The haunted bride - Season 3 - Episode 10

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The haunted bride - Season 3 - Episode 10

He couldn’t believe what Idara had just told him. If this information was correct, it would’ve revealed a hidden character of Ada he was yet to notice.

As he moved towards the forbidden room, he almost bumped into Ese.
‘Good morning to you’, Ese stared at the tray in Aniekan’s hand. He wondered where his brother was headed.

Aniekan ignored his greeting. He wasn’t in the mood to talk to anybody. All he wanted was to find Elena and apologize for the way his lawyer had treated her. He was going to release Elena, and he didn’t care if she would sue him for kidnapping after that.
He was a good person, and Imaobong had always told him that kindness was a seed. The kinder you were, the greater the tree of your blessing would grow.

As he neared the entrance of the dark corridor, something strange within him made him aware of another human presence. The hairs on his nape arose as he stepped into the corridor, leading to the forbidden room. The place had been dead for years, but it felt alive.
Aniekan pulled a deep breath and quickly turned back. It seemed he had heard some footsteps.
‘Is anybody there’? He called to the dark, but there was no response. He reminded himself that there was no other person on this wing of the bungalow. He had to find Elena and get her out.

Unknown to him, his instincts had reported correctly. A figure cloaked in black hid behind an old cupboard and watched as he moved towards the room that was once her own.
When he stopped in front of the door, he fought so hard with the memories of Imaobong. Tears welled up in his eyes as he remembered the angel of his heart.
‘I miss you so much. I miss you everyday’. His heart cried out for her soul, but she was gone. She was dead to the world and there was nothing he could do to bring her back. Though he had all the money in the world, he was a miserable man.
With great effort, he wiped his face and kicked open the door. At first, there was resistance, but when he kicked harder; the door gave way. And he stood face to face with Elena Benjamin.
Elvis had refused to join them to meet Aniekan’s lawyer. He preferred to wait for them inside the car. He knew a man like Aniekan would have cameras all over his house, and he didn’t want to appear on any. He was now the new mask of the Knights of Robin Hood. For a man to remain a true leader of the knighthood, he had to hide in the shadows.

Tamar and Mr. Benjamin had no choice but to go into the white house alone. At first, Tamar had been distracted by the incredible beauty of the billionaire’s house. But the minute she spotted the stone faced lawyer who came out to meet them with a briefcase, all her admiration fled.
‘Here she comes, the viper that wants to sU-Ck my child’s blood’. Tamar gritted her teeth.

Mr. Benjamin heard what she said, but he composed himself, knowing that emotions would run high in this meeting. All he wanted to know was if his daughter was safe. He couldn’t wait to take her home with him.
‘Good morning Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin. I welcome you to the white house’. Ada wore her sweetest smile as she stretched out her hand for handshakes.
Tamar hissed loudly, ‘I hope you aren’t expecting me to take that poisonous hand of yours. Where is my daughter’?

Mr. Benjamin knew he had to step in, else Tamar would get all emotional and ruin things. He quickly moved closer to her and reminded her of the need to be quiet.
‘I know you love your daughter. I love her twice as much. Compose yourself, and let’s know exactly the kind of people we’re dealing with’. The faint smell of her cherry perfume distracted his mind, and just as he moved away from her, he noticed her diamond earrings.

Mr. Benjamin was immediately curious. Where did Tamar get money to buy herself diamond earrings? Did she have a man? Was she dating?

An uncomfortable heaviness settled upon him as he realized he was jealous.
‘If you think I’ll fold my arms and let my daughter be ill- treated by this people, I won’t’. Tamar fired back.

Ada smiled and watched them closely. She was already in love with Tamar and the flamboyant way she was dressed. Definitely, they could afford fifty million.
‘Well, I don’t have time for corners, so let’s go straight to the point. My client may not join us on this first meeting, because he is a very busy man. But he and I have come up with an agreement…’ Ada paused and fetched a document from her briefcase, while Elena’s parents exchanged glances.

It wasn’t long before Ese joined the meeting with his fierce looking men. Mr. Benjamin recognized him at once.
‘You know him’? Tamar observed the fear in her ex husband’s eyes.
‘Yes, he was the one that took Elena’. He whispered.

Ada flashed a smile and offered Mr. Benjamin the document, ‘you must be wondering how I got your phone number and how Ese hot your address. We live in a digital era. Anything is possible’.

Ada moved over to where Ese stood and rubbed her palms together; she was giving them space to absorb what they were reading.

‘I can hardly wait for them to pay that money, before we proceed to our next plan’. Ese stared at Ada, who was obviously delighted at the turn out of things.
Ada said nothing, her smile only grew wider. It was the sternness in Tamar’s voice that changed everything.

‘I hope the content of this paper was written under some alcoholic influence’. Tamar began, but Mr. Benjamin grabbed the paper and hushed her.

‘I understand that my daughter did something wrong. But you cannot ask her to pay fifty million naira. Elena is just a student. She is struggling hard to finish her school. She made just one mistake, you need to bury this and move on’. He tried to make the lawyer see reason with him.
Ada’s face had changed. The smile was gone and in its place was a scowl.
‘I don’t care about your daughter’s financial capacity. This was the reason you both were invited’.
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Elena had been asleep for hours. Her delicate body was still adjusting to the pain on her wrists and ankles and the newness of her environment. She was tired and afraid. This was the first time she would be sleeping in a dark and strange room.
She’d dreamt of a woman in black dress strolling into her room. The woman had sad eyes, and the rest of her face was covered with black cloth. She had come to warn Elena about the white house. It wasn’t a good place to be.

“You are not safe here. Go home,” those were the last words she remembered, before a pair of strong hands jerked her from sleep.
Elena’s eyes roamed wildly as awoke. The room seemed brighter, and she could see it clearer. She slowly realized that she had slept for a very long time and morning had come.
‘Elena’? Aniekan called to her gently.
He’d found her sleeping and hadn’t wanted to disturb her at first. He was lost in the admiration of her sleeping form. She wore a content smile on her pretty face as she smiled. And her short hair gave her this babyish look, which also reminded him of Imaobong.
Aniekan cursed himself for not being able to let go of the past. Imaobong was gone, and he had to move on.

The sound of his voice erased the sleepiness she was still feeling. She recognized Aniekan immediately. Tears sprang up in her eyes as she remembered what had gotten her here in the first place.
‘Please…release me. I promise never to write anything about you or your Game village’. Elena’s lips trembled as she begged.

They had chained her like a dog, and treated her like a common criminal. She wouldn’t last long in this sort of living arrangement.