Chapter 10

“Yes, Lana.”

Jones answered as they came out to the cars.

“That's the only temporary choice I have for now.”

“Understood, master.”

They waited for him to enter hIs Lamborghini. When he was about to close his car door, Lambo got a message from the Penultimate Investment Company (PIC).

“Sir, Penultimate Investment Company has agreed to sell their company to us but…”

“But what Lambo!” He frowned.

“My apologies, Sir. It's the selling price that concerns… $1 billion, Sir.”

“Hum! Do you think I can't pay that or what?”

“Never will I say such. I just don't think Penultimate Investment Company is worthy of that price - my suggestion, master.”

“Pay them now and make arrangements for their papers before the end of the day. Whether it is worthy of it or not, you shall see when we take over.”

“As you please, Sir.”

Lambo waved at others to enter and closed the Jones' door. They left Mackin’s mansions.

***

The news of the wealthy man who saved the Mackin family from the brink of shame and ordered the whole of Sam being sacked has gone wilder like fire.

He paid a huge amount of $100 billion. He even went far to get Sam, who everybody feared, sacked. The man must be mysterious. Jones and his actions were the talk of the town.

Nobody could say exactly who the man was except his family.

Drake can not take the pressure anymore. He contemplated for a while on what he would look like before both his father and mother, family members who supported his motive and the gangs he controlled if he succumbed to Jones.

He would appear weak; he concluded.

Drake decided to connive with Sam to deal with Jones. Since Sam was a member of an elite group, though sacked and ridiculed, has the power to give an invincible payback to Jones.

He would join him. He took out his phone, tapping the glittering glass table before him vigorously with his left hand, he called Sam.

“Hello.” Sam bellowed from the other side.

“Hello, Sam.”

“What have you to say, Drake? Has your family changed their minds? Or should I show them what I have in my strength to unleash?”

“I want you to calm down, Sam. My family was not responsible for what happened but Jones did…”

“Jones? …Ooh! The guy who bragged he had some pennies when I came to your mansions…that's good! You know what?”

“What is that?”

“If I found out that he was the real force behind that…he would blame his life for that.”

“That's why I called you, Sam. The guy has also given me and my family a tough time also; I want to help you deal with him to the lowest level.”

“Are you sure? I mean how?”

“He wants to cheat me and usurp my position as the heir of the family after he came back from unknown places he ran to for over 10 years…”

He paused to check if nobody was around.

“The only condition that can stop him from getting that is his inability to get a wife within 3 days, starting from today. So, I have come up with a plan, and I believe you can get hold of him through the plan.”

“What is that?”

“We will kidnap either him or his aspiring wife - Sam, he will be greatly ashamed because he will fail to become the heir. With that, we will hook him and get him onto his knee.”

“Are you sure that will work?”

“Accurately, it will work as planned!”

“Okay, I'm in for it then. Let's meet at Zengent Hotel today to work it out.”

“That's good. Until then…let it be a secret between us.”

“Na problems. Just make sure you don't fuck up…we will get him to our feet. He will know what revenge means by that time.”

He put off the call.

“Yes!” He fastened his fists in excitement “Watch your back, Jones. I'm coming for you!”

***

“What are you doing here, Jones!”

Lana was shocked to see Jones before her house. She met him outside when he was coming down from a cab he took there. He didn't want people to keep eyes on him and discover he was the man that was trending, that is why he went out without his luxurious cars and bouncers.

He held beside him the contract marriage document delicately.

“I have forgiven you, Lana. I'm ready to take you back…I want to marry you.”

Jones said to Lana who was startled to see him coming to her after she had been disgraced when she went to him.

He came not only to him but also talked about marriage. She was confused.

“Can you come again, Jones?”

“I said I want to marry you back. I have forgiven you.”

Jones had decided to marry Lana back after he had been given the condition of marrying within 3 days before he could become the heir of the family.

He would give her a CONTRACT MARRIAGE. That is his decision. He believed that would win heart and make her forget about his reaction when she went to him to apologise. Then, he would be able to achieve his plan.

Lana looked at Jones in his simple dress from head to toe with a squeezed face and spat on the floor as if she had perceived a horrible smell of a reeking carcass.

“So, you can come to me, Jones, after you have disgraced me before the whole world?” She stood firmly and folded her arms around her chest.

“You can now have feelings for me when you have become poor again? It was so painful for me to take that…Ohh!”

She stamped her feet on the ground. Tears form below her eyes

She thought he was poor again. He would be living on her. Lana took his appearance for reality.

“It can't work between us anymore.” She shouted at him but he remained unmoved.

“I'm sorry, Lana. I want you to remember that you had done something grievous to me before and I forgive you. Let's go and start life afresh…I have something special for you, Lana.”

“What will a half wretched man like you have for me? You're still taking papers around to look for a job again in your slave dress, and you believe you can do me any good other than bringing poverty to my door steps.”

He smiled and sighed a bit.

“You get it wrong, Lana. I have something more than good for you.” He cleared his throat and stretched the contract document to her.

“I want to give you a contract marriage worthy of millions of dollars.”

She couldn't believe her ears for what he said; “contract marriage” and “millions of dollars” rang in her.

She thought to herself that this Jones that stood before her could not possess any valuable but only in the past.

She gazed at him disdainfully.

“You are a fool. Who do you intend to deceive and make poor like you? You are seriously shameless for this!”

She snapped the paper from him. Without looking at the content on it, she tore it into pieces and threw the pieces on his face.

Some passers-by were looking at them. They felt ashamed for Jones who stood there calmly with a smiley face.

“This guy should leave…doesn't he feel ashamed of her disgracing actions at all!” Said one of them.

“Ha ha ha!” Another person laughed wholeheartedly, “The poor guy doesn't know the kind of lady he deserves. Na, not this gorgeous lady.”

Without paying attention to their remarks, he moved to touch her and speak.

“You don't know what is in…”

“Don't inflict your rotten life on me, gold digger. Go get a poor lady like you!”

She waved him away and turned towards her house.

Jones’ face changed to red. He looked at her and the piece of paper on the ground. He shook his head in disappointment.

“You may regret this, Lana!”

“One more chance for you…”

Before he could conclude the statement, he heard a high hitching sound made by a car, which stopped abruptly, against the asphalt and looked up.

A guy rolled down the glass of the car and pooped out his head.

“Hey, Jones! Your life is no more safe anywhere. I'm coming for you. Watch your back!” the guy in the car shouted.

“Who are you?” Jones roared.