I'm sticking to the devil I know oooo

Thanks for the update

Somebody go die for this one too.

It might just be a coincidence the two guys are bearing Simon and Janet be careful with Janet, i don't trust him.

Thanks for the update

Tell them o silver@stick to the devil you know

Oh wow.... wat a sudden twist of event for Daisy

OMG silver u too lyk killy killy.ur new name na Mr Killer

The devil you know is better than the Angel u don't know. Stick to the devil you know. I'm kinda confused towards the part where past Simon and present Simon is mentioned.

aprilwise:
The devil you know is better than the Angel u don't know. Stick to the devil you know. I'm kinda confused towards the part where past Simon and present Simon is mentioned.

Whenever silver1996 uses such phrases death is around the corner

It seems all the men in the story are crowned with devilish attitude, no good man like me at all

You're right though @stick to the devil you know

Thanks for the update boss

genius43:


Whenever silver1996 uses such phrases death is around the corner

Nor be lie but who will die na, i just pray it shouldn't be any of the girls

aprilwise:
The devil you know is better than the Angel u don't know. Stick to the devil you know. I'm kinda confused towards the part where past Simon and present Simon is mentioned.

The past Simon is the one who dated Rita while the present is the One Daisy is seeing.., it might just be a coincidence the two guys are bearing Simon or it could be the same person, maybe he came for revenge and is using Daisy to get to Matthew or.., abeg i don't know, am confused

shakibell:
OMG silver u too lyk killy killy.ur new name na Mr Killer

I guess that's his style

M & S
EPISODE 29
EPISODE TITLE- The brute is getting remarried








"Welcome to suplex city baby..."Simon stated as he walked into his house...

"What are you, Brocklesnar..?"Daisy said wowing at the awesome beauty of the house....

"You can call me that again..."Simon coos, a smile playing on his lips..

"Wow, your house is beautiful..."Daisy said mouth still slack-jawed at the building......

"Thank you.."Simon replied crisply

After a thorough look at the house, Daisy helped herself to a chair...

"So what will you take..?"Simon asked heading towards the fridge..."I have fruit juice, wine, beer...."

"I'll go with the fruit juice.."Daisy chimes in...

She exhale thinking her fearful thoughts will dislodge themselves but they didn't, instead they suffocated her with their whispers, her heart beating irregularly with the thought that the two Simons could be the same person....

"Here you go..."Simon said handling her a glass of fruit juice, dropping the juice pack beside her....

"Thank you.."Daisy mutter taking the glass to take a sip....

"I was scared you weren't going to show up..."Simon said sitting beside her..

Once again, Daisy's head brood over Tabetha's words, the words trundled through her brain like a through train with no stop.., she tried to take control, thought she was in control but fate took a new turn as the words stirred into a vortex of unwelcome and unprecedented fear...

"Why would you think that?"She asked with an almost quivering lips before dropping the glass of fruit juice on the tray...

"You didn't answer my call..."

"I did.."

"Not and the first and second time..."

Daisy huffs...."I wasn't with the phone..."

"Where you with him...?"

"With who...?"

He relaxed his nerves before saying..."The guy from last night..."

"No, i wasn't with him..."

"Okay..."He nibbed and continue..."How much did you say he paid for the rent...?"

"220..."

"Why don't you get a new apartment....?"

"Money gets you a new apartment..."Daisy riposte taking the glass of juice again...

"I can pay..."

Daisy poke her eyes at him before a sly smile circled her lips...."Am not leaving my apartment for him..."

"And he's not leaving either and am not comfortable with him staying with you..."

"Now you're getting serious..."

"I thought we're getting serious...."

Daisy exhale and remembered Tabetha's words again...."I don't really know you Simon..."

"Ask me whatever you want to know about me.."

"Tell me about your love life...."Daisy said impetuously

"My love life...?"

Daisy suck on her teeth not sure if the question came out the right way..."I mean the women you've dated and why you broke up with them..?"

"Where do you want me to start, from secondary school....?"

Daisy almost hissed at his flimsy reply..."Am serious Simon..."

"I know..."He said, a smile accompanying his words..."I just don't know where to start.."

"Seriously, are they that many...?"

"No..., I've only dated a few girls, i think five to be precise..."

"Five....!"

The smile still thick on his face, he said..."I was only serious with five, the rest turned out to be gold-diggers..."

"Hmm, you sound like you sit on a lot of money..."

"I do sit on a lot of money..."

Daisy rolled her eyes...."So why did you break up with the serious five...?"

