My two wives are in love with each other
Episode 18
Hey Babe, common brighten up your face for me. Why are you acting like I’m not gonna come back? Just one month. Before you know it I’m back. Or do you want me to be coming every weekend to come and see you? Is that what you want? Charles asked Cynthia thinking she was missing him
Nay, don’t take such a risk coming home every weekend. I will be fine just that I know I will miss you. Cynthia pretends.
Charles kissed her on her forehead.
I will always be on the phone with you to make sure you don’t miss me too much okay? I have to get going now. I will call you immediately after I arrive at Cross River. Love you, baby,
I love you more. Bye and drive safely my love.
Charles drove off and Cynthia joyfully went inside. She started practicing how she will be acting if twenty million enters her account. She remembered Nk has not brought the key that will open the drawer. She quickly reaches her phone and dialed Nk’s no.
Hello babe, I’m so desperate right now to lay my hand on that key that will open the drawer. Cynthia said
Are you kidding me? Are you saying Charles don leave town like this? Nk asked.
I swear, he left like he’s not gonna come back soon. Just hurry and be here I no fit calm my body down.
Hahaha! Biko hold your body. You go see me in a jiffy.
Nk came with the key after keeping Cynthia waiting for five hours.
Abeg give me the key. Five hours is the jiffy you said you are coming.
See some people oo so now the key is more important than I am? You didn’t even ask me what was holding me. Na so money dey change people? Money wey you never see. Have the key. Nk said jokingly while she stretches her hand and gave Cynthia the key.
Just with one attempt at the drawer, it opens. Cynthia brought out all the documents and was going through them. She understands some while some are complicated to her. She set one document aside and took the rest to Nk. They both started going through the documents.
Wow! Charles has land he just fenced in the town. Babe with this alone twenty-five to thirty million is involved. Let’s take a look at the other ones and see. These are building plans. But I didn’t see the papers of this particular house. I thought it belongs to Charles too. Nk asked.
Oh papers of this house? Yeah, that is true. I… Charles, Cynthia Started stammering. Yes, it has an existing loan with its name. The papers are summited as collateral. Cynthia told an untruth cause that was the paper she kept behind.
Okay, this is all he has. Na buyer remains like this. Nk said.
I think that’s where the problem will be. Where are we going to see buyers before Charles will come back? Cynthia asked.
Relax you have nothing to worry about. People have money in this town. My company might be interested in acquiring the land because the land is at the site but if we couldn’t meet up before he comes back then I will prepare a fake paper of this one and you will keep it back to where you brought it. And these too, you will keep them back cause they are of no use they are just building plans. Nk explains
Nk, I don dey suspect you. No bi today you start to dey sell people’s property oo.
I don’t have your time ode. I’m going back to my office to sign out for today. Should I hold the papers or I should leave them with you?
Go with them since you are the one bringing buyer.
Fine, hope you know where the land is because tomorrow or next we will go there oo. I will talk to you on the phone let me go and sign out abeg. Bye
A week later one of the People Cynthia contacted to buy the house she wanted to sell secretly came to bargain for it but the price wasn’t good enough. Cynthia had to call Nk and handed the house paper to her cause she doesn’t have an idea of how houses are sold.
Cynthia, I told you my company might buy the land and now they are so eager to buy it. It has been measured and it is up to five plots and they agreed to pay thirty million naira and for the house, it will be sold in three days. So you see we are there. Nk said on the phone.
Hold on, babe. The person that wants to buy the house please you have to tell him to give us the grace of three months to evacuate the house so Charles will be notified to take his belongings cause I won’t be there.
I will do just that. Talk to you later.
It’s almost a month since Charles was supposed to be back from his trip but his stay was extended Cynthia was more worried cause the whole property is now taking time to sell coupled with the fact that Nk became busy at her working place. It now seems she abandoned the whole thing and focus on her work. She keeps promising Cynthia that buyers are coming. Nk stopped taking Cynthia’s calls because the pressure from Cynthia is too much. Cynthia visited Nk, she couldn’t find her at home. She had to go to her office but she was told Nk has been sick and has not been to the office for close a week. Cynthia has to go back to her shop and gave Nk a call again.
Hello, Nk what’s going on? I’ve not heard from you and I’ve been calling you but you ain’t taking my calls. I had to go to your house but you weren’t around. I went to your office they said you are sick and that you have not been coming to work. And you couldn’t tell me.
I’m sorry babe, I didn’t tell you because I know that isn’t the news you want to hear. The land and the house you are living in have been sold weeks ago. Sorry, I didn’t involve you for your signature. I had to use mine cause I wasn’t having enough time. The land was sold for thirty Million and the house nineteen Million. Well the whole properties worth more than the amount I sold them but I have to sell it as it is. All this while I’ve been with you, you think I don’t know you applied for a study visa abroad and you have not less than two months to stay in Nigeria? You hid the house papers because you wanted to sell it secretly all by yourself but when you couldn’t succeed you brought it to me. Do you think I don’t know all that? For cheating on me, deceiving me, and trying to play me for a fool this is the payback. I’m out of your reach my baby. By the time we are done with this call, I don’t think you can contact me again with Nigeria digits. Sort yourself out as I sorted myself out and congratulations on your successful visa. One more thing girl, you have three weeks to pack from the house because the real owner will be coming soon. Bye, ex-lover, and nice doing business with you. Nk ended the call.
To be continued…
Story by Amaka Ember
