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"Great job young man, you just ruined a perfectly good party but who the hell let you in?" Irene asked angrily
"I sponsored your wedding of course so I was invited here" Austin said rudely.
"What the fuck are you talking about? So many other people sponsored my wedding and I don't think you are one of them" Irene retorted angrily
"Ask your husband" Austin told her then Irene looked at Collins.
"Collins, what is he talking about?" Irene asked
"It's true Irene, he did sponsor our wedding but he told me he was Gold's friend from secondary school and it was supposed to be a surprise"
"How could you Collins? Gold doesn't keep male friends"
"You didn't have any male friends in highschool?" Ethan asked.
"Not really well I did though in primary school"
"That's weird" Ethan commented starring at Gold
"How was I supposed to know?" Collins asked.
"Why didn't you tell me about it? I hate it when you keep things to yourself" Irene said a bit angry at him
"Mom and Dad, It's enough you really shouldn't blame dad because Austin is cunning"
"That hurt coming from you Gold"
"Hey, don't you give up and how many times am I going to slam it into your ears that I don't want you, I don't need and I don't fucking love you so why won't you just let me be Austin? If you are desperate to find a girlfriend then why don't you look for one and leave me alone" Gold sad angrily to Austin.
"You heard her Austin so stay away from my fiancee and tell your dad to watch his back" Fredrick threatened but Austin laughed.
"Very funny Fredrick, very funny but you should watch your back cousin and I want to withdraw my sponsorship of this wedding"
"What?" They all turned to look at Austin
"You heard me"
"Austin you bastard" Collins yelled at him.
"How much?" Irene asked
"One million dollars" Austin replied and Irene screamed.
"The hell, that's a lot of money" Irene complained as she smacked Collins shoulders
"Collins, why on earth would you accept that huge amount of money without telling me"
"I'm sorry my love, It won't happen again" Collins pleaded
"One million dollars? What? did you borrow a loan to get that you know since your business is bankrupt now" Fredrick mocked
"That should be my business Fredrick"
"Well, it's my business now Austin but are you trying to mock me or you are trying to mock yourself?" Fredrick asked with a smirk.
"Oh my God Fredrick is such a badass" Austin said and Fredrick chuckled.
"I'm glad you know that" Fredrick answered proudly
"Fuck you Fredrick" Austin said angrily
"One million dollars is a meagre amount of money Austin and how could you get that poor to redraw a sponsorship.
I'm not a bad cousin Austin so let me make you an offer. My company is in need of a janitor so you can apply but don't worry because you will get the job" Fredrick said and Ethan couldn't help but chuckle.
"Not funny Fredrick but actually I changed my mind and I don't want the money again. I want Gold instead" Austin said giving Fredrick a darling look
"What? are you crazy and do I look like a commodity to you?" Gold asked him angrily.
"How dare you? You're trying to buy my fiancee?" Fredrick fired back as well
"It's business Fredrick"
"You bastard, what makes you think I will let you have my daughter?" Irene yelled at him
"You don't have a choice here and I don't think you want to end up in prison either" Austin said referring to Collins
"I dare you Austin"
"You can't do nothing Fredrick but I don't think you want Gold's parents to spend their lives in jail"
"Bastard, you are insane!" Irene yelled.
"One last chance Austin and don't make me ruin you for life"
"You can do nothing Fredrick and I dare you"
"Fuck! You brought this upon yourself" Fredrick said as brought out his phone and made a phone call.
"I wonder who he's calling" Gold thought inwardly
"Who is he calling?" Austin asked a bit skeptical
"You will find out soon" Ethan said patting his shoulders which he angrily brushed off.
"Do it" Fredrick said and ended the phone call.
"What did you do Fredrick? Austin asked
"I just ruined your life now so congratulations Austin because you're now completely bankrupt but my job offer as a janitor still stands"
"How dare you Fredrick? You went too far" Austin yelled and tried to punch him but instead Fredrick held his hands and cleared him off the floor.
"That's what you get for messing with me. Chike" Fredrick summoned one of his guards
"Yes boss" Chike immediately ran towards Fredrick
"Put Austin on the next flight to China"
"Oh no Fredrick You can't do this to me but trust me, I will kill you" Austin yelled as he was been carried out.