"That was a long time ago Daisy...."He mutter

Daisy exhale wondering how she will ask him about Rita, if he's the Simon Tabetha talked about, he'll be suspicious if she goes straight to the point....

"I want to know...."Daisy said..."You said i can ask anything about you, am asking this.., what led to the breakups...?"

"They cheated.."He said

Daisy grunt, not really the reply she was expecting..."So the five of them cheated...?"

He shrugged..."Mm-hmm.."

"Did you love them...?"She asked grabbing the glass to take another sip

He stood up from the chair, took a few steps towards the door and rest his back on the wall...."I did..."

"You know the men they cheated on you with...?"Daisy asked curiously

"Yeah, i knew the first three.., the first girl i was serious with, she slept with my friend in his office, i caught them red handed..., the second was gay...."

"A lesbian...?"Daisy cut in..

"Yes.., i caught her in bed with her girlfriend.."

"That explains the hateful speeches..."Daisy crowled

"What hateful speech...?"

"Seriously, you need me to remind you what you said to Tony, Lily's gay husband....?"

"Homosexuality is wrong..."

"Okay..., just ride on with the reasons..."Daisy replied sharply not wanting to delve from the main discussion

"The third girl, she slept with my gateman..."

"Gateman...!"Daisy reiterated in revulsion....

"Her reasons were, he's bigger than me, so she was tempted and she blamed the devil for cheating...."

"Wait..!"Daisy purred almost at the verge of laughing...."She said the gateman is bigger than you...?"

"Do i have to say it...?"

"His dick is bigger than yours..."Daisy blare out before letting the laughter out....

"Now that's the reason i don't like discussing about my love life..."Simon slurred walking back to sit on the chair..

"Forgive me..."Daisy said amidst laughter...."It's really funny..., many girls cheat on their man because of the size of the other guy's dick...."

"Isn't that what women want, a big dick that can push the womb to the chest..."

Daisy burst into laughter again ....

Simom slithered a flat smirk through crooked lips before chiming into Daisy's rumbling laughter..."You know that's the truth..., ask many girls what they want their dream man to look like, a big dick is always a necessity...."

"Yeahh..."Daisy coos bringing her laughter under control..."And do you blame these girls, everyone wants her guy to be a hero in bed..."

"Yeah, a guy who can pound her like a fùcking machine..."

Daisy chuckle...."Not all girls are like that..."

"99% of girls will choose big dick over anything..."

"Not over money...."Daisy chimes in...."And certainly not over a good man.."

"I was good but she chose to bang my gateman..."

"Look Simon, am really sorry about that, she banged your gateman because she didn't know your worth, she didn't deserve you, i guess she never understood you..."

A smile played on his lips..."I guess so too..."

"So what about the fourth...?"Daisy asked adjusting herself on the chair...

He hesitated and she thought just maybe the fourth girl could be Rita..., what if it's Rita, it will only confirm Tabetha's words and her suspicions, either Matthew killed her or Simon did, or Simon knew Matthew did and he's getting back at him using her.....

"She left me..."He said crisply

Daisy's heart hammered against her chest making her quickly ask..."Did she die...?"

"No.., she just left..."

"Left.., i don't get you, she ran away with another guy...?"

"I don't really like talking about what happened with her Daisy, so can we just skip her for the fifth...?"

Daisy didn't want to, she wanted to know if the fourth girl was Rita...

"Please..."He mutter

Daisy took a deep breathe to calm her panic before speaking...."Okay..."

"The fifth girl, i left her when i realise i didn't like her..."

"You said they all cheated.."

"I don't know if she cheated, i just didn't like her, she was been forced on me..., i couldn't take it so i asked her to find another man..."

"Who was forcing her on you...?"Daisy asked curiously

"My mum..."

Daisy flinch....."Do mums still do that..?"

"Some still do...."

Daisy didn't reply, when Tabetha's words hit her head again, she took the glass and stuff down the remaining fruit juice...

"Okay, that's enough about me, i want to know about you....."

"Trust me, there is nothing fancy to know about me.."She said

"There's always something to know about someone..."

"You want to know the guys I've dated..?"

"No.., who you've dated is really not my concern Daisy, my concern is the present, your past is your past, it should remain in the past.."

"What if my past is shady, dirty....."

"Everyone has a dirty past Daisy..., nobody is perfect..."

"Wow, look at you, sounding like a gentleman..."

He giggled..."Am not gentle at all, i get provoked like every other person, i just react differently...."

"Like in a nice differently...?"

"In a gentle differently, i don't like fights, and i detest quarrels..., i believe in settling my issues that moment and the same place the fire lit..."

