The plot
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Daren cleared his throat, his eyes firmly locked with his grandmother's.
“With all due respect grandmother, Melisa and I are trying our best. The doctors say we are fine and there is no need for all these pressures. We will have children when the time is right and I won’t like anyone to speak to my wife in a demeaning manner!” he said in a rather high tone and all eyes were raised.
Elsa rose up from her seat with her eyes burning with rage.
“How dare you, Daren, how dare you speak to your grandmother in such a manner!” she yelled as she walked towards him.
He tried to speak but Melisa grabbed hold of him and he kept silent, fuming heavily.
“Let him be, Elsa. We’ve always known him to be the black sheep of this family. Taking sides of your barren wife against your family? Who does that?” Mrs. Selina asked with a scoff.
“Grandma, if it was that easy to bear a child, you wouldn’t be having my mother as your only child, of which I know how it took you seven years to have her!” Daren fired.
“Shut up!” Elsa yelled as she sent a slap across his face.
“Elsa, that’s enough!” Charles cut in and she stood for a while, her hands vibrating tremendously.
“Daren!” Melisa yelled as she took hold of his hand which was placed on his cheek.
His angry dark eyes burned through his mother who was standing in front of him, undaunted. He lowered his palm from his face and licked his lips. Without saying a word, he turned to walk away.
“Daren!” Melisa cried after him.
“Leave! Leave, you ungrateful bastard!” Elsa cursed after him as he ran up the stairs with his wife running behind him.
A smirk appeared on Diana’s face as she watched the couple leave. She turned to her husband, Dotun, who was also wearing a smirk on his face. They both smiled sinisterly as they sipped their drinks spontaneously.
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Melisa barged into the room and saw him standing before the window, with his head resting against his hand which was curved on the window.
“Love,” she called anxiously as she walked over to him.
He turned towards her slowly and she could see his face burning with rage. His round brown eyes stared into hers and she sighed and took hold of his hand.
“You shouldn't have spoken so disrespectfully to your grandmother,” she said with a sigh.
“Really? And I should stand and watch them humiliate you in that manner?” He shot.
“Love, we need to take things easy. I don’t want them to have the impression that I’m turning your heart against them. Family is family,” she said calmly.
He kept silent and placed his palm on her left cheek. He looked into her beautiful brown almond eyes and she gulped and lowered her gaze from him.
“You once sacrificed your family for me, Lisa. You turned your back on your father just to be with me. And you think I wouldn’t reciprocate the love you’ve shown me? Not even my family can separate us right now. If the pressure gets stronger, then we will have no other option than to leave,” he affirmed.
She cringed and her eyes raised up to his face in dismay. She could see the emotions written all over him and a tear escaped her eyes. She made her palm rest on his face and their heads touched.
“I love you, Daren,” she whispered with tears streaming down her face.
Just then, the door opened and they both turned to see Elsa Boseman storming into the room, her small pretty face as hardened as a stone.
“What stunts did you pull out there, you ungrateful son!” she barked as she stood in the middle of the room, staring at them with her eyes burning with fury.
“With all due respect mom, this is my room and I will appreciate some privacy,” Daren voiced out as he walked away from his wife.
“Love,” Melisa called after him as she hurried to meet him.
He stood before his mother whose fingers were clenched together as they stared at each other eye to eye.
“Love, you shouldn’t speak to your mother in such a manner,” Melisa scolded, grabbing hold of his hand.
“I see the wings you’re growing, Daren. And in an instant, I will pull them down,” Elsa said confidently.
Daren kept silent as he felt his wife’s hands in his and she urged him to remain calm.
“I give you less than 24 hours to apologize to your grandma,” Elsa said as she turned away from them.
“We... we will, mother,” Melisa stammered.
“Suit yourself,” she said as she walked out of the room majestically.
“Love, we should do as she has said,” Melisa said as soon as Elsa stormed out of the room.
Daren kept silent and walked over to the bed while she followed behind him.
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In the spacious dim room, Diana and her husband were seen in a romantic position. She sat on his body, caressing his unclad chest while he laid on the bed, his arms wrapped around her slender waist. She wore only black panties and a black bra with her head bent over him as she caressed his chest romantically.
“Is Dele asleep?” Dotun asked with a deep voice.
“I've put him to bed already,” she replied with a hoarse voice as he smiled and shut his eyes in pleasure.
“Babe,” she called seductively.
“Hmm,” he muttered with his eyes closed.
“You were aware of what happened tonight, uh?” she continued.
“Hmm,” he voiced again.
“Don’t you think everything is happening to our advantage?” She asked and he opened his eyes.
“How?” He asked and she chuckled as she sat up right and waved back her black short hair.
“Are you still interested in the Billionaire Wine Company that would soon be handed over to your brother?” She asked thoughtfully.
He paused and gave her a surprised stare.
“Of course I am, you know how badly I want it for myself,” he said and she smiled mischievously.
“Then it’s time to take that which you’ve always wanted,” she said as she moved away from his body.
He sat up right and watched her take a sip from her glass of wine. She dropped the glass on the stool and returned her attention to him.
“The company will be handed over to Daren who has failed to produce an heir. Why don’t we have a little discussion with mother, to place Daren under a condition. He'll have to bring forth an offspring before the company would be passed over to him. And if he doesn’t within a year, the company would be handed over to you, Dotun,” she revealed with a smile.
He scoffed and shook his head.
“That’s absurd. And what if Melisa gets pregnant before the end of the year?” He asked and she hissed.
“That’s not gonna happen. Besides, we will have a plan B if she ever gets pregnant,” she said with a smile.
He heaved a sigh and rubbed his palm on his face.
“You think mother is ever going to listen to us? Besides, she doesn’t have the final say. The company belongs to grandmother and she has the final say,” he said.
“Mother will listen to us. We aren’t gonna present it like we are trying to gain Daren’s inheritance, we would present it in a way that will make her think we are concerned about Daren’s childlessness,” she said with a chuckle.
“And how are we gonna do that?” He asked.
“Leave that to me,” she said with a smile as she took a sip from her glass again.
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