Chapter Forty Five

Mr. Allen walked back into the dining room and found the others eating already. Princess looked at him when he entered and quickly averted her eyes. He took his seat and started to eat also. A few minutes later he washed his hand, looked at Christopher, and said, "I want to talk to you. ALONE!!" and walked out.

"You should go," Rose said when she saw that Christopher wasn't attempting to follow. He just continued eating. "Go and listen to what he has to say." She urged.

"Why should I? I don't have that kind of time. Besides, this food is so delicious that I don't feel like leaving here." He answered while eating.

"Go and talk to your father. You need to tell him something as well." Rose said.

Christopher looked at her and said, "I don't have anything to say to him...."

"You do, now go and talk to him." Rose insisted.

Christopher looked at her for a while and washed his hand with a frown on his face. He stood up and looked at his remaining food with longing. He walked two steps away and suddenly turned back. Everyone at the table was surprised at his action. Christopher walked back and took a piece of meat from his plate and said, "I hate to leave so let me have this one." After saying that, he threw the meat into his mouth and walked out.

Everyone at the table laughed after him including Rose. "With you around, that boy will get fat sooner than we except." Mrs. Rita said.

"I can't blame him tho," Uzo said and swallowed a morsel of semolina. "This food is so good." He added and continued to eat.

"I have to agree with you on that," Mrs. Rita said. "This is so good."

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Christopher walked out and found his father waiting for him in the sitting room. He took a seat and said, "what is it? I hope what you have to say is important." He said and licked his lips. "If it's not then, just allow me to go back to my food." He added with unhappiness. The food he was missing was still making him very angry.

"What has come over you son? Why is it that you don't listen to me?" His father asked. "That girl you have in there is not good for you!. Why would you marry someone who grew up with a prostitute?" He asked angrily.

"Oh, I see you have done your assignment well. What else did you find out about her?" Christopher asked. He was already expecting his father to do a background check on Rose so, this didn't come as a surprise to him at all.

"I can't believe you will stoop so low just to get on my nerves." His father said. "You got married to a prostitute and a thief when there is a perfect girl for you to marry. What is wrong with you?"

"Stop speaking so loud or, you might get a heart attack. I have told you times without number that, I will never have anything to do with that snake you keep under you." Christopher said to his father.

"That's by the way," Mr. Allen started. "That small girl you call your daughter, what if she isn't yours? What if she got pregnant with another person and said it's yours? Haven't you thought of that? What if she is just after your money?" He asked.

"You should listen to yourself while you speak dad, if you had done your investigations properly then I am sure you are aware that she is doing perfectly well. She doesn't need my money." Christopher answered.

"I can't allow this. You have to divorce her and get married to Cindy. Don't you get it?" Mr. Allen asked in frustration. "Cindy is from a respectable family. She is well educated. She is beautiful and she will help to grow the business. Don't you get it?"

"What business are we talking about?" Christopher asked. "Look, dad, you better start getting used to the idea that I am married. You should also get used to the fact that I have a child who you happen to put into tears a while ago." Christopher added before his father could say a thing.

"You are being played by that girl and you don't want to see it. Fine, if it's because of the child then, we can take her and you divorce the mother. Why don't you do that?" Mr. Allen tried to make him agree.

"That's where you are the wrong dad. It's not because of the child. It's because of the mother. She comes first so, what do I do about that?" Christopher asked.

"What are you talking about? You are a public figure and people will talk. What do you expect people to say when word gets out that my son married a prostitute?" Mr. Allen asked.

"I will only say this for the last time dad, if you ever call Rose a prostitute again, get ready to become my enemy. You made my daughter cry and I didn't say a word about it." Christopher let out. "My wife is not a prostitute. If you don't have anything more to say, get out of my house!" Christopher said angrily.

"If you don't divorce that girl, get ready to leave my company. I will send you back to the states and you will never step foot into this country again!!" Mr. Allen shouted.

"Seriously? You would do that?" Christopher asked with a raise of his eyebrows.

"Yes!! I will not only send you back to the states. I will make life here miserable for that woman and her child. I will also make sure I cut you off from everything that concerns me. I will make you penniless." Mr. Allen threatened.

Christopher laughed loudly after hearing that. "You are so funny dad," he said and laughed again. "Do you really think you can control my life?" He asked and laughed again. "Don't fool yourself. Before you cut me off, I will do that. I will make you fall from your throne and make you experience what it feels like to be helpless." Christopher added with a hard expression.

"I am your father and you don't get to speak to me like that! You have nothing and remember, you still work in my company." His father said angrily.

"Your company?" Christopher asked as he stood up from his seat. "Do you think I am a fool?" He asked as he walked to where his father was sitting. "I Christopher Allen am not a fool. You said you will give me the company under one condition and that is if I get married." Christopher said while looking his father in the eyes.

"Yes, I said that with Cindy in mind. Since you didn't get married to her," his father said and stood up also. "I will not give you control over the company. I don't even want you to step your foot there as from Monday." His father said and pushed Christopher out of his way.

"You lie, dad," Christopher said. "Do you think I don't know who owns the company? My mother is the sole owner and you have almost no say!!" Christopher said calmly.

"Who?... Where?... I mean where did you get such a ridiculous idea from?" Mr. Allen stuttered.

"You underestimate me, dad," Christopher said with a chilly smile. "I know what is needed of me even before I came back to Nigeria." He added. "You only own 20 peecent of the company and my mother owns the other 80 percent. All this wealth you pride yourself on belongs to my mother." Christopher said.

"Who is giving you such ridiculous ideas? Where did you hear this nonsense from?" Mr. Allen who had managed to compose himself asked.

Christopher looked his dad in the eyes and said, "I found the lawyer who changed the will. I found out that you, Mr. Allen Olajide was penniless before getting married to my mother. I also have the original will and I and my wife own everything." The smile on his face disappeared as he spoke. "I know that my mom gave you those shares you own and that was also on one condition. The condition was that you don't get married to another woman and, you can't have an affair outside the marriage." Christopher said.

Mr. Allen was shocked speechless. He never expected Christopher to find out about any of these and he became scared instantly. He began to question what exactly Christopher knew. "What else... What else do you know?" He mumbled.

"Are you surprised?" Christopher asked. "I know more than you think and PRAY that I don't find out anything I am not supposed to. Now, get out of my house and don't come back until you learn to accept my wife and child and family." He said. Mr. Allen was about to walk away but, Christopher called him back and said. "Don't even think of harming my family. You are under watch. Oh, before I forget, you now depend on me and my wife to survive so, don't think of doing what you are not supposed to do." Christopher said and after he finished speaking, Mr. Allen walked out shamefully and in anger.