All Chapters of THE LOVE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING : Chapter 31 - Chapter 32

The drive back into Lagos felt like being swallowed by the city all over again. No radio, no playlist, just the low growl of tyres on Third Mainland Bridge and the occasional sharp honk from a danfo that refused to yield. The villa already seemed like something that had happened to other people—bright lights, broken glass, too much cedar cologne and not enough air. By the time the SUV nosed into Chi’s quiet street in Surulere, the sky had turned that bruised purple that means rain is coming whether you like it or not. Mimi was waiting at the gate like she’d been counting heartbeats. Barefoot, rainbow beads clicking in her twists, she launched herself at Chi the second the car door opened. “Mummy!” The word was half-scream, half-prayer. Small arms locked around Chi’s waist so hard she stumbled. “You took forever!” Chi dropped to her knees right there on the cracked concrete driveway, laughing through sudden tears. “I missed you more than plantain, baby girl. More than jollof on a Su