PART 19
” I LOVE YOU, BUT..”
Opeyemi Akintunde
Inspired by the LIVING ONE..
” Stop there!” Beauty heard the voice of Baba Shagba…
” Where do you think you are going?” Baba Shagba asked
At that point, Beauty concluded that there really was no God. She had prayed to God to prove to her He was real, but He just failed her…
” Reverse and get back to your room before I teach you a lesson you will never forget in your life.”
******
Ajoke saw Pamilerin in her dream tied to a tree. Ajoke tried untying her, but it was becoming complex instead. The rope was getting tighter than her intention.
Ajoke woke up confused…
” What kind of trouble has Pamilerin gotten herself into?…..but how come as I was trying to help her, things kept getting complicated..” Ajoke reasoned
” I better let her be, before she starts seeing me as a witch… Eledua, you know I wish her good, all I do is for her good ooo” Ajoke said to the empty space in front of her.
There and then, she made up her mind to give Pamilerin some space…
*********
Winter was trimming her nails, she didn’t know she was going to be meeting Freeman’s wife , so she had to work on her appearance.
She knew no woman wanted to see a beautiful woman working with her husband. Winter trimmed her nails and made it plain like that of a secondary school student.
She stood in front of the mirror thinking of what next to do to make her less attractive.
” My hair!” Winter said to herself.
Winter took her scissors and trimmed her long hair to be very short.
She took her a makeup kit, and spoke to it like she was talking to a friend…
” Dear Make up kit, you will be going on a break for about two weeks, your girl has to go low key for a while…don’t worry when this is all over, I promise to kit you up more. I will add up more to you”.
Winter opened one of the drawers and threw the make up purse in there.
” Now …it’s time to get dirty.”
*******
Freeman found himself smiling all through out the night. He kept imagining what 70 million dollars would do to his life.
He wasn’t going to marry Mrs Winter on paper. He had a plan. He would draw her close to his family, make them become best of friends. That way, she would build the trust in him.
” Thank you God for this jackpot”
*******
” The next time you try escaping from here, I will turn you into a goat, at least that way I will be able to tie you down as someone advised me to do ” Baba Shagba said. He had followed Beauty to the room. Their voice had woken Lara up.
” Someone? Who is the someone who asked you to tie me down… Winter my friend? I know everything. I may be blind but I am not ignorant of what is happening”.Beauty summoned the courage to say.
” How dare you talk back at me?” Baba Shagba replied as a cover up for his shock.
Baba Shagba walked out of the room thinking how she got to know the truth about her friend..
” Tell Winter not to come back here, because if she does I will kill her..” Beauty shouted
******
Winter was through with achieving the new look she wanted to carry. Her phone rang and the last person she wanted to hear from was calling her…
” Baba Shagba What is it?”
” The bird already knows …”
” What do you mean she already knows? How?”
” I don’t know but she said she. knows what you are doing… in her words she said ” I may be BLIND, but I am not ignorant”
” Oh she is not ignorant, that means she knows too much… Baba Shagba, I give her to you as a gift, whatever you want to use her for, you have my permission. No one will ask of her if she disappears.”
” Winter, if I understand you clearly, you don’t want to see her again?”
” Exactly, and I hope you get rid of her fast, so I can bring other jobs to you, you know as long as she is there, I can’t come there anymore…”
” I know what to do. Before you finish what you have to do for the two weeks you said, I would have discarded her .”
” Alright! But Baba Shagba what is happening to the Man’s wife. She ought to be dead by now.”
” I am still working on a powerful arrow of death.”
” Ok, her death must happen within this two weeks.” Winter urged
” Don’t worry, it is done.”
*******
Freeman tried as much as possible to suppress his excitement as they waited to receive Mrs Winter that day.
The kids had gone to school, he, Remi and Pamilerin were the only ones at home…
” You are sweating? Why?” Pamilerin asked Freeman
” No I am not sweating…I just have a little sweat on my face.” Freeman said
Pamilerin looked at Remi who was also surprised at Freeman’s words…
” You are not sweating but you have a little sweat in your face?” Pamilering repeated the statement to Freeman
” Are you okay, babe?” Pamilerin asked
Freeman realizes his stupidity…
” What did I say?” He asked
Pamilerin laughed at him , while Remi did same but was more discreet.