"What if you marry a nagging wife, won't you want to raise your hand on her one day...?"

"Daisy..."He stated calmly..."Am the son of my father, my father is a calm person, so am i..."

"Mm-hmm..., why do i feel like you telling me all this so i could think I've met an angel who infact, is the devil himself..."

He suddenly burst into laughter, his delightful laugh slicing into the tension in the air...

"Judge for yourself Daisy..."He said ceasing his laughter...."I want to be serious with you, which is why i want you to meet my parent...."

Daisy heart jumped with shock..."Your parent, why would i want to meet your parent..?"

He walk closer to her and sat beside her..."I want my parent to know the girl am seeing..."

"We aren't getting married Simon...."

"We might, someday..."

"Okay Simon, we need to take it slow okay, i just came out from a bad relationship, i don't want to jump into another one so soon.."

"Am not that guy..."Simon said

"Everyone claims they're better than their partner's ex..."Daisy riposte

"Am not claiming..., am simply telling you am not that guy...., am different and if you don't want to date me, it's fine.. , it's completely okay..."

"Do you love me Simon...?"She asked curiously

"I do, been crazy about you since our first encounter.."

"In the toilet..?"

"No, at your friend's place.., my mistake, our second encounter..."

"You don't know me.."Daisy said before pouring another glass full of fruit juice...

He exhale..."I know you're a good person..."

Daisy scoffs..."A good person is overrated...."

"You care for people..."He continue...."That goodness in you is what everyman wants in a woman and fùck any man who can't see that..."

Daisy's stomach tingled with butterflies...."Okay...."She said..."I'll think about going to see your parent..."

"Does that mean YES you'll date me...?"

Daisy suck on her teeth totally confused with the thought it could be the same Simon and he's just toying with her with his nice words...

"I didn't say that.., i just said i will think upon it if I'll go with you to see your parent..."

"Alright..."He said with his hands up..."The fact that you're considering it already make me happy..."

"Really..."

"Mm-hmm..."

She sigh, more of not been comfortable with the two Simon thought....

"So was it just the rent he paid....?"Simon asked

"Yes.."Daisy replied sharply...."I bought the rest of the things with my hard earned money..."

"Really...?"

Daisy drop the glass and stare at his expression...."What are you thinking...?"She asked suspicious of his facial expression

He nibbed.."Nothing.."

"You're thinking how i got the money to get the things in the house..."

"No.., how would you even ask me that.."

"Cos i know that's what you're thinking, you think am into banging and finance like most girls...."

"Banging and finance.., what's that..?"

"You know what i mean.."

"Seriously, i don't.."

"Girls that sleep with men to get money..."

"Huh..., it makes sense now, they bang men to finance themselves...banging and finance..."

"That's what you're thinking i did.."

"No Daisy.., i wasn't thinking anything and like i said, your past and whatever shit thing you did on it is not my concern, don't tell me if you aren't okay with it.., i won't ask either..."

"Okay..."

"I was of the thought that i could pay him back his money..."

Daisy slack-jawed..."You have two hundred and twenty thousand naira to throw around...?"

"No..., but i could run some shit to get it before the end of the week..."

"What shit..?"

"Work shit.."

"Thank you Simon but i don't need your help, i don't want to owe another man..."

"I want to help..."

"And what will be on it for you.., sex..?"

"No, Daisy Jesus, is that what you think i want from you, i don't need sex okay, what i need from you is your love and attention...."

A swoon washed over her..."Why are you trying so hard to act like you're Jesus...."

"Because Daisy, some men can actually portray Jesus-like, not certainly like Jesus but good and kind and selfless like Jesus..."

"Mention one man who's good and kind and selfless as you just said..."

"Me.."He stated pointing at himself....."And many men out there.., not all men are demons and devil-like like women think...."

"Dear, the Jesus-like men hasn't been born..."

He chuckle..."Women need to stop thinking like that..."

"And men need to stop thinking women are gullible and worthy of heartbreaks...."

"Daisy, there are good men and bad men okay, just because a woman dates a bad one today doesn't mean the good one won't come tomorrow..."

Daisy scoff..."Not when the almighty good one is controlled by the thing dangling between his legs...."

"You just want to argue with me..."Simon teased walking back to sit on his chair..

"You know am telling the truth Simon..., there are no good men, like i said to you before, you get lucky with a less bad one..."

"So am a less bad one...?"

She lean in a smirk..."I didn't say that.."

He laughed and she join in the laughter....

