PROGENY OF THEIR OWN
Author: Olowoyo David
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

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Once upon a time, there lived a couple in the city of Colorado. They lived together without having a child.

Mrs. Gideon was always sad. She had married Mr. Gideon, despite the challenges she faced. When Gideon took his spouse to China where his parents lived, Gideon's parents were against Gideon's opinion about marrying his spouse. “You can’t marry this lady. We are rich people and we can’t allow you to marry the daughter of a nobody. She doesn’t even have a good background,” Gideon’s mum said that day.

Gideon was very disappointed. The next day, early in the morning, he took a flight back to the USA alongside his spouse. Gideon had his court wedding, which his parents never attended. They never knew that Gideon would marry the lady in question without their consent.

When Gideon's parents found out that Gideon had gone ahead to marry his spouse without their consent, they were very angry and promised not to have anything to do wi
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