"I don't think so Austin See you in China whenever I have the strength to leave Nigeria" Fredrick said as the bundled Austin out of the hall and Irene turned towards them.
"Who is that kid? He clearly lacks manners" Irene asked
"He is Austin Damon and Fredrick's evil cousin"
"Does he have a father?" Irene asked
"Yes mom but why the questions?" Gold asked her mum
"What's his father's name?" Irene asked again
"Damon Stanley" Irene said and Fredrick gasped
"Do you know him?" Gold asked her mum when she saw her facial expression.
"It all makes sense now so you are the Fredrick he talked about"
"Who are you talking about?" They all asked in unison.
IRENE
FLASHBACK
"I've done some really bad things Irene and I probably don't deserve forgiveness" Dr Bright said to Irene
"No don't say that Bright because you are a good man and you saved my life" Irene said to him in order to make him feel Good.
"I did that to redeem myself because I was selfish and greedy"
"What do you mean?"
"Mike isn't my son Irene" Dr Bright said struggling to survive
"What? How" Irene asked in amazement
"He is a Majesty" Bright said
"A Majesty? Who are the Majesty's?" Irene asked confused by everything he was saying
"One of the most influential and wealthy family in Lagos" Dr Bright answered struggling to catch his breathe
"Lagos? You are really confusing me now then if Mike is not your son, how then did he end up with you?"
"Two brothers born in the family became enemies and rivals and they also passed the hatred to their children. Mike's father is Fredrick Majesty and his uncle Damon used me to take Mike away from him"
"Oh my God but does this Fredrick in Question know about this?"
"No he doesn't" Dr Bright answered with tears in his eyes
"Why are you telling me this?" Irene inquired
"I really don't know Irene but I feel like my end is near"
"Your end? please Dr Bright, don't say a thing like that"
"I want you to have something"
"What is it?" Irene asked but then he brought out a flash drive from his pocket and handed it to her.
"It's the evidence so please help me find Fredrick and give him the justice he deserves"
"But..." Irene was about rejecting when he interrupted
"Consider it my last request" Dr Bright said and with that he gave up the ghost.
END OF FLASHBACK
GOLD
"Oh my God mum, why didn't you say this earlier?"
"I didn't know and how was I supposed to find him plus it never really occurred to me" Irene spoke defensively
"You're old school but how could you forget the Internet?" Gold said then Irene pulled her ears and Gold screamed in pain.
"OK mum, I'm sorry" Gold pouted and Irene let go of her ears.
"What about the drive? I want to see what's in it" Fredrick requested
"I'll send it over tomorrow" Irene said to him then Fredrick squatted in front of Mike and stared intensely at the boy.
"Is it true that you are my daddy?" Mike asked and Gold could see Fredrick's eyes water.
"I've never really seen him cry before he's hurt and that makes me feel sad Imagine been separated from your child for years. Damon went too far this time and I trust that Fredrick will put him in jail"
"Yes Mike I'm your daddy"
"Daddy, where have you been and how come I never saw you before?".
"A bad man caused it and I didn't even know you were born and it hurts so much that I had a child I knew nothing about. I wasn't there for you as a kid and I feel like a horrible father" Fredrick said in tears.
"No Fredrick, you're not a horrible father actually you do make a good father"Gold said to him and he smiled.
"Thanks Darling" Fredrick whispered to her
"Anytime"
"Daddy let's go hunt the bad guys" Mike sad to the amusement of Fredrick
"Hey What about me?" Gold drew their attention to herself.
"No mummy, hunting is for men only" Mike said and they all laughed when he said that.
"Wow Fredrick, he really does take after you and I can't believe I have a nephew already" Ethan said ruffling Mike's hair"
"Hey Kiddo, I'm your uncle Ethan and I'm your daddy's brother"
"I knew that already"
"How did you?"
"You said it earlier"
"What the hell?"
"What? Are you surprised? he is my son after all" Fredrick smiled.
"So this party is officially over" Fredrick said looking at the almost empty hall.
"Thanks to Austin It is" Gold laughed
"That kid ruined my party" Irene sobbed dramatically.
"Mom, don't tell me you are crying?"
"Maybe because we didn't even get any gifts"
"I did get a wedding gift though" Collins said and Irene looked at him surprisingly
"Really?" Irene asked and Collins noded positively
"Where is it?" Irene asked.