******************







The stairs ahead were twisted in a perfect spiral, like a child's slinky toy pulled from each end. Each stair was likely a deep walnut, but with the thick layer of undisturbed dust it was hard to tell, giving access to both floors, the stairs sweep ever upwards, It's smooth slightly rounded banister guided Daisy to the top floor....

She took a moment to take a breather before tracing the room number on the hotel room doors...
She sigh when she saw it, fitting her handbag in her left hand, she knocked on the room door which open a few seconds after....

"You said you were coming an hour ago..."Lily snapped before stepping aside for her to go in...

"Am sorry, i was stuck with Simon..."Daisy said

"You're always stuck with someone..."Janet chimes in dropping the rinds of oranges on the nylon....

"Who's Simon...?"Lily asked walking back to sit on the bed..."Your new catch...?"

"He is.."Janet replied before Daisy got the chance...

"Have you slept with him to confirm if he's gay..?"Lily sneer and both girls threw her an askance look...

"What..?"Lily snapped..."You may never know what these men are capable of....."

"He's not gay.."Daisy said dropping her bag....."How much are you paying for this room Lily...?"

"Seven thousand..."

"Seven thousand a night..?"Daisy reiterated

"Yes..."

"That's way too much girl, i can't understand why you chose to move from Janet's place to a hotel..."

"He's the reason.."Lily said slightly irritated by the thought of him..

"Tony.."

"Yes.., he already knows am staying at Janet's, i don't want him to come looking for me there again, he's bothering me and Janet.."

Daisy swallowed and sat on the only chair in the room..."You do know one day you'll have to talk to him..."

"Of course i will, i will tell him i had a real man to fùck me..."

Shock swept across both girls face...
"What..?"Daisy queried

"Lily.."Janet blare her name out..

"You fùcked another man..?"Daisy asked still shocked

"I did.."Lily sneer..."And i don't regret it.."

"Jesus, who was it..?"Janet asked

Lily lour her head..

"Lily, who was it..?"Daisy interject..

"I don't know.."

"You don't know.."Both girls hollered in unison..

"He was a total stranger okay.."

"You slept with a stranger...?"Janet asked shocked

"Lily please tell me you used a condom..."Daisy said with pulsating heart

"I didn't..."

"Oh Jesus..."Janet sass turning her face away...

"Lily..."Daisy mutter..."How could you fùck a strange guy without a condom.."

"I wanted it raw okay, i needed it to be real.."

"It was real..."Daisy blare out..."There was nothing that could have been real-er than that, a condom wouldn't have made it less real, what if you contacted diseases, HIV, AIDS, syphilis or whatever...."

"That's my problem..."Lily said impetuously...

"You did wrong Lily.."Daisy said

"Excuse me i need to get a drink.."Lily said jumping from the bed..

Daisy watch in surprise as Lily wore her slippers, opened the door and joggle downstairs...

"Can you believe this..?"Daisy said to Janet..."She slept with a total stranger without a condom..."

"This is your fault.."Janet chided..

"My fault, how in God's name is it my fault..?"

"If you had kept quiet about what you saw, none of this whole bullshit would have happened and now you stand there to judge her for her actions..."

"I wasn't judging her, i was simply saying she should have used a condom.."

"You should have kept your mouth shut..."Janet retorted

"And what kind of friend would i be...?"

"It's funny you're asking me that Daisy, haven't you notice, whenever you say something you shouldn't, someone ends up in the hospital and people get ruined, you told Laura her husband was cheating, Richard ended up in the hospital and Laura, she took off, only God knows what she's doing, and then you told Lily you saw her husband entering a hotel room and that boy Adam ended up in the hospital and Lily is devastated, so blame yourself she took a stupid decision"

Daisy snorted from annoyance..."You think I'm enjoying this, you think i loved been in the centre of this all...?"

"Then stop been so bitchy about things..., not everything you see you should say...."

"God, i can't believe you're saying this to me Janet.."

"Say what, the truth.., you need to know it so next time you'll think twice before spouting anything you saw or heard from your mouth..."

"Fine, i guess i won't say a damn thing when i see your man kissing another girl.."

"Please don't, better i witness it myself and have only myself to blame...."

"Fine.."Daisy stuttered as a single tear fell from her eyes.., she quickly wipe it off when the door open.....

"Lily I'm sorry i ruined your life..."Daisy said sniffing

Lily close the door and turn to face her with a bottle of beer in her hand..."What's this...?"

"Janet told me i ruin people's life when i say something i shouldn't say..."

"I meant it in a good way.."Janet cut in..

