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” Calm down honey…. She just wants us to meet up and to explain the reason she left.”

” But that’s in the past already….. you have moved on!!…. So she should do the same!!”

Ife cleared his throat.

” I understand your point Omar…. But I need to know the reason she left too….. honey you got to trust me on this one ok?” he said persuasively.

She hesitated, then sighed.

” Ok.”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

He nodded and rubbed her cheeks with his palms.

” So are you ready for our baby shopping?”

” Yes…. Let me get my purse.” She said and climbed up the stairs. She came back in less than ten minutes, and they left.

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Her office door creaked open and Omar walked in.

” Omar!!….” Ashley gushed.

” What a pleasant surprise to see you visit me after a long time!!” She said with a smile plastered on her face.

Omar didn’t return the smile. She sat down instead and fixated her gaze on Ashley.

” What is it?…. Why are you looking at me like that?” Ashley asked her.

” I didn’t come here for pleasantries Ashley.” Omar said in a serious tone.

” Then why are you here?” Ashley asked in amusement.

” My coming here is very simple Ashley….” Omar said, resting her arms on Ashley’s office table.

” Tell your sister to leave my husband alone Ashley!!….. There are so many available men out there!!…. Let her pick from them, and leave Ife alone!!” Omar said, half yelling.

Ashley chuckled loudly.

” If your husband loves you so much honey…. why the insecurity?” Ashley asked mockingly.

“I’m not insecure…. I’m only marking my territory!!”

Ashley laughed out loud.

” You do not need to mark your territory and fight shamelessly for a man who is married to you based on a contract!!” She said.

Omar scoffed.

” I’m not here to banter words with you Ashley….. I’m just here to warn you…. And this would be my first and last warning!!….. Tell Zoey to stay the hell off my man!!!” Omar warned, half yelling.

” Or what will you do?” Ashley challenged her angrily.

Omar scoffed.

” You wouldn’t want to know what I would do Ashley…. Do not underestimate me!!….” Omar warned further, pointing her fingers at Ashley.

” Get the hell out of my office.” Ashley fired back, further escalating the arguments between them as they yelled at themselves.

The door suddenly opened and Judith entered hurriedly.

” Judith!!!…. Thank God you are here!!…. Imagine this fool having the audacity to come to my office to threaten me!!….” Ashley was saying, but was quickly interrupted by Judith.

” I have been duped!!!….. I have been scammed Ashley….. all my investments are gone!!!….. As in gone!!!!”

Judith lamented loudly, throwing her bag on the floor and placing her hands on her head.

” Wait a minute Judith!…. Calm down ….. I don’t understand what you are saying….. can you take it easy.” Ashley said, trying to calm her down.

But Judith panicked more.

” The business I informed you about last month that I invested all my savings in?”

” Yes!…. Yes!…. I remember…. You said you wanted to buy some shares in a foreign company!!” Ashley replied.

Judith nodded anxiously.

” Yes!!!…. Ashley it was a scam!!!…. And I fell for it!!!…. All my savings are gone!!!”

” My savings!!!!….. Do you believe I sold my property in Banana Island to raise enough money for the investment?… Everything is gone Ashley….. I am ruined!!!” Judith said and began to weep profusely.

Omar swallowed hard.

” You mean you sold your major properties to purchase some shares in a foreign company?” Omar asked subtly.

Judith wept loudly.

” I thought it was legit….. he made me believe it was all legitimate… he even took me to the company and showed me some evidential proofs!!…. I didn’t know it was all a set up!!!” Judith replied.

Ashley sighed painfully.

” So how did you find out you were scammed?”

Omar asked in curiosity.

” I went to the company building….. but there was no one there…. It turns out the building had been abandoned for a while now….. and the guy who introduced me to the company, was suddenly not reachable…. All his social media handles has been blocked!!!…. I am doomed!!!….” Judith said as she continued weeping.

Ashley and Omar, tried to console her but she was inconsolable.

” You’ve grown more handsome within the last few years.” Zoey complemented him as they sat in a relaxed form by the beach side.

Ife smiled faintly and sipped from his glass of lemonade.

” Sitting here with you by the beach side, brings me some memories of the past….

Memories of how we used to hang out after a long and stressful day…. You know?…. This was our favorite spot Zoey.” He said with a smile on his face.

Zoey smiled broadly.