The Rich Married Woman episode 6

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I matched into their midst and bowed. "I am very sorry about the delay. It was due to the breakdown of my car. I believe that it will be nice working with you all. My name is Gold Roland".

Zac Roland rose to his feet. "Please let us welcome the new Bower bound fashion designer!!!Gold Roland!!!"

They applauded me.

I revealed my designs which was desplayed through the projector and the board of directors were impressed.

After the meeting, Jennifer Roland walked to me just I had expected. "Gold Roland".

I smiled at her and hugged her. "Aunty, you know how long I have seen you as a role model right? Please help me. I am very inexperienced and without you, I would be an amateur". I had already thought of ways of confusing Jennifer Roland. If I come in like I know it all, she will destroy my designs.

She pulled off my gripse and glared at me. "You got what you wanted and you want me to help you? You can only get my help in the kitchen". She walked out of the boardroom.

Since I had made a tough decision for the first time in my life, i coolval stories needed my mother for guidance.


I needed to see my family.

I missed my mischievous brothers and Laura.

Raymond was talking to one of the shareholders so I waited patiently for him right there in the boardroom.

I had to inform him that I would be spending the night at my mother's place.

I had already taken permission from pa Brian though but I felt that since Raymond was my husband, he should also hear it from me.

Raymond's cousin walked to me and gave me a welcoming smile.

It was the first day I was talking to him.

Henry Roland.

His smile was geniune. "...if only you know how much you saved Bower bound".

I nodded. "Thanks so much Henry. I look forward to working with you".

He nodded and walked out of the board room.

Collins Roland chuckled as he walked to meet me. "Don't trust anyone, Gold Roland. Everyone's aim is Bower bound".

I knew that he was talking about Henry. "Including you right?".

He shrugged. "Solve the equation".

I nodded thoughtfully.

He placed a hand on my shoulder. "Are you emotionally prepared?".

I took his hand off my shoulder. "What do you mean?".

"Roland's mansion will not be peaceful anymore like it had been. You won't even be able to smile in your home".

I was disgusted at him. "Why are you so scared of Jennifer Roland?".

He chuckled. "Along the line, when you find out more about the past, you will discover why there is a need to be scared of such a person. Have you met a patient that has Bipolar disorder? Jennifer Roland has Bipolar disorder. That was why all her husbands ran away from her. Hold your home tight and hold your position here in Bower bound tight my dear". He walked out of the boardroom.

When I looked up, Raymond was standing beside me.

He looked suspiciously at me. "What was Collins telling you?".

"He was preparing me for this position as Bower bound's fashion designer".

"He was discouraging you about the position". He said bluntly.

I was surprised at him. "Why do you say that?".

He sighed. "The Rolands mansion is a palace and Bower bound is the throne. I am the crown prince and Henry and Collins are children of the concubine".

"What of Jennifer Roland?".

"Jennifer Roland? Jennifer Roland is like a mother to me".

I gasped at him. "What did you just say?".
"My mother has always been the type that you could only tell about things that are only on the surface. My mother doesn't have depth like every woman should but Jennifer Roland always saw my scars no matter how hidden.kindly hi omeano ish on+233544142683 to be added to story headquarters room for more stories. When grandfather forced me to do things that were too hard for me, Jennifer Roland was my strength. She encouraged me like a strong mother. Why did you ask about her?".

Raymond Roland trusted Jennifer Roland?

How could he???

There was nothing to say again, since he believed in her.

I wasn't close to him enough to share things like that.

I shrugged. "Ray, I will be sleeping over at my mum's place today".

He nodded nonchalantly. "Do take care then". He walked out of the boardroom.

As I watched him leave the boardroom, I recollected what Collins just told me...

"Hold your home tight".

But how could I hold something that wasn't holding on to me?

Raymond Roland was completely indifferent towards me and there was no hope for our home.

No kids.

No hope to have kids.

I was scared of trusting such home.

Despite the fact that my driver had insisted on me driving home, I insisted on taking a bus.

I missed my poverty life.

A home with too much wealth is boring.

Very boring, speaking out of experience.

Even if I had to struggle in the bus to collect my ten naira change, or rush to a bunch of advertisers who were advertising a promo product of 'Buy one and get one free', crush on celebrities from afar and sneak into events that you will definitely see them and take pictures with them so that you will upload them on social media and feel yourself, it was better than living in a home that you were so scared of making people drop their expectations about you.

I jumped out of the bus and smiled as I saw Laura arrange her goods at the front of the shop.

Laura was my best friend right from childhood even if we hadn't attended the same school, but we grew up in that area together.

She was still angry with me because I hadn't picked her as chief bridesmaid but how on earth would I explain to her the kind of marriage that I was into?

She had never contacted me since I got into that home and I had been scared of contacting her too because I knew that she was angry with me.

With the guts I always had in me, I rushed to hug her from behind. "I would never trade this idiot for anything! Never!".

She frowned. "You already did, what are you talking about?".

I burst into laughter and tickled her but the rod did not laugh.

A customer approached her shop and I attended to the person myself.

When I turned to her, she was still frowning at me. "How is rich husband? The bully?I just can't believe that you could ever make such decision no matter what! That bastard forced you to drink gutter water!!!".

"Laura! You have no idea...".

"Is it money? Have you forgotten how we set up this business together?We always had chance of making it".

"With your money". I responded. My pride was hurt those while that I couldn't even contribute financially to a business that she claimed was for the both of us.

