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He hoped his mom would not be in the kitchen and was happy when the cook told him she wasn’t there but the joy didn’t last as she entered when he was almost done eating.

“Look who showed up so early in the morning,”

“Hi mom, I came to get my daughter,”

He said hoping that she would let him be for once but as soon as she pulled a chair and sat next to him, he knew he was in for another round of talks, the woman took every opportunity to bug him, at least he was done eating and could easily run away.

“What do you want this time mom?”

He asked when she stared at him in silence.

“I didn’t say a word,”

“Yeah, right, you always have something to say,”

He responded, dropping his spoon and facing her.

“Well, when do you plan on resuming work?”

“Oh, work? Soon, why?”

He asked, he hadn’t expected her to talk about his work but okay.

“I am not talking about the job you do now, I am talking about you taking over the company, that’s what your dad and I want.”

She said, He should have known, they w