Happy Easter guys!!!!

Sorry its coming late, I just managed to type this one. If you recall that I wasn't feeling too fine before my birthday (when I needed rest so I don't break down), I still haven't treated myself.

Don't ask why😀

Apart from the fact that I hate drugs, my African parents says that I'm fine! "Eno, are you praying for the sickness?" 😂😂😂

So.... It kind of weighed me down a bit and I just felt so tired to type. I'm sorry!

Vote and Enjoy!

Chapter 39

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"Where is our mother?" Twenty five years old Jessica barked at her father the moment she walked into the sitting room with her sister, Adesua. She threw her handbag on the chair while George quietly, watched her.

"So you two can call yourselves daughters and you don't have manners to greet"

"Sorry Dad. Good morning" Adesua greeted,  "Oh Dad, this has gone past greeting, yes! It really has. Do you know the shock I was in when I got the call that my mother has been arrested and the person who ordered for the arrest was no more than my own father, her husband."

"Will you just calm down, sit down and let's talk about this" Osas suggested and Jessica raised her brow at her, "Who's this?" She asked then she scoffed assuming Osas was probably a lover.

"Wait.... You had Mom arrested because of a lover"

"Will you shut up?" George yelled and she flinched, "Dad" "Shut up! See as you're just acting like your mother, you come here shouting, you call yourself my daughter but you have no regards if whatever for a man you call a father"

"You had my mother arrested for a lover!"

"I had your mother arrested because she deserved it! And no, the woman standing close to me is not a lover, no! She is your eldest sister and you better accord her the respect she deserves"  "What?" Jessica asked in shock.

"How is that possible?"

"If you're quiet enough to listen, you'll know!"

Jessica sat down along with Adesua, "Okay...we're all ears" "Until Ernest comes" "Wait... So we'll have to wait for him before... This isn't fair, I should be at the police station giving Mom all the emotional support she needs instead of wasting time here"

"Just calm down first" Osas answered, "Don't tell me calm down" "Abeg chill jhoor! Which one sef? Na only you get hot body? Everybody body dey pepper them no think say only your body hot. Just calm down and wait till your brother comes"

"She's right" Adesua agreed and Jessica hissed, "Shut up" "Don't tell me to shut up Jessica, you don't want me to forget you're older than me and use my own pepper body on you. We all came here to know why Mom was arrested and maybe sort out a solution not to come here shouting and being disrespectful everyone" 

Jessica scoffed, "You've started again" "Abegi!" Adesua waved moving away from her sister and Osas phone rang so moved away answering the call.  "Hello" "Hey" "Na even you sef" "You don't have my number?"

"I didn't need it"

"Ouch"

"Before now" "Well I didn't need it too but Folabi helped me out"

"Folabi again?" She asked and Eniola, "Why are you making it sound that way?" "What way?" Osas asked and she stalled then she cleared her throat.

"Let's go" Folabi echoed from the other end and Osas laughed, "No be Folabi voice be that?" "Yeah ..  I needed his help to...check out the footage at the hotel and..." She cleared her throat swallowing hard. 

"And...."

"Why are you saying that?"

"Nothing" Osas shrugged, "Ooooo....Kay. I was um... I was going to ask how he's doing?" "Who?" "Our birth father" "Oh Papa, you can call him Dad"

"Easy for you to say, you had no father growing up" she replied then she cleared her throat, "Sorry, that sounds bad" "Maybe I just have to get used to the fact you're naturally rude."

"What I meant was that, I already have a man I call Dad."

"Well.... Papa is fine but his other children are here"  "Some family reunion huh?" She asked sarcastically and Osas chuckled, "I wish, the second child is just like you, she has been shouting since she came" "Treat her fuck up, isn't that your best role?"

"I just met her, I'm giving her time, I could have beaten you at the retreat, but I didn't. Are you coming? The first son will soon be here, we'll be having a family meeting whether to have that woman released or not"

Eniola gibed, "They had better not!" "Will you be here?" "I have to go to the hotel" "Oh. Okay, later now" "Bye"

Nana walked into Vera's sitting room pulling Tacha's bag. "Good morning Nana" "Good morning Vera, where's that human being?" She asked and Tacha got out. "Nana" she called out and Nana hissed.

"What's your own Tacha? Are you the only one? It was your pregnancy before now it's drugs"

"Pregnancy?" Vera asked in surprise and Tacha glared at her Nana. "They're not supposed to know yet"

"What's there? You're pregnant, there are no two ways about it. The child has a father,  all we just have to do is fix and put the right thing in place"

Vera shook her head.

Phoenix Hotel

Eniola and Folabi walked into the hotel towards the receptionist, "Good morning Ma, you're welcome to Phoenix hotel,you couple look amazing together. Do you want to book a room or you're here to relax?"

Eniola gasped and Folabi laughed, "God you're so forward! How can a person talk without reason" "Isn't that like a forte?" Folabi asked her and she rolled her eyes and he turned towards the receptionist. "We are not here for any of the options you listed and we're not couples either."

"Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't even know"

"Don't sweat it. She has an appointment with the manager by this time"

"Oh. You're Miss Eniola Badmus"

"Barrister Eniola Badmus" Eniola corrected and the receptionist bowed her head, "Forgive me Barrister, you may see him now"

"Thank you" she replied and Folabi shook his head, "Barrister Eniola Badmus" he mimicked, "You're so full of yourself" "There's respect in titles and there are places you go to and you just have to prove you're bitch before you're respected." "Being a bitch doesn't work all the time, no man wants to get married to a bitch, a man wants a wife"

"What does marriage have to do with this discussion right now?"

