Rich: A Nigerian love story

Chapter Fourteen

                       *Daniel*

"But I don't understand one thing " he said, and I listened attentively, "You have worked for Teddy for a while now, how comes you don't have any savings, or even your own place? " he asked and I immediately felt shame. "And I'm sure he pays well " he added, I breathed out.

"The truth is, I never felt the need to save up, I always bought unnecessary things like clothes and shoes.... And then I finally started saving up, I wanted to get a new flat for my mom, but instead I did something crazy with part of the money, and now I have to start saving up again" I confessed, I always wanted to tell someone this, I'm so happy that I finally got it off my chest.

"Let me guess, you used the money to get a new phone for Sophia right?"  he said and I nodded, I don't regret it though. "That was very stupid of you Daniel," he said, and relaxed back on the comfy Sofa. "Let me tell you a secret, when you are hustling, you don't keep a woman, especially the materialistic ones, they won't let you save up. " he said, that is so true.

"Only few of them have brains and these are the ones who has your interest at heart. They would never bother you and they'd be like, 'Daniel come let's do this thing, we can earn money from it... I have this business idea, here me out let's put our heads together... Don't spend money unnecessarily.. ' and things like that"

"When I started out, It's not that I didn't meet lots of beautiful ladies that I liked, but I tried not to be interested and I stayed far away from them. I was laser focused and I wanted to achieve my goals, because I knew for sure that after I secure the bag, they will come running. " he said, and I had a small laugh.

" But in your case now, you are already married, but I'm sure that with everything I've said, you will know the right thing to do. Don't think about anything, just do it and you will see what the outcome is like. " he said and I nodded with a genuine smile.

"Thank you Sir " I said and he patted my back

"Don't mention, you will be fine and don't hesitate to ask me for anything please." he said, and I nodded.

An hour later, The lady whose name I discovered was Lillian made dinner, and we all ate, well except for Sophie of course. I guess she doesn't have an appetite for now, I couldn't finish mine because of that. Does she really hate me now?

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                       *Sophia * 

Anger was all I felt right now, I still cannot believe that I'm married to a poor man. How did I end up here? I always thought that my life would be perfect, I didn't see any of this coming. I was now wearing a grey sweater and a black gean trousers, I also wore a pair of grey boots, my braided hair was in a lose bun.

We were outside my house now, Daniel and I were preparing to leave to God knows where. It was 9 pm, I rested my back on the G wagon on my phone, I still cannot believe that I thought he owned the car, I mentally hit my forehead. The servants took my luggage to the boots and Daniel was there to make sure they don't break anything. I had lots of things to bring along with me, but dad said that they'll bring the rest tomorrow. Lillian came to my side,

"Are you ok? " she asked, and I looked at her with raised eyebrows, she sighed, "I'm sure you're not. Anyways, I want you to take extra care of yourself for me, I'll cone visit anytime I get the chance, and if there's anything, just give me a call okay? " she said and I hugged her  tightly, after a while we broke the hug and heard dad say,

"What is all these? You are both acting like you will never see each other again, she's only going to Surulere, she's not leaving the country. " dad said, I wiped my tears. "Anyways, it's always a normal thing for the ladies to cry on their wedding day" he said again, he was looking so happy and I refrained myself from glaring at him.