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Wrong Womb - Episode 8



 

I had summed up Bower-bound company records for the day.

I had to rush to the site where I had purchased my lands.

Mum had travelled that morning and Dad was still receiving treatment as an outpatient in Evans Hospital.

As I grabbed my bag on my desk, I heard footsteps from behind.

I turned.

It was Raymond Donald.

He looked worriedly at me and helped me with my bag. "Are you sure you didn't truly abort the baby? You are not behaving like a pregnant woman at all. You don't even sleep at work".

I collected my bag from him. "Are you aware that we don't have any business with each other now?"

He cleared his throat. "I didn't see you eat today".

"I had gala and zobo".

"You shouldn't take roadside zobo. You don't even know how those women prepare it".

"Whatever I take or don't take is my own business, Raymond Donald".

"No matter what you say, we both know that my blood runs in the vein of that baby in your womb!".

"...and no matter what you say, we both know that you are engaged and will be married very soon".

He sighed. "I need company right now. Can you help me?".

"Ask your fiancée to help you with that, Raymond".

"There is something I need to tell you. Something you have always wanted to know".

"If it concerns the Donald's, I am not interested".

"Your mother travelled abroad this morning for her surgery". He said firmly.

I stopped short and glared at him. "Why are you guys still watching me? What do you want from me this time?".

"Just follow me to my favorite bar and I will keep your little secret".

"Bar? Head usher? Bar???". I made eyes at him.

"Have you heard of Jickson bar? It is one of the most famous bars in Lagos".

I reluctantly followed him out of the office.

When we got to the parking lot ,he walked to one of his black Range Rovers and got in.

I joined him and he drove to the so-called Jickson bar.

When we got in, we used the elevator and landed on the seventh floor.

It was not like the local bars in my area.

It was almost the height of a sky scraper.

It was cozy, well designed and furnished.

The hall we were directed to was a VIP hall.

It had a lot of attendants and very few customers that could afford it.

It had a spa session, gyming equipments at the other side, and a musician was singing a slow song at the front, staring into the thick blue light.

The attendants knew Raymond Donald so well.

They gathered around our table.

"Aren't you going to make orders?". He nudged me.

"Just give me pepper soup, turkey, and hi-malt".

"Are you sure that is all?".

"Yes. If I eat too much, I will just vomit everything while I am brushing my teeth tonight".

He broke into laughter. "You are one of those that use to brush their teeth as if they are brushing toilet seat".

I shrugged. "Didn't you like my fresh breath the first time we talked? That is the secret".

He chuckled. "What about the first time we kissed? It was also Wednesday and it was raining in the morning. Can you remember?".

I made eyes at him. "Talk to your fiancée about things like that, Raymond Donald".

I stopped one of the attendants who was bringing three bottles of Goldberg. "Hey! Go and drop that thing and give this man malt, I am not ready to carry anybody's fiancé on my back this evening".

Raymond laughed loudly and accepted the tray. "Don't mind this young lady. Give me two more bottles please. Mix with Heineken".

I made eyes at him and continued devouring my own meal. "What's the secret you wanted to tell me?"

He poured drink in a glass and gulped. "You are so lucky, Victory. You have so much freedom".

"I don't understand. You don't have freedom?".

"Are you aware that I am going to be just her husband on papers?".

"I don't understand".

He poured from another bottle and gulped. "The more the wedding date is closer, the more I get so frustrated".

"Why? I thought you loved her".

"Rosa James is the face of Bower bound creams and soaps. Our cream and soap is trending because of her influence. Rosa James is the number one presenter trending in the country. It will be great scandal if after our open relationship, we break up".

"Does it mean that you proposed to her because of the benefits Bower bound is getting from her?"

"I liked Rosa James at the beginning, but now I see the reality, such feelings is not enough to lead to marry her. I don't love Rosa James enough to marry her".

"Are you just realizing that now? Why are you realizing that now? And why did you say that you will only be married on papers?".

"Did you think Rosa James just got to that stage in life by magic?".

I poured more wine for him so that he will talk more. I excitedly watched him get drunk slowly. "How did Rosa James get to that stage?"

"My worst enemy, Paul Kings".

Paul Kings was the CEO of Kachi television. "What is Paul Kings benefiting from Rosa James?".

He shrugged. "I don't know".

Someone walked in.

I could smell that familiar mixture of Culvate cologne and Flower gin cologne.

Only one person mixed those two colognes just like that.

The person approached our table and shook hands with Raymond.

Raymond nudged me. "Meet the CEO of Jickson bar, Nelson Fred".

The blue light blinked on his face but I could see Nelson Fred.

Nelson Fred was the CEO of Jickson bar???

Raymond chuckled as he watched the surprise on my face. "Don't tell me you have also been captivated by Nelson's beauty".

My heart was beating very fast. It was going to six years since I had set my eyes on Nelson...that painful night he had left me.

It was not surprising that he already owned a big bar like Jickson.

His father was rich.

I forced a smile and stretched a hand. "Nice meeting you, Nelson Fred".

His strong hands accepted mine. "Nice meeting you again, Victory Charles".

Raymond Donald gasped as he looked at the both of us. "You already knew each other".

Nelson cleared his throat. "She wouldn't ever forget the only person she trusted enough with her virginity". He grinned devilishly.

I grabbed a glass filled with Heineken and poured it on  his face. "Don't you ever say anything you just feel like. Be very careful with the way you address me".

His attendants rushed to the chaos.

Nelson wiped his face with his hands. "You look more attractive now that you have grown. What do you do now? Prostitution?".

I smiled at him. "I am Bower bound company's financial head".

"What are you doing with an engaged man then?".

"...and what is so bad in business partners having a chit chat in a bar when it is not even an hotel?"

He swallowed. "In case you don't know, I am still single".

"What do you think is the difference between a dog and a human?".

"Humans don't go back to their vomit". Raymond responded.

Nelson angrily walked out of the hall.

Raymond glared at me. "You told me that you had never loved anyone before!".

"My love life is definitely none of your business!!!".

"Why then were you forcing your way into my life when you have an unsettled love life?"

"Unsettled? What I had with Nelson was a teenage fling".

"It cost you your virginity! Girls don't easily forget that one man!".

"Girls don't easily forget that one man that truly loves them!". I fired back at him.

He calmed and watched me closely. "Are you saying you have never been loved before?".

"Love doesn't let go!". I sat back to continue eating my gigantic turkey.

He was surprised at me. "You are still going to continue eating like nothing just happened?"

I rolled my eyes. "What did you expect me to do? Take him to hospital for pouring alcohol on his face?".

He sat back and continued drinking. "You know one of the things I like about you, Victory Charles? You are always yourself with me. I always feel like being myself anytime I am with you".

I shrugged and continued eating.

I watched the big head faint right there on the table with empty bottles scattered around his head.

I picked my phone and dialed Rosa James number.

She connected on the second ring. "Your fiancé, Raymond Donald is right here at Jickson bar in the VIP hall, he is very drunk and he needs your help".

"What are you doing there with him?". She fired.

"You can ask him that yourself when he gets back to his senses". I disconnected the line and finished my Hi-malt.

I headed out of the hall.

I had to quickly meet with the agent at the building site to check the update.

When I got completely out of the building, someone grabbed my hand from behind.

When I looked up, it was Nelson, standing behind  me. "Let us get back together, Victory. I don't care about the father of that baby in your womb but I am willing to walk you down the aisle this moment".

 

 To be continued


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