Chapter 49 handing over
Well am going to step aside
temporarily and let you and ken
run the company for a year, but I
will also be working from home
anyways Mr. Jackson finally made
the announce to his family.
Yeaaa… everyone shouted except
ken who was just looking at them
and keeps on eating his food.
"Son what is the matter? His
mother ask him, are you not
hearing what your father just said?
"Huh… yea, I heard him perfectly.
Of course we will run the company
well right? ben, he raise his glass
at ben, who just looked at him
and turn his face to look at his
mom.
"Is fine Mr. Jackson cut in, am
going to give you boys a chance
to prove yourselves fit to handle the company I labour so hard to build.
"But I heard your father handed
it to you, ken said.
"Will you keep quiet? Ken’s mom
shouted at him."
"No, is ok, I think I need to talk to
my sons. You see, my father handed
down the company to me, that’s
true, but you all will agree with me
that when the company was handed
to me it was not as big as this right?.
"Right they all chorus."
“Good, so my son, Mr. Jackson
turn to ken, you are right in saying
that the company was handed
over to me, and am also right in
saying that I work so hard to
build the company to the level
you see it today. But I must say
this, you all would not have the
good things that you have today,
or live in a mansion today if I was
playing around and clubbing all
night, with that he was referring
to ken. So I will not have you
boys jeopardize the work I have
done over the years."
Everyone looked at each other
without saying a word.
"Did anyone have anything else
to say? Mr. Jackson ask"
But no answer came.
"So we are all good then, beginning
from Monday you boys are in
charge of running my company."
With that he got up and left.
Ken was the first to leave after
Mr. Jackson left, then followed
by ben. Tina and ben’s mom where
left behind.
"We need to help our sons to run
the company very well," ben’s
mom was the first to speak.
"How do we do that? Seeing the
way those two behaves like cat
and dog."
"Don’t mind them they are just
acting up. We will help them
to succeed ."
“Why do we need to put all our
energy into helping them get
what belongs to them.l already
Whether they succeed in this one
year of testing them or not, it
won’t matter because they will
still end up with their inheritance. "
Tina said.
"You don’t know what is
happening my friend, that is not
the way is going to be, at least not
the way I see it, Mr. Jackson has
come up with a plan of handing
everything to charity if our sons
did not do well in this one year of
testing them."
"Did you say charity? Who is she?"
Tina ask.
"Am I talking about a woman ?
Am talking about charity
organization. "
"Ohh. Mine.. I thought is a woman,
i would have personally handle her.
But no it can’t be, and you believe
that? Why will he do that? No.. I
don’t believe you either."
"Ok, I am not asking you to believe
me but am going to take care
of my son, I only say I should
tell you."
"Thank you very much for telling
me, what would I have done
without you.?"
"Nothing my dear, you couldn’t even
get married without me, he is my
husband remember?"
“And how many times do I have
to apologize for marrying your
man," Tina ask.
“No, it is call snatching , or should
I say stealing my man."
"Whatever, just accept my apologies
and let’s move on."
"I have done that a long time ago."
“But is obvious you’ve not gotten
over it."
"Accepting your apologies No,
Moving on, Yes, I have move on."
She said waving her hands at Tina.
"My friend, my friend, Tina hug
ben’s mom, com’on let’s not start
another fight here ok,.. ok.. let’s
do this, you can have him now all to
yourself I don’t want him again."
"What will I do with him now that
you have suck all the nutrient,"
hahahaha they both laugh.
Mr. Jackson was facing the walls
when his wife walk into the
bedroom.
"What is the matter my love."
Mr. Jackson did say a word.
"Huh.. why are you facing the wall?
Did something happen, my love
talk to me."
Mr. Jackson still didn’t say a word.
"Please talk to me, you are
scaring me."
"Why? Mr. Jackson ask turning to
face his wife. "Why are you worried
about me?"
"Because I have not seen you this
way, facing the wall.*
She was scared that maybe Mr.
Jackson wants to die and that is
why he handed the running of the
company to his sons.
"So you are scared of losing me
and yet you said you don’t need
me again."
"When? When did I say that?"
"I just over heard your
conversation with ben’s mom and
you willingly hand me over to her,
saying that you don’t need me
again."
"Hahahahaha OMG, you sacred
me to death, I was just kidding ok."
"No…, no kidding you meant it, and
I am officially moving to grace
bedroom never to come here again.
Mr. Jackson said and make to leave,
but Tina block the way.
"You can’t leave now."
"And who is going to stop me."
"I, she said and expose part of
her breast."
"And you think you are going to
bribe me with that."
"Yes, she said and opens everything."
Mr. Jackson didn't know when he
grabbed her.
" Wow ..I thought you have retired,
Tina said gasping for breath."
"And you think you can try me
huh.. don’t you know I use to run
in the army's in those days."
"Hahahaha, they both laugh."
Now am going to teach grace a
lesson.
"What lesson are you talking about?
Is it the one you just teach me now?
Tina ask.
I overheard her says that I don’t
have any nutrient left in me, she
is going to get it from me.
"And why are you telling me that?"
"Are you jealous? "
"Why wouldn’t I be jealous?"
"Don’t be, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever known."
"Leave me alone, that is how you
always said, then what about her?"
"What about who?"
"Grace, we were in love yet you
want ahead and marry her."
"But you know the whole story,
she was my parents’ choice, they
say she was good for me and that
she is going to add value to my life."
"Then how many value has she
added to your life?"
"Let’s not go there now, what has
been done has been done and
there is nothing any of us can do
about it."
"Then stop telling me that am the
most beautiful woman on the earth."
"But is true, I don’t think I would
have come this far without you
been here, I almost run mad when
I think about you in another man’s
house. But thank goodness you
where patient with me.
You are the only woman that gives
me joy, you are the reason I
get up every morning to go to
work, to build this life we have
now, because I know you are
here with me."
"Come here," she hug him so
tightly never letting go.
"Is ok, I will always be here, I
will never leave your side. She
said.
"Thank you my love. I promise
never to let you down."
"I know you won’t, she said still
holding him tightly
"But there is something disturbing
my heart."
"What is that? Mr. Jackson ask
"What if ken and ben fail to handle
the company well during this
one year of their testing, what
will happen?"
"Nothing, it took me ten years to
master the business world, so if
they fail in their first year then
they have to try again."
"Ok thank you my love, let’s go to
sleep now."
“But why did you ask?”
"“Don’t worry my love she kiss
him again and again and again
not giving him time to ask more
questions.
*********
"So are you sure you can work with
ben in that office? Seeing the way
two of you don’t seem to go along
with each other."
"Gina dear don’t worry your pretty
head about ben, he can go and
hug a transformer if he wants, I
can handle my own part of the work,
ken said with all confidence.
_Hahahah Gina laugh, so you mean
to tell me that you don’t care
about your brother at all?"
"That’s not what am saying, I mean
ben is too full of himself, what do
you want me to do, he thinks he’s
better than me but am going to
prove him wrong, now he’s afraid
of me."
"Well, I agree with you but don’t
you think is time you and your brother
start to get along for the sake of
running this company, at least to not
let your father down."
"I am not the one with a problem,
is ben, let him deal with it."
"Ok, if you say so."