Trying to control her temper, Chin Cho said to her mother “mom, am sorry to disappoint you, I would not be attending the wedding. First I don’t have transport fare, and secondly, I don’t have a befitting clothe.” She said hopping that she would be able to dissuades her mother.
“Well you don’t have to bother about those things, I have made provisions for those things, I bought you a new clothe and I have saved some money.” she countered her daughter.
Ae-Cha was very prepared for her daughter. Not that she was happy preventing her daughter from preparing for her exams, but she wanted Elvis to know that she was behind him in the family matters.
It was this her character that has made Elvis to cherish her more than the other woman. He had refused every effort by Jane for him to divorce Ae-Cha, but he has sticked to her, let Jane kill him if she wants but he would not divorce Ae-Cha.
Their divorce is dependent on Ae-Cha.
Although, the Jane woman was smarter, sharper, and more educated than Ae-Cha and always have devised a means to frustrate Ae-Cha and her daughter. Including Elvis efforts towards them.
These did not deter Elvis or Ae-Cha from each other anytime they found the opportunity.
So Ae-Cha had been in competition with the other woman for the past 25 years, and anything that she will do to continue to retain the love of Elvis, she will continue to do. And going to the wedding or sending her daughter was one of those things.
Chin Cho did not know what else to use as an excuse, she decided to come out clean.
Shaking her head in disgust, that her mother would even think of it, she said to her
“mom, fact is that I dislike those people, and would avoid anything that would bring me in contact with them.” Showing her dislike on her face, she spat bitterly.
Her step-mother Jane; though living very far from them was a devil’s incarnate. Her daughter was not an exception.
“please Cho for my sake go, your father promised me some money for my medical treatment and for months he has not given me the money. she said persuasively.
“If you attend the wedding, he would be very happy to see you and his heart would be merry because of the ceremony and he would give you the money for my medical treatment.”
Elvis had promised her some money, “my daughter will be getting married very soon, and her husband is very rich and prominent, Bon-Hwa Jr. and am hoping to have a lot of money for the wedding preparation.” Elvis had told her.
And for sure Bon-Hwa Jr. had sent a lot of money to the Chin’s family to prepare their own side for the wedding. The money was only to entertain their visitors.
The money was sent only few days to the wedding, and Elvis was hoping that after the wedding, he would find a way of collecting some of the money from Jane and give to Ae-Cha.
Before now Elvis had told Ae-Cha how rich and generous his would be son –in law was.
All Ae-Cha knew about the man was that he was of the Bon-Hwa family. The Bon-Hwa’s family was a very large family comprising three different powerful branches.
After hearing that, Ae-Cha had been saying in her heart; ‘Jane is really privileged to have her daughter getting married to the Bon-Hwa family. They were not only rich and powerful, but they were said to be treating their women well.’
Ae- Cha; Chin Cho’s mother had been suffering from atherosclerosis for a very long time, she developed this sickness some eighteen years ago or so. It is a heart condition that develops as a result of excessive and uncontrolled high blood pressure. Treatments include medication, procedures to open blocked arteries and surgery. she is yet to have a very proper medical attention due to lack of money.
Today, she believed that the man would be willing to give her the money for her medical treatment.
Elvis had already told her on the phone that Bon-Hwa Jr. had sent them the money, and was only waiting to see how to get it from Jane whose account was used for the collection of the money.
Elvis wanted to use his own account, but the woman would not agree with him and instead of fighting over the money, he decided to let them use her account for the money.
Elvis would give the money by hand, it would not be transferred into Ae- Cha’s account.
Jane has Ae-Cha’s and Chin Cho’s bank verification codes, nobody knew how she got the codes, any money transferred to Ae-Cha or Chin Cho by Elvis, is automatically notified in Jane ’s phone.
And she would immediately block the withdrawal.
When Elvis discovered this, he stopped transferring money to them, but will always take it to them personally.
When Jane discovered that Elvis has started hand giving them money, she installed a GPS tracker in his car and other items and monitor his movement.
And whenever he comes back from giving them money, he would not have peace until he promises not to have anything to do with Ae-Cha and Chin Cho.
So for more than twenty years now, it has been a battle between the two women. And Ae-Cha was not willing to give up and give the other woman what she wanted.
Her only setback back was the sickness, which has rendered her useless and inactive. This sickness was developed as a result of the shock of Elvis’s deception.
When she met with Elvis, and they fell in love, Elvis had told her that he was not married. They became lovers and she got pregnant of Chin Cho, and they got married at the Marriage Registry Office in Ado city. But after sometimes, she found out that he was legally married to a woman called Jane .
She had a heart attack and became sick since then.
Because of the sickness, she was not able to work formerly, and she only depends on what Elvis was able to provide for both her meals and medical treatments.
And this had been a burden to Chin Cho, ‘her mother’s medical treatment.’
So whenever, the mother mentions medical treatment, Chin Cho would always feel sad and helpless.