"For someone who hoped to be married before Jemima, it's just a piece of advice for future sake. You have to lose the rotten character before any man can consider you" he advised walking past her and she halted in thought.

She wondered why his words usually manage to get to her!

Folabi turned back at her, "Young lady, are you coming or not? I don't even know the manager's office so lead the way"  he said and she frowned, "I'm not the only one with the rotten mouth" she snapped scampering away and he laughed to himself, knowing fully well he had managed to prick her conscience.

"What did I do now?"

Ernest stared at Osas after getting his revelation, he had questions, he also had doubts, he shook his head,and maybe he heard wrongly, he turned towards his father, "What did you just say? I never knew I.... I never knew i had an elder sister"

"You would have known if your mother didn't charmed me for twenty six good years" "That's a lie!" Jessica screamed, "That's a big fat lie"

Her brother glared at her, "Do you realise who you're calling a liar? Our father" "Ernest, are you really listening to this? It's a lie"

"Just listen to what your father has to say" Osas begged, "Oh shut up!" She snapped and Ernest brushed his hands through his hair. "Any more word from you Jess and I swear, I'll send you out" he threatened then he returned bavk to clasping his hands.

"Dad, make me understand"

"Years ago I cheated on your mother, I had another wife in Benin who had three children and was expecting the third one when I had just Ernest from her. Your mother made me have this accident that made me cripple then she charmed me, she confessed it to me. Twenty six years of my life, gone in a flash, I don't remember having two more children, I don't remember anything from those years"

Ernest scoffed, "Even the times we shared together as family" "I wasn't myself, your mother took that away from me then she connived with the owner of a psychiatric hospital in order to admit me into it, she admitted a sane man into a psychiatric hospital, tell me why that woman shouldn't be locked in prison"

Ernest shut his eyes, it made more sense why his mother was the only one allowed to see him. "That's why she said no one was allowed to see Dad" Adesua chipped in and Jessica scoffed. "So what if she charmed Dad? The big picture here is that he cheated and we all know hell has no fury like a woman's scorn"

"So what you're saying is if your husband cheat,you'll follow the same foot step"

"That's not what I'm saying"

"Then what? Are you even listening to this? Mom had our father charmed for twenty six years, I'm probably like a stranger to him right now and then she had him thrown into a psychiatric hospital while making us believe he went mad." "What are you saying? That she should be arrested?"

"My point is, woman's scorn or not, Mom is guilty and what we should be doing now is pleading for her release and not trying to make the matter worst"

Ernest nodded, "Adesua is right" He turned towards Jessica who there her face into oblivion then he returned his gaze back to his father. "We're sorry for what Mom did, but you have to reconsider this  arrest, this is our mother we're talking about. Do you think we'll be happy with her in jail? No!"

"I won't go back on my word,I don't know the man you saw me to be but I'm a firm man, when I make a decision, I barely go back on it"

"Dad, please"

"Maybe it's his children that are putting ideas in his head"

"Will you shut up?" Ernest shouted at her and she rolled her eyes and he turned towards Osas, "Please help me talk to him, if Mom gets jailed, we might never forgive our father for this"

"And you'll probably blame us right?" Osas asked and he exhaled, "For peace sake, if it was your mom in the same shoe, what will you do?" "I've always been a supporter of mother's, no matter how bad they are, see,  I didn't ask for all this to happen,  I never asked my father to have your mother arrested, no I didn't. If I and my sisters didn't go over to the hospital, your mother would have still had him locked up, which is unfair. You should understand where the anger is coming from"

"We do but.... She's still our mother

"What if she does worst?"

"We'll make sure she doesn't"

Osas knelt down before her father, "Papa" "Osarieme, no beg me abeg." "Ernest dey right, their Mama na still their Mama, nobody to happy when person arrest him Mama " "Na this same woman way say she for don kill una, na that same person you want make she roam free? You're already dealing with a lot on your plate, I don't want to add this to it"

"Mom won't be a threat, we're promising that" Ernest promised, "How do you know that? This is the same woman who charmed me" "We'll make sure of it" Adesua chipped in and George looked into Osas' face then back at his children.

"She doesn't even have to come back here, we'll make sure of it"  Jessica finally assured, "Please, we'll leave with her, we'll be out of your hair in no long time" she added looking away and then he sighed.

"Do you think that's what I want? You out of my hair, you're all my children and my responsibility is to take care of you all and I'll do by it. You don't know that Ishan woman"

"We'll monitor her" She added, "You guys should talk now" she looked at Adesua, "We've been the one talking now"

"Okay fine, I'll drop all allegation against her, but if she does anything stupid again, I won't hesitate to have her arrested and that's a promise I'll keep, even though you all cry tears of blood, Osas, even though you beg me die, I won't listen to your pleas so you all better monitor her"

Ernest smiled, "Thank you Dad, thank you" he rose up and Adesua walked towards her father, "I know mom can be annoying but thank you" she hugged him then she turned towards Osas.

"Thank you sis" She hugged her and Osas smiled.

Tech room

Eniola sat on a chair watching the video footage from that night while Folabi stood beside her.  The footage showed Osas in towel running out of the room with her luggage, five minutes later, Chief got out of the room in his towel with his hands on his crotch, he looked left and right, bit his fingers then entered into his room.

