thirty seven
Author: SJM
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“Maryanne? Where have you been?”

Mrs. Felicia, quickly, ran towards her checking her body, but, Maryanne, was more concerned about the information she just got right now she equally, stares at her father, being worried why he has to be in the hospital at that state.

“Father!” she called as she separate herself from her mother's hug and went to sit beside her father's bed.

“Are you alright Father?” she asked concern full in her eyes.

“Yes daughter, are you okay? Did anything happen to you?” Mr. Marvin questioned his daughter.

“Where have you been?”

Mrs. Felicia, questioned again. The constant question annonyed aunt Pearl, that she hissed and left them in the room.

“Are you really going to undergo surgery?”

she asked and Mrs. Felicia as well as her husband, stared at her in surprise. No one told her the father was in the hospital, not alone that he is going to undergo a surgery.

“How did you know about this? Pearl, informed you? Didn't I tell her to keep it at a low…”

“No mother she di
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    “Tricia! Here is what your negligence has caused.”Mrs. Kate, spoke harshly to her and showed her the vidoe in the phone. She quickly grabbed it and saw for herself what is trending on social media about her. Gapore, came to the scene too and everyone, stood in uttermost ewe.“No mother, I didn't do this Andrew, I can never do such a evil to my husband.”She explained after seeing the video where she had to respond back to Angela. Angela, not only turned the table against her by providing fake evidence that she has shot Andrew, instead, she had turned the whole city against her and according to the newscaster, it might just affect the Pablo's business name. And to think that this will also, turn Mrs. Kate, against her, Tricia's hope began to weaver.“Here is a proof that Tricia, who claimed to be Andrew's girlfriend has planned to murder him inorder to possess the property. But, that's little to the discovery we had just found out.”The video, continued to play and Tricia, wondered ho