CHAPTER 27

Sound of the door opened and closed. Two of the housemaid in Ashar's house drove inside a very big and beautiful two travelling bags and rolling them to the main living room with smiles on their face. Few seconds later, door opened and closed. Ashar, his mother and Iqmat's mother entered looked at everywhere in the house and sat down on the chair.

One of the maid in the kitchen quickly came out with two chilled glass cups of water on a tray, greeted two of them and put the water down on the stool and asked of what they could like to eat. Two of them mentioned two different meals, the maid stood up and going back to the kitchen.

Ashar was just standing and looking at two of them with his car key in his right hand. He was very happy to see his mother and his in-law too. He wanted to ask of something from his mother when his phone started ringing and it was Somia calling, he cut it and excused himself from his mother. Went to a corner in the living room and calling her back.

"Hello Sir! Sorry! Just want to ask about mother and your in-law, that have they arrived home and how are they?"

"There is no need for saying sorry! Your own call can't be a problem or an anger for me!. They have arrived home just now and they are fine!" Said with smile and liking his lips.

"Thank God for the peaceful journey! Hope they are not stressful at all?" Nana was still there with her, she looked at Somia and starring at her, listening careful to the conversation.

"They are not! I am the only one that is stressful but with your voice now, I have relieved!" Smiling on the phone.

"Just called to ask about them Sir! Take care Sir!" Somia ignored that conversation.

"Are you still at work?" Asked with low voice.

"Yes Sir! Am still there?" Nana hissed inside her.

"Start going home, don't want stress for you!" Just smiling, linking his lips and felt very happy.

"Ashar! Ashar!! Is that Iqmat?" Ashar shook as he heard his mother's voice loudly beside him.

"Take care okay! Bye" hanged up from the call and faced his mother, his mother looked at him for few seconds and spoke.

"Who are you talking to? It's not Iqmat! I know that because you can't just cut quickly like that if it's her"

"It's Somia my PA, asked if you have arrived and sent her regard!" Said with low voice, his mother's looks changed.

"It's Somia that you are talking to that make you to loss in thought, all your mind are with her on the phone and also smiling! Linking your lips. What is wrong with you!"

"Nothing mom! Should I Frank my face because I am talking to my PA, and talked that I am linking my lips it's not like that, my lips are drying and I am wetting them with my saliva!"

"I am a two years old kid right! I have stand here for few minutes calling you but you have lost in thought because you are talking to that girl called Somia. What is wrong with you, and it's from day one. Why are you like this? Tell me now if it's Iqmat that met you in this position, linking your lips and lost in thought because you are talking to another lady. How do you want to explain that!"

"The same where I explained to you! I am just talking to Somia normally like my worker what is there! And I am just wetting my lips as people use to do which you see like I am-------"

"Just shut up! Are you telling me that I don't know what I am saying or I am a kid. Let me warn you very well, focus on only Iqmat and stop all these. Your wedding is in few months now don't spoil everything with your hand, even you can't; for you to do that I will just disown you as my son!"

"I heard you Mom! Sorry for that!" Talked like a gentleman.

"We thank God that you have stopped clubbing, don't settle fight again between you and Iqmat consigned about all those girls you use to carry at club. Now it's Somia! That want to be another problem again now, it's I personally that work on that!" Said with anger.

"Mom! Mom!! Please leave Somia out of this Okay, she is an innocent lady. I will work everything out and correct them and sorry once again mom!"

"Okay! I heard you, I know you love Iqmat and she too does. Just trying to fight for her because you man are easy to enter and also like an handsome guy like you my son, all those ladies can go over extreme to own you!" Ashar smile.

"What are you talking since, don't even bother to come and greet your husband upstairs has you arrived!" Ashar's father said, standing on the staircase with his walking stick.

"Am so sorry my husband! I am so tried as we enter!" Talking and walking close to him on the staircase. Two of them kissed each other and Ashar's father was so happy to see his wife. Ashar's mother put her hand on Ashar's father's shoulder and supporting him to get down from the staircase.