Another footage showed him talking to Simone walk into the room, soon they both got out, Chief had a white polo shirt and a baggy shorts on.

"Can I get like an audio feedback to hear their discussion"

"This is the best you can get" the tech guy in the room, Olumide replied,  "What?"

"Yes, I'm sorry"

Folabi lowered his head, "But at least,we can still use this one" he pointed at the laptop and Eniola nodded, "Yes we can" She turned towards him, "But..." She trailed off staring at his face, "But what?" Folabi asked and she cleared her throat.

"It can be interpreted as different things"

"How? In his story,he said he was trying to offer help to Osas but she insisted on seducing him, why did he come out limping with his hands on his damn crotch?" He asked and she nodded, "Osas said she kicked him there" "Exactly, that must have explained why he came out five minutes after Osas got out, if he was trying to offer help as he claimed why will he be chasing after her and why did he look so agitated in the video? Why was he touching his crotch?" He asked now looking at the tech guy, "Take it back to the first part where he got out"

Olumide played the video, they all watched Chief get out touching his crotch with a grimace on her face. "Pause" he requested and the tech guy paused the video, "That face definutely wasn't from licking lime so..." He trailed off and Eniola smiled looking at him, "What?" "Have you considered changing profession?"

Folabi laughed, "Abi you're whinning me" he replied and she chuckled,  "With this Morenike Briggs won't know what hit her. I was angry at you, I'm still angry but you managed to make me smile even when I didn't want to"

"What did I do?" He asked and she raised her brow making him bust into laughter, "Wait, is it because I called your character rotten?" "What do you think?"

"Did I lie? No, you answer it now, did I lie? You have a bad character and you need to work on it" 

"Can you couples get a room?"  Olumide asked and they both laughed, "We're not couples" she answered, "We can't be couples, nobody can couple this one" "I wouldn't want to date a low standard journalist either, I have high standards"

"Wow. Please, just put the stuff in this flash drive" he handed his flash drive to the guy.

"Sure"

"I'm sorry" she apologized and he shook his head, "No, I'm sorry, I also insulted you"

"I'm trying you know. Its been two damn days, and I know I can be a bitch but Cinderella can't be created out of me in a day. You keep concluding on me every time, I know I can be rude but I can only try to change, don't expect me to be like Osas all at once, I am not Osas and I can never be her, I'm Eniola fucking Badmus "

Folabi smiled, "You're right" "You're a pain in the ass, I hope you know that" "I'm sorry" "You're still going to say something bad without realising it so...." He trailed off, "Just know I'm here to give it back to you hot" he replied and she giggled turning towards the guy.

"Are you done?"

"Not exactly"

"Oga, what are you sending that's taking time?" Folabi asked and the guy laughed. "Sorry,I thought you guys needed time"  "For what?"

"Couple time now"

"We're not dating dummy!" Eniola snapped.

"I'm done" he answered and she smiled. "What file did you save it into? Or did you create a folder for it?"

Police station

Esther stepped out of the jail into the waiting room where her children and Osas were. "Mom!" Jessica squealed in excitement,  "Thank God you're out, I couldn't even imagine you staying the whole day here"

Ernest frowned at her, "How could you Mom?" "How could I what?" "I mean charm?" He lowered his voice and she scoffed, "Eh hen, so what? So what if I used to charm to hold on to my husband? So what? If I didn't, do you know if he would have taken care of you all, if he wouldn't have thrown me out, thrown the two of us out. I probably wouldn't have had you two" she pointed at Jessica and Adesua.

"So instead of blaming me, you all should thank me cause everything I ever did was for you all. For you all!" She cried, "I suffered for that man, I cant count the number of times I carried that crippled man in my arms!"

"Weren't you the one who made him cripple?" Osas asked and she batted her eyes at her, "Please who asked you to interfer? What's she doing here?"

"She came in the place of Dad"

Esther scoffed, "Its happening already, she's taking what's rightfully yours. She's going to take over your father's properties, they all will" she cried and Ernest rolled his eyes, "I don't think she's after that but even though, i don't care! We need to leave"

"Where?"

"Abuja, we're starting afresh"

Esther hissed walking out of the police station and her children followed her.

Kubiat walked up to Osas, "When's your life going to be less complicated?" He asked and she chuckled, "I wonder oh, how about the doctor?" "We have an eye on him, he won't be leaving yet so don't worry"

"Mom!" Ernest called and his mother threw a sharp look at him, "I'm not going anywhere!" "Mom"

"I said I'm not going anywhere with you, I'm not leaving my husband's house for some stupid children I should have killed long ago" "Are you even listening to yourself?"

"Have I said anything wrong? Yes! I should have killed those children and their mother a long time ago, I should have just turned his head completely, I should have even made him go completely stupid, I should have made him will his properties to my name instead I was just playing the good wife. God Esther, why were you so merciful?"

