Matrimony Of Secrets
Episode 6
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Ken c@m£ into the sitting room and saw Evelyn lost in thought, she had emaciated since the past 3 days she heard about the matron’s death, Ken sighed, how else was he going to tell her that everything would be fine, why was she killing herself over nothing, what was even so important in children that she was suffering herself so much, he hissed and matched towards her in anger.
“What is your problem Eve?, you have refused to take anything since the day we c@m£ back from the orphanage, how many times will I tell you that everything would be fine? with or without children am still in love with you, st©p punishing yourself my love, plea-se, children will come at God’s time” He said taking her hand in his.
“When is God’s time Ken? I mean what did I ever do that I can’t have children, I know am not barren because I have had countless of miscarriages, I have gone to doctor Micheal severally and he has also as-sured me severally that everything is fine with me medically, what else could be the problem?” she sniffed.
“Evelyn God does his things in his own way and at his own time, st©p working yourself up, you are getting me worried” Ken said tiredly.
“What if I meet with doctor Micheal for the very last time and tell him to run a final test on me, at least to know if he will see anything?” she wiped her tears looking at Ken.
“Evelyn you have done that severally, there is nothing wrong with you, with us, we are fine, you don’t nee-d to see Michael for anything” Ken scolded her a bit.
“There is no harm in trial, it is just a harmless test” she shrugged.
“That will not be possible Eve, Micheal has been transferred and he is yet to be replaced, so for now, the office of a gynaecologist is vacant” Ken scratched his head.
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“Oh my god, doctor swavey transferred Michael? but why? he was doing fine” she said.
“that is best left for swavey to answer, right now, I want to take my beautiful wife out, so go in there, dress to kill, we are going to have fun” he dragged her up.
“Ken am not in the mood for any fun” she sat back down on the sofa.
“come on Eve, don’t let the thought of kids deprive you of the things you are supposed to do, don’t let it weigh you down, look at yourself, you look so pale, I nee-d my wife back” he shouted.
“Ken, why are you shouting at me?” she asked.
“go and get dressed Eve, am waiting” he replied softly.
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“Doctor Korede, heaved a sigh of relief as doctor Swavey finally re-leased him, Mr Humphrey had been calling him while he was with swavey but he ended up ignoring his calls, he rushed into his office and redialled Mr Humphrey’s number.
“Hello sir, sorry I was in a meeting when you called me, how are you doing sir?” he asked.
“Am fine Korede, how is Nigeria?” he asked
“Nigeria is fine sir”
“have you gotten settled in the True vine hospital?” he asked further
“Yes sir I was actually with the head doctor when you called me before, I heard that they want to throw a p@rty for me here on Friday” he replied.
“Good, you have warmed into their hearts alre-ady , what of her? has she been at the hospital since you resumed?” he asked.
“No sir, I have not seen her, and I have been searching for her files but I can’t find any do¢v-ment that shows that she is a patient here, are you sure you s£nt me to the right hospital sir” He breathed fast.
“Am very sure korede, that is her family hospital” He reas-sured him.
“Okay sir, I will be on the lookout for her, whenever she comes, I will let you know”
“Thank you Korede, take care” he ended the call.
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Evelyn waited for Ken to come back home, Georgia had told her that she saw him and her dad at a restaurant in town engrossed in their discussion that they didn’t notice her entry and her dep@rture, it wasn’t the fact that they were having a discussion that was her problem, it was the fact that they chose to meet up at a restaurant, they could have stayed at the office or meet up at home, she checked her time the more, it wasn’t until she heard the sound of Ken’s car driving into the compound that she stood up.
“Welcome home Ken, how was work today?” she asked taking his briefcase from him.
“Thanks Eve, work was fine, is there food at home? am famished” he fell on the sofa loosing his tie a bit.
“I prepared your favourite” She replied.
“Wow, vegetable soup, am salivating alre-ady” he li-cked his driedl-ips.
FEW MINUTES LATER
“Ken, Georgia told me that she saw you and Dad at Jovit eatery and you were so engrossed in your discussion that you didn’t even notice her pres£nce until she greeted you” she said c@r£ss!nghis hairy che-st.
“We were discussing about work, the project is still going on at Bayelsa state and we nee-d more workers, so I was told to get a compilation of workers so that we can pick ha-rd working and smart ones from there” he replied softly.
“But you could have brou-ght Dad home or even go over to his house or you can still stay at the office and discuss whatever project you want than staying at an eatery” she increa-sed the intensity on his che-st.
“Come on Evelyn, work related issues can be discussed anywhere, provided the environment is serene and conducive for such discussion” he ca-ressed her hand.
“Ken, Dad is stressing you a lot and I don’t like it” she rolled her eyes immediately.
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“Evelyn, I have told you before, how I handle the projects given to me now will show how I will handle mine tomorrow, who knows, your Dad might get impressed with my ha-rd work and give me the new br@nch we are setting up at Yenegoua” he smiled softly.
“Even at that Ken, the work is stressing you, it is taking your time, you don’t even have time for me anymore” she hissed.
“What if I tell you that am leaving for Bayelsa state first thing tomorrow morning, what will you do?” he chuckled on seeing the expression on her face.
“Don’t even try it, in fact am calling Dad, he should s£nd another person, you have a wife for crying out loud, you no longer spend time with me” she fished her phone out and tried to call her father.
“St©p it Evelyn, do you know if Dad is testing my patience, maybe he wants to give me the new br@nch, just calm down and let’s how it goes, put your phone down” he said as he held her hand.
“Alright, I will miss you Ken” she hvgged him
“Am alre-ady missing you Evelyn” he hvgged her ti-ght.
