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” So sorry darling…. I was in the middle of a very important meeting……”

” Whatever!!….. I need you right now Emeka….. my tummy hurts….. I think I’m having menstrual cramps.” Judith said in agitation.

” Oh so sorry dear….. have you taken any medications.” He asked her.

” No…. I’m too weak to get any medications.” She replied weakly.

” Ok I’ll be there now…. Please hang on.” Emeka replied hurriedly, and entered his office to get his keys.

” Where are you going to?” Binta asked him.

” it’s an emergency Binta…. One of my friends is sick.” Emeka said.

Binta flashed him a worried look, resting her back on the wall.

” Which of your friends?” she asked him.

Emeka sighed.

” You don’t know this one.”

“Then I’m coming with you.”

” No!!…. I mean there’s no need…. Someone has to stay behind to run the company.” Emeka gave the excuse

and sighed again.

” I will be back soon.” He whispered softly and grabbed his keys.

He opened the door and saw pastor Nathaniel standing about 2 meters away from him.

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Mr Coker let out a cocky grin as he swerved left and right on his office chair.

The door immediately creaked open and Richard entered wearing a smile as he approached his father.

” Everything is going perfectly…. The meeting is about to start now and the Shareholders are gathered already…”

” That’s good…. What of Mr Dele?” Mr Coker asked his son.

” Mr Judas is present as well…. I spoke to Mr Nwachukwu, and Mr Lawal a while ago….. and it appears that Mr Judas has done a fantastic job in convincing the others.”

” And Ife?” he asked.

” Ife is absent….. my source tells me he is still in Dubai and he wouldn’t be able to make it down, considering the short time frame the meeting was scheduled….. it’s time for the meeting dad…let’s go.” Richard said to Mr Coker.

Mr Coker shook his folded hands excitedly in a way that signified victory as he got up to his feet and followed Richard to the conference room.

It was 2pm. All the board members were seated already. Mr Coker cleared his throat before he spoke.

” It’s 2pm already….. Members of board, shall we start?” He said confidently.

Mr Bernard nodded his head.

” Yes we can.” Mr Nwachukwu said.

” No!!.”

Everyone turned to see Mr James. He was a strong supporter of Ife.

” And why can’t we start?” Mr Coker challenged him.

” Because we aren’t complete yet…. Ife isn’t here.” Mr James replied abruptly.

Mr Judas scoffed.

” Ife is well aware we have a meeting…. Why should we all be kept waiting by him?…. This shows he has no regard for the members of the board….. and on this note I think we can proceed.” Mr Judas spoke.

Mr Arnold stroke his beards deliberately. He was another supporter of Ife.

” According to the rules of Mike Davis Entertainment, a member of the board is given a grace of a minimum of 15 minutes before a sensitive meeting begins…. So we will stick by the rules and wait for Ife!! ” Mr Arnold said blatantly.

Mr Ambrose, Mr Raymond, and Mr Williams, remained calm. They were the oldest investors and shareholders of the company and had been there from the early days of the establishment.

” And who are you to give such an order?” Mr Bernard challenged Mr Arnold.

” It is not an order…. It is the rules!!” Mr Arnold retorted.

” To hell with the rules… we start now!!” Mr Nwachukwu declared.

And an argument broke out. But was silenced by the voice of Mr Coker.

” Fine!!…. As head of Mike Davis Entertainment…. I will suggest that we stick to the rules and wait for Ife for the next Ten minutes.” Mr Coker announced.

” Ten minutes is too small!!” Mr James complained.

” Ten minutes!!… And that’s final!!!”mr Coker insisted.

And they waited.

Richard’s heartbeat began to palpitate.

Ten minutes suddenly looked like ten years in his eyes as everyone waited amidst the tension.

He let out a sigh of relief 8 minutes down the line.

” Ife wouldn’t come afterall.” He thought and relaxed immediately the ten minutes grace elapsed.

Mr Coker let out a mischievous grin.

” I told you all he wouldn’t show up!!…. This is an height of disregard to the members of board!!…. And Ife must be sanctioned.” Mr Coker said aloud.

Just then, the door creaked open and everyone turned to see who had entered.

It was Ife.

Richard gasped in bewilderment.