Adesua shook her head, "Mom" "En what? You had better wise up,in this wicked world, only the fittest survives so if you think this your compassion will take you anywhere, you're joking oh, well, you're just twenty three years old so I'm not shocked, you are yet to experience the harsh life"

"Even though I'm twenty three, I know what's good from bad and what you did was wrong. Dad doesn't want you back and besides we all made a deal with him, he doesn't want to see you there so stop being unreasonably stubborn and just follow brother Ernest back to Abuja"

"Ungrateful Bastard!" Esther slapped her on her cheeks and she whimpered, "Mom, you slapped me"

"Oh " she raised her two hands up, "God knows that I'll do it again and again if you dare repeat that rubbish again! Your father is going to give them his wealth and I won't fold my hands and watch it happen"  "Mom you know that moment when you watch a Nollywood movie and the charm starts wearing off, it's not always because of anything the villain did wrong, but because its the right time. Maybe this was meant to happen and you should just accept it"

Esther raised her hands to slapped her on the face and Ernest held her hands, "Mom, I think that's okay and she's right, what you did is so shameful. I couldn't even believe my ears when I heard it, you lied to everyone of us" "Don't you guys get it, it was for your good. I was working towards making changing the will but it didn't work, your father gave his first daughter right of  attorney! You're the man of the house, you're his first son!"

"I don't care, she's older than I am"

"You're a man"

"I don't care, look at me Mom, I'm doing fine, I have a good job in Abuja, I can take care of myself, my siblings and you, let's go"

"Never! I refuse to accept defeat"

"Mom, don't do anything stupid, Dad will have you thrown back" Jessica warned and her mother gave it a thought, "Let me get my clothes at least"

"We have it packed already."

"By tomorrow, we'll be leaving for Abuja"

Esther scoffed, "Not before making a stop somewhere in Benin?" "Where?" "There's no need to know" "What do you want to do?" "What I should have done years ago!"  "Mom, if you don't follow me to Abuja by tomorrow, If I leave, don't ever leave call me, cause I won't pick"

She hissed looking away and Ernest scoffed, "Don't say I didn't warn you Mom, don't!" "So it has gotten to level where you can warn me shey?" "Mum, I'll be leaving for Abuja tomorrow, you can either follow me or go to Benunt but anything that happens to you will be on you, don't call my number to give me any report" he snapped walking away and Esther scoffed.

"I won't call you unnecessarily. Go Ernest, have you heard? Leave me to do whatever I want! I'll call you to let you know it's successful!"

He turned his head at her, "Don't even call me" "I will, I won't want to keep you in suspense!"

Briggs Law firm

Morenike pressed her intercom and her secretary voice sounded, "Ma'am there's someone who wants to see you" "I won't be seeing anyone today" she ended the call and then she exhaled shutting her eyes; she still hasn't gotten over her Eniola's visit.

The intercom buzzed again and she picked up, "Dont let me fire you" "Ma, he said he has important information that can help you with the case against Osas" she chipped in quickly her voice waning as she spoke. "Should I let him in?" She asked and she groaned assuming Osaze had sent someone to test her.

"Let him in" she replied.

Shortly after, Olumide walked in smiling, "What do you want?" "Are you not going to offer me a seat first?"  "See, I don't know who sent you here or what you were sent here to do, but one thing I'm sure of is that you won't get anything from me"

"Okay, I guess I should take what I have else where then or maybe I should call Eniola Badmus and apologize for giving her the wrong file"

Morenike raised her brow in interest and he laughed on noticing it. "See the way you just opened your eyes" "What's your name?" "My name is Olumide, I work in the CCTV room in Phoenix hotel, Eniola Badmus along with a guy came in to get footages and sure they got something that could really incriminate Chief Akinola Bello but I didn't let them have it"

"Why?"

"Come on, I thought it was a better chance to make money, not like they were paying me anyway but I can give them a call and just let them know that I made a mistake"

"How am I sure you didn't give it to them and you're not trying to dou me cross us"

"You're a lawyer, you have every right to doubt me, feel free to do be as you damn well please if I lie"

"Let me see the video"

"After getting my half payment"

"And that's"

"A million naira then Chief will balance the rest one million naira after getting the video." "You can't be serious"

"I am serious as hell. According to Eniola Badmus, the video proves a lot." "Let me see it" "Pay first" "I'll have to make know the genuity of the contents in that video to know if it'll be valid in court"

"Barrister Eniola thought it would be valid so... I have no reason to lie,  call Chief Akinola Bello let me know if he's willing to pay that chicken change to keep his secret hidden. I will have all records of the video deleted, no trace of it no matter what, all I'm interested in is the money, so are you in or not?"

Club High

Ochuko sighted Osas walk into the club, she looked different from the Osas he knew from when she was working there. He chuckled to himself as she walked up to the bar stand where she sat on one of the chairs, "Good day and what should I offer you?" Derik asked then he opened his mouth in surprise on noticing it was Osas. "Wait, Osas?" He asked then he busted into laughter now placing his hands on his head.

"Oh my God. I almost didn't recognise you"

"I'm not even wearing make up"

"The dress,the hair... Wow, you look good"

Osas frowned, "Ah! Osas, you don suffer so I didn't used to look good before,God!" She slapped her face and he chuckled. "That wasn't what I meant now, I'm just ....  You look good before, you had that natural beauty, just that it's a little bit more defined. You look amazing, it's obvious you're doing good even with the whole court case, even your English is sounds goof"

"Is there anyone that hasn't heard about the case?"

Derik laughed, "I don't think there's anyone in Lagos that hasn't heard of the Osas and Chief Akinola case. Don't worry, I'm rooting for you" "Thanks. Ejiro said you're engaged" "Yes" "Congratulations"

Osas chuckled, "Thank you" "Don't forget to send me an invite when you fix the wedding date" "Definitely. Is Ochuko around?" "Yeah" he replied pointing to him and Osas trailed his fingers to Ochuko who gestured for her to follow him.