Lily sigh and drew closer to Daisy..."I don't blame you for what happened Daisy..., it was bound to happen and i for one is glad you told me he was at that hotel, if you hadn't told me, I'll still be begging him to have sex with me or by now who knows, would have probably cheated and it would have been on my conscience..."

"Still I'm sorry..."Daisy whimpered...

"Don't apologise and let's change this topic, it's ruining the atmosphere..., Daisy why don't you tell me about this new guy...Simon...?"

Daisy sigh, Tabetha's words ringing in her head once again......"Am confused.."She mutter..

"What happened..?"Lily asked

"Matthew's sister thinks Matthew killed somebody..."

"Matthew your boyfriend...?"Lily ask surprise

"He's not my boyfriend, i broke up with him, he's just staying at the house.."

"Who did he kill...?"Janet chimes in..

"A girl, his sister said he was dating her, then they broke up and the girl started dating this guy called Simon.."

"Your Simon..?"Lily asked curiously

"I don't know.."

"So Matthew killed her because she was seeing someone else...?"Janet ask

"That's what his sister thinks and it's bothering me it could be the same Simon..."

"It could just be the same name, different persons.."Janet said

"Did you ask him..?"Lily asked..."I mean your Simon.."

"I tried to, but i didn't even get a clue..., he told me he wants to be serious with me and wants me to go with him to see his parent..."

"Has he proposed...?"Janet jumped in...

Daisy ignored her question...."I don't know if i should go..."Daisy said instead...

"This Simon, do you have a pix of him, i want to see if he's cute.."Lily said

"Yeah, we took pictures today.."Daisy replied sliding over to her gallery in her phone....
"That's him.."She added handling to her...

"Simon..."Lily stated with a cringe at Daisy...

"Do you know him...?"

"I know him..."Lily said..."Wait, he didn't tell you who he is...?"

"No.."

"He's chief Akinshola's only son..."

Shock swept across Daisy's face and she quickly took the phone from Lily to look at the picture again...."No, it can't be.."She mutter before Janet snatched the phone from her..

"He told me he works for chief Akinshola..."Daisy continue..."Said he's an accountant at Shola's enterprise..."

Lily scoff.."Accountant my foot, that boy owns the place..., he's the sole inheritant of all his father's properties..., he doesn't have money, he's money..."

Flutters flushed Daisy guts..."No, no..., i met him at chief Akinshola's birthday party, in the public toilet, why was he using the public toilet if he's his son...?"

"I don't know okay, i met him once with Tony at chief Akinshola's house..., and he was introduced as his only son.."Lily said

"Is true..."Janet cut in showing Daisy a picture of him and chief Akinshola and wife......"I search for it on google, these pictures were taken on chief Akinshola marriage anniversary..., that's Simon standing beside Chief Akinshola...."

"He didn't tell me..."Daisy said with pulsating heart..."He.., why didn't he tell me...?"

"I don't know girl, but if i were you, i will go see his damn parent.."Lily said.."This is a life changing opportunity for you Daisy, i will grab this opportunity with both my hands and legs, with Simon by your side, your financial crisis is over...., Matthew crises is over...."

"Oh my God....!"Janet shouted and they both shift their expression to her...

"You won't believe this...."Janet added showing them her phone...

Daisy eyes enlarged with shock as she read the headline aloud...."Set to wed..."

"Richard is getting remarried..."Lily blare out

"The brute is getting remarried and he's still married to Laura..."Daisy scowled with spite..

"You think Laura knows..?"Janet asked

"If she hasn't, she'll definitely see it Wherever she is.."Lily chided

"If he's getting remarried, why publicize it...?"Daisy queried

"That man is crazy...."Janet sneer

Daisy stood up from the chair to take a breather to calm her raging mind...."First Simon refusing to tell me who he is, and now Richard has come up with his nonsense...."

Lily giggled..."You may not pray for this, but when Laura returns, our story is just going to get more crazier..."







TBC........




How far are these women willing to go to put a FULLSTOP to NONSENSE?....

Mavikolo2020:
The past Simon is the one who dated Rita while the present is the One Daisy is seeing.., it might just be a coincidence the two guys are bearing Simon or it could be the same person, maybe he came for revenge and is using Daisy to get to Matthew or.., abeg i don't know, am confused

Don't get confused bro

Ann2012:
I'm sticking to the devil I know oooo

Thanks for the update

You welcome dear

showgoeson:
It might just be a coincidence the two guys are bearing Simon and Janet be careful with Janet, i don't trust him.

