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rted throwing tantrums. She worried aloud about how things were going to be from now on. She said she was afraid of suffering

oing now? Is this what you are suppose

uffering. So, you better start looking for

little savings at the bank. I can use it to start something that will sustain us. In the

he family? Have you forgotten that I have my family to take care of? Do you

ns at home. Help me, babe. Let us be strong together through this trying mo

However, in the meantime, you have to g

for no just cause. I was hoping that my wife would be the one person that would calm me down and reassure me that that all was well, and everyth

m to forget that I gave you the job.” I reminded her b

esides, you can’t say you gave me t

I pulled behind the scenes for you to be

’t matter. Anyway, you said you had so

eight m

ow, that shop you refused to open for my sister, I t

s you know, I have to complete the payment for this house. This is the only fixed

uch is

mill

e left with just three mill

l manag

at me carefully. Do I look lik

nge, you h

wh

n my mind, I blamed Cathy for hooking up with that kind of a woman. I thought of the day I first met her, the d

ment for the house was already due. What would I do now? If only my wife would be a little helpful. Even if she didn’t want to share her salary

ondered how long it would take before she started cheating on me. My mind flashed back to Esteban. Poor Mr. Esteban had tried to warn me. He tried to warn

e was now officially mine. My next step was to use the remaining money to begin a small business so that I could stay afloat and take care of my

be.” I

ha

you that I intend to start a small

nd of bu

So, there is a ready market. I want to start that. I can also be doing POS. Most of my friends are big peop

rk-Roy!!”

nything the matte

eart me. Mark, don’t you have

s got to do wi

you are so pathetic. How would people look at me? You know the type of people I interact with i

od on our table, Bella

food? Well, since you asked for my opinion,

you want me

able and classier, something that would not make us an ob

hat I have now is just the right capital for th

Don’t make people laugh at me.” She spoke, abandoned m

ning the loss of my job. Had I known, I would have started a side hustle while I still worked. But why should I blame myself, I actually intended to do the exact same thing before the unfortunate

was standing at akimbo and tapping her right leg. W

ifey. Why do you

is the n

ou talking

did you

e. I don’t even know what happened. I

now what? Better get used to it because I will no lo

e my wife. You are supposed to share my bed. T

ht of that before you started running away from your matrimonial bed. Anyw

breakfast

and fix something for yourself. Oh! And while I am gone, please, do me the favo

anizer business.”

What is the difference? Anyway, i

was beginning to irk me, and my best moments were beginning to be when she was not at home. Her harsh words had suddenly made me lose any interest in breakfast. I just sat there thinki

o! He

her, it is

have your number, of course. What is t

e been to the hospital a number of times, but we didn’t want

a dead? Is my father dead?” I

n hospital as I speak and has been admit

mence treatment immediately. I w

It is like the land was wrongfully sold to him. The real owner of the land has come for his land. Papa asked the person from who he bought t

o you know that I have just lost…, anyway, tell him I

brothe

ye

ke sure that my father was fully recovered, and the land problem had been solved before coming back to my hell of a house. Those two weeks were very precious to me. I was able to once again have the

ed. Even when I called her and told her that my father was sick and had been hospitalized, her tone was very flat and carried no s

oblem caused me about two million and five hundred thousand. That meant, I had little or no mone

erious, are yo

ust about three hundred thou

g to do? What can

want to collaborate with me, could you please, l

u mean by ‘

eed some mo

y. Why don’t you sell

ca

e car, use the money

using to go to work. You are the one who sa

ompany said they were contem

appy for you. Alright, in that case, p

eady g

d this idea in mind. So, who is

find out

get it himself. So, he proposed that she drove it herself to his house. Since I trusted her and I badly needed money, I accepted the condition and she drove the car away. As she drove away, I looked at my beautif

hat same morning, my car. I couldn’t believe my eyes. What was happening here? She was supposed to have delivered the car to its ne

ening? You brought the car back. It was

t’s new owner.” Sh

you talk

one who bought the ca

!” I shoute

eart. It is

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