He walked into his office and Osas followed him in. He had just puffed out a cigarette. His eyes were barely opend. "Ochuko,good afternoon, how far?" "I dey." "This your cigar life" "You want preach? Join the queue now"  "Na you liver go hear am oh" she answered and he laughed, his laughter choked him and transformed into coughs.

Osas brought her tongue out in mockery so he smiled. "See as you take fine now, you don fresh from the last time way I see you" "Na God oh. How you?" "I dey" he replied pressing his cigarette against a ash tray.

"You?"

"I dey"

"You dey? With wetin everybody dey talk about you?"

Osas crossed her legs, "Wetin them dey talk about me?" "Some people dey say you no do am, some say, them pay you to do am or you dey find popularity, you just wan use Chief Akinola case shine" "Wetin you think?" "You dey ask again?" He asked then he sniggered as though offended by the question. 

"I just want know now"

"You na trouble but you dey always talk truth, I believe your ministry but this is Nigeria, I no think say thus thing go dey for your favour. Na politician matter, politician matters dey always end one way, cash for inside pocket, zip for people mouth."

"Na wetin carry me come be that, Ochuko I need your help"

"To do wetin?"

"To testify for court"

"Say my ma'ale abandone me when I small?"

Osas scoffed, "You know wetin I mean now, no carry me play. I need your help to testify as witness say Chief send Simone make him catch me that night. Na you bring the information give me"

Ochuko shut his eyes then he shook his head, "Mehn..." "Abeg" "Street rules Osas, we no dey snitch. Na snitch you want make I do be that now" "I carry God beg you Ochuko, na God I use. Them dey say I dey lie" "Maybe you for allow the matter rest"

Osas cried, "They almost kill me Ochuko, them almost use me do money, them kill my friend and you say I for allow the matter rest?" Her voice broke as she spoke,  "What about the babe way also being dey there" "No be the same girl way them behead for my front be that? Na she them kill for that event way I being talk about for video" she sobbed and he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"I being wan allow the matter rest but for how long? If I rest, them go still continue to kill innocent girls, even though them be asewo, them no deserve to die that way. See as them waste person pikin life now them wan make the matter be like say na me dey tall rubbish, I no get much witness"

Ochuko exhaled, "Osas.... Na the way of politicians be that.Them go give you money, come dash you zip to carry lock mouth, babe, I admire your zeal oh, but if the matter go south, just take am like that, e for don't worst pass that one"

"Wetin that one mean"

"No vex, see, I like you Osas, I like your spirit, I like say you want do wetin good but the truth na say, I no fit do am" "You know where we got find Simone?" She asked and he shook his head.

"I fit help you make small call on top that matter"

"No wahala. Thank you" Osas said rising up, "I no do anything now" "Na why I dey tell you thank you be that now, I hope say you go fit sleep for night, when you know say you for don help me" she snapped leaving and Ochuko shut his eyes in guilt then he exhaled.

Evening

4:50 pm

"Have you gotten the footage from him?" Morenike asked Chief, "No, I am a busy man" "Send someone to do the job for you, get the video before it gets into the wrong hands and I won't mind seeing how it can be used against you tomorrow"

"I'll send someone" He replied ending the call and Morenike bit her fingers then she exhaled stacking some files on the desk.

Folabi inserted his flash drive into his laptop, after searching for the folder, he played the video only find a wedding video of strange couples dancing. "This can't be right" he muttered to himself and one his female colleague moved behind him watching the video.

"This can't be right" he muttered and she nodded. "Me too, I'm not a fan of all these wedding dance rehearsals, its like everyone want to dance in their wedding these days, even when they don't know how to dance. But these couples are looking nice though"

Folabi rolled his eyes, "That wasn't what I meant" "What then?" "You won't understand" he picked up his phone to call Eniola, "So that fine Babe came to find you again, hmm, she's your girlfriend shebi?" "No"
"Abi, she's your gum body partner. You're just using her to catch cruise in this cold weather"

"She's not"

"Deny that you don't like her ehn," she leaned her hands on the table, "Deny oh" "This is not the right time for this dear" he answered sending Eniola's number and it rang.

"Hey Eniola"

"Hey, what's up?"

"What did that guy say he saved the document as?"

"Revelation and you made the lame joke about Genesis" she replied chuckling and he scoffed, "Thanks for bringing that to our notice Ma, I just inserted my flash drive so I can copy the file and then send it to Osaze but...."

"But what?"

"There's no video of Chief Akinola here, just a video of a wedding dance rehearsals "

"Are you sure it's the right file"

Folabi scoffed, "Heaven knows I don't have this kind of video and this is the only folder saved as revelation so..." "Okay... Just call the guy, you got his number right?" "Yes." "Call him and give me a feedback, maybe be made a mistake"

"It better be"

Folabi called Olumide's number but he refused picking up, he picked up the third time. "Finally" he said, "Hey, this is Olumide the tech guy right?" "Correct" "Yeah... Huh....I think there's a mix up somewhere, you sent us the wrong file"

"Wait... I did?" He asked then he laughed, "Sorry I can't even keep up with the act"

"Act? So there wasn't a mix up"

"Nope. You know, I've always thought of ways I can actually blow in this my line of work but I never really saw how until God sent you and your girlfriend down to my office. God bless you guys"/

Folabi scoffed, " I don't understand " "Come on, you seemed smarter in the office now. Do the maths, I gave you guys the wrong file" "Where's the real footage?" "It's here with me but how much are you willing to buy it cause someone is about to get it for two million naira naira to save his ass"

"You're the one offering it to Chief for the two million naira"

Olumide laughed, "I didn't call anyone's name oh" he answered and Folabi hissed, "You're just being childish now" "Okay fine, its Chief Akinola but dude, a man gatz to be smart to survive" "We'll go to the hotel" "You won't find it again, already deleted!"

