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, she would leave for school.
That evening, Ae-Cha prepared boiled rice and tasteless stew; she was preserving the money she had saved for Chin Cho’s journey. She also needs to buy a gift for the young woman.
She knew that Chin Cho was suffering financially in the school, and if she did not provide the money for transportation, then, Chin Cho would have an excuse not to attend that wedding.
While they were eating, Ae-Cha noticed that Chin Cho was not herself. She was a beautiful young woman, sure, but she looked more pale than usual.
She said with a serious frown on her face and worry in her voice. “are you feeling fine at all? You look very pale. The colour of your skin is not giving me joy.”
Any one seeing Chin Cho for the very first time would only conclude ‘oh! What a beautiful woman.’ But her mother knew that she was not looking her very beautiful self.
With a slight smile on her face, she said to her mother, “am fine, only school stress, if you know what am passing through in the school, you would certainly pity me.”
The woman felt sorry for her daughter, if only she was not chronically sick, she would have been helping the girl through her education.
Even the young man she was in love with, was just as poor as Chin Cho, none of them could help the other financially.
And at a point like this, she usually questions her daughter’s decision in sticking to a poor young man, and rejecting marriage proposals from rich and influential men. Her daughter being a very beautiful girl always attract rich men.
But at other times, she would always remember that Elvis was once a rich man, but it turned out that he was not only a deceiver, but he also failed in his business rendering her sick and useless for life.
She heaved a sigh of agony, telling herself that she had better support her daughter in her decision to marry a young, school mate and age mate of hers. And they would build their life and money together.
So without much questioning and disturbance, she let Chin Cho go to bed.
Very early the next morning, Chin Cho’s mother woke her up, “it is morning already, wake up and prepare.” it was better for her to go early, if there is anything Elvis wants her to do, she can be of help to him. So she had to wake her up by 6am, to get prepared.
Chin Cho stretched herself on the bed, and yawn “mum, if only I have money, I would give it to you for your treatment, and forget about this wedding.” She knew that her attending the wedding was more than the collection of a medical treatment money.
Her mother was seriously competing with the other woman and would do anything to impress Elvis.
Chin Cho could not understand why her mother at 49 years of age would still be struggling to please a man like Elvis.
Left to her, Elvis would have been a past tense.
It has been long since Elvis visited, and her attending the wedding, Elvis would feel cared for by them, and he would visit her mother. How much she hates this childish behaviour by her mother.
The woman smiled and said to her “my dear, you would not understand, just pray you would marry the man who loves you more than you love him. Unfortunately for me, I love your father more than he loves me, am suffering in his hands, yet I can’t let him go.”
“Ho loves me and I love him too”. She replied.
Ho was Chin Cho’s present boyfriend. She stood up from the bed and headed for the bathroom, after some minutes, she came out and dressed up. After which, she put her make -up. The clothe that her mother bought for her was a red long body fitting gown, it was sleeveless and it fitted her so perfectly.
Nobody! Man or woman could pass-by her in this attire without looking back to see again.
She wasn’t surprised that her mother could chose a cloth that fitted her so well, she was her daughter, and a mother should know the daughter’s size very well.
The clothe brought out the colour of her skin well.
When Chin Cho had finished her dressing and came to the sitting room, the mother shouted softly in appreciation. “you are six times more beautiful than the bride herself.”
“I have always been more beautiful than her, and that is why she is always jealous and would want to dig the ground and enter whenever she sees me.” She said proudly.
After the chit-chat with the mom, she collected the money for her transport fare and left.
She left the house about 8 am in the morning, but instead of going straight to the wedding which was in K city and about an hour’s drive, she decided to lazy around the park killing time.
She did not want be the first in the church hall, neither did she want to reach her father’s house before going to the wedding venue.
At the park, she was attracting unusual attention from people especially young men. ‘such a beautiful girl, such a beautiful girl.’ They kept whispering.
After killing about two hours, she left for K city at about 10 am on the dot.
Back to wedding
By the time she entered the church hall; venue for the wedding, ‘the deed has been done’; shame, disgrace, embarrassment, has befallen Bon-Hwa Rohan Fernando.
The church was in disarray, everyone was talking, and the couple were not at the altar.
‘Maybe she came very late and the joining of the couple in matrimony had taken place.’ She was thinking this in her heart.
She sat down at the back, looked round and found a friendly looking woman, approached her and proceeded to ask “what is going on?”
But before the friendly looking woman opened her mouth to tell her what happened, someone tapped her on the shoulder, it was her father Elvis. “Chin Cho follow me.”
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
Chin Cho on her own part was by now thinking that she had never seen a man so enchanting like this one. She had heard that her half-sister was getting married to super-rich man, she had never anticipated him to be so handsome as well. As she had closely looked at him in a relaxed manner, she found out that he had a perfect figure comparable to those of super models in the cover of magazines. His body shape lines were tight, his eyes were now clear, cold and deep blue. His features were such that could make any woman scream. Even in his discomfort, he had a noble and powerful air about him. Chin-Sun’s mother; Jane was hoping against hope that the young man would refuse Chin Cho, and then the wedding would be postponed until her daughter comes back. Chin Cho herself was also hoping that the man would say no to her and she would raise her two hands and praised the God of heaven. It would not be her fault anymore and her father would still have to pay her mother’s medical bill. But El