Chapter 116 Agreement

But wait, ken asks his wife.

Why are you so interested in this kind of deal, I thought you hated it?

Yes, but his woman opened my eyes to things I didn’t know before, If my father had explain things to me like the way this woman did, I wouldn’t have had problem marring into any of the wealthy family.

What are you saying,  are you regretting marring me? ken ask.

You know that is not what am saying, securing the future for our family is what my father was fighting for and fortunately we met and fall in love with each other.

I will really love to secure the future of my kids. Gina said, so please do this for me.

Ok, let me see what I can do but if I get the slightest wrong feeling  about this, I will conceal the whole deal.

Yes.. I accept, Gina said happily.

Ken went to work the next day and the first person he met on his way to his office was the cleaner.

Good morning sir, she greet bowing a little.

Yea, morning to you too Ken said as if nothing happen between them and walk pass her. She has always been the first person ken will see before entering his office but he didn’t always notice her until that incident , now ken always notice her and the only for him is to behave at if nothing happen.

Wow… look at that? Did you see that? She ask herself, this is the kind of person my friend wants me to date, someone who will have you today and behave as if he doesn’t know you tomorrow no way, I can’t do that. She went on cleaning.

What did this people really wants from me ken keep asking himself, anyways let me inform ben of this plan, he call Ben to his office.

What? And you accept the offer?

That is why I call you, how did you see their offer?

Am not surprise, that is the practice of the rich,  nothing goes for nothing. But I will say go for it and prepare a plan to beat them at their own game, if the intend to use you then we can move to plan be.

Which is ken ask.

Let your daughter Devoice the guy and share the property.

You think that is going to work? Ken ask to be sure.

That looks like plying with my daughter’s life.

Ye, that is the way father played with our lives.

But at least we end up marring who we want.

Yes, we were lucky I guess, but your daughter might not be this lucky, am just saying, you need to take some risk if you need to make it. The second hotel you want to start do you have the money? Ben ask.

Ken look at Ben and he understand that the money was no there, the money they have right now is only enough to run the current hotel.

You see, you need this people, but choose wisely.

Yea, thanks bro, he tap Ben’s shoulder, he has been wanting to do that for a very long time but Ben was  just too difficult to call a brother.

He pick up his phone and call his mom after ben left and ask her to arrange a meeting with Mrs. Bob so they can discuss the way forward.

Yes..yes..yes,.. Gina and her mother in-law where so happy, because Tina now wants to experience how to be a powerful woman of influence  too, she has always been at home not knowing what is going on in the business world, now is time to step out seeing Mrs. Bob so active in her age gives Tina the courage to do something too.

The next day Mrs. Bob is in the house to discuss and the future of her grandson.

Why are you doing this? Ken ask her.

What? Doing what? She ask.

I mean you have money, lots of it. Your family is the most powerful family in this part of the world, why do you still need to do this, your grandson can easily marry anyone he wishes to marry. Ken said.

She laugh looking at Tina and not ken.

You see my dear, you have well spoken, and I will answer your question with my own question.

How did you think that we became the most powerful family on this part of the world?

 Tina turn to look at Ken and then to Gina, they could not answer the question even though they knew the answer.

Well, you don’t want to answer but that is good because I will tell you.

My business to the marry my children to the most powerful or nearly powerful family on earth, if we think that is will benefit us we go for it, our children will not be caught dead getting married into a poor family, that is what makes us powerful. We only marry off our children to a rich family and that is why we are always relevant in every generation that comes. 

I see, Tina listen with so much interest.

But we are not that rich, Ken told her.

Say’s who? She ask.

Look your grandfather was a very powerful man, it was your father who made you people suffer setbacks

How do you mean? Ken ask.

He was not supposed to marry your mother, that is where the whole struggle started, he married your mother because he could not live without her, he loves her more than life itself may his soul rest in peace, he went ahead to marry your mother ignoring the warning and thought he could make it all by himself and true that is determination he indeed made it but with much struggles because his father was cut of the tree.

What tree? Ken ask.

You see is not physical tree you know, in this kind of arrangement, you get all the money you need for your project without struggle because of your connection you made by getting your children married to rich family, I believe I have explain more that you ask, so are you ready for business? She ask looking at the three of them.

Tina and Gina nods without hesitation but ken was just surprise at the whole story, his father did not live long to tell them all of this. 

Ken what are you waiting for? His mother ask

Just take the deal is a good one.

Yes.. yes, I will take he said not sure if he is making the right decision but at least he is not to blame if anything goes wrong, the only thing I know is that I will protect my daughter anytime any day he said to himself.

Fine, the documents will be send to you by my lawyer tomorrow sign the document and send them back to me, then we will make arrangement to start the expansion of your hotel, we will not have anything to do with the running of the hotel, you will only send us our share at the end of every month. Everything you need to know will be at the document that will be sent to you tomorrow thanks for having me in your home and I will see you tomorrow.

She got up to go and they all see her off to her car.

Wow… I like this woman Tina said as soon as she drive off the mansion.

What is there to like Ken ask his mother, this all old criminal who are not tired of reaping where they did not sow.

Stop it ken Gina and his mother said.

I know you don’t like her but that is not enough reason to insult her.

Am not insulting her is the truth.

But at least she will be funding the expansion of the hotel to almost 120 country don’t you like that? Gina ask.

I like the expansion but I don’t like it that they are going to use my dangter for that.

She will enjoy it too, is not as if she will suffer lack.

I can give my daughter anything she wants.

I know, don’t be like your father hid mother said.

Why don’t you tell him not to marry you and save him the stress ken ask his mother.

Stop it Gina, you don’t have to be rude.

Leave him alone let him insult me, Tina said.

Am not insulting you mom, am only asking a question, anyways let me leave you ladies because anything I said in this house always turn to insult, he said and got up to leave.

Don’t mind him mom, Gina told her mother in-law.

Who is minding him, me? no, you see that woman, I like her if only I knew this before time I would have help my husband but anyways he is a real man, he tried his best to take care of us all, I just miss him every day. She wanted to cry but Gina console her.

Thank you my daughter.