He left his bike outside as he reached his destination. He entered inside and the all place was sparkling with jewelries. And the bright lighting made the place look even more bright.
“Morning sir,” he said to the man on the counter.
“Morning,” the man replied, unconcerned.
“I want to check something. Actually sell it if it turned to be what I think it is,” he spoke as he removed the locket from his pocket. “Can you tell if it’s pure gold?” He asked.
The man took it and began to examine in it. After a few minutes, he looked back at Trevor. “Well, it’s pure gold. But it needs polishing, and that costs a lot of money. Do you have it?” He asked.
Trevor Thought about that. The only money he had right now was nothing but cents. He couldn’t even begin to imagine having a lot of money right now. He just shook his head.
“Then if you are selling, we need to deduct the money for polishing it.”
“How much are we talking about?”
“Well, I will give you a hundred dollars for it,” he spoke.
“You are kidding, right? This was to be worth at least thousands of dollars. You can’t give me that for it,” he argued. This was his best shot at changing his life. And now it seems to be going down the drain. “Come on man,” he added.
The man thought about it for a while, “hundred and fifty dollars and that is that. Take it or leave it,” he spoke and put the locket on the table.
As much as he wanted the money, he can’t sell it at such a price. He needed a lot of money if he has a chance of doing what he intended to do.
“I will leave it,” he spoke and took the locket helplessly from the table and walked out. Picked up his broken bike and began walking. Passing through different jewelry stores, but they all told him the same things.
They were all charging less than he thought. And he couldn’t just sell it at such a price. What was the point of selling it if it wasn’t going to make a big difference in his life? It was pointless.
He walked back home, thinking about what he was going to do next. He stands a chance of losing his wife if he doesn’t do something to make them know he wasn’t a loser at all. Something that will help him with everything.
But at the moment, all Hope seems to have been lost. The one chance he had was ruined. He sighed as he entered the yard and went straight to his small bedroom.
He lay there in bed looking at the ceiling, then there was a vibration from his small phone. He took it out of his pocket and his eyes widened at what he was seeing.
A message from a strange number. Telling him he needed to be at the meeting because it was important. That they needed his presence there as soon as possible.
He tried thinking long and hard about it. He has never down a thing in his life that will make someone want him at the meeting. What was this? Was this all a joke? Was it a wrong number?
Then, as if to answer his question, another message from the same number popped up on the screen. Stating, he needed to pick up something from the back. Some papers that they will need at this so-called meeting. Some back statements or something.
He got up from his bed and began pacing up and down. What was this? They referred to him as sir. And now one has ever called him that. Could this be a mistake on their part? Maybe they don’t know they were sending the messages to a wrong number.
He ran a hand through his hair a couple of times. Still unable to believe it was happening to him.
He took the phone from the bed and read the messages again. Then he decided to give them a call before he goes mad.
“Hello,” a woman answered him. “Sir, afternoon,” she spoke.
“Hey and afternoon to you too. Sorry, but I think you have the wrong guy. I got some messages from you a few minutes ago. I think you have sent them to the wrong person, mom,” he spoke, and he walked up and down his room.
She laughed lightly, “no sir. They are meant for you. We have been trying to contact you for the past weeks now. Aren’t you Mr. Mwansa? Trevor Mwansa?” She asked.
His heart thumped even more. “Yes, I’m. But what meeting are you talking about? I don’t work and I have never been anywhere to be called for a meeting,” he spoke in a rush.
“I know you have a lot of questions, sir. But I will answer all of them when you come for tomorrow’s meeting. Your workers will be very happy to finally see you. We all can’t wait to see you. Now I will talk to you later I need to get back to work,” she spoke politely and hang up the phone.
He was left dumbstruck by what he had just heard. They called him sir for the first time. His workers will be happy to see him. What workers was she talking about?
Every word she told him echoed in his hears. She knew his name and that he was the son-in-law to the Noah’s empire. This can’t be a coincidence. He must be telling the truth.
But he couldn’t believe it all. He thought maybe someone was playing a prank on him. He just had the worst day of his life. His bike got smashed beyond anything. He couldn’t sell the locket that Mr. Noah gave to him. And now he was hearing about him attending a meeting and about his workers.
This might be a dream or something. He walked into his room, unable to believe it all. He didn’t even hear as someone was knocking on his door until his mother-in-law walked in.
“I just came to remind you that I need you to sign those divorce papers and before sunset tomorrow, I need you out of this place,” she said.
This is why he needed to attend the meeting. To protect his family. To keep his wife with him. And teach them a lesson or two for what they were doing.
