Soon,Adam dropped at home and was about to enter when he heard samantha, Evelyn mother talking ill of him to her husband John and Evelyn even though Evelyn tried to make her shut up.He thought of sneaking in and escaping Samantha but on opening the door he came face-to-face with her.
Samantha started insulting him directly,"You useless bastard,you had the guts to come back to this house after humiliating us today.You think you are now the man of the house to come back whenever you feel like""After embarrassing us in Lord Williams house,you stupid thing could not even beg and you made us a laughing stock in the presence of everyone"
"Mum,stop that",chided Evelyn."He is not useless and definitely not a bastard.And concerning the laughingstock you brought that on yourself when you tried to eat what wasn't placed in front of you".
"You are still defending him.By tomorrow I'll make sure the divorce papers are ready and then you will divorce her", said Samantha facing Adam.
"I will only divorce her if she wants the divorce",he replied.
"She will divorce you tomorrow"Samantha told Adam scornfully while heading to her room.
Adam did not reply her and when to the bedroom he and Evelyn share.He went to the bathroom to freshen up and was about to sleep on the ground across the bed when Evelyn came in carrying a bowl of hot noodles and stretched it to Adam.
"I know you must be starving since you didn't eat before leaving for the hospital.
"Thank you",he said and collected it from her and started devouring it.
Adam could feel Evelyn's eyes boring into his head while he was eating but acted as though he wasn't aware until he was done eating.
"You want to say something",he asked Evelyn.
Evelyn's face turned red when Adam caught her staring at him.
"Am sorry about how everyone treated you tonight.How's Amanda faring?".
"It wasn't your fault.She is doing fine"said Adam.
"I have five hundred thousand dollars in my account,I will transfer it to you and try to borrow money from other people tomorrow to make it up to the hospital bills",said Evelyn.
"Thanks for the offer,I really appreciate it but the bills have been paid today already",he replied.
"How were you able to pay, hope you didn't borrow from loan sharks.Still you still need the money to pay those that borrowed you money",Evelyn spoke.
"Don't stress yourself,an anonymous person already paid the bills"'he stated the half truth not ready to reveal his identity to her.
"Good night",she spoke.
"Night", replied Adam.
Adam laid down and could not sleep for quite sometime as he was still trying to comprehend what he heard today,if truly he is the richest man in town.
"Maybe I am dreaming.When I wake up tomorrow,I will know for sure",was his last thought before he fell asleep
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Evelyn woke up earlier than usual today and saw Adam sleeping.She decided to let him be as he was always the first person to wake up,most time he was like her alarm clock."He must be so tired from yesterday's activities",she thought."Why don't I just leave him a message".
She brought out a pen an decided against that.She decided to send in a text message.She scrolled for his number which she saved as Adam, typed the message and was about to send it when she had a second thought and save it as draft.
"I will send this message to him in some hours time,if not once he hears the beep of his phone he will be up".
She decided to help him reduce his house chores by helping him out and afterward left for work.
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Adam woke up startled when he heard two beeps from his phone,he checked the bed to see if Evelyn was still sleeping but the bed was empty.
He decided to check the messages that entered his phone,one was from Evelyn and the other one from an unknown number.He checked Evelyn's own,it read thus.
"Good morning,I hope you slept well.I left you to sleep in since it seems you are too tired from yesterday's activities.Have a nice day".
He couldn't help but smile when he was done reading the message.He opened the second one which he assumed was from Jacob Smith on seeing the content of the message "Good morning sir,I just thought to inform you that we will be announcing your takeover in the company's press conference today without revealing your identity yet.You can come by to the company anytime you like.#Jacob#"So it's true that am the king's heir",he thought.
He was confused by Jacob's message,why announcing takeover on a weekend.He stood up to check the time and then he remembered today is Monday.He probably miscalculated because of Lord Williams birthday party which was supposed to take place on Saturday was shifted to Sunday.
He freshes up and went to the living room where he saw Samantha practicing yoga.
"Good morning",he greeted her.
"Is this the time for you to wake up"said Samantha not bothering to respond to his greetings.
"Instead of doing house chores you are busy sleeping.It is not your fault, it's Evelyn's fault for indulging you by helping you with the house chores.What exactly is your usefulness in this house,you don't bring in money and yet you are too lazy for housework",she finished.
"You should at least find something to do instead of whiling away time.What are you still waiting for",She asked.Adam entered the kitchen and found everything in order.Even the meal for breakfast had been prepared.He tried checking if there was any other housework he needed to do to while away time but found none.He was about to go back to his room when he decided to check the groceries cabinet and found little to no groceries.
He came out from the kitchen and was about to enter the bedroom when Samantha's voice stopped him.
"Useless boy,so you want to go back to sleep again".
"No,we are short of groceries",he replied."I need to go get some".
"You knew there was nothing in this house and you couldn't say anything since yesterday, the only thing you are supposed to do you can't even do it effectively",she responded."I won't give you any money for the groceries and you better find some money to but those groceries or else.
Adam did not reply her and left the house.
