” You were the man who crushed Ye Xiaoxi that led to her death. And you accepted to murder her daughter? Or you don’t know Theresa Mo is Ye Xiaoxi’s daughter?” Lanre demanded.
Lanre’s voice was hoarse and contained a lot of bitterness. One can tell he felt bitter and angry at the fellow sitting before him.
” I know but please, pardon me. Greed made me lose my conscience and I do anything for money..” Alex Si pleaded.
He looked at Lanre’s face and bent his head down. He knew his fate was going to be determined by these men seated.
He was evil in his acts and only wished that the men would be kind hearted enough to spare him.
“I will be sending you to Join Ye Xiaoxi where you sent her. I am Theresa Mo’s brother and Ye Xiaoxi’s son. You killed my mother and attempted to do same to my sister and ask that I pardon you..?” Lanre bellowed.
Junxie Li was furious. “Someone come, chisel out his teeth without leaving any behind. After that cut off his toes and fingers, cut his genitals and pluck out his eyes and throw him into the sea..” Junxie Li ordered.
Ah! He was done for. Nemesis has caught up with him and he was going to die like a chicken. Alex Si tried to plead but the man spared him no glance. He was going to pay for his sins that day.
Before Junxie and Lanre, the men got to work immediately. Alex Si was screaming while the two men stood up and walked out of the basement.
“Thank you Junxie” Lanre appreciated. It wouldn’t have been possible to apprehend Alex Si and punish him for his sins without his help.
” No worries,” Junxie Li replied. He told Lanre that the wedding would be postponed. He and Theresa had agreed to postpone it because of what happened to his Aunt, Zhou and his parents.
” When are you getting married then?” Lanre asked. Junxie said till further notice. They haven’t planned it.
” I want it to take place even if it has to be quiet and low keyed. Invites family and a few friends and get married. Theresa is pregnant.
You have kids already out of wedlock, I don’t want this pregnancy to become obvious before getting married. My sister deserves it, you know!” Lanre suggested.
” I want to make her my wife much more than you can imagine. But considering the circumstances around us now, getting married is like not sympathising with the bereaved.
Zhou died because he was Theresa’s chauffeur. He died in the line of duty. We should give him that honor and postpone the wedding” Junxie replied.
For the pregnancy issue, he would make sure they were married before the baby was born. He won’t have the child out of wedlock like the boys.
“No matter how you try Junxie, you can’t weep more than the bereaved. The best you can do is to low-key your wedding and have a roundtable reception” Lanre insisted.
Junxie Li was quiet. Lanre is right but he would have to carry Theresa Mo along before concluding on what they should do.
“Ok. Will discuss with Theresa first” Junxie Li replied and Lanre soon returned to the hospital.
He checked on his aunt before going to the lounge to rest. He was surprised when he saw Rosa waiting for him.
“Ah! You came back?” Lanre asked, shutting the door. “I was entering when you were going out. You were so full of haste to where you were heading that you almost brushed shoulders with me and yet did not see me..”Rosa replied.
Lanre shrugged and said he didn’t take notice. He felt exhausted and just sank into the sofa.
“I can’t imagine how today ended. What if something had really happened to Aunt? How would I be feeling now..”Lanre imagined.
“Nothing different from how you felt and reacted that morning. I never knew you would be this broken like you were today.
But thank goodness, Aunt Lulu is still alive. I can’t express how happy I am babe” Rosa replied.
“Until when faced with a test, one can’t ascertain how emotional he or she can be. That was the first time I was faced with a hard situation like that before..” Lanre confessed.
Rita became acquainted with Davis. But she can’t love him. He seemed to want something more firm than just mere friends.
He calls her often. He invites her to dates, lunch, dinner and places. Many of which she declined. She’s not ready to go the way Davis wanted them to go.
Her mother had asked her if she likes him? She simply replied that he is not bad. Monica advised her to keep getting to know Davis well.
He is a great, lovable guy. She has known his mother for over a decade now. Rita doesn’t know maybe she should laugh or just stare at her mother’s happy countenance.
How does knowing his mother for over a decade have to do with Davis being a lovable guy. His mother is a different person and so also is Davis.
She just smiled and went away. Her mother is happy that she is creating a relationship that might lead to a romantic one.
Alfred saw through his sister. She’s not interested in creating anything special between herself and Davis. He just hopes she’s able to overcome that feeling for Julia.
Rita got into her room and shut the door. She can’t stop thinking about him. She wanted to let him go in her heart but couldn’t.
She sat on the bed and thought only of Julia. He was good and caring towards her before the issue of that pregnancy.
Now she understands what Theresa meant the day they had lunch together. The love he has toward her suddenly vanished.
What he has towards her, was it fake and just infatuation all along? Love just doesn’t die that way. What happened?
Rita ended up sobbing quietly. She still loves him but he didn’t love her, why can’t he love her, why?
Julia couldn’t sleep. He called Lanre and the latter said he had forgotten. He would come over immediately.
Seeing he stood up, Rosa said she would accompany him. He agreed and they set out.
They arrived in Julia’s Mansion and like the previous day, Lanre injected him again and asked him to try and find Rita to get things straightened between them.
Julia said he was planning on seeing her that day but his brother asked him to keep Theresa company because of the accident.
He was still talking when he started dozing off. Lanre helped him to his room and asked Rosa that they leave.
They got into the car and drove to the hospital. As Lanre parked his car and they got into the lounge again.
“I wonder what Junxie owns such an exquisite lounge for in a hospital? Was he coming to live here..”Lanre commented.
Once he is inside, he doesn’t know it was built inside a hospital. Anyways, it’s fine. At least he is comfortable there.