"It's outside" Collins replied and they all beamed
"Comeon let's go check it out" Irene said and they all got outside the reception and when they got outside, Irene gasped at the car in front of her because It was actually a Lexus 350, the car on vogue and it was damn expensive.
"Oh my God it's a fucking Lexus 350 This car is damn good for racing. Do you mind leasing it out?" Caleb grinned stupidly and Irene hit him hard on the shoulder then he yelled.
"Ouch That hurts" Caleb complained
"You're lucky I didn't do worse to you" Irene said referring to him
"Wow, this car is absolutely beautiful" Irene squealed and checked the car out.
"It sure is" Collins said as they checked the car out together.
"Don't worry babe I'll get you yours" Fredrick said to Gold and she giggled happily.
"Really?"
"Yeah" he smirked and she pulled him into a hug.
"Thank you so much Darling"
"Yeah and thank you a lot Fredrick" Collins and Irene both appreciated him.
"You're the parent of the woman I love and it's my responsibility to take care of both of you"
"Awwn" they said in unison
"Hey honey, you have a car already and I don't so I'm taking this one" Irene said to Collins
"Not happening because I'll take this one and you will use my old car" Collins retorted.
"What? You know this is my dream car" Irene added
"It is my dream car too" Collins fired back as well
"Maybe you should have bought separate cars for them" Ethan said laughing at the show in front of him
"Maybe"
"OK mom and dad it's okay. You guys are one now and you don't really have to argue over a car" Gold called them to order
"Fine"
"I did get you guys a gift too" Ethan said to the couple
"Really? What is it?" They asked excitedly
"A vacation to Paris" Ethan answered and they all screamed in surprise
"Ahh... my dream city" Irene squealed
"You dream too much" Gold said referring to her mum
The next day Fredrick Asher and Gold sat in the living room watching a random movi as it was just 7AM in the morning and Mime was still very much asleep because he was really tired from yesterday's event.
"Your mom is still not here?" Fredrick said to Gold who turned to give him a funny look
"She never said she was coming and she's sending Esther over"
"Oh great because I'm bored to death"
"How about I tell a story?" Ethan suggested
"No Ethan please don't do that" Fredrick sighed tiredly.
"C'mom Ethan, ignore your brother and tell us the story" Gold convinced him
"Never knew you were a baby" Fredrick said patting her shoulder
"I am your baby if course" Gold pouted and he smiled.
"I guess you are right"
"How about we talk about our days in highschool?" Ethan suggested
"No way" Fredrick was very swift to decline
"Yes way. You got something to hide?" Gold asked him
"No. I don't" Fredrick responded and Gold gave Ethan alook signifying he should begin the story
"So back in Secondary school, Fredrick and I were pretty popular. Fredrick especially was a professional basketball player"
"Wow so Fredrick played basketball?" Gold asked Ethan
"Yeah and so did I but we never lost a match"
"You know I did most of the goal scoring" Fredrick added
"I scored goals too and I always assisted you"
"Yeah. Whatever"
"And grls were always flocking around Fredrick"
"Why does the story have to be about me?" Fredrick complained
"Dear please please let him finish" Gold pleaded with Fredrick
"Fine"
"But Fredrick being a cold fish never gave them attention" Ethan said just looking for a way to tease him
"Did you just call me a cold fish?" Fredrick asked as he approached toward Ethan angrily
"Fredrick" Gold called him to order which made him relax a bit
"He started it first" Fredrick said as he pouted then Ethan stuck his tongue out mockingly and continued
"I was the middleman and of course I knew Fredrick would never gave them attention. so..."
"You slept with them" Fredrick completed it.
"Do you know that Ethan lost his virginity at the age of sixteen?" Fredrick said to Gold who was already rolling on the floor with laughter.
"That's pretty embarrassing" Ethan complained
"Well, you started it first"
"And you lost yours at the age of seventeen" Ethan also said
"Are you guys really arguing?" Gold asked coming in between the arguments
"No"
"So who did Fredrick loose his virginity to?" Gold asked Ethan who proudly answered her question
"Jolly of course"
"Oh"
"Jolly was my best friend and she had a big crush on Fredrick but he didn't feel the same way towards her and he was always so good at snubbing people"
"That was pretty mean" Gold added but Fyneface interrupted