The bell chimed…
It was the security guard informing them about Winter’s arrival.
” Let her in” Freeman pressed the receiver’s end before saying.
Pamilerin stood up in anticipation, likewise Freeman found himself expectant of her coming.
Pamilerin and Freeman walked out to the compound to welcome her in honour.
But as Winter stepped down, Pamilerin’s immediate reaction told Winter she had succeeded in convincing Freeman’s wife that she wasn’t going to be attractive to her husband.
On the other hand, Freeman stood in shock at the transformation. The beautiful woman he saw yesterday was not the same standing in front of him.
” Welcome ma…I love your haircut…” Pamilerin said in other to break the ice…
” She is not here to snatch my husband ” Pamilerin said reassuringly to herself “ Freeman can never fall for a woman like this
” Aww…thank you ma Mrs Freeman….. And I must say you are a beauty to behold ….” Winter replied. She noticed Freeman’s wife was limping…
” Are you Okay?” She said pointing to the leg…
” Just a minor accident ” Pamilerin replied
” No accident is minor, can I take a look at it… I did a short course in alternative bone treatment. My husband had…I mean my late husband had rheumatism. I am sorry I havent gotten over the death of my husband….so I still forget to add late to him when referring to him….” Winter said
” Oh I am so sorry….” Pamilerin said
“It’s okay… I will be fine, it’s just a hard pill for me to swallow, you know when God gives you the perfect husband and you lose him, you just know it’s all over…, but I am grateful anyway that I got to enjoy love at some point in my life. Some of my friends tell me to remarry, but I have told them NEVER! I can never find another man like my husband…” Winter said in a rush, she wanted to pass a message to Pamilerin. She wanted Pamilerin to think she was not here for her husband…
” I am sorry, I am meeting you for the first time and I have not even stepped in , here I am telling you all about my life… forgive me, your leg brought back memories”
Freeman could sense what Mrs Winter was trying to establish, but he was wondering why the change of look…
” It’s okay ma, I can imagine what it feels like losing someone you love. Don’t see your bone treatment training as a loss, I would definitely need your help with my leg”
” Aww…Thank you for your kind words…”
” Please come in”….
Winter saw the door of the house opening unto her, she knew she was going in to wreck the home. She smiled to herself and she felt someone giving her a pat on the shoulder…
” Winter the Wrecker, Wreck this ship and steal all the treasures they have on board…” She said to herself with a smile no one saw..
To be continued…
PART 19
” I LOVE YOU, BUT..”
Inspired by the LIVING ONE..
” Stop there!” Beauty heard the voice of Baba Shagba…
” Where do you think you are going?” Baba Shagba asked
At that point, Beauty concluded that there really was no God. She had prayed to God to prove to her He was real, but He just failed her…
” Reverse and get back to your room before I teach you a lesson you will never forget in your life.”
******
Ajoke saw Pamilerin in her dream tied to a tree. Ajoke tried untying her, but it was becoming complex instead. The rope was getting tighter than her intention.
Ajoke woke up confused…
” What kind of trouble has Pamilerin gotten herself into?…..but how come as I was trying to help her, things kept getting complicated..” Ajoke reasoned
” I better let her be, before she starts seeing me as a witch… Eledua, you know I wish her good, all I do is for her good ooo” Ajoke said to the empty space in front of her.
There and then, she made up her mind to give Pamilerin some space…
*********
Winter was trimming her nails, she didn’t know she was going to be meeting Freeman’s wife , so she had to work on her appearance.
She knew no woman wanted to see a beautiful woman working with her husband. Winter trimmed her nails and made it plain like that of a secondary school student.
She stood in front of the mirror thinking of what next to do to make her less attractive.
” My hair!” Winter said to herself.
Winter took her scissors and trimmed her long hair to be very short.