"I too can't wait to see my husband! He should be here quickly!" Iqmat's mother said and all of them laughed.

"Is he coming to pick you?" Ashar's father asked.

"Yes oh! And on their way already, him and Iqmat!" She was talking when door opened and closed. Iqmat and his father entered and happy to see them.

Iqmat's mother and father first hugged each other, kissed and holding each other hands. Iqmat too kissed Ashar, smiling at each other and also looking at their parents.

"Guys! Enjoy yourself, me and my husband are coming!" Iqmat said, holding each other hands and going upstairs.

"Iqmat! You don't ask about your wedding gown, don't even bother to see it and I thought that it's the first thing you will ask and eager to see as a wife to be!" Her mother said.

"I will come and see it! You guys rest and show us everything tomorrow, thank you guys!" Climbing the staircase with Ashar and holding each other's hand tightly.

"Who care about the clothes! I beg let the wedding day comes and done it!" Said inside her mind and continued smiling.

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A middle age man was sitting on a big chair at a office, put his hand on his cheeks and going through some files on the table. There were three guys at his front, two were sitting down and the third guy was standing beside this middle man and putting his hand at the back.

This company was one of the company in Nigeria and it name was LIL Ltd and this middle age man was the founder of it. This company has been about to go on liquidation so they needed huge capital to come up again and back to market.

"The interest on this loan is too much now, can you please help us to reduce it!" The middle age man said as he finished going through the files.

"It can't be reduced again, even it's because of you that is why we will give you this kind of interest. It use to be higher than this Sir!" First man in red shirt said.

"It's true Sir! We really tried for you and we reduced it to this level that we can. If you borrow this money now and invest it in your business, you will see the huge amount it will give you in return and even won't know when you will finished paying us!" Second man said.

"It's too much! Just talking like this. You know what, let me talk to the board of directors first and after that I will call you!"

"Okay! We will be expecting your calls!" The two guy stood up, took their documents and going out.

"Thank you!" The guy standing said, talking to those guys. Door opened and closed, the man faced the guy and asked him to sit down. He sat down and looking at him.

"I don't think I will call them back!" The man said.

"Not in support as well! Even the board will never agree on that. Charging almost 70% interest on a loan, which kind of business vendor or company will do that!" The guy said with anger.

"Can't blame them! That is where banks too make their money from. So what is the news about the Five hundred trillion contract that government want to release, I told you to be following it as our people in Abuja are following it and still now I haven't hear anything consigned that!"

"I am following it Sir as you said! Our people in Abuja said that it has not get to the federal government's table at all!"

"Since all these days! Are you sure they are following it? This is the only thing company relied on now so don't let us loss it"

"They are following it Sir! They said that by next month it will get to federal government's table and be approved by upper next month. Also it's MMO company it will get to!"

"Good! Still be telling them to be following it still it will get to MMO company, you know many people and companies are on this contract. I don't give them other job, just to stay there and be monitoring the contract. I don't want story!"

"They are doing their job Sir! Following it day and night!"

"Better! It's only this contract that can bring this company back and be among the top ten companies back. Fine husband trillion naira contract is not a small amount!"

"I understand Sir! I pray we win it just have to increase our connections, especially within MMO company!"

"I understand! I am working on it and the board of directors too are not sleeping on this. No other contract can help us except from this. It's the heart of the company!"

"Yes Sir! I will have to go to my office now!" The guy stood and putting his hand at the back.

"Okay! You can go and make sure you are calling those guys often!" The guys said Yes and going out.

It was almost all the companies in Nigeria that were consigned about this five hundred trillion naira contract, following it and wanted to win it. Those that have been at up want to win it to boost their capital and become more popular. Those that have been down too want to use it to come up again.

Somia's uncle too was interested about it and ready to go extremely far to win it. He had known that it was MMO company that it will get to so he rest and happy for that because him, Somia's late father and Asiar's father were in the same BILLIONAIRE group so it was that influence he wanted to use. But he didn't know that Somia was working there.