Chapter 4
“i really wish there is a way out of all this” she said with tears.
“it is going to be okay’ he said.
“what is going to be okay? There is nothing going right at all. Everything is just falling apart. Mom is in the hospital she needs money, dad is still arrested without any hope of getting out soon, Vanessa is about to miss her final exams because of the lack of money, the house rent is due by weekend and I don’t even have any money to feed us at all not to talk of paying for the hospital bills we are still owing..” she recount and cry the more. Just then Vanessa emerge from the room again changed and with her bag and some books.
“am going to the library to do some research and read for a bit” she told them and turn to leave then turn back to them.
“take this and use it to take a bus to work, don’t walk again and also use the rest to get something to eat. I will also eat before coming so no need to cook” she said and left. Vienna raise her head from Nisan and look at the money on the table.
“where did she get money from?” she asked surprised.
“she is not a kid and an sure she has some savings” he replied.
“i should go to work now, I will inform the boss that you are not feeling too well” he said and get up.
“what do you mean? Am coming with you, I cant avoid to miss a day work in this kind of situation. I should work harder” she said and went inside to quickly change and came out dressed and they left together.
Alan’s mother,Sasha led him to the living room and help him sit. His grandfather and father was also in the room with his elder sister. Harley move closer to him and wave her hands in front of his eyes.
“this is bad. How come the doctors couldn’t do anything about this? It’s really not good at all” she said and sat down beside him.
“Harley, you don’t have to rub in on your brother’s injury” Sasha said. Their grandfather hit the staff in his hand lightly on the floor and everyone keep quiet turning their attention to him.
“i didn’t call you here to talk about what happened to Alan, am here for something more important. Its about your engagement with the Miners. You cut off the engagement back then with a lie but now you have no excuse at all and also if you want to stabilize your position you need a wife” he said.
“grandfather, are you serious? What girl will want to marry a blind man” Harley said.
“Harley! How could you refer to your brother as a blind man. My son is not blind its partial blindness and temporary, he will soon regain his sight back” Sasha snap at her angrily.
“but you have to face it mum, he is really blind”
“how about your husband?” grandfather asked. Harley keep quiet at the mention of her husband.
“you should go back home now. You already spent more than a week here, you are still married to him and remember what I said, no divorce so you better settle with him” he said again.
“dad, Harley’s marriage is like this because it was an arranged marriage, I don’t think its a good idea to also let Alan get married to someone against his will” Alan’s father, Williams said for the first time.
“yes father, I agree with my husband and also why do you have to marry the both of them off to people below our standard” their mother chip in.
“that is why I told the both of them to bring me someone they love. If she had bought home the right man then and not that gold digger then I wont ask her to marry to him and also your dear son bought a fake girlfriend to me and I have to find out later that she is actually Karen’s girlfriend. And now you have to get married to have full control over the corporation and also given your condition, it is very compulsory” he replied angrily.