![]() ![]() During the Bantu rebellion, Banda kidnaps Kate before rebels can take her, but Jamie Jr. One night Jamie drunkenly mistakes his wife for his mistress, which results in Kate's birth. and agrees to marry Margaret to keep Jamie Jr. Margaret gives birth to a son, and after leaving the baby on Jamie's doorstep after trying to reconnect with him, Jamie grows to love Jamie Jr. Jamie secretly takes control of the local bank and ruins van der Merwe financially, driving the latter to kill himself. Jamie's wealth and business helps the town thrive. An unrecognizable Jamie returns to Klipdrift under a new name and impregnates Margaret, van der Merwe's daughter, for revenge, revealing his true identity to everyone after announcing Margaret's impregnation to the supposedly moral and religious town, shaming the very religious van der Merwe. He is swindled and left for dead by merchant Salomon van der Merwe but is saved by Banda, van der Merwe's servant, and they steal millions' worth of diamonds in a dangerous heist. Kate's father, Jamie McGregor, leaves Scotland for Klipdrift, South Africa to find his fortune in the growing diamond trade of the 1860s. The novel revolves around four generations of the empire's rise and Kate's dedication to the conglomerate. ![]() ![]() She sees the ghosts of her past but refuses to join them until a member of the family is ready to take over. Kate Blackwell, matriarch of the Blackwell family and head of multinational business empire Kruger-Brent Int., celebrates her 90th birthday. ![]()
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