If only she had money, she would take her mother to the best medical facility in the country for treatment.But she had no money, and she was just struggling to survive in the school.She was just hoping that her mother would hang on, until she finish’s school and get a job, make money and take care of her mother.All the money the father had been given them had never been enough.Thinking of her mother’s medical treatment, Chin Cho didn’t know what else to say, she nodded, “I have heard you mum, I will attend the wedding tomorrow.”she said this grudgingly, stamping her foot hard on the floor to show her level of annoyance. She really hated the idea of going to this wedding. But she had no choice, she has to do this for her father to be really pleased to give her mother the promised money.tomorrow is Saturday, and she was hoping she would come back with the money, and on Sunday,
Bon-Hwa Rohan Fernando was nicknamed ‘Gravity’ by his friends and mates. He was nicknamed ‘Acada’ by his family. He was like the wind; impossible to trap, dangerous to offend, difficult to predict. He was very arrogant and full of himself.He was tall, handsome, cold and dashing. The domineering aura round him made people breathless when they came close. He was the grandson of the great Bon-Hwa Fernando.The Fernando family has ruled the business sector in Country Z for many generations.The Bon-Hwa Fernando Group was the number one in the country when it comes to money. And also ranked top in the world business ranking, courtesy of Rohan Fernando.The group touched all sectors of the economy; banking, entertainment, health, electronics, hospitality management such as hotels, etc.Rohan was a shrewd businessman, a dare-devil investor, very calculative and intelligent.He was not on
If Rohan Fernando had not been born into a power financial dynasty, he would have been completely destroyed because of the scandal of three months ago. But his family has maintained its financial position for a considerable time in K city in particular and Z country in general starting from his great-grandfather; Bon-Hwa.But right now under the leadership of Rohan, the business has been making waves overseas.The scandal of three months ago was enough to pull an ordinary person to the dust. But the Fernando businesses were too established to be pulled down, no matter what happened.The scandal did not affect the Fernando businesses, it only brought Rohan personal shame and embarrassment.This morning, the cathedral was parked to the brim with people.He had avoided all protocols and had come to the wedding with only three cars. He had his bride with him in one car, the best man and bride’s maid and the bodyguar
“Do you think that the issue of your having a child for him is strong enough to stop this marriage? as a matter of fact, this marriage will go on, then after the marriage, you two can ratify the issue through paternity test.” he concluded. This was final. The priest wanted the girl to stay in the church office till after the marriage, but Rohan refused. “the girl must be in police custody until after the wedding.” On the insistence of Rohan, the girl was taken away by the police. She sure will be tortured at the police custody, that would make her to tell the truth. Rohan was sure of that. The priest asked “where is the bride? Can we go back to the hall for the continuation of the wedding?” It was high time to continue the wedding, the enemies thought that the wedding will not continue. But unfortunately for them, the priest, though old was very resolute, he couldn’t just cancel the wedding on a flimsy excuse of having a child for the groom. Many young people these days, do have
When it became apparent that the bride is not coming back today, the priest suggested postponement of the marriage.“Mr. Bon-Hwa would it be okay for you if the marriage is postponed till your bride comes back?”The priest of God asked in his priestly voice.“With due respect sir, I can’t ever postpone the marriage!” Rohan roared like a lion. Even though he was trying to maintain some level of respect to the man of God.Two international catering companies had been hired to cook; one group was to cater for the stomach of those who would come to the church, while the other group was to cater for those who would come to the reception at Hotel De Tycoon.While the bride was being awaited, Rohan ordered the food to be served to everyone. Everyone in the church was busy eating and drinking while the couple was yet to be joined.Mr. Chin Elvis reiterated what the priest
That was when Jane ; Elvis present wife and the bride’s mother remembered that she had seen someone who looks like Chin Cho, when she was looking for her daughter. But she had shown no interest in the girl, but now maybe the girl could be of help. “Elvis, I saw Chin Cho, come and force her to take her sister’s place for the main time. We need her to save the situation now.” Chin Mae Elvis could not believe his ears; Chin Cho was in this wedding? What could have forced her to be here in this wedding. While wondering these things in his mind, he followed his wife to where she had seen Chin Cho. And he tapped Chin Cho on the shoulder. Chin Cho turned slowly and saw her father. She looked at him without any expression. “Can we talk in a quieter place Cho” her father said softly to her. Chin Cho followed her father to a quieter place inside one of the empty rooms in the church. Chin Mae Elvis was at lost on how to start the conversation. Father and daughter relationship was very s
She left them in that room and rounded a corner. She was not familiar with the church building, she seems to have entered a wrong corner and heard voices. “If Elvis fails to produce his daughter in the next 10 minutes, I will gun him down and dare the consequences.” She heard a venomous voice and approaching footsteps. She hid herself at a corner and watched, two men passed by her, it was Rohan and Dan. She did not know them, but from what they were saying, she knew it was the groom and his man. She stood dead on her feet, she could not believe it. So Elvis and Jane were telling the truth when they said that the man can kill at will and nobody will ask him questions. Was this the type man Elvis and Jane choose to give their daughter in marriage? That was too bad. She had better go and inform Elvis to run for his dear life. If Elvis dies, her mother; Ae-Cha may not survive the shock and may also die and she would be an orphan like her mother was. No! for the sake of her mother, El
While she was looking at the man, the man was also looking at her. they seem to have entered into an unannounced staring competition. Chin Cho was the first to shift her gaze, out of shyness. But the man kept looking at her. He looked at the girl for a very long time before looking at Elvis questionly with a frown. Elvis was shaking all over “she is my second daughter, though from another mother. She can take the place of her sister till further notice.” There was no response from him. The silence was overwhelming; no one dare says anything again out of fear. The man was still holding his gun in his hand, who knows what is on his mind. The people were wondering. But he has even forgotten that he was holding a gun in his hand. Rohan looked at the girl again for a very long time. The people in the church office thought that he was contemplating if to accept the girl or to say no. No! he was actually assessing the girl and comparing her with her sister. The girl was the most beau