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From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 1
"Jake!, where are you? You'll make us late! " his wife yelled at him through the phone. "I'm on my way, Dorin. The traffic is quite tight here" he tried to explain to her as he glanced at all the bags and boxes delivery he had to receive which contained his wife and mother-in-law's jewelry as well as shoes for the wedding they were attending."Useless man, I told you Dorin, marry someone that has common sense and pride yet you went for a mannerless human being" he heard his mother-in-law rant some distance away from the phone."If you make us late, Jake!, I promise you won't have a meal in this house for the next week. I told you to go get that jewelry yesterday and yet you opted to go for that useless job of yours that can't even feed my daughter to talk more of my granddaughters" She had gotten the phone and was now screaming into it. "Mummy… " he heard his wife try to defend him a bit. Something she rarely did."My friend shut up! If I had married a man as useless as your husband
From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 2
"Dorin!!! " Jake exclaimed in shock and saw her jump out of the bed to gather her clothes while the man was hurrying too, looking for clothing to cover his nakedness."Dorin, what's this? Has it gotten to cheating on me? " He was astonished, betrayed, and pained at the same time."Oh, you are back. When did you come back from the hospital? Why didn't anyone tell me you were back?" she looked destabilized. Her eyes could not meet his: they were just hovering around the room. "Dorin! How could you? Don't talk about my being in the hospital like you care, did you visit me once? Oh, this is what you were doing while I was away right? Sleeping around? Really? ""It's not what you think. I was really busy and couldn't make it to the hospital… ""Busy fucking some random guy? ""I am no random guy Mr whatever you call yourself. Of what use are you in this house if you cannot satisfy your wife? ". The man she was with responded from behind her. He was fully dressed now and Jake could see fro
From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 3
Jake sat on the floor perplexed like he was in a trance. He could feel pains shooting into every fiber of his body from his legs. He still couldn't believe that his mother-in-law had commanded her boys to lift him from his wheelchair and leave him midair to drop on the floor like a piece of rag, just to confirm her daughter's accusations. The scene replayed over and over again in his memory how the two men walked up to him, each person holding his arms and lifting him from his wheelchair."Make him stand and leave him to walk" she had ordered and they did just that. The issue was that instead of his legs standing or walking they gave way and he had landed in a heap of helplessness on his already broken legs. Tears threatened their downpour as his face went down in shame and red with embarrassment. He had never been so humiliated in his entire life, not even when his debtors had to chase him on the road one time."Oh, he's crippled" Dorin exclaimed in mockery and Jake felt a slight
From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 4
"It's me, don't make me get scared as well," a feminine voice said amidst the darkness when she realized Jake had jerked because she tapped him. It was Samara. As his eyes got used to the darkness he could make out her figure. She was wearing a simple brown silk gown and her brown hair was let loose to lie all over her shoulders. But Why did she look different? Is it because he was used to seeing her in household attire with her hair tightly packed in a bun?"What are you doing here? " he asked her, shocked she was outside too. "Hello, I just got sacked and I'm on my way home. Is there another explanation for being outside Randall's mansion this beautiful evening? "Jake could hear the sadness in her voice and it hurt him so much but he tried to conceal it."I'm sorry Samara. Maybe you shouldn't have been good to me, then you would not be accused of what you are innocent of". His head was down as he apologized. "If that's a thank you, then you are welcome but now is not a time to w
From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 5
"How would you like to meet up over coffee tomorrow morning and sign the contract by 8 a.m. so we could start work in earnest? I'll come to see the shop immediately after the contract has been signed." Jake spoke into the phone a few weeks later."Sure sir, I'll be there. I have 20 ships in total and they are in good condition. I'll see you tomorrow sir as we are ready for you" the voice at the other end said."Tomorrow it is then" Jake concluded and hung up as he fell back into his chair and spun around in the small office he had set up for himself in his new apartment as he sighed the past week's activities. He had been calling lots of ship owners to ship in his new client's products and he had lots of contracts to sign come tomorrow and the next.He smiled and was most grateful to the man God had used to get him this far. Seff! He should visit him and could even make him his client after all Seff was the richest in the business industry as a whole.Jake reached for the card he was
From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 6
"What do you intend to start up?" Seff asked Jake when he was back."I'd love to go into the shipping of goods" Jake replied smiling."I think that's a good idea. There's a lot of money there. You are a smart one. I knew that from day one" Seff was smiling."I'm glad you think I made a good choice, Mr. Newtons". Seff was laughing now."We could be business partners. What do you think about shipping my company's gold and diamonds?" He offered."I'd love that. Imagine working with the richest man in Los Angeles" Jake was overjoyed and Seff smiled."On one condition, Mr Martins. You'd have your ships for the shipping, I don't want you renting other people's ships as they are not to be trusted. I want you to buy yours and not worry about it as I'll refer lots of the other companies I am collaborating with to you" Seff offered once again."I am very grateful Seff" Jake was on his feet now thanking and almost prostrating on the floor out of happiness."You are welcome, Jake. This is just th
From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 7
As Jake got home feeling numb, he fell heavily on his sofa with a deep sigh. This was the highest level of disrespect he had gotten from his wife. Why would she send him divorce papers with an invitation to her wedding to Brent Hobson? Now he understood why it had taken them months to send him a divorce, they had a wedding to plan. And the wedding was in two months. "I definitely won't give you the satisfaction of erasing me out of your life without drama, Dorin. Not so soon" Jake said out loud in his sitting room and smiled. He wasn't going to divorce Dorin, not yet. Instead, he had better things to do other than sit and think of her and their sham of a marriage. "Hello Michael," Jake said into the phone. "Who is speaking? "Michaels's voice at the other end sounded bored. "Jake Martins, the guy you met with your sister outside the cafe" "Oh, I see. How can I help you? '' Jake couldn't help but notice how nonchalant he sounded. He only hoped Michael would not disappoint him,
From Grass to Grace CHAPTER 8
Jake's head was in a spin as he waited with a beating heart for Dorin's response. "Well, yes, I was. But we are divorced already. It was a secret one. I'm now engaged to Brent." she responded and Jake scoffed. They assumed he had signed the document, good for him because he was going to use it against them sometime."See my handsome boy on TV" He jerked when he heard Mandy murmur. He had not noticed she was back with his wine."What?" He asked his attention, snapping to her."The news guy is my son". Mandy said, smiling widely."Which of them?" He asked his eyes, turning back to the TV."The one on the orange shirt who just asked the couple some questions". Mandy responded smiling."Mmmm. That's nice. I should have a job for him. Do you mind giving me his number?" Jake asked Mandy, smiling."Of course sir. Thank you so much. I'll write it down for you before I go" she replied, all giddy."Sure. Thank you, Mandy" Jake said and smirked as his eyes went back to the TV. The beautiful fe