Chapter87 Bail Out

Mom, we can’t afford what Ben

 is spending at this time".

     "I said unfreeze the account, if

 the company goes down, then

 everybody will go their separate

 ways, after all my husband is

death, I don’t have anything to

do with this money. And I don’t

want people to start saying you

 put him there in order to take

 everything to yourself".

    "She is right Gina said, let’s

unfreeze the account, let him

 do whatever he wants with the

 money".

     "Hey… oga, you pointing at ben.

When did you say you are going

to give me the money?"

    "Officer please just wait a little

I will get the money soon."

     "See we no get this time oo,

bring the money or you will see

anyhow oo. Come out some is

 here to see you, if you don’t give

 me the money you are owning I

 will put you where no one will

 be able to see you again."

     "Please office don’t do this five

 thousand naira is not too much

for me na."

    "Which five thousand naira? Your

money is thirty thousand naira."

   "What? How?

     "Are you auguring with the

 officer of the law?"

     "No sir, is fine, I will pay you,

let my brother come he will pay

you."

    "Welcome sir, ben greeted the

 lawyer, making him to look around

 to see if there are any other person

 with him, because Ben is so

humble today, I guess he is getting

 the gist now."

    "How are you Ben?"

    "Am not fine, please help me tell

Ken to bring me out of this place

or at least give me money o keep

 this people and officers out of

my life."

    "What? Are they collecting money

from you? Like are they extorting

money from you."

      "I give this officers five thousand

 naira ever day so that those boys

  will not beat me, now he is

 asking for thirty thousand."

     "Thirty thousand for want?"

     "I don’t know."

    "I need to see that officer."

    "No, just tell Ken to give me the

 money, and please take me

 out of here."

    "Are you ready to talk?"

     "Yes, please let’s just get this

 thing over with."

    "Ok, so start talking."

    "Ok, but promise me you

 wouldn’t tell Ken everything I

said and that you are going to

use it only to defend me in court."

    "Ok, if it didn’t require me to tell

 him then I wouldn’t."

    "It all started when I want my

father to hate Ken and will all his

wealth to me because I wanted

 to be in control of the whole

wealth of the Jackson, so I ask

someone to pay Victoria to sleep

 with Ken and get him to pregnant

 her, that way my father will see

 Ken as a wayward Child and

give me control over the wealth.

But it didn’t turn out the way I plan,

but how my father got involve with

Victoria is what I did not know.

Then next thing I know was Victoria

 is asking my father for money,

when I confront her she told me

she didn’t have any business with

me, it was my father she had

 business with.

So one day I want to Victoria’s

house to confront her but she

was not there only her son was

there, and he told me to help his

mother that some men came

 here and took her way, so he

took me to the places and I

 found Victoria with the men, as I

was still standing there looking

at the  man brought out his gun

and shoot at her, what they were

arguing about, I don’t know.

That is all I know."

     "But what you said now does

 not explain how your father died."

     "That is what am saying only

 Victoria knows how he died and

 that Benson too."

    "Is ok, I will ask for your bail

and charge the case to court,

but make sure that what you told

 me is the truth."

     "That is the whole truth, I don’t

know who kill him."

    "Let me go and ask for a bail."

     "Thank you sir."

     The lawyer want and threatening

the office to charge them to court.

    "Don’t mind that boy he is a

bloody civilian the officers said,

we did not ask him for any kobo.

You can bail him, police is

your friend."

     "Hey… come out here you bloody

 civilian, you think you can

 blackmail a police officer.?"

    "No, sir I didn’t not blackmail

you sir."

   "Don’t worry is fine let him go, the

lawyer said  I will not press any

 charge".

    "Ok, sign here, and you monkey

sign here" the officers call Ben.

    "Don’t come to this station again

 oo, or we deal with you."

     The lawyer want home with

Ben and instruct him not to

 travel to anywhere outside the

 country until he was clear of all

 charge against him.

    "Yes, sir, thank you sir", Ben want

 home to his family.

    "I want to see Ken and ask him

 why he cut of my credit card?"

   "There will be no need for that, he

 unfreeze it already."

   "When?"

    "Yesterday."

     "And I was receiving those

 insult for nothing, even at that I

still need to talk to him."

    Ben want to meet Ken.

    "What has gotten into you? You

now think that you have the right

 to cut off my card?"

    "You are using too much money,

and the company is about to go

 bankrupt anyways, so there is no

 need to ask you to be careful,

so I unfreeze it so that you can

go ahead and finish everything."

    "What? How? Dad have enough

money so there is no way the

company will go bankrupt."

     "That is what you say when

you know nothing about running

 a company."

     "See who is talking, when did

you start knowing how to run

 a company? And if you insult

 me one more time, I will deal

 with you right here and now."

    "Please Ben go home ok, you

 just got release go and rest, and

 think about the way you do things,

you maybe somehow find out

your fault". Ken’s mother told him.

    He turned and left.

    "The company is going bankrupt?

There is no way the company

will go bankrupt, if it does what

 is going to happen to me? I

need enough money to live happy

 and take care of my family."

   "What are you thinking? Miriam

ask her husband.

    "Can you imagine what Ken is

 saying to me?"

    "No".

  "What the company is about to

go bankrupt, so what will happen

 to me?"

     "Nothing, you will start looking

 for a job."

    "Will you stop that? Am

 serious here."

    "And am serious too, you just

 get ready to start writing

 application letter to seek for job."

    "Now what do you mean by that?"

    "Your brother said the company

 is about to go down, and all you

could think about is yourself."

      "What were you expecting me

to do? Beg him?"

    "No, keep spending money,

that is what you should do."

    "Now you are getting me piss

off, I hope you are not asking me

 to go on my knees and beg Ken."

     "For goodness sakes, why don’t

you talk to your brother and see

 how both of you can work

 something out, why do you

 always fight with him, I have

known both of you for like ages,

you have always been the one

picking a fight with him."

     "Really? Now you are taking

side"

    "Am not taking side with anyone,

am only saying calm down and

 look closely you will see that

 you are the problem. She said

and walk away."

     Ben got up and want back to ken.

     "What do we do now?" he ask

 ken.

     "We need to ask the lawyer to

 read the will so we know who is

taking over, so our partners will

 not withdraw from the company."

    "Ok, so when are we calling for him.?

    "Next week, everyone need to

 be present my next week.

     "Ok, but I want to take this

opportunity to tell you that I didn’t

kill dad."

    "Don’t worry I know."

     "Really? You know? Yes!, yes!

Thanks bro, he hug Ken for the

first time in their life."

    "Ok.. ok.. am cool, my neck."

     "Oh.. sorry, thanks man, I thought

 no one will believe me."

     "But you still need to defend

 yourself in court."

    "No problems, am ok now that

 you know am innocent."

    "What did you go to that house

 to do?, Ben’s mother quarrel

 him seeing him coming out

of Ken’s quarters.

     "Mom is fine, Ken believe that

am innocent."

    "What are you talking about?"

    "Ken was the one who ask the

 lawyer to bail be out, I know

everything has always been my

fault mom, and am ready to

 make amends."

    "So what are you planning?"

    "We need first to let the lawyer

 read the will then we will work together

to bring the company back to life."

    "If you say so the is fine with me,

but make sure that something

like this didn’t repeat itself."

    "Yes, mom."