Richard opened the door of the dining table clumsily. He decided not to say anything about the bicycle. He will wait for David to bring it up. If he did, it meant it was all a setup. "He is back," Rachael hissed. "Here is the snacks grandma," Richard said ignoring Rachael's comment. Lady Tashia stared at Richard before uttering a word. She expected Richard to come back stranded, begging for the money to buy the snack. But here he was with enough snack, smiling sheepishly at her. "He must have stolen the money," Lady Tashia thought. Cause there was no way he could have gotten that money from another source. "Where did you get that from," Lady Tashia inquired. "I don't get you," Richard replied. "He stole it obviously," David said. "From you right?" Richard replied crossly. "You won't even dare. That would be the end of your miserable life." "Do you really think so?" "Enough! All of you," Lady Tashia yelled. "Tell him to watch his tongue or he won't have them to us
"It's either he pays me back the money I wasted to purchase it; which I know he will never be able to or he will work for me as a servant for a month," David announced. "So which of these options are you choosing," Lady Tashia inquired. "But it is obvious that you will pick the second since you will never be able to refund the money. So, you will follow David home immediately after the meeting and start your work there." "How much did you purchase the bicycle," Richard inquired. "Will you ever be able to pay back even If I split the amount into two?" David laughed. "That isn't the question I asked you," Richard returned. "If I state the amount and you are not able to refund the money, your stay in my house will be extended by a month." "Are you going to spill it out or not," Richard returned irritated. "Okay if you can pay half of it, we will forget about the punishment since it was a gift which I know you can't. Let's just say it's five thousand dollars." "Just five th
When the family meeting was over, Rachael stayed behind. She decided to stay with Victoria for the night since Ken was not around and Victoria didn't object. "Hey sis, your husband is so funny and disgraceful. He doesn't even have a hint of shame in him," Rachael was saying but Victoria wasn't listening, she was on her phone. "Sis are you hearing what am saying," Rachael inquired but there was still no answer. Angrily Rachael tapped Victoria on her leg. "What is wrong with you," she yelled didn't you hear me talking to you? Or are you taking sides with that bitch you call a husband? Oh! Now I get it. You pretend to hate him when you are before everyone but indoors, you still love him." "I give my heart to whoever I dime fit, it is out of your business. At least I don't frame others for what they know nothing about. Making them go through what they know nothing about. That is more disgraceful than being poor and wretched," Victoria returned angrily. "I have never framed anyone
Two weeks later. Victoria returned from a date with Williams. She looked exhausted and depressed. The date had gone all wrong. She had informed Williams that she was married, she had to. And William got angry saying he could not marry an already married woman. She tried to convince him that it was only a contract marriage but he would not listen. A tear drops down from her eyes. What would the family say after all the hope they placed on this marriage? She would return to be the loveless granddaughter and David and Charles would become grandma's favorite again. Then, a thought struck her. Was she doing this for herself, to get rid of Richard or she was placing the selfish needs of the family above hers? Either way, the family made her what she is today and she was always answerable to them. Meanwhile, Richard sat in the visiting room of the Villa with Joshua beside him. He held a glass of acholic slovi wine with his left hand and placed the other hand on the table."No, she can't
It was Saturday morning, Victoria sat on the Sofa while Richard went around the house chores, humming his favourite high Life song as usual in such a way that irritated Victoria. "Will you please keep quiet," Victoria yelled at him. Immediately, Richard hmming died down. Then, the doorbell rang. "Richard please check who is at the door," Victoria yelled. "Okay," Richard replied. He left the dishes he was washing and opened the door. Richard opened the door and his lips parted into a warm smile as his eyes met with Else's. She was one of the handfuls of people that still talked to him like a human being. "Good morning Elsa," Richard greeted. "Good morning Richard, how are you doing today?" "I am doing great," Richard replied. "Richard, who is there," Victoria screamed. "It's your friend, Elsa," Richard. Elsa walked over to Victoria and the two friends ended in a warm embrace. "Such a lovely visit at the best time, great to see you. And you look amazing," Victoria
Finally, Williams Armstrong and Victoria Weldom got engaged and their wedding ceremony was fixed two weeks after the engagement. The Weldoms wanted the wedding to be done as soon as possible, and surprisingly, Williams did not object. Eventually, the news of the wedding was officially released to the public. Though the public raised some questions about Victoria's hidden husband, the Weldoms, coupled with Williams's influence were able to deceive the public into believing that the marriage of Richard and Victoria was actually a contract marriage. To celebrate this great achievement, Lady Tashia organized a family get-together at Twin-city hotel, a five-star hotel, and fortunately, Williams also organized a party at the Armstrong Villa for all his friends, and any other person Victoria wished to invite. On the other hand, while Williams and the Weldoms got ready for their celebration, Richard lay in his new room dressed in dark jeans and a black jacket. He got a pen from his breast
"What do you mean by half of the family wealth? Do you know what that means? We will be nowhere to be found on the wealthy family's ranking," Lady Tashia fired. "Gaining William respect is the greatest asset you guys need right now. That is what will make him do the favour you ask him to. Besides, you will have to lose something to gain something. Consider this as your capital set aside for the creation of more wealth. Life itself is a risk." Victoria stared blankly as Richard explained his ideas like a scholar who had the capability of moving his audience to a standing ovation. Now, Victoria felt she was hiding something, he couldn't be a school drop-off. No uneducated person explains something in this manner. And not even all educated persons could. He had received some sort of higher level education which he was not telling her about, she must find out. Her mind went back to the paper in the room, he was trying to hide. She would send him on an errand and search his room for a c
The next morning Richard stood in his cave getting dressed up from the party. He seemed to be in a good mood as a smile hovered on his face. As he continued dressing, Victoria stormed into the kitchen with are usual you are the course of my problems kind of problems. She was dressed up in a flowing white gown with floating gold designs on both sides. For short, apart from her gloomy mode, she looked like a goddess. While Richard wore a multi-colored business suit that Victoria got for him. Fortunately, it fitted into him perfectly. "You won't be coming with me anymore," Victoria revealed. "What did you say?" Richard inquired faking ignorance. "I said you will not be coming with me," Victoria fired. "Grandma called this morning. Though I could grasp all she was trying to say. What you need to know right now is that we are informing William that you are sick while you will remain at home. "Oh too bad. I always wanted to go to the Villa. Anyway, I will finish up with the house ch