"You dont know what you're doing, you're making a very terrible mistake. That footage will prove him guilty" "Save the motivational speech. Its two million naira we're talking about"

"What's wrong with today's youth and their stupid love for money, you'll love money enough to be blinded by it"

"Yes. If you can give me 2.5, I'll give you what you need"

Folabi hissed, "Nobody's giving you a penny, you can damn well do whatever you want. Go to hell with your information" "No p. Good bye" he hung up and Folabi called Eniola back. "Hey"

You have exhausted your......

Eniola called him back, "Sorry, I exhausted my airtime" "I realized, what did he say?" "It wasn't a mistake, this guy fooled us" "Oh God! I swear I'll kill the idiot. Why will he do that?" "Apparently he figured out he could make some quick cash from it. He's about to give the real deal to Chief Akinola for two million naira, he wants to know if we can pay more" "What did you tell him?"

"To go to hell of course! 2.5 million naira, is there a tree that people pluck money from?"

"I could have given him"

"What? Because you don't have what to use money for"

"I could have asked Dad, send me his number"

"This is stupid," "Send it to me!"

"This is crazy"

Olumide's phone rang and he stared at it. "Aren't you going to pick it" His girlfriend asked and he hissed."No. That guy doesn't have money" "Why did you bother asking him anyway?" "I just wanted to pull his legs" he laughed and his girlfriend frowned.

"I don't like what you're doing"

"Wunmi, it's 2 milla we're talking about, our lives will change for the better, we'll move out of this one room, find a better place. I'll finally knock on your family's door, we'll do a small wedding. You know" he pinched her belly and she laughed.

A text message came in and he looked at it smiling, "They finally sent an address and the time babe, 10 pm, we'll move by 8" "Go where? Abeg leave me jare"  "Maybe I'll just use this my 2 milla to find another babe and get married to her" he teased and she frowned.

"Don't even try me oh!"

"Are you coming or not?"

Wunmi hissed. "Why will they fix it by that kind of time? Don't you think it's suspicious, are you sure these people are going to give you that money or they just want to kill you"  "Fun kini? (For what?) It's not like I asked for two million dollars, what's two million naira pere (only) for all these politicians? They won't try it now, I have a leverage against them and it's in my laptop so... They can't be that stupid now"

Osaze Benjamin Foundation

Tears trickled down Osas' face and Osaze moved to where she was seated then he wiped it off, "You don't have to cry over this, we'll get through this." "How?My best shot has been taken away, we don't have the video, Ochuko  doesn't want to testify, I'm just so discouraged"

"The week is not over, we are still digging to get evidence against Chief Akinola Bello."

"Maybe I should call the hunters' son" she brought out her phone, she got the number then she called it.
"Hey, good afternoon" "Good afternoon oh, who I dey follow talk?" "Haba, na so you quick forget my voice?" She asked and he laughed. "Ah! Na you Osas shebi?" "Yes. How far, how you dey?" "I dey fine, you kor?"

"I dey. Abeg we fit see talk maybe tomorrow? If you get chance?"

"I hope no problem?"

"No" she answered then she exhaled, "I no wan lie, I dey wonder if you fit help me talk for court wetin being happen that night"

There was a brief silence, "Talk now" "I no sure say we fit do am" "Why now?" "Them fit arrest us, what if them say we kill people? No oh, we no fit" "Them no go arrest you" "Erm Osas, abeg no vex but ehn, we no go fit put ourself for that kain trouble"

Osas exhaled, "I hear. Thank you" she said ending the call then she dropped the phone on the desk. "Today has got to be the most disappointing day ever!"

Morenike walked into a therapy centre and she bumped into her therapist, sixty five years old Dr. Joke coming out of her office, she was about heading home. "It's a lie! Ko o Jo! (It can't be) Morenike Briggs, what happened? Did you miss your way? Longest time no see"

"Are you free?" 

"I was about closing up for the day"

Morenike walked into the office and Dr Joke laughed. "Still the same Morenike right?" She asked and Morenike rolled her eyes taking a seat"

Dr. Joke shut the door, "What are you doing here Morenike? You haven't seen me in what,two years? All these your popping in and popping out whenever you're in trouble,  Fifteen years ago, it was because you stopped your son from reporting a rape case and then it you came because you took his house from him and then he stopped calling you Mom, and then it was when Vera wanted to get married and now youre barging into my office as though you're the only who bought me this building. What do you want?"

"I just need someone to talk to"

"I thought you said you were perfectly okay, you told me if I insist on my treatments, you were going to sue me, I don't want to risk being sued so... Please leave my office Morenike"

"Osifo filed for divorce"

"It was about that time! Thank God! What finally changed his mind?" She asked and Morenike glared at her, "If you like shoot lasers from that eyes, it doesn't concern me. You've suffered that man for too long!"