She took her a makeup kit, and spoke to it like she was talking to a friend…
” Dear Make up kit, you will be going on a break for about two weeks, your girl has to go low key for a while…don’t worry when this is all over, I promise to kit you up more. I will add up more to you”.
Winter opened one of the drawers and threw the make up purse in there.
” Now …it’s time to get dirty.”
*******
Freeman found himself smiling all through out the night. He kept imagining what 70 million dollars would do to his life.
He wasn’t going to marry Mrs Winter on paper. He had a plan. He would draw her close to his family, make them become best of friends. That way, she would build the trust in him.
” Thank you God for this jackpot”
*******
” The next time you try escaping from here, I will turn you into a goat, at least that way I will be able to tie you down as someone advised me to do ” Baba Shagba said. He had followed Beauty to the room. Their voice had woken Lara up.
” Someone? Who is the someone who asked you to tie me down… Winter my friend? I know everything. I may be blind but I am not ignorant of what is happening”.Beauty summoned the courage to say.
” How dare you talk back at me?” Baba Shagba replied as a cover up for his shock.
Baba Shagba walked out of the room thinking how she got to know the truth about her friend..
” Tell Winter not to come back here, because if she does I will kill her..” Beauty shouted
******
Winter was through with achieving the new look she wanted to carry. Her phone rang and the last person she wanted to hear from was calling her…
” Baba Shagba What is it?”
” The bird already knows …”
” What do you mean she already knows? How?”
” I don’t know but she said she. knows what you are doing… in her words she said ” I may be BLIND, but I am not ignorant”
” Oh she is not ignorant, that means she knows too much… Baba Shagba, I give her to you as a gift, whatever you want to use her for, you have my permission. No one will ask of her if she disappears.”
” Winter, if I understand you clearly, you don’t want to see her again?”
” Exactly, and I hope you get rid of her fast, so I can bring other jobs to you, you know as long as she is there, I can’t come there anymore…”
” I know what to do. Before you finish what you have to do for the two weeks you said, I would have discarded her .”
” Alright! But Baba Shagba what is happening to the Man’s wife. She ought to be dead by now.”
” I am still working on a powerful arrow of death.”
” Ok, her death must happen within this two weeks.” Winter urged
” Don’t worry, it is done.”
*******
Freeman tried as much as possible to suppress his excitement as they waited to receive Mrs Winter that day.
The kids had gone to school, he, Remi and Pamilerin were the only ones at home…
” You are sweating? Why?” Pamilerin asked Freeman
” No I am not sweating…I just have a little sweat on my face.” Freeman said
Pamilerin looked at Remi who was also surprised at Freeman’s words…
” You are not sweating but you have a little sweat in your face?” Pamilering repeated the statement to Freeman
” Are you okay, babe?” Pamilerin asked
Freeman realizes his stupidity…
” What did I say?” He asked
Pamilerin laughed at him , while Remi did same but was more discreet.
The bell chimed…
It was the security guard informing them about Winter’s arrival.
” Let her in” Freeman pressed the receiver’s end before saying.
Pamilerin stood up in anticipation, likewise Freeman found himself expectant of her coming.
Pamilerin and Freeman walked out to the compound to welcome her in honour.
But as Winter stepped down, Pamilerin’s immediate reaction told Winter she had succeeded in convincing Freeman’s wife that she wasn’t going to be attractive to her husband.
On the other hand, Freeman stood in shock at the transformation. The beautiful woman he saw yesterday was not the same standing in front of him.