"My money? We always said that my money is your money and your money is my money so where the hell did you get such mentality? Huh? The Rolands mansion? They are teaching you to be detached from people there? Look at you! Instead of you to gain weight in a rich home, you lost so much weight? What is happening there? What is happening to my friend?".

I hugged her.

Tears filled my eyes. "Laura, I have to find my father".

She gasped and released me. "Your father? Your father is dead".

"Without a grave? Mum finally confessed that he must get alive somewhere. I suspected that before because how could a dead person not have a grave?".

"So where do you intend finding your father?".

"The Rolands know where my father is. I just have to be patient in that house". I opened her fridge and brought out malt, which I flipped open and drank.

I suddenly remembered the jewelry that I had bought for her on my way.

She had admired the earring on the ear of a celebrity for a while now.

I gave it to her.

She screamed. "Where on earth did you get this? Oh my God, Gold, this earring is too expensive! You shouldn't have gotten this!".

"What are you talking about? It is just thirty thousand naira".

Laura rolled her eyes and nudged me. "See the way she is saying 'just thirty thousand' as if she has forgotten how thirty naira used to be for us those times. Was that not what mum used to give you as food money? Huh? Huh???".

She tickled me and I ran into the shop, laughing out loudly.


Before I knocked, Greg had already opened the door.

I gasped at him. "How did you know that I had arrived?".

"Ben had already spotted you from downstairs".

Ben laughed and came out of his hiding place.

Poor people like us didn't show love by hugging and kissing, our love could only be shown by being there for one other and teasing one other.

But I don't know what came over me.

I hugged my brothers.

They were frightened.

...and embarrassed of course.

Tony stepped back immediately he saw me hugging the twins.

"Please don't hug me, I am begging you". He clasped. "Don't even try to embarrass me this afternoon".

We burst into laughter and my mum walked in.

My mum.

My all.

I rushed to hug her.

She observed me closely. "Why did you grow so lean?".

Why was everyone saying that i had grown so lean?

I was actually eating well at the mansion, but why had I grown so lean?

She looked up at Greg. "Boil water for your sister!". She turned to Tony. "Has the spaghetti done?".

He nodded.

"Go and serve it! Bring our share to our room.

I gave my brothers the gifts that I had bought for each of them and I gave my mother her gift too.

"How did you get money to buy this?". She asked curiously.

"Grandpa gives me money every week".

"Apart from the one you have been sending to us?".

I chuckled. "No, it is from the same money".

"Come inside,we need to talk".

She pulled me into her room and locked the door. "You are not sleeping with your husband yet, right?".

I was surprised at her. "How did you know that?".

"Nothing about you has changed. When a woman looses her virginity, even the tiniest bit of something changes about her. I know you too well to have noticed those tiny changes about you if you did".

I smiled shyly. "But I had my first kiss".

"Seriously? How was it?".

I sighed. "Actually, he did it as publicity stunt. It was a compulsory kiss but he didn't even feel anything when he kissed me. I was the only one that did".

She touched my cheek and searched my eyes. "You like him?".

"Not yet, but I guess a girl pays more attention to her 'first times' than a normal guy. Though I know it wasn't Raymond's first time too. Mum, let us talk about something else, I feel embarrassed right now talking about things like this".

"Embarrassed?". She held my hand and touched my ringed finger. "Gold, you are now a married woman. Those things shouldn't embarrass you. How he kisses you with meaning,how he touches you, how he looks at you, it is part of married life. If your husband touches you, it is a blessing".

Tears filled my eyes. "Mum, I am just scared of raising my hopes. What if I raise my hopes about having a good marriage and I begin to see too much impossibilities again?".

"Without hope in your heart for little things like this, how will you be able to achieve bigger things like finding your father?".

Jennifer walked towards her parked car at the parking lot, breathing heavily to herself.

The gutful Gold had her way into the company like a snake, just like Collins deceased mother had done.

She would never let it go.

Never.

As she rushed towards her car,she noticed that Matilda's car was parked behind.

She smiled to herself.

How about using Matilda to start with?

She waited patiently until Matilda arrived at the parking lot to get something from her car.

She smiled to herself. "Hi Matilda".

Matilda glared at her and walked into her car. She brought out the handkerchief that Jennifer had given her to wipe away her tears of failure. "Thanks for the failure handkerchief".

Jennifer snatched the handkerchief from her and tore it into pieces. She walked into her car and returned with another handkerchief which she forced into her hand. " Wipe away your tears with this success handkerchief. I give you three months to make that couple divorce. I have my way of convincing my father. After i have implicated Gold, he will loose his trust in her. Now, it is easy peasy. Raymond lacks complete interest in Gold".

Matilda scoffed. "What if Gold didn't become Bower bound's fashion designer? Would you have considered me at all? You are only considering me because you need someone to use".

Jennifer snatched the handkerchief from her. "You are a worthless being".

Matilda fell on her knees and collected the handkerchief from her. "I am so sorry for talking too much. Please don't leave me, I am begging you".



Raymond poured a glass of wine for himself and sipped.

Since Gold wouldn't be coming back home today, he would rather while away time at the bar.

He stopped short when he heard that lady's voice from behind.

Was she the one?

The governor's daughter whom he had met while he was doing his master's degree at Oxford?

Margaret Perry???

He had a big crush on Margaret because of her classy nature.

So classy.

His type.

Not like his poverty wife at home that lacked class.

Margaret Perry was more beautiful than Gold and more educated.

He observed her as she helped herself to a seat elegantly.

If he played his card right, would he be able to replace his poverty wife with the elegant beauty?


Tbc