Thanks for the update

u welcome bro

shakibell:
OMG silver u too lyk killy killy.ur new name na Mr Killer

I nor like killing killing o

aprilwise:
The devil you know is better than the Angel u don't know. Stick to the devil you know. I'm kinda confused towards the part where past Simon and present Simon is mentioned.

Past Simon is Rita's boyfriend, you know the other one

genius43:


Whenever silver1996 uses such phrases death is around the corner

Mavikolo2020:
It seems all the men in the story are crowned with devilish attitude, no good man like me at all

You're right though @stick to the devil you know

Thanks for the update boss

Bigger you bros

Silver please don't make Simon the bad guy, he and Daisy are so perfect together.

Richard your cup will soon full, useless man

Thank you dear

I'm enjoying the plot. OP you're damn good. Thank you so very much

Richard publicizing is wedding is to fish out Laura from her hiding place. Thanks silver for the update.

Silver, see, I don't want to know how you'll perform the magic, all I want is for you to wed Daisy & Simon

Meanwhile, don't allow Laura fall into that Richard's publicity stunt

Wow the twist is something else, Richard is trying to bring Laura out with his publicity stunt, i just pray Laura doesn't fall for his tricks.

Simon and Daisy, my favourite people, i pray you two end up together.

Am so happy Simon is rich

Thanks for the update sir

I don't know why but i just don't like Janet.

Laura will probably come back when she sees it.

I've always suspected Simon is rich.

M & S
EPISODE 30
EPISODE TITLE- Meet Thy Parent







Daisy looked at the boutique shelves, the emptiness making her remember Lily's words, Simon is a life time changing opportunity for her, but she's angry at him for not telling her he's chief Akinshola son, though she called him an hour ago to inform him she had taken a decision to go see his parent with him, her head brood over how she smiled when Simon sounded so happy she was meeting his parent for dinner...

Though she wasn't comfortable with the fact she's going to wine and dine with one of the rich men in the country but she's got to push her luck, just like Lily said, it's a life time opportunity that needs to be grabbed with both legs and hands...

She darted her eyes from the empty shelves and dialled Laura's number again.., she tugged her teeth at her lower lip when once again her number was switched off, she wonder if she had seen what her beast of a husband had online....

Heaving in a deep breathe, she moved some of the clothes from the shelve to do some cleaning...., she ran her head through her head when she remember Matthew wasn't home the previous night, Tabitha words making her wish he never returns to her house...

Her eyes flicked to the boutique door prompting her to drop the napkin in her hand and walking towards the door when the person outside his door entered...

"What do you want...?"Daisy asked

Barry look around before speaking...."Am sorry for bothering you..."

Daisy suck on her teeth and refix her gaze on the shelf.....

"I..."Barry stuttered..."Can you do me a favour...?"

Daisy hesitated before turning to face him again..."What favour Barry..?"

"Can you talk to Janet...?"

"Tell her what...?"

"I believe you already know..., she told you, didn't she..?"

Daisy almost hissed at his statement.."If you're talking about how you sent a woman to insult her in her workplace, yes she told me..."

Barry sniffle, a bit abashed..."Okay.., i.., can you just beg her for me.., tell her am sorry again.."

"Why don't you tell her yourself man...."

"She blocked my line.."

"Try calling her with a different line.."

"I did, she ends the call and block the number whenever she hears my voice..."

"Then stop bothering her..."

"That's it.., i can't.., i love her..."

"Boy, you don't know anything about love.."Daisy said crisply before starting her cleaning...

Barry swallowed...."Can you do it..?"

"Do what..?"Daisy riposte refocusing her gaze on him again..

"What i just said.."

"No.."

"Please.."

"I can't Barry, if you want to talk to Janet, you know where to find her..."

"She doesn't want to see me.."

"And you think she'll listen to me...?"

"You're her friend..."Barry said, voice benign...

Daisy grunt before dropping the napkin..."Look Barry, i can't do it.., if you want to talk to her, you go do it yourself..."

"Please.., am begging you, all you have to do is tell her I'm sorry for what i did..."

"Why on earth did you do that to her in the first place...?"Daisy queried before folding her hands across her chest..

"I was angry..."

"Angry huh..!"

"She turned me to her cousin in front of that prat.."

"His name is Kenny.."

"Whatever his name is.., tell me if you were in my shoes, you wouldn't have done the same..."

"What i would have done is move on with my life..., breakups and heartbreaks happens everywhere and everyday...."

Barry look away, breathe into his palm before looking at her again..."Look, i know what i did was stupid.."

"Mm-hmm..!"

"Which is why am asking you to do this.."

"You think me doing this will help you get back with her...

