Chapter85 Ben Standing Trialrial
No… this can’t be, my son is not
a murderer, I know your plans,
you want to take everything to
yourself, I have known this will
happen, it has been your plan
all along". Ben’s mother cry day
and night accusing Tina of
plotting against her son.
" I didn’t do anything of such, how
would I have known that Benjamin
is capable of killing his own
father? Tina fight Grace.
"You should be ashamed of
your son for killing his own father".
"My son did not kill anyone,
you and your evil son planed
everything".
"Woman please this is a police
station, you can go home and
continue your fight there".
"Why? Why will I go home without
my son"? Grace turn her anger
to the officer.
"I will detain you here if you
point your fingers at me again".
"Go ahead, detain me, I want to
be with my son, go ahead and
detain me".
"Please mom go home ok, I will
be fine, Miriam please take her
home", ben plead with his wife.
"Let’s go home mom, he will be
fine".
Ken, didn’t know how to explain
to ben’s mother about the
situation, he just stand there
looking at her while she point
her fingers into his face.
"You and your mother, God will
not let you go unpunished".
"Come let’s go", ken’s mom, drag
him away from grace.
Getting home ken felt so bad for
everything that is happening, what
got into ben, why did he do what
he did? Now his mother will blame
me for the rest of her life.
"So what do we do now? Gina ask,
what will happen to Ben?
"I don’t know, he will be taken to
court to stand trial for murder".
"Hmm, this is so bad, what about
his mom?.
"That one is another level of
madness right now, she won’t listen
to me, she won’t listen to anyone,
she cries day and night, refusing
to eat".
"Let’s go and see her".
"I don’t think that is a good idea".
"Let’s just try".
"Ok, if you say so".
Gina and ken want to see ben’s
mom, but she won’t let them come
close to her.
"What are you murderers doing
here?, have you come to kill me
too? Get out of my house, your
mother took my husband away
from me, that I can deal with but
now, you are taking my son away
from me, that I will not allow
to happen".
"But mom, that is not what is it,
Ben was really guilt as charge.
Gina said.
"Is that what you came here to
tell me?, where is this boy, guard…..
throw this things out of my house".
"Yes ma, please you have to
leave sir", the guard told ken.
"Is fine, we will leave, don’t worry,
we are going". he took Gina by the
hand and left.
"I told you is a bad idea".
"Yes, but is good to know that we
went there, for crying out loud she
was there for me throughout the
days of my pains, is only makes
sense that will go and see her in
the days of her pains too".
"But at least you didn’t chase her
away like she is doing now".
"Yea, that is the different, but what
can you do"?
Before Gina and ken got to their
quarter a massage was sent to
ken to report to office.
"What is going on? Why the
urgent message"?
"Our partners in France are
threating to withdraw from the
company, because of the death
of Mr. Jackson", ken was told when
he got to the office.
"How did they know about that
since we’ve not tell anyone anything
concerning that.?
"They have ears you know, their
informant might have told them so
is not a new thing".
"Yea, so what do we do"?
"We need to call a meeting of
the board to discuss the issue
affecting the company".
"Ok, just do that, I will inform my
wife when I got home".
"Ok, let me call for the meeting
then".
"Yea, ken said taping the man’s
shoulder, I will get going now".
"Ok, drive safely".
"Yea, thanks", ken said and drives
home.
"Why did they call so urgently?"
Gina ask.
"Some persons are planning to
pull out of the company".
"Who?"
"Our partners from France".
"What happen"?
"The news of dad’s death."
"But that is not affecting them
in anyways,"
"I don’t know yet, something is
up, and we will get to know at
the board meeting".
"They already call for a board
meeting"?
"No, I ask them to do so".
"Ok."
"We are meeting today to discuss
the way forward, since Mr. Jackson
died, we have not been properly
inform and our partners from
France are threating to pull out,
if that happen, there is a tendency
for the other partners to start
pulling out and there will be no
more company nor work for
any of us to wake up to".
"But if I may ask, what exactly
do they want? Gina spoke up as
the leader of the board of Directors.
Because if you ask me, they didn’t
state why they want to pull out,
Mr. Abiodu".
"Since Mr. Jackson pass on, have
you people made it known to us?
No, have you inform the board
properly? No, so they are worried
that you may not be capable to
run this company effectible.
"If I may understand you Mr.
Abiodu, you are telling me that
you are the one who informed our
partners in France that Mr. Jackson
is dead without waiting to hear
from us first".
"That is not what am saying Mrs.
Kenneth, I am simply saying the
partners are worried".
"Fine, we are going to officially
write to them and assured them
that we or whoever is going to take
the place of Mr. Jackson is well
capable to handle the company.
So make them understand that
we are more than ready to keep
doing business with them".
"Ok, you have well-spoken Mr.
Kenneth. Mr. Abiodu said.
"I know what they are trying to
do, but we must not let them do
whatever they are planning".
"Who did you meant they? Gina
ask Ken.
"Can’t you see that Mr. Abiodu
is planning something? We need
to call the lawyer and get him
to read the will, so we know who
is taking over from Mr. Jackson,
if is Ben so be it, if is me so be it".
"Do you think that the lawyer will
be willing to read the will now
that ben is in intention"?
"We need to find a way to get Ben
out of that police station so all
this will be dealt with once and
for all, but first I must see the
lawyer".
"Ok, do what you must, I will be
waiting at home".
"Ok, see you later".
"Mr. Ken, welcome, sit down".
"Thank you lawyer".
"Seeing you in my office, I know
something is up".
"You know why am here".
"Yea, I know, so are you prepared
for the will?"
"My brother is in detention, he
will be taken to court for the
murder of my father, and you are
asking me if am ready, I don’t
know what been ready looks like,
but is there any way you can
read the will without Ben so I can
at least save the company before
Ben will be release?".
"You know the answer ken, is No,
everyone has to be present before
we read the will that is the order
given to me by your father and I
cannot beak it because of you.
Am a lawyer, and my reputation is
at stake here".
"So what will you have me do?
The company my father worked
so hard for is about to go bankrupt
and you are in a position to help it
please do something".
"What if Ben comes out tomorrow
and sue me what happen then?"
Ken could not answer,
"You see? That is why I cannot
help you in this matter, but I can
help you bring Ben out.
"Really? Please do, I will be very
happy if you can help me".
"But you will tell me the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.
Did Ben really kill your father?
"Is only Ben that can answer that
question because the man who kill
my father said that Ben paid them
money to kill my father".
"But why will Ben wants to kill your
father who is also his own father,
have you thought about that?
"Well, Ben has never really been
the best of guy since we were
small but I doubt if he is capable
of doing sure thing".
"There you have it, maybe , just
maybe someone is playing with
both of your minds. And Ben has
to fall for it, I personally don’t think
that Ben is the one who kill your
father, but I can still be wrong"
"So is there anything you can do
to get him release? Because my
father’s brothers and relative all
wants ben to rot in jail, because
my father is the only one they
have to carter for all their needs,
the tension is too much on me
please do something".
"I will go and see Ben tomorrow".
"Thank you so much, I appreciate"