Chapter73 Soft heart

Mr. Jackson took Ken for a

ride, they ride out of town into

a very quiet area into a small

town with very few people,

it was cool and lovely and ken

 keep wondering what his father

 wants to show him and why

are they going out of town?

But he dare not ask.

The car stop in front of a small

house and they both walk

 inside, ken couldn’t help but

notice that his father has the

keys to this small house, did

he own it? Still he dare not ask.

    “sit," his father said, throwing

 the keys onto a small but

fancy center table, ken keep

looking around the house, it

has nothing but a small bed,

one laptop and center table,

one small bed and the picture

of his mother.

    "What is my mother’s picture

doing here?" he wonder.

    "What is this place?" Ken finally

 have the courage to ask.

    "My hideout" Mr. Jackson

reply without looking at ken,

he opened a small drawer

 and pull out a bottle of wine.

    "Wow, you even have a wine."

    "Yea," he took two glass out

one for him one for ken.

   "Take," he hand ken a glass

of red wine.

    "Thanks," ken said and took it

from him.

    "So why the hideout?" Ken ask.

     "There comes a time in the

life of a man that he will need

 lots of quiet times, so I build

this one for me."

   "Hmmm, I see."

    "I brought you here because

 I have something to tell you,

but you must first promise to

 take whatever am about to tell

you in your grave, no one must

hear it, is a secret that must be

 buried with you."

    "At that point ken sat down

quietly to hear what it is."

    Mr. Jackson took a sip of

his wine and breath out heavily.

Ken was beginning to get worried.

    "You and Benjamin are my

 sons, but I see myself in you

and that is why I chose to tell

 this to you. Not because I love

 you more than Benjamin, but

 because you are the one who

 can relate to what am about

 to tell you."

Ken said nothing but was

quite like the dead.

    Mr. Jackson got up and walk

 towards to door.

    "That boy is my son," he said.

   But ken didn’t quite understand.

    "Which boy are you talking

about?"

    "Victoria’s son."

    "How?... what?….what do you

mean? Ken got up.

    "Yes, you heard me, the boy

victoria brought home as your

son, he is actually my son."

    "No..no…no..no.. dad please

  just stop, how?.. Wait a minute,

are you sleeping….

    "Yes ken, Victoria is my mistress."

Mr. Jackson said still not

looking at ken.

    "Fu..k," ken shouted without

knowing.

    "Oh my goodness, how did I

 get involved in this?" He ask

 his father.

    "I don’t know, victoria, she

 wanted you, she says is you or

nothing. So she wanted to

 blackmail me with the boy, I

had no option than to give in."

    "So you are telling me that the

 boy is not my son?"

    "Yes, he is my son and not

yours" Mr. Jackson said and

turn to face ken.

    "But now is not about the boy,

is about you."

    "How?"

    "I want you to father that

boy for me."

    "What?", ken couldn’t believe

what he was hearing.

    "Victoria wants a divorce, and I

need to take that boy from her,

but who will I tell my wives

that the boy is? I need someone

 to take care of the kid for me.

I want you to cover my shame,

Mr. Jackson continue. I want

 you to save my face, everyone

respects and honor me, they

 take me as a responsible man,

I just can’t take the shame and

 disgrace this may cause me if

the news of me fathering a child

at this age get out in the open.

So I think of putting the

responsibly of fathering the

child on you so there will be

 peace in my house."

    "Ken just sat there as a dead

man, not talking not moving, he

thought he was dreaming. Does

 it mean that he and his father

 just slept with the same girl?

Hell no, this can’t be true, am

dreaming and I better wake

 up from this dream.

    "Ken are you listening to me?"

Mr. Jackson ask seeing the

 shock he just gave to his son.

    Ken got up slowly from

where he was sitting, "why me?

Why did you chose to do this to

me? Is it because you don’t love

 me or because you want to

 put a curse on me? That you allow

 me to sleep with a girl you

 are sleeping with? Ken yell at

 his father.

    "No..no..no.. far be it from me

 that I will curse my son, am

 begging you to do this for me,

Mr. Jackson said trying to kneel

down before ken.

