on the floor with a shower and a toilet.

A few minutes later, his uncle, Keith Taylor, brought food to them. Xavier thanked his uncle and said, “Uncle Keith, I thought you would come with my aunt and introduce her to the family.” Uncle Keith laughed out loud and replied, “My favourite nephew, I am still searching for your future aunt. When I find her, you will be the first to know.” He had never missed his nephew’s birthday. He left his nephew with his friends and went back to the main house.

Afterwards, they watch the Wimbledon Final between Novak Djokovic and the young gun from Spain, Carlos Alcaraz. Ross took out two hundred rand and said, “Let’s make a bet; I think Novak is going to win. What do you think?” Chase took out his money and replied, “It’s obvious, Novak has lots of experience and he has won this Grand Slam seven times. He will win in straight sets. What do you think birthday boy?”

Xavier smiled and replied, “Spain has produced another great player after Rafael Nadal. Carlos Alcaraz will shock everyone, and he is going to win the Wimbledon Grand Slam in five sets. He is hungry and he has adapted quickly to the grass. No one is going to stop him.” Then he took two hundred rand from his wallet.

Xander bet against Carlos Alcaraz and said, “Xavier, I think this time you bet on the wrong horse. Djokovic will win in straight sets.” Hunter smiled and said, “I am in favour of Carlos Alcaraz, he is an underdog. He will win in four sets.” Then he took two hundred rand from his wallet.Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

Djokovic won the first by 6-1; Chase smiled brightly and said, “I told you my favourite player would win in straight sets.” Hunter replied, “Hold your horses, it’s too early to count your chickens. We don’t know what will happen in the second set. I have a feeling that Alcaraz will disappoint many people today.”

Carlos Alcaraz played very well in the second set. He found his rhythm and he took the second set 7-6. Ross couldn’t believe his eyes; he looked at Xavier and said, “I still believe in Djokovic, he will win.” Xavier smiled but he didn’t say anything. Carlos Alcaraz took the third set by 6-1. Then Djokovic won the fourth set.

Xavier smiled at his friends and said, “It will depend on who is hungrier for the Grand Slam. I believe Alcaraz will make Spain proud.” Chase was so quiet; he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. In the end, Alcaraz won the fifth set 6-4. The match lasted four hours and forty-two minutes. Hunter was over the moon, he pocketed three hundred rand. They spent the night at Xavier’s tree house.