” Welcome ma…I love your haircut…” Pamilerin said in other to break the ice…
” She is not here to snatch my husband ” Pamilerin said reassuringly to herself “ Freeman can never fall for a woman like this
” Aww…thank you ma Mrs Freeman….. And I must say you are a beauty to behold ….” Winter replied. She noticed Freeman’s wife was limping…
” Are you Okay?” She said pointing to the leg…
” Just a minor accident ” Pamilerin replied
” No accident is minor, can I take a look at it… I did a short course in alternative bone treatment. My husband had…I mean my late husband had rheumatism. I am sorry I havent gotten over the death of my husband….so I still forget to add late to him when referring to him….” Winter said
” Oh I am so sorry….” Pamilerin said
“It’s okay… I will be fine, it’s just a hard pill for me to swallow, you know when God gives you the perfect husband and you lose him, you just know it’s all over…, but I am grateful anyway that I got to enjoy love at some point in my life. Some of my friends tell me to remarry, but I have told them NEVER! I can never find another man like my husband…” Winter said in a rush, she wanted to pass a message to Pamilerin. She wanted Pamilerin to think she was not here for her husband…
” I am sorry, I am meeting you for the first time and I have not even stepped in , here I am telling you all about my life… forgive me, your leg brought back memories”
Freeman could sense what Mrs Winter was trying to establish, but he was wondering why the change of look…
” It’s okay ma, I can imagine what it feels like losing someone you love. Don’t see your bone treatment training as a loss, I would definitely need your help with my leg”
” Aww…Thank you for your kind words…”
” Please come in”….
Winter saw the door of the house opening unto her, she knew she was going in to wreck the home. She smiled to herself and she felt someone giving her a pat on the shoulder…
” Winter the Wrecker, Wreck this ship and steal all the treasures they have on board…” She said to herself with a smile no one saw..
To be continued…
PART 20
“I LOVE YOU, BUT”
Opeyemi Akintunde
Inspired by the HOLY ONE
Remi saw the strange woman walking into their house. She had shivers all over her body, the moment she set her eyes on the woman. That resulted into her dropping the glass cup in her hand….
” Remi, Are you Okay?” Freeman looked at Remi angrily.
” I am sorry sir, I am sorry ma…Welcome ma..” Remi said running back into the Kitchen…
Pamilerin quickly followed Remi into the kitchen. It was odd. Remi was always very careful.
” Remi, what is wrong with you… Why are you shaky?” Pamilerin said on entering the Kitchen.
“I don’t know ma, but I feel all shaky. The moment the woman entered…my body started vibrating… Mummy, who is she?” Remi summoned courage to say…
” Well… she is Daddy’s new business partner!” Pamilerin replied.
” Ok… I hope she is a good person. I have never felt like this before… I am shaky and my heart is beating so fast like something terrible is about to happen and there is strong urgency to it” Remi said…
” My baby is speaking big English these days ooo, is it the course you are going to study in school that is making you speak all these big grammar ” Pamilerin said not regarding all Remi said about the woman but concentrating instead on her use of words…
” Yes ma, I have been picking new words” Remi quickly said..
Remi stared at her expecting her to say something about what she raised concerning the woman…
” Why are you staring at me? Oh! The woman ? Don’t worry she means no harm, maybe you are shy and that’s why you are shaky!” Pamilerin said and walked out after filling the glass cup with water…
********
While Pamilerin was in the kitchen, Freeman ceased the moment to ask the question that had been tugging at his heart..
” Why the new look ? The hair cut? This was not the you I left yesterday.”
” I like to build trust, I wanted you to be less attracted to me, and make your wife see me as a no rival…” Winter said
” Oh…that’s nice, but you didn’t have to do this..I feel it’s too extreme and besides if you are trying to look less attractive, I think you have failed, because the haircut actually makes you look younger ” Freeman said laughing making it look like a joke, but Mrs Winter pretended not to get the joke as she looked blankly at him.
” Are you okay?” Pamilerin said to Winter from behind Freeman.
” I am fine..” Winter replied
Freeman and Pamilerin could send something was wrong…
” Ma, your countenance has changed” Freeman said
” Yeah, I just heard something that threw me off balance…I should go, I can repeat this visit another time” Winter stood up pretending to be on her way out.
” Ma… what’s wrong ? Did I say something to upset you.” Pamilerin said
” I shouldn’t bother you about it, I thought sacrificing my hair would make you accept me but I guess I failed.”
” What are you talking about?” Pamilerin asked as Freeman stood there perplexed. He didn’t know what game Mrs Winter was trying to play…
Winter turned to Pamilerin and said..
” I guess I better say things the way they are…”
Freeman kept watching her. He was so shocked at how things were unfolding right in front of him that he found himself tongue tied.