    "No..no..no.. get up ken said

almost in tears.

    "Is fine, is fine I will do what

 you said but first you must

 tell me what happen, is victoria

threatening you or something.?

   "She wants me to pay her

900-million as compensation."

    "Compensation for want?"

    "For getting her pregnant."

    "Damnit" ken curse. "I knew

 that girl was up to something."

    "Ok, so what if we pay her the

 money what happen?"

    "The truth is that I don’t have

that kind of money now to give

to her."

    "But you are rich dad."

    "Yes, that may be true but

 only on paper."

    "What do you mean?"

    "You see, as a business man

who own a huge company that

the day to day running of the

 company must go smoothly

you need lots of money to do

so and sometimes the money

 belongs to the bank."

    "In others words?" Ken ask

    "In others words, we are

running the company on debt,

money taking from the bank.

So you see, we don’t have that

 kind of money victoria is asking

 for."

    "What if you borrow the money

 from the bank and pay later."

    "That is not so easy my son.

Beside how do you know

 victoria will not come back

 for more.?"

    "Hmm you have a point there,

let me see what I can do."

Ken assure his father.

    "So you can’t take money

from the company to pay her?"

Ken ask again.

    "No, the company is running

 on debt and am thinking of

filing for bankruptcy."

    "But you can’t do that?"

    "That is the only way out my

 son. But don’t worry I have a

 reserve somewhere I will give you

 the details of it, I have about

 200 billion in reserve, I want

 you to use it and take care of

my family but promise me you

will help everyone in the family

including ben and his mother."

    "I promise ken said, but why

are you saying this?"

    "Nothing, just in case."

    "But what about the company,

we can get something from

 there to pay victoria off."

    "Yea, let me see what I can do".

Mr. Jackson said.

    "So what about the boy", ken

ask just to make sure.

   "You will take the boy and bring

him up as your own child, he is

going to bear your name and you

must make sure to keep victoria

 out of my family.

You can go home now, am not

coming with you."

    "No, I can’t leave you here,

ken said now afraid for his

father life, because he knew that

 whatever his father has told him

 is just a tips of the ice bar,

maybe something dangerous is

 after his dad and he needs to

 find out.

    "You are coming home with me

 Dad. ken said, not wanting to

leave him all by himself.

    "Don’t worry about me, you

need to go home"

Mr. Jackson said.

    "No, am not leaving" ken

 insisted.

    "Ok, let’s go home then, Mr.

Jackson went home with ken

but stopped at the front of

 the gate.

    "You can go inside now, I have

 to be somewhere, I will be back

 before night fall.

   "Ok, take care."

Ken got to his room and went

straight to bed, he didn’t know

what to do or think, how will

Gina take this? Will she accept

that boy into this house, not to

talk of the fact that he and his

father have been sharing

victoria.

, That girl is very bad, I and

 my father?... Damnit, I feel

like killing her right now."

    'Ken.. your back so early?"

    "Yea," he said without looking

 at Gina.

    "Something wrong?"

    "No, nothing, is fine."

Gina went closer and find ken

crying.

    "What is wrong, why the tears?"

   "Gina.. ken call facing her now

 with tears in his eyes.

   "Yes,"

    "Please do me this one favor

 and don’t say no", he kneel

 before Gina.

    "Please stop already, what is

going on? Get up."

    "No, am not getting up until you

 grant me my request."

   "What is that?"

    "Will you take timothy as your

 own son, and raise him the way

 you will raise yours?"

    "Why?"

    "Victoria files for divorce and

 I need to take the boy away from

 her so she can go her

separate way."

Gina could not say no because

 ken was kneeling there begging

 her with tears, that is too much

 for her to bear.

    "Get up", she wipe the tears

 from his eyes.

   "Yes, I will do anything for you."

    "Thank you so much, I don’t

know what I do without you."

    "Is fine, am your wife and I will

 do more than this just for you,

I will take the boy as my own child."

    "Thank you so much", Ken said

 kissing her all over…

That night he made love to

 Gina like never before.