"You know it's not my fault"

"I already gave you a way out but you only think it'll make you look weak. Was there ever a time you were intimate with him this year?"

"Yes!"

"How many times, once? When you felt like it or when you felt he deserved it. See Morenike, if you're not ready to do the needful, don't come to me. I heard you're going against your own son in court, you know, its like I prophesied all those years ago, you're going to use your hands to destroy your family"

Morenike cried, "I don't know what to do" "Don't lie to yourself. You know exactly what to do but you don't want to, you're still hiding in the shadows playing heartless, it's not going to take you anywhere, it'll only make you more bitter, more unhappy and more vulnerable"

"I took Osaze's building from him because he didn't want to date Eniola Badmus, now he's in love with the same girl his friends raped years ago. Tacha is in love with a music artiste, i faked an heart attack to make her break up with him"

"I hope you die of it someday"

Morenike glared again, "Yes, the earlier you die, the better for everyone. Its either you die of heart attack or karma kills you" "I don't want to die yet, my children still hate me, the day I faked the attack they came to make sure I wasn't dead, they didn't even stay. Sifo hates me, the way he looked at me, there's another woman, her name is Tiffany, she's young and really pretty" she cried and Dr Joke shook her head.

"Are you not tired of coming me to cry when you can actually make things right with your children. At least, before you die"

"I'm not going anywhere yet"

"They don't want to do anything I ask them to do, I wasn't disobedient to my father, not once, I was obedient even when I was hurting. Parents, they know what's best for you" she nodded bow chewing her fingers, "Yes they do, even when it seems like its wrong, parents are always right, always" she whispered and Dr Joke shook her head pitifully at her.

"Morenike!!!! You're doing it again" she whispered.

Osaze's house

Eniola knocked on the door and Osas opened up, she had a bag in her hand, "Are you going out?" "Yes, I'm supposed to take Osato and Zuwa over to spend the night at Papa's house. Looks like he's the only one interested in seeing them" she said and Eniola shut her eyes in guilt.

"I've had a lot in mind" She answered slamming the door and Osas gasped, "You had better chill" "Did you hear what happened?" "Yes I did. I don't cry, I no for cry again so...." She shrugged. "You do realize you have 60% chance if losing the case right?" "Have you spoken to the hunters?"

"Yes. They refused to help me out, he said he's scared they'll get arrested for murder"

"Of course they won't. No one will arrest them, let me talk to them, even though it means paying them " "Why?" "We can't afford to lose!"

"Before now you didn't care, why do you care now? See, Eniola, just leave things as they are, I don't want to have my hope up and then... You know what? I have my sisters, my brothers and I have my father, even though Mama is not around;  I'm happy, e go just pain me say Chief go roam free"

Eniola withheld her tears, taking her seat, "What about that guy you were going to speak with?" "Ochuko? He said he won't be able to ....snitch"  "What kind of day is this? It started out great and now it's so soured. I'm just so angry with myself. There has to be something we can use"

"We'll manage the witnesses on ground" Osas sat close to her. "I resigned from work" "Whaaat? Why?" "Cause I realized it's the right thing to do"  "Four days ago, no three days ago, you hated me. In three days, why are you acting like you care?"

"I'm not acting like I care, I really do care. It seems surreal but it's the truth. You know these few days has been revealing and with Folabi, I realized that I need to surround myself more with people that will tell me the truth. The truth is, you're my sister and I've wronged you, I guess you can say that I'm just looking for a way to redeem myself" she sobbed turning towards Osas, "I know you don't like me because I've wronged you, I've insulted you and Obainuju and it's going to take a while to get over it but I want you to know that I'm sorry, for everything, I know I can be a bitch"

Osas hugged her, "Its okay"  she muttered then she pulled away, "As long as you're changing, its fine by me" "I'm not changing" she wiped her tears, "I'm just looking for redemption" "Different words but all na same meaning." She answered and Eniola laughed.

"What's is with you and Folabi?"

"What do you mean?"

"You like Folabi?"

Eniola scoffed, "That's ridiculous, everyone at the hotel even thought we were couples,I don't like Folabi, we're just friends helping each other out" she replied clearing her throat and Osas smiled.
"You sure? You don dey catch feelings abi?"

Eniola picked up her bag, "I don't want to talk about this so. .. Good night" "No be bad thing to like am" "That's the point, I don't like him, good night Osas" "Why the topic con dey itch you for body?" Osas asked and Eniola rolled her eyes rushing towards the door.

"Good night"

A taxi into a place and Olumide called the number that sent him the text message. "We are there oh" "We're almost there" the thick male voice replied and he smiled. "We don't have time to waste,  besides, its late" he snapped then he hung up.

"Olumide, abeg, e too late oh"

"Help me tell am oh" Wunmi replied and he laughed.

"I say I go pay you well, just drive us go, come drive us reach house, you go chop 50 k today today"

"Na that 20k oh" the taxi man answered and Olumide laughed. "See him mouth"

Wunmi's phone rang and he looked at the callers ID, "Who is it?" Olumide asked, "Your Mom right?" "Let me pick this up outside" she said walking out of the taxi where she answered the call. "Hey Mom" "Are you coming home tonight?"

"No"

"You're still with that useless boy right?How many times will I warn you to stop following that boy ehn? Sho fe pa mi nii? (Do you want to kill me?) That boy is never up to any good!"