” Ok? ” Pamilerin said setting the glass cup on the table and getting a seat to sit on to prep herself for whatever blow that was coming. The leg pain was suddenly swallowed up by the anxiety she was feeling.
” Actually, this is not my look. I had to shave my hair yesterday because I was coming here. I didn’t want to look too glamorous so I don’t look to you that I will snatch your husband from you since we will be working closely as a result of my intended investment. My husband left more than 70 million dollars to me, and I can’t just invest it somewhere and walk away…So me having this look was to make you see me as unattractive but as Mr Freeman was asking me why the hair cut , I explained why and to my shock and disappointment he told me the haircut still made me beautiful… So it kind of hit me badly that you may be seeing me as an attractive lady who may seduce your husband…” Winter gave her calculated explanation.
” Aww, you shouldn’t have done that, I trust my husband… “
” Really? Wooowwww….Thank God! I mean It’s hard to find understanding women like your.” Winter replied
” Only insecure women fear that their husbands will be snatched from them” Pamilerin emphasised
” That means I can be myself whenever I am around your family”
” Sure…” Pamilerin said
There was a brief moment of silence. Each person thinking different things.
” 70 million dollars!” Pamilerin exclaimed in her thoughts….
” So this woman had 70 million dollars to her name…?” Pamilerin reasoned.
” I must get close to her…really close. I can’t leave Freeman alone to build the working relationship with this woman. I must build a strong friendship with her. Who knows she might give me some millions to start my business”
“So where do you stay?” Pamilerin asked wanting to change the line of conversation
” I stay at the Renaissance apartment. I was thinking of getting an apartment like yours but I think it’s not wise, since I will be the only one. That’s why I opted for a one bedroom apartment at Rennaissance…”
” But isn’t that on the high side…I mean Renaissance…we are talking weekly rent in millions…”
” I don’t have an option…”
” You don’t have relatives here?”
” No, they stay in the east…”
” Friends?”
” Lost contact with them, you know I relocated after my secondary school, I was hoping to reach out to them… but there is a popular saying about not knowing what your friends have been up to since you left them, so I am a bit skeptical also.”
” Yeah…you are right” Pamilerin replied…
” But, I think I found a family friend in you” Winter said
” Aww, that’s such a honour ma” Pamilerin said
******
Remi stood by the kitchen door eavesdropping.
” There was something off about the woman” Remi could tell
” God please let mummy see this woman for who She is.” Remi whispered
*****
Winter could tell she was winning…
” I should be leaving but I was hoping to see the Kids.”
” Why? Are you in a hurry to leave? You have not tasted the delicious meal I prepared..” Pamilerin said trying to create more familiarity…
” And we could go pick up my daughters together.” Pamilerin said
Winter and Freeman shared a look.
They could see that their working relationship would be smooth…
******
” I advise you accept your fate. Stop fighting where destiny has put you. Some of us are not fortunate. I don’t know what I am doing here, pregnant for an old dirty, wicked herbalist. I have accepted my fate. I advise you do the same, so you don’t end up dead or you become an inanimate object. I heard he has turned a woman who refused his advances to a stone. Embrace this new life… I see you as my elder sister. Let’s be there for each other. I promise to be your eyes around here…” Lara said to Beauty.
Beauty had been sobbing non stop, since her plan to escape failed.
She nodded in agreement with Lara…
This was her new normal.
********
Pamilerin was so excited , she couldn’t contain her joy.
” I like her…” she said to Freeman on the bed
” Yeah..she is nice”
” She is like our door to greatness” Pamilerin said “With her investing that amount of money into you… Jesus!!!! we are made forever.. Freeman please don’t mess this up…Opportunities like this come once in a while.”
” I will make use of the opportunity well” Freeman said
” And I was thinking… that money she spends in that place she is staying is way too much… We can let her stay in the kids room, while the kids move to Remi’s room. That way, she will know we also care about her and we are not after her money alone…”
” Alone?” Freeman said as he could tell his wife had switched to the business minded Pamilerin
” Babe, don’t let’s deceive ourselves, we are after her money…, but let’s make it subtle… Let’s build her trust in us…”
” But living with us?”