"Am not getting back with her.."He cut in brusquely...."All i want is for her to forgive me for what i did.., i don't want her resenting me..."

"Well deal with it Barry.., she's going to resent you till she doesn't feel like resenting you.."

"And when will that be..?"

"Well if you know you know, you know..."

"What's that even supposed to mean..?"

"It means i don't know.."

Barry sigh, the corners of his eyes crinkling as he stare up the ceiling....."Just talk to her for me okay.."He said looking down at her..

"Okay..."Daisy shrugged a bit tired of his presence...

"Will you..?"

Daisy frown, her brows snapping together...."I'll try okay...."

"You think she'll forgive me..?"

Daisy stuck her nose in the air, his words flaring up her inside with disgust..."I don't know Barry..."

"Do you know she left me because I'm a photographer...?"Barry gawked

"I don't know Barry..."Daisy said crisply

"She did.., that's why she made me her cousin and broke up with me because this Kenny guy look richer than i am.."

"Okay..."Daisy leered when she found no other words to say...

"It's not okay..., i loved her, it turns out all she wanted was the money..."

"Everyone wants money Barry, and maybe if you weren't very stingy with it, she wouldn't have left you if she really left you for Kenny because of that.."

"I was saving the money for us..."

Daisy winked before giving him a half smile..."Did you tell her that...?"

"I did.."

Daisy raised her brows..."Am sorry she left you.."

"Yeah, tell her am sorry i did that to her too..."He riposte before walking out of the boutique

Daisy took a deep breathe and returned back to her work...











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Daisy's eyes fluttered as she stare from Simon's car at the enormous house in front of her, The mansion loomed proudly behind creaky iron gates, perhaps only twelve feet wide at the front, but it stretched some thirty feet back like a giant shoe box. It was two stories high and had a one story extension at the rear for another building.... a small rose garden planted at the front added to the beauty in reminder to people, this was no ordinary man's house....

"Are you nervous...?"Simon asked, his mouth curving into a smile..

Daisy ground her jaw..."Why didn't you tell me you're chief Akinshola's son...?:

"Does that matter...?"

Her eyebrows waggled..."It does..."

"I just don't like mentioning my family name to the women i date.."

"Why, you think they'll jump on you because of the money even if they aren't interested....?"

"Yeah, something like that.."

"You thought i would do that..?"She asked tight-lipped

"No.., i never thought that about you, Daisy, you're different, and you're the kind of woman i want to spend the rest of my life with.."

"Well good men don't keep secret..."

"I wanted you to love me for who i am, not what i am..."

"Is that why you lied...?"

"I didn't lie, i just didn't tell you who my parent are.."

"You told me you're an accountant at Shola's enterprises, turns out you own the place..."

Simon heave a deep sigh as he drew his lower lip between his teeth..."I'm sorry.."

"What other lie have you told me...?"Daisy queried

"Non..."

"Are you sure..?"

"Am positive..."

Her jaw tightened as she look back at the house..

"Can we go in now...?"Simon chimes in..."They must be waiting for us inside..."

Her lower lip quivered at the thought of everything that could go wrong....
"Okay..."She said

He plastered a smile on his face.."My parent will be excited to meet you..."

"I pray so.."Daisy said crisply before coming down from the car..







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Just stepping on the house alone made Daisy breathing rapid and shallow, she felt her pulse pounding in her temples...., she didn't want to chew on her lips or nails, so she found herself gawking on the insides of her cheeks, because between her heels and her legs shaking, she's afraid she'll trip...

Her eyes flick at the marvelous structure and design of the house before she leap a sigh of anxiety from her mouth reminding herself she's just meeting his parent....

"Jesus focus Daisy..."She whispered to herself..

A muscle twitch involuntarily in the corner of her eye and her stomach sunk with adrenaline as her eyes jammed the famous chief Akinshola and his wife climbing down from the stairs, both husband and wife dressed in yoruba attire...

"O dara baba irọlẹ"Simon greeted in their local dialect before leaning in for a hug...

Daisy manage a smile even though she was tripping hard in the inside..
"Good evening sir..."Daisy greeted going on her knees

"You must be the beauty my son spoke about..."Chief Akinshola said, a smile accompanying his words...

"Am flattered sir.."Daisy replied still maintaining her smile

"Daisy my mum.."Simon chimes in pointing at the elegant lady at Chief Akinshola side..

"It's a pleasure to meet you Ma'am..."

"You too young lady..."Mrs Akinshola returned, forcing a smile on her face..

"The food has been served, let us dine.."Said chief Akinshola..

With her hand on Simon's, Daisy managed to walk to the dining with them....