Evelyn got out of the car with the intent that she will not claim her rights but try to apologize to the car owner and hoped that everything will go on well.She knew that even if Adam used a fast car,he can't get there in two minutes not to talk of him having to trek down a bit down the road before he can get a cab.She hoped everything will be settled before he gets there.Evelyn went closer to check the damage done to her car,one of her car's headlights was affected.She checked the other car and saw that it was only a minor dent."Thank God",She thought relieved that the damage to the other car wasn't as major as she thought by the sound of the collision.She heard the door of the other car slammed shut and turned around to meet the owner when she was faced with a fuming man.Evelyn gasped in disbelief when she saw who it was,Kolapo Dickson and knew by the
Evelyn went into the bedroom to change her clothes and shoe and went out of the house, without letting them know exactly where she was going to.She only told her parents she was going out.She went to a small clothing accessories store (where they sell all manners of clothing accessories like gloves,mufflers, blazers and so on)along the way to the city.She parked her car and went into the store.She saw the owner of store on seat.She was familiar with the old man.She came to this shop because she thought of getting a new wristwatch for Adam.The one he was using was already old and worn out.She got the wristwatch paid for it and left the shop and was thinking of another thing to get for Adam.She thought of going to a unisex clothing store nearby to get new clothes for him since this accessory store only sells cloth accessories.She had been saving part of her salary for this occasion.She started the car and on her way going,she heard h
Evelyn knew she has gotten her mother as Samantha doesn't like accounting for anything most especially money.Evelyn told Samantha what her house chores will be.Samantha is in charge of the Kitchen while she,Evelyn will clean the living room and the adjourned dining room.Adam who heard their conversation went back to the bedroom to clean it since Samantha and Evelyn were already doing their part.When Adam was done cleaning the room he went out and found Evelyn and Samantha in the kitchen, they were preparing breakfast,they were almost done with the preparation.The smell of frying chips (french fries) made his mouth water.They were still frying some."Well done ma".When Samantha sighted him in the kitchen,she saw it as an opportunity to escape the kitchen.If she had been vigilant enough and not thinking of an excuse she would have saw the change in Evelyn once Adam made his appearance known, Evelyn was blushing."Since you are here,
She laid down on the bed but couldn't sleep as she was still scared of the thunder,even though it wasn't as loud as before again.Adam laid on the ground and his thoughts wandered to what happened before they went to get candles.Evelyn had always shown him respect,even when others are mocking him,she will defend him.But what happened tonight is a surprise to him.He was still thinking when he heard Evelyn's voice."Adam, are you asleep"."Not yet",he replied."I don't know if you can come and sleep here,just for tonight.I am a bit scared of this thunder and I do not want to disturb my parents because of some silly thunder and ......",but Adam cut off her rambling."No problem".Adam was shocked.The Evelyn he knew will never admit her true feelings to anyone except for her father,John on rare occasions.She hates being seen as weak.And tonight she had admitted h
Adam parked the car in front of the house and they went out of the car,each carrying two of the packaged food.They entered the house and saw Samantha and John sitting in the living room.Samantha was pressing her phone when they entered,she looked up briefly when she heard the door open and continued with what she was doing on her phone.Adam and Evelyn greeted Samantha and John and John replied their greetings.Samantha did as though she did not hear them."Mom,we are greeting you",Evelyn said."Why should I respond when I am hungry",She replied."Samantha,why won't you respond their greetings.Atleast you know they are coming from the hospital,you should first greet them and ask of Amanda before you ask for food.And you should be ashamed to ask them for food, they are just coming home since morning that they went out",John spoke."Leave me alone joor,so I shouldn't eat because of ....",She was saying but stopped when she saw the packaged foo
On there way home,Evelyn suggested they get food in one of the restaurants around to make up for dinner.She suggested this because she knew that if they get home, even if she enter the kitchen to cook, Adam would still insist on joining her in the kitchen since her mother, Samantha had relegated all the chores in the house to Adam and would sit down and not do anything in the house."It is time that changes,my husband cannot be the only one doing the house chores again",She thought.Adam saw a restaurant,Bukka Hut and moved the car closer to the restaurant.He switched off the car engine and gave the car key to the valet.Bukka Hut is a restaurant known in the nooks and crannies of Lagos for it's delicious delicacy and because they make different delicacies ranging from local meals from different tribes in the country.It has different branches even in Lagos and specializes also in catering services.Adam and Evelyn got out of the car simultaneously a
They were still throwing banters at each other when an alarm rang through the hospital signifying visiting time is over.Adam checked the time and saw that they have been bantering for close to two and half hours.Adam and Evelyn stood up.Adam went to the table and carried Evelyn's bag and faced Amanda."Let me just escort her outside.I will be back",he said."Go home", Amanda replied."Hmm,so who will stay with you, definitely not Evelyn,she has work tomorrow",he said."I can stay,I have a day leave tomorrow", Evelyn said."Nobody is staying with me.Two of you should go,I am fine by myself",She said."What seriously,you have been mad at me for not seeing me all these days.Now that I'm here,you are still the one chasing me away"."Gosh,your mood swings is worst than a pregnant woman",he said shaking his head.&n
"You wanted to say something",Adam asked Amanda."Nevermind", Amanda replied."It's time for her injection",the nurse spoke dropping the small injection tray on the table.Adam stood up and went out giving Amanda privacy.He closed the door and waited in the hall."The nurse opened the door and came out of the room when she was done giving Amanda the injection."She will soon sleep,you can go out and relax and come back later by the time she wakes up, maybe in two to three hours",the nurse told Adam."Thank you",he replied and entered the room.He saw that Amanda was already drowsy.He sat down by her bedside and soon heard her breathing and knew that she was asleep.He brought out his phone, connected his data and opened his WhatsApp.He saw that he had not replied Jacob and he typed, "Thank you" to him.
He went into the hospital and was surprised that there was no harassing.Formerly, someone would have been disturbing him because of his appearance but not today.Maybe Jacob has warned them about it.He went to the reception centre where he found a receptionist.He told the receptionist that he was here to see his sister."I am here to see Amanda King".The receptionist asked of his name and his relationship with Amanda."I am Adam King and she is my sister",he told her.The receptionist checked the computer and checked searched for Amanda King's file,she checked relatives and saw his name there before she told him the ward and explained how he will get there.The ward was a VIP ward which was upstairs,so he took the elevator and got to a smaller Receptionist centre where he told the young man at the desk his name, his sister's name,relationship with the patient and the ward he was directed to.The receptionist told him the room number.