” Temporarily… After about a month, I will convince her to buy a house instead, but let us use this one month opportunity to draw her close to us…Freeman, don’t let another person get hold of this woman oooo” Pamilerin said
” Ok.. you are the woman of the house… Whatever you say is fine…” Freeman agreed. A part of him wasn’t totally comfortable as he was scared of having Mrs Winter in close proximity everyday…It was going to be tempting…
” Thank you Freeman…Let me send her a message.”
Pamilerin picked up her phone and she sent a text to Winter. They had exchanged numbers earlier before she left…
The text read…
“It was nice having you at our place today. It felt like I have known you all my life. I am however worried about all the money you are spending at Renaissance…If you won’t mind staying at our place till when you get a permanent accommodation, it would be a pleasure to have you.”
*****
Winter was applying her night face cream, when she got Pamilerin’s text. On getting the text, she jumped up continuously, running around in the room, and into the living room screaming…
” Yes…I did it…I am the baddest girl in the building… Winter,you are the bomb!”
To be continued
PART 21
” I LOVE YOU, BUT”
Opeyemi Akintunde
Inspired by the LIVING WORD
Winter knew she had to play the game differently. She couldn’t move into their house. That way she would be visible to their friends and family. Their friends would spot her out immediately. She had to take them away from where they had people who could talk sense into them. Also, should Beauty found a way to escape, she could return to the house.
She was going to play this card Pamilerin had handed over to her differently.
Winter picked up her phone and replied instead…
” So thoughtful of you, but I am afraid I might be turning it down. Your house is pretty small ( no offense). I wouldn’t want to be a burden. Thank you so much for the thought.”
She sent the text and waited for the answer…She knew she would be awake…
Pamilerin texted back…
” No way are you a burden, it’s a pleasure to have someone like you at our home, we will make the girls vacate their room and they will be staying with my maid. Besides it is temporary”
Winter got the text , shook her head and said out loud..
” STUPID WOMAN!”
Winter sent a reply …
” Now, you want to make me cry…so much love… or what about this? Why don’t I buy a five bedroom apartment at Banana Island and you move in with me instead. I would definitely love to be in the same house with the most amazing couple I have ever met and we can live as brother and sisters while I am around. After I go back to Canada, you can either remain in the house or return to your house..”
Pamilerin jumped from the bed on receiving the message…
” Jesus! Is this how you answer prayers?…Banana Island! And the house will become ours after she is gone? ” Pamilerin started dancing…
Freeman turned to see his wife dancing…
” What’s up?”
” You know your wife is smart right?'” Pamilerin said jumping back to the bed.
” Yeah… What has my smart wife done?” Freeman asked. He knew when Pamilerin switches to the business mode, her brain was always in the overdrive.
” I sent her a text about her coming to live with us, and she replied appreciating it but she felt she would be inconveniencing us, soooooo …..” Pamilerin said feeling very excited
” Sooooo?” Freeman couldn’t imagine what was coming next
” So, she is getting us a 5 bedroom apartment in Banana Island, so we can stay together. ” Pamilerin modified the truth a bit.
” Us?” Freeman asked
” Yeah… The house will be ours, we will stay there after she is gone!” Pamilerin said
Freeman was short of words, he was beginning to see this whole arrangement as wrong, but on the other hand, Since Pamilerin was involved things would not go wrong…
But he needed to speak with this woman!
He stood up from the bed and picked up his laptop.
” I have to finish up some work” Freeman said as he walked out to the Living room. It wasn’t out of the ordinary as Freeman was always using the dining table if he had to work from home.
” Ok… now, it is my turn to sleep” Pamilerin said happily.
******
Beauty wasn’t sleeping as her night was the same with her day.
She had decided to follow Lara’s advise but something kept reminding her of a prophecy that was said concerning her as a little child.
While living with her grandmother, she had followed her grandmother to several churches. Her grandmother was always going from one church to the other.
On one of such church outings, specifically at a White garment Church, a young girl had prophesied to her in these words….