"Mom! He's my fiance"

"Someone that hasn't proposed, you don't have shame!"

Two cars drove in and Jude stepped down along with another bodyguard who had a brief case in his hands while Chief Akinola Bello stepped out of the car.

The taxi man became frightened on seeing the guards, "Omo, these face dey fear me" "No fear, na politician way" "I dey fear oh, no go far oh. Just stand near the taxi,when you collect wetin you want, enter quick so that we go cut out"

"Like action film bah?"

"See no be joke matter oh" the driver once again stared at Jude, "See as them resemble hire killers"

Olumide got out of the taxi then he stood in front of it.

Wunmi noticed Olumide then she rolled her eyes since her mother was still speaking. "That guy will just useless your life, how many pregnancies have you aborted for him? How many more will you before he brings you home?"

"Mom, we have a plan, he has plans and Mom I have to go now"

"Cut that call and you'll seize to be my daughter, just kukuma kill me now! I don't know why you'll choose to useless your life with . ."

"Good evening Chief Akinola Bello, it's a pleasure to meet you Sir"

"I heard you have something that I should have"

"Yes Sir" he replied bringing out a flash drive from his pocket, "It's in here Sir" "How am i sure you're not lying and you're just trying to swindle me?"

"Not for two million naira" he answered plunging the flash drive back into his pocket. "Do you have my money?" He asked and loud music played from the the car behind while Jude took out a gun stretching it at him.

Wunmi's heart leapt on seeing it, "Jesus!" She gasped bending, "What's that?" Her mother asked, "Mommy, I'll call you back" she whispered hanging up then she breathe in and out continuously. "Jesus Olumide, what should I do?" She asked then she swiped her phone to camera trying to get a clear footage of what was happening.

Olumide raised his hands up, "Okay, I don't think there's any need for the gun, I can give you the flash drive for free. No one has to get hurt, we'll walk out of here" "Are you here with another person?"

"No! Just me and the taxi driver, just me and the taxi driver!" He cried dipping his hands into his pocket and Jude shot his hands. Olumide screamed in pain, "Jesus, I just wanted to bring out the flash drive, Jeez!" He groaned. "Please don't hurt me, please don't"

"Waste them"

"Sir" Olumide called out and Jude shot him in the head, "Jesus!" Wunmi muttered then she covered her lips now dropping the phone while the gun shot blared in the air with him still shooting the dead guy.

The taxi driver got out of the car and the other body guard shot him in the back. 

Wunmi's phone rang and Jude turned towards her direction she jerked in fear,

Mummy calling......

She ended the call, putting her phone on airplane mode. She hoped no one heard from the loud music. "Who's there?" He asked and she shut her eyes trembling.

"Burn the bodies" Chief Akinola Bello demanded and Jude walked towards him, "What about the flash Sir?"

"Burn everything" 

Osas took off her singlet while staring into her phone which was on the drawer, she was on a video call with Osaze. She had a red bra on on a black bum short. "You do know you're torturing me right?" "Do you like what you see?" She asked and he scoffed, "Did you just ask that?"

"Im sorry, it's not my fault"

"How long will you be staying for again?" He asked and she laughed, "How is it doing you?" She asked and he smiled, "Should I show you?" He asked and she laughed.

Reconnecting.....

"Network is bad" Osas commented and he chuckled, "The network won't stop me from seeing your beautiful face before I sleep. I missed you already, it's like I haven't even seen you today."

"Truthfully, I miss you too but you know I'm just trying to get to know him, I don't want to leave him alone" "Where is he?"

Reconnecting.....

"What did you say?"

"Where is your Dad?"

"He's chatting with Osato and Zuwa, those three have been talking. I had to leave them because I need to take my bathe, my body smells like fried fish. How's Tacha? How she dey?"

"Do you happen to have herbs that can help purge the drugs from her system"

"This herbalist has not gotten her PHD yet" she answered and he laughed, "She's pregnant" "What?" "Yes with our nephews or nieces. I just weird myself out by saying that."

Osas cleared her throat, "We can't just say, guys, don't date each other; it'll be unfair, they fell in love even before we did. God, how can she be careless knowing your mom won't agree to it. Drama loading, opoor!" 

Osaze chuckled, "You can say that again! Mrs Briggs won't take it easy on the both of them, we're not telling her yet. It will just add to our problems and that's the last thing we want"

"Have you had dinner?"

Osaze smiled, "Yes. I warmed up the soup from the freezer and I saw the Eba you made in the kitchen. It wasn't the same without you" "Nothing is the same without you Osaze" "I seriously can't wait to make you Mrs Osaze Benjamin. I love you" "I love you too" she confessed biting her lower lips then a call came in from Ochuko.

"I have a call, from Ochuko. I'll have to end the call, we'll continue later"

"I'm missing you already" he pouted and she laughed.

"See your face!"

"Later Babe" she ended the call quickly attending to Ochuko's call before it ends. "Hey, Ochuko" she began, she could hear the sound of loud music.  "I being think say you don sleep sef"

"No. How far?"

"About that stuff way you talk this afternoon.... Wetin you really want from me?"

Osas smiled.

How was today's chapter?

Did Olumide get what he deserved?

Looks like Eniola is in denial oooooo😀😀😂

Will Esther's plan work or backfire? Should we be scared?🙆

We'll be visiting Morenike's past very soon, who's ready to dig in?

More drama loading.....

Thank you for reading

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