Now, Oliver was disadvantaged. He would not want the miscreants to harm the city children, who he presumed could not defend themselves. As for him, he was used to village life.“What is the meaning of this, Peter? How did I betray you?” The vigilant Oliver asked.“What is his offense,” the maid blurted.“Stay out of this,” Peter warned the maid, and said despicable things about Oliver, and tried to goad him into a fight.“Let's go,” Oliver signaled to the children.“Why? We are not through with our fruit hunting,” Joe pointed out, and continued eating the unwashed fruits. Now, Oliver was scared. Not of Peter, but of the safety of the youngsters in his care.Unknown to Oliver, Joe, and Regan had studied the three youths from their vantage point, and mapped out their attack strategies. “Do you want to work out on us?” Peter asked and inched closer to Oliver, and to their perturbation, the two city boys rushed at them, and gave them hand strikes on their necks and faces, and they momenta

“Our in-law, calm down. We know how to deal with such cases better than the police,” the Chief Priest corrected. Then, he faced Emma, and said, "Mr. Aaron. We will leave now for treatment. Meanwhile, I will ask Ichoku to summon the elders.”“That is good enough,” Emma agreed, and watched the Chief Priest take a step, while the familiar sluggishly crawled after him.At Evans' HouseThey got off at the Abuja airport and Fredrick and his family continued with their trip to Lagos. Soon, he was at his house.“Welcome back,” the domestic staff members greeted.“Thank you.” After a few minutes, Evans' phone beeped with a message alert, and he read through the message from Frank informing him that he was returning with the youngsters. Thereafter, he showed worries, and his wife noticed it.“Any problems?” She inquired. He handed the phone over to her, and she read through the message.“I'm aware that Joe and his siblings must have missed their cousins,” she pointed out innocently.“You're r

Before Callum could say that the children had left for the city, Emma intercepted, and asked with great anger, “Which children do you wish to have? They have been rushed to the hospital. I will not take it lightly with the entire community if anything happens to them.” Nevertheless, Callum and Dickson shuddered at Emma's defense mechanism. Now, the elders were in a dilemma. Apart from the wrath of Emma, they feared the wrath of Callum and his community, which they were aware was stronger than theirs. Then, another elder pleaded, “Mr. Aaron, it had not come to that. Our in-law, kindly bear with us. We are not as bad as these delinquents had presented us. We have some in-laws who would not allow their children to visit their maternal homes, but you are not like that.”To avoid appearing weak or contradicting Uncle Emma's stand, he maintained an angry look, which threw the elders into a quagmire. Suddenly, he got a call from Evans, and ignored it. Then, he turned to Uncle Emma, and decl

“Did the GM's wife walk out on him?” George asked anxiously.“Yes. For over ten years.”“That is serious,” George remarked. “Even the former GM walked out on his wife and children,” Sarah made clear.“What! When?” George demanded anxiously.“As soon as he was sacked,” Sarah pointed out.“We should be careful with the people to allow into our lives,” Evans warned.“You're right, uncle. That is why I never bothered about her. The right woman will come.”“Certainly. George, I hope you are set to return to school?”George, who was processing the information he got about relationships, responded, “Yes, dad.”“We will go with you. I wish to see what your school looks like,” Joe offered.“I will go too,” Cynthia declared.“Everyone should get ready. You are going together. Richard is back. Let him know when you are ready,” Evans stated.“For your information, Oliver, you are going to school with me tomorrow,” Sarah informed.“Okay, Aunty.”“Joe and Cynthia, won't you go to her school with O

At Susan's HouseUnknown to her, she was weeping when she got home, and her maid misunderstood her.“Oh! Madam, are you missing the children already?”She ignored her and walked to the room and her thoughts wandered around. When she learned that her husband left, she was not pained, as her entanglement with Tony disorganized her. For certain, she loved him, and wished to be with him, but socially, she could not help herself. She would not condescend to be his mistress, which she perceived was an affront to her integrity.Two Weeks LaterAt the VillageThe wave of the news of the banishment and incarceration of the youths had rested, and Peter's parents, especially his mother, had learned to accept defeat. In all his smartness, he earned as little as one thousand Naira. When the mother got the details, especially that the security guards, who did not report to work at all, were paid, she learned how to humble herself. Nevertheless, Oliver's mother and sister were disturbed. Although, n