” Darkness is coming to face you, but if you make the Lord your light, His light will swallow that darkness”
The words started echoing in Beauty’s ears and though it had been over 20 years, it was sounding fresh in her ears…
” Is this the darkness I am suppose to face?” Beauty asked herself…
******
Remi was having a nightmare. She found herself fighting against a thick darkness that had the form of a woman… She struggled with it, but the moment she shouted ” BLOOD OF JESUS!” the figure disappeared.
*******
Dearest Mum was having a revelation as well…
She saw a little child she had bathed for running back into the mud and messing her beautiful dress up…
Dearest Mum woke up and the first name that came to her mind was Pamilerin…
She immediately picked her phone. She dialed her number…
******
Pamilerin was already sleeping. She heard the phone ringing, she saw the caller ID, it was ” Private Number”.
” I am not in the mood for any scammer this night.” She ended the call and went back to sleep.
******
Freeman dialed Winter’s number… Winter was expecting the call…
” Hello…I have been expecting your call… Why is your wife bent on me staying at your place.” Winter attacked. It was all part of the game…
” Erm… I…” Freeman was caught off guard. Freeman knew Pamilerin could be pushy if she wanted to achieve something especially business wise… but he thought Pamilerin said Mrs Winter was willing to stay with them.
” I think she likes you… She is not usually this friendly” Freeman quickly defended his wife
” I hope so… so what do you think about me getting the 5 bedroom?”
” You don’t have to get it… I mean she only offered you our place because she felt concerned about you spending so much at Renaissance, but if you are cool with where you are, just turn down her offer.”
” That might destroy the trust we are trying to build. I think I know the game your wife is trying to play… I was once a married woman , so I can understand what she is playing at… Bring the rival close so you can watch
closely… Your wife wants me under the same roof so she can have her eyes on me…”
” No…I don’t think so, my wife would never want to set her eyes on someone I am dating.”
” Dating? You talk like we are already in a relationship…” Winter said laughing…
” Never mind, I was just pulling your legs…” Winter quickly added when she felt the brief silence
” In the process of pulling the legs, please don’t let me lose it.” Freeman replied with a joke…
They both shared a moment of laughter before Wintet said…
” On a second thought, I think your wife is genuinely nice, maybe I am just overthinking things. I will get the apartment tomorrow. At least Let’s get to know ourselves for one or two months, who knows I may not need the assurance of marriage. ” Winter said
” We may not?” Freeman felt like he just heard the best news of his life…
” Yeah, like I told you, I was proposing the marriage to protect myself, but if we become real family friends, my fears may become nonexistent.”
” Thank you! Thank you for trusting my family and I. “
” It’s okay…” Winter replied. She knew she had won him over. Humans are greedy. She knew how she won him. He wanted something without giving out anything in exchange.
” Selfish goat! You think you won’t give anything yet you want to get 70 million dollars, Sorry bro, you are going to give everything and get nothing… Ole! Thief! Barawo!” Winter said within herself ..
” So let me let you rest… I am the one who doesn’t sleep. Don’t let me initiate you into that!” Winter said putting another card on their game table…She was going to need that card someday.
” You don’t sleep? Why?”
” Insomnia…after I lost my husband, I hardly sleep three hours a day?”
” Why not try sleeping pills?”
” Pills are not my thing! I will be fine… maybe when I stay around you guys, I might get to sleep soundly”
” Well, I believe that would happen.” Freeman laughed
” So I hope this is not a bad time to ask, since the marriage assurance is out of the way, when are we going to be signing the papers” Freeman asked
” Two months from now. Let me live with your family for two months and see if I can entrust all I have into your hands…”
” Fair enough… ” Freeman said smiling… He had a thing for wise and smart women. He liked the fact Mrs Winter was business minded.She would eventually make a great business partner…
After ending the call…He smiled to himself…
” My life is made… I will have two women in my life who will help my career A business minded wife and a rich business partner. “
*****
Winter couldn’t help but laugh out loud…
” Now, it is time to have a beautiful threesome!” Winter said throwing her fist in the air.
To be continued
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