“Eliza, we have no choice here. The company will be bankrupt if we don’t do something about it,” Jackson told her as they walked into her office after the meeting.The company was losing money. And they had no way of saving it. The only way that seemed to be possible was for them to sell it, or at least allow an investor in.“Think of anything soon. Because we need to keep this company running. Selling it isn’t the best thing here. Allowing an investor to take over is not also possible. There is only one way,” Jackson spoke.She looked up at him. “Couldn’t you do something about it? You are wealthy. I will give you back the money. Please. You are all I have right now,” she spoke as she touched her head. Thinking long and hard about what has become of her beloved company.He walks and sat opposite to her, “I would have helped you if I had what it takes. But my father wouldn’t let me because I refused to work at his company and came here. He told me I think I have grown up and he will n
He didn’t sleep the all night. He kept turning from one side to the other. The discussion Eliza and her mother, together with the grandmother had kept echoing in his head. They wanted her to sign the divorce papers in exchange for them selling their shares. But he didn’t want to divorce his wife. And he was not going to allow it to happen.Then there is the thing with the call he received. He was supposed to go there in the morning tomorrow. He needed to pass to the bank and get some bank statements for the company he did not know. They told him they knew him and he was supposed to be there. But he was clueless to what it was about. Why they called him for the meeting?He hadn’t applied for any job. But they have been trying to contact him for some time now. He sighed as he turned yet again. His eyes were wide awake.This might just be the thing that saves his marriage. That saves his wife’s company. Because she was the only one that seemed to care about it. They all didn’t bother as
After another thirty minutes, he reached the company and sent the drive the money he needed. He got out of the car and began walking to the company.Before he could enter, someone called him behind. He turned, and it was an old man wearing some sort of uniform.“Where do you think you are going, sir? This place is not for people like you. Yes, I know who you are. You are the youngest son-in-law of the Noah family. We are not looking for workers,” he spoke.“No, sir, I didn’t come here to—““Save me the trouble. Just leave. You thought by marrying in the family you will be rich? Just leave or I will throw you out myself,” he spoke.Trevor tried to explain himself to the man. But the old man was hell bent on throwing him out of the company. He tried calling Charity, but the woman was not picking up.“What do you think you are doing?” A young woman about Eliza’s age came out of the company. “Do you know the man you are touching like that?” She asked him.“Yes, Miss Mpundu, He is the son-
He couldn’t even begin to explain what had just happened to him. His life was changing right in front of his eyes. He was apparently the owner of a very well-to-do company. And his account was clouded with cash. The money he could use to do about anything. And he was the best customer at the bank. Making him a millionaire.After the meeting, he went to his office, talking to Charity and listening to what she had to say about everything. She explained more to him about what happened and why he was only finding about this now. She told him a bit about the company and gave him some files he can go through that will help him better manage the company.He had no experience whatsoever about running the company. And that scared the crap out of him that he might fail his grandfather-in-law.Mr. Noah trusted him that much to give him the company. To leave him something that will end up changing his life for the best. That was changing his life.“Charity, I do not know what I’m doing here? I do
He walked to the front where his wife stood. Everyone was still glaring at him.“Eliza, I told you I will find a way. You don’t have to divorce me to get your company on track,” he said for only her to hear.“Trevor, I don’t have time for this. What do you want? You know what, just leave. We will talk about this behavior at home. And get ready for all of them,” she spoke.“Listen to me, Eliza. I know you didn’t want to sign those divorce papers and I’m not going to sign them. Just give me a chance to say what I have. But those shares will be sold...”“What the hell is he doing here? I thought this is only for family and interested members. What does he think he is doing here? Maria?” A man spoke, looking at Trevor’s mother-in-law.He was Jackson’s father. He looked exactly like his son. very grumpy. With short gray hair. And he wore an expensive suit that seemed to choke him.“I’m so sorry for this, sir. He was just leaving,” Eliza spoke and took Trevor by the hand. “You need to leave
The all way home he was silent. Allowing her to suffer with questions to what was happening. The woman had no idea to what was happening at all. How her husband happened to get so much money to buy her shares of the company to save her company. He had no money to get a new expensive SUV. Just this morning he was taking a taxi to go out. And now he appeares with money enough to buy her shares. She was drowning in questions and he was not giving her a chance to ask any of them. She couldn’t even think of asking him what was happening because she had no idea where to start. Other than wait as he told her to. For everyone to get to the mansion that was apparently his according to Charity. Half way home, his phone rang. He took it from the holder and Charity was calling. “Yes Charity,” he answered. “I have the papers you needed for the mansion. Should I sent to your email or you will get them tomorrow?” She asked. “You should send them. I need them. And you called at the right time a
They sat in silence in the living room. Trevor still sitting on grandmother’s couch. Everyone stood. Except for the old woman and his mother-in-law.Eliza was still looking at the phone. Trying to see a fault in what he just showed her. She looked at him a couple of times. Opening her mouth and closing it again. She had nothing to say about the whole thing.She looked at her family members, but they all tried to look away from her.“Why would I lie about such a huge thing, Eliza? You have seen it for yourself and, in case you are in denial, they can’t even look at you right now. They have nothing to say to you because they know what I’m saying is the truth,” he spoke walking to her. “I know this is all a lot to handle. It was as well for me. But we can’t run away from reality. All we can do is embrace every moment of it. Life is too short to worry about crap,” he spoke, resting his hands on her shoulders.She looked up at him, and he let her go. She walked to her grandmother and sat n
The night He just had was the best night of his life. Still not able to believe he was rich now. Able to provide for his wife and for himself. Get back at the people that looked down on him.But he was still trying to think if what he was doing was the right thing. Allowing the people that wanted him dead to be left with him on the same roof.They can easily kill him. Poison him or something else. Though you never give up on family, he was thinking twice about his decision to allow the Noah family to leave under the same roof as him.But what was he going to do about it? This was the only way to prove to his wife that he was still good. That money didn’t change him. It was the only way to prove to himself that he was still good.“Sir, this responsibility is way too much for me to carry. What am I going to do now? You know your family better than I could have. I love you and I want to do the right thing. But that right thing might be my death,” I spoke, looking at Mr. Noah.He just got