A Stolen Kiss From THE CEO!

231 Nana Esther’s Letter

The atmosphere in Nana Esther’s living room was ecstatic, energetic, and jovial, as a fraction of the Treshvire family sat down together, chatting and laughing.

While Maxwell was lost in a conversation with a gleefully beaming Marissa, Ivory was engulfed in the company of her cute chatterbox nephew.

When Leon and Ella stepped into the room, Maxwell paused his conversation and signaled Ivory to go get her sister.

After almost thirty minutes of waiting for Yvonne and her husband to join the family meeting, Maxwell slightly lost his temper because they didn’t show up.

“Ivory, please go inform your sister that we do not have the whole day to wait for her. She and her husband can continue their silly business some other time.” Maxwell’s forehead creased as he checked his wristwatch for the tenth time.

“Not again!” Ivory frowned as she stood up and stormed out, leaving Ethan all by himself.

Cynthia, who was sitting close quickly but smartly called Ethan to herself for fear of the little boy running off to be with his uncle’s forbidden wife. She sensed that Ethan already had a strong affinity for the beautiful lady and this troubled her greatly; since Ethan was the resolute and unswerving type of child.

Yvonne had earlier promised her hell on Earth if she found Ethan in the company of the beautiful but hated Ella.

Although Cynthia considered Ella to be nothing be a sweet, pretty, and kind lady, who found herself in an unfortunate situation, she decided it was best to keep Ethan away from her due to Yvonne’s stringent warning.

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“Maxwell, give them a little more time. We can wait! The young man misses his wife! What do you expect?” Marissa chuckled.

“I totally agree with mum on that!” Leon stifled the laughter that almost escaped his lips due to his uncle’s chilly stares.

“Marissa, this is not funny!” Maxwell frowned. “We have a lot of things to do today and I have to be by the ceremony venue before 3:00 PM, to ensure everything is in order.”

“I’m sorry! I promise to personally go to that room and pull that hungry young man away from my daughter if they don’t show up in the next five minutes.”

Marissa’s hilariously beaming eyes caused an uproar of laughter.

Maxwell’s temporal anger dispersed and was replaced with a grin and a few laughs. He was just happy to see Marissa coming out of her brokenness and embracing warmth and happiness. For days, he had watched her shrink into the darkest part of her soul. Hence, it felt great to so those angelic smiles on her face as she spoke.

Ella couldn’t hide her amusement at Marissa’s whimsical sense of humor. She buried her eyes in her phone while suppressing a chuckle.

It felt great to listen to Marissa’s joke and hear her laugh over and over again. This made Ella wonder what having Marissa as a friendly mother-in-law would look like.

After three minutes, Ivory returned to the sitting room with Maximus and Yvonne tagging behind her.

The couple was slightly mortified due to the way everyone kept staring and smiling at them until they took their seat.

“Maximus and Yvonne, are you both satisfied or do you need more time together?” Marissa asked, causing another uproar of laughter.

“Mum!” Yvonne covered her face in shame.

“We’re sorry for keeping you all waiting,” Maximus replied while he lowered his head down to avoid Maxwell’s tongue-lashing stares.

“All right everyone, please, settle down!” Maxwell cautioned impatiently. He gave Cynthia a dismissive wave of the hand and she instantly left the room with Ethan.

“Since we’re all here, I’ll go straight into the business of today. I want to start by first and foremost thanking every member of this great family for your support, love, and care.”

There was a little round of applause and cheers before the room got quiet again.

“The past week and some days have been a difficult time for this family. Losing a great icon like my brother, and a legendary woman like my mother, has been both torturing and heartbreaking for this family.”

A moment of silence was observed, as everyone’s mood in the room turned solemn.

Maxwell gently stroked Marissa’s hand when he observed that her eyes had turned watery. He cleared his throat to push out the emotional turmoil that was building within, before continuing his speech.

“Everyone seated in this room has been fortunate to encounter my mum before she passed away. Although some of us might be tempted to question her eccentric ways, we can all attest to the fact that she has a heart of gold.”

A little murmuring interrupted Maxwell as he spoke. Hence, he was forced to pause his speech again for a few seconds, giving room for everyone to express their emotions.

“Without further delay, I want us all to open our hearts and listen to the last words my mum wrote before she closed her beautiful eyes forever.”

Maxwell handed a white envelope to Leon and instructed him to read the content of the envelope out loud.

“Okay!”

Leon collected the envelope and brought out a white sheet of paper from it. He stood up and took in a deep breath and began reading.

[My wonderful family,

It has been the greatest privilege to have you all as my children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, daughters-in-law, granddaughter and son-in-law, and friends.

If I were given another chance at life, I will choose each one of you all over again.

It breaks my heart to leave you all at this critical time in your life. But do not be heartbroken, for we shall meet again in the afterlife.

I crave everyone in this family to please key into these few pieces of advice of mine;

Firstly; don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short and precious to be unhappy.

Secondly, love yourself unconditionally, without expecting what you’ll get but what you will give.

Lastly, the only key to happiness is to learn to let go.

Remember, death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss in life is what dies in us while we still live.

So, don’t stop smiling, and always be happy with yourselves and one another.

Celebrate me and I shall see you all when we meet again.

With lots of love,

Esther Treshvire.]