Daisy wowed at the table laden with delicacies of different kinds, Everything you can think of, and things you have never dreamed of, lies in wait to be devoured.... roasted cow meat and pigs and goats still turning on spits. Huge platters of chickens stuffed with savoury fruit and nuts...., fishes drizzled in sauces and dipped in spicy concoctions, Countless cheeses, breads, vegetables, waterfalls of wine, and streams of spirits that flicker with flames situated on the table....., she heave a deep breathe and murmur to herself...., she has arrived...

"So young lady...."Mrs Akinshola drilled in with a fine accent...."What's your name...?"

Daisy feel unsettled by the question.., she thought Simon already told them her name......"Daisy.."

"No last name...?"

Daisy swallowed forcefully..."Jersey.., Daisy Jersey.."

"Are you a graduate...?"Mrs Akinshola asked taking a bite of the meat..

A flush crept up Daisy's face at the sound of the question, but still, she swing in a smile..."University of Nigeria, Nsukka"

"And what is your qualification there?"Mrs Akinshola queried..."Ist class, second class, or perhaps, a pass...?"

Daisy sigh and balled her eyes into Simon to body tell him she wasn't okay with the questions...

"Huhh..."Simon slurred.."Mum.."

"I want to know her Simon.."Mrs Akinshola riposte.."She's going to be my daughter-inlaw..., i just want to know if she knows what it takes to be the daughter-inlaw of this family.."

"Honey.."Chief Akinshola chimes in...."That isn't necessary.."

"Darling.."She pout...."You know who we are in the society, it's very accentuate to know if the soon to be new member of the family have the right grades to match our standard..."

"A second class Ma..."Daisy sneer...

"And why my dear, is it a second class, you didn't read...?"

Daisy's jaw clenched.."I did.."

"So did you further your degree...?"

Daisy simpered before answering..."No Ma'am..."

"My son attended one of the best university your little fickle brain cannot dare to think, he got the best and highest degree there is, do you actually think you can get married to my son with your second class result..?"

"I love her Mum..."Simon chimes in..

"Oh son.."She coos..."Love is not everything, have you forgotten everything i told you, when you said you were bringing a girl home, i thought you meant Gladys..."

"Gladys and i broke up a long time ago mum..."

"People break up to make up son, how many times do you think your father and i broke up before we got married.., Gladys is the right woman for you, she's pretty, she speaks eight foreign languages, her father is rich and like her name, she gladens my heart..., you can't just bring a gold-digger from the street and say you want to marry her, are you high..?"

"I'm sorry to interrupt Ma'am..."Daisy chimes in, irrìtation sweeping across her face..."Am not a gold-digger.."

A cruel smile circled Mrs Akinshola's face.."Who's your father...?"

"Jersey.."

"And what does he do..?"

Daisy bit her lip.."He was a farmer..."

"Was.."

"He's late now.."Daisy said crisply...

"Well I'm sorry for your loss dear, but with your standard, i don't think you fit into the Akinshola's family..."

"Honey..."Chief Akinshola cut in.."Do not say that to the girl, anyone can fit into any family..."

"Gladys can.."She replied with a cringe at Daisy..."Am just not sure about this one,... she look like those girls who wait in line in the streets of Asaba at night."

Resentment hammered Daisy and she was almost at the verge of latching out....

"That's enough mum..."Simon snarled..."I love this woman and am willing to spend the rest of my life with her..."

"Son, we move with people of our calibre..., take Gladys for instance, her father is the vice president of Zimbabwe and he owes verse companies in any country you can think of.., that is the kind of family i want you to marry from, not every good thing on skirt you should love son, love and marry a girl who befits your status and ours.."

Anger dawned on Daisy as her breathe rose and fall..., the moment a tear fell from her eye, she stood up....."Excuse me sir.."She whimpered, push the chair aside and began to walk away not caring if she got a reply or not....

"Mum..."Simon's voice rumbled low before he stood up to go after her.....

"That wasn't fair on the girl honey.."Chief Akinshola said

She scoff.."She's not good for our son.., she even wears fake eyelashes..."






TBC...

Mrs Akinsola has got a bad mouth
Thanks for the update

I swear silver you're wicked, no happy moment with these girls at all, that part when she said she look like those girls who wait in line in the streets of asaba really got me laughing hard, e off me totally.

Chai, silver you're mouthed jare.

To me, Simon should act like a man and put his mother in check, she shouldn't come and ruin things for him and Daisy jare, i love their combination

Fake eyelashes

To marry is not by force, let her take her son, useless woman