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2024-10-29 19:42:56When the meeting was over, Victoria and Richard stayed away from each. Victoria's countenance was indifferent so Richard could not tell if she was actually angry with him. Richard remained at the dining hall cleaning up the place. "I hope she doesn't get too angry, I just need more time," Richard thought.
Meanwhile Victoria lay on the large bed video chatting with her cousin, Emmie, she was not opportune to attend the party. "How was the party," Emmie inquired.
"It was successful," Victoria replied with a smile.
"I can see through you and I don't need a soothsayer to know I wasn't."
"How do you mean."
"My sister told me everything that happened."
Victoria sighed. "Then what is this chat for."
"Victoria you can't keep doing this to yourself, you need to divoice that man and get someone more suitable for you.
"I am not complaining."
"Just looked at the embarrassment he caused you today. I was even informed that he made aunt faint at the party."
"That is not what happened, my mum was being too emotional."
"Too emotional? I mean how could you Vicky, you lied to your own family because of a man?'
"I knew mum was certainly going to skin me alive if she discovered that the man I intented to get married to was a school drop out. So I had to lie to her that he graduated from college."
"That was too bad of you."
"I know right and I accept my mistake. I thought I could easily get him a job in the company but mum has been proving difficult. I regret ever getting married to him and I intend to divorce him soon."
" Good to hear, I think that is the greatest decision you have ever made. I think your mum will even offer him some money to start a new life. I have to go now, I will send a video to you, you will love it," Emmie said and hang up.
A few minutes later, Victoria's phone beeped. It was the Video Emmie promised to send to her. "Oh shit," Victoria exclaimed, it was the Video of Mrs. Luci's fainting at the discovery that her son-in-law was a school dropout. And Richard's grand announcement of his new job.
"Who did this," Victoria exclaimed.
"You don't have to worry about who did it, I got it from the family's group chat, it's already public," Emmie wrote.
"No! no!! no!!!" Victoria sobbed.
At this point Richard banged the door open, he was done with the clean up."
"What are you doing here" Victoria inquired angrily.
"I don't get you."
"What do you mean you don't get me."
"Both of us share this room though you never let me come close to you. It's already night and I am exhausted after all the day's work."
"Take a look around," Victoria ordered.
Richard's head spun in a 180-degree motion, there was something strange about the room. That was it, his belongings, there were no longer in the small corner they used to be.
"Did you finally decide to move my things to the master wardrobe?" Richard inquired.
"You should know me better."
"Then where are they."
"In the kitchen, that will be your bedroom for now until I decide otherwise."
"But why are you doing this to me?" Richard questioned.
"Don't you think I should be the one asking you that question? Why have you decided to ride me of my joy and honor? Why are you always causing me shame and embarrassment, What crime did I ever commit getting married to you."
"I am sorry," Richard said.
"Just leave my presence, you disgust me."
Richard bowed his head in shame as he headed to his new room. When he was away from Victoria, he smiled to himself. It was Actually what he needed, enough privacy to draw out his plan. Now he will have to convince his father to do him a little favor with his influence.
As he got to the Kitchen, his phone rang. He reached out to it, it was a call from his father's personal secretary, she had always been loyal to her father.
"What do they want again," Richard whispered aloud.
"Reluctantly, Richard answered the call. "Good day Richard," Miss. Evelyn greeted. She was used to calling him by his real name and Richard loved it.
"Good day Miss Evelyn," Richard replied.
"Sorry to disturb you by this time of the night, but we are having a serious problem."
"What is it," Richard inquired.
"Hmm, the fact is... you see," Evelyn stammered.
"Stop beating around the bush, tell me what the problem is. How is my father anyway."
"The problem is actually with your
father."
"What is wrong with him," Richard said worriedly.
"Sir, he passed on,"
"Shit," Richard exclaimed, tears flowing freely from his eyes. His voice cracked and he feel to the ground. But he had to compose himself.
"Sir, they are a lot of complications surrounding his death, this place is not even safe for this call."
"What complications," Richard inquired.
"Sir, he was poisoned."
Richard felt heartbroken, he wasn't there when his father needed him most.
"Has his killers been caught?"
"No, that is not the only problem we at facing now. Sir, you need to return and take over your father's company, just your finger print as is heir and all this madness will stop."
"What madness," Richard inquired.
"Your cousin Williams has taken over the company and he is gradually eating deep into the business fund. I know what it took for your father to build this business group, you have to return."
"I can't return, can't you administer the business for some time?"
"Richard, I have been able to hide the existence of some branches of the company but I will not be able to do that for long."
"Okay, I will return as soon as I can but before then, I will send a private investigation team to look into my father's death."
"Okay, young master, we will be waiting for your coming. I have to go now."
Richard sat on the bare floor of the kitchen, now he had two cases before him, the vengeance of his father and his vengeance. Now, he was in a perfect position to take his revenge on the Weldom. First, he will offer them a partnership. Then, he will cut their funding, it will be a big blow.
But there was something he missed, he needed the photos of this William's cousin. Quickly he picked up the phone and gave Evelyn a phone call.
"I forgot something, can you please send me William's pictures?"
"Right away" she replied.
A few minutes later his phone beeped, and the pictures had arrived. Four of them.
"This will do, he hasn't changed that much anyway," Richard noted.
"Right now the only thing I want to to is cry my heart out," but he knew that would not be possible, what excuse would he give to Victoria. "So great," he sobbed quietly. "Another partof m heart broken and I can not even mourn,"
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