FORTUNE: A FREENBECKY STORY

Chapter 45 🗂️

-POP-
Marlin appeared infront of Becky just as she arrived at home.

"That was quick!" Becky said
"Urmm yeah..." Marlin replied
"Well?" Becky asked
"Well I have good news and bad news", Marlin started
"Ok" Becky said as she made her way into the living room to take a seat.

Marlin floated over behind her.
"Good News, she's still in love with you." Marlin started
"She is?" Becky's eyes lit up
"Yes. And I know that for sure because the bad news is that you really hurt her. So she's decided never to let you in again." Marlin concluded

Becky's countenance fell. Her heart was physically aching at the thought of how much pain Freen must have felt to come to that decision. Becky sat silently for a moment.

"So you've given up? On your life AND your love?"
Marlin turned away from Becky.
"You know, I'm no longer sure that your a reincarnation of my Rebecca", Marlin said
Becky looked up
"You seem different. Similar but different. When I first met Rebecca she was alone in her responsibility but she had found a love so deep which was worth fighting for. I put her through the ringer in order for her to earn the gift of my genie magic. When she succeeded I realised that there was nothing in this world that could stop her from getting what she wanted. You see your ancestor was the oldest daughter and so matriarch of her family but she never married because at that time it wasn't acceptable to marry a woman. Rebecca was a woman with like passions and desires and she too wanted a family. She was in love But her love could not manifest a child of course. So when she asked me to bless her with the fruit of the womb I was delighted to do it. More so because selfishly I wanted her strong values and virtue to be passed down in every generation. For the most part, I can see that it was. The reason I granted your family the gift of genie magic was not because you needed it but because Rebecca showed me that you deserved it. I devoted my essence and magic to this family because you proved your worth to me. I wonder in which generation that resolve started to fade? Both in personal and familial matters." Marlin said as he faded away.

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Freen arrived at the office in a daze. She kept thinking about Heng's question. Freen at this point had begun to unravel the mystery behind Heng's interest in the "perfume".

Freen burst out of her office and took the lift down to the basement floor. This is where older company records were typically held.

"Uh Miss Chankimha, h- how can I help you?" The basement receptionist said
"I'm looking for all records we have on MonSam pharmaceuticals (MSP) in the last 7 years" Freen replied
"Uh yes sure" she said as she sprung out of her seat

The receptionist could feel the urgency in Freen's voice and naturally she was eager to please. Within a couple minutes the receptionist came back with a trolley of boxes filled with files.

Freen was now sitting at the receptionist's desk. "Can I sit here and look through them?" Freen asks
"Oh yeah of course" She replied

Freen took off her suit jacket to get comfortable while the receptionist watched on.
"Uh I'll just stand here" the receptionist said sarcastically
Freen glanced up at her and caught sight of a safe at the end of the hall.
"What's in there?" Freen asked
"Just some old documents" the receptionist replied

Freen was down there almost 8 hours looking through the records till she found a particular file of papers with the words "MARLIN" written across it. Freen scanned through the file. A few key words stood out to her.

Plot 2, 5 & 6
Marlin's Factories
Genie Magic
Mukhtars
Rebecca
Immortality

Freen looked up and slammed her hands on the desk. She looked at her watch, it was nearly time for Heng's flight. Freen swooped up the file and shoved it in her bag.

When Freen arrived at her condo Heng jumped into the car with his duffle bag.
"I was just about to call a taxi" Heng said
"Sorry I got caught up but we should be there in good time" Freen said
Freen would tell that Heng was a little jittery which was strange for Heng. He was usually very calm and very in control.

Freen started the car quickly so she would not delay him any further. As soon as she was on the motorway she looked over at Heng.
"What is it speedy?" Heng asked
"Urmm.. question, when you took over MSP, were there any factories that weren't in use?" Freen asked

"What?" Heng asked
Freen had never asked Heng about MSP before, he was a little surprised by her sudden interest.
"Why? do you want to buy the land off of me?" Heng asked
"Ha, no!" Freen replied then went silent.

When they arrived at the airport neither of them were as chatty as they would usually be.
"Safe trip!" Freen said as Heng got out of the car
"Thanks, I'll see you soon" Heng replied with a smile.

Freen exited the airport and drove back into the city to her grandmothers house.
When she got out of the car she was greeted by the help who she rushed past.

When she entered the house she saw her grandmother standing at the top of the stairwell.

"Grandmother, what is Marlin?" She asked.

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That's it for this week guys!

- I'll be back with five chapters next week. -