“Good morning doctor swavey”
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“Good morning doctor swavey” Korede greeted as he stepped into his office.
“Morning Korede, what brou-ght you to my office? plea-se sit” he gestured to an empty seat.
“I c@m£ to find out about something from you” Korede replied taking a seat.
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“yes go ahead”
“Are all the files in my office the complete files of doctor Micheal’s patients” He blurted out.
“Yes, I hope there is no problem?”
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“No problem at all doctor, I just wanted to know if there is any other place he keeps files” he completed.
“Am not sure about that, but I will call him and find out, any other thing you would like to know?” he asked looking up from his computer.
“No, nothing else” he shook his head showing a sign of negativity.
“I will call Micheal”
“Alright then, I will be in my office” He said leaving the office.
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Matrimony Of Secrets
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Episode 7
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Maxwell was with his family when his phone rung, he checked the caller ID and found out that it was “Michael” his younger brother calling him, he excused himself from Angela and the kids and entered into the room to pick up the call.
“Hello bro, how is it going over there” he asked as soon as he answered.
“Everything is going on fine, what of your family?” Michael asked.
“They are all fine, am with them right now and Angela can’t get enough of me” he smiled, he was madly in love with his wife.
“What is happening at the True vine hospital? doctor swavey called me few minutes ago and was asking suspicious questions” he asked breathing heavily.
“Nothing much, they have gotten your replacement, one Yoru-ba dude like that” he rolled his eyes.
“I think he is sniffing around the office and in one way or the other he wants to get a hold of Evelyn’s file” he muttered.
“How?, I mean what do you mean?” Maxwell asked sitting down fully on the be-d, he was getting interested in the call.
“Doctor Swavey called me and was asking me if there is any other place I keep my patient’s files, every other person’s file is there ap@rt from Evelyn’s, I know that doctor swavey can’t just ask such questions without the new doctor telling him anything” he concluded.
“But wait, where is Evelyn’s file, did you leave it behind?” Maxwell asked raising his eyebrow.
“Am not stupid bro, I took her file along with me, it is here with me in Abuja, no matter how ha-rd they search, they won’t find it” he said out of breath.
“So, there is nothing to worry about then” Maxwell asked heaving a sigh of relief, they were safe after all.
“Am not comfortable with the new doctor and his questions, don’t feel too relax, watch him closely and make sure he doesn’t do anything to jeopardise our ha-rd work” He muttered softly.
“Alright bro, I have heard what you said, when I travel back to port-Harcourt, I will tell Dad all you said” Maxwell replied standing up, he nee-ded to head back to the sitting room before Angela gets uncomfortable with his abs£nce.
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Korede drove into pick smile super market, since he c@m£ back to Nigeria he had not gotten anything for himself, he wheeled the cart to the pay point when he saw her, she was looking throu-gh the beverage section, Korede turned back with the cart and followed behind. she was just the way Mr Humphrey had describe-d her, beautiful, elegant and had a chocolate coloured skin. she was beautiful, he smiled, but the smile faded when he remembered her plight, her childless state, Mr Humphrey had told him to help her out, but how was he going to help someone that didn’t even know him?
“Keep the balance Becky” he heard her calm but de-ep voice.
He noticed that she had paid for the things she bought and was heading out within the time he zoned out, he rushed up with his payment and even left his balance too for the same Becky, getting to know her house was more important than any stupid Balance.
He trailed her car all the way from the supermarket down to her house without been noticed, he pu-ll-ed up in front of a gigantic building and watched as she drove inside, her house was big and beautiful, just that same moment, he placed a call to Mr Humphrey.
“good afternoon sir” he greeted
“How are you doing korede?” he asked
“I am fine sir, I have finally seen her, am currently parked in front of her house” he smiled wi-dely.
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Maxwell went to see his father concerning what his brother Micheal had told him, they nee-ded to be very careful.
“You mean the new doctor is sniffing around? I had a cold chill when I heard that he c@m£ back from the states, are you sure he is not working for Humphrey?” he asked his son as soon as he was done with his explanation.
“Oh no Dad, America is a hvge place, that he c@m£ back from the states doesn’t mean that he knows who Mr Humphrey is or even met him before” Maxwell replied shaking his head.
“Then how do you explain the fact that he was sniffing around and was asking about all the files when Evelyn’s file is not there?” The old man rolled his eyes.
“It could be that he just wanted to be sure that all the files are complete before he starts work fully” He explained further.
All the same, we have to be careful, keep a close watch on him and get an insider at the hospital, we nee-d to keep tabs on him, we can’t afford to make any mistake now that Evelyn’s father has finally agreed to s£nd us the money” he ca-ressed his staff.
“He has agreed to s£nd the money?, I can finally get back to my life? Am so happy right now” He said letting out a smile.
“Yes, he has, that is the reason we nee-d to keep tabs on that new doctor before he spoils our plan” the old man replied fully relaxing on the sofa.
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It was a Monday morning, Korede was heading to the hospital, wizkid _ fever was blasting from his speaker, he nodded his head to the beats of the song, he liked the song a lot, just then, he looked out of the car window and saw her standing beside her car at the side of the road looking helpless and worried, he pu-ll-ed over in front of her and c@m£ down to know what happened.
“Good morning madam, is your car giving you headache in any way?” He asked.
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“Yes, it just st©pped moving, I have no idea on what must have happened to it, I nee-d to be at work before 9am but am not seeing that happening” She twisted her face as a form of tiredness.
“Have you contacted your mechanic?” he asked further.
“I called him alre-ady, he said he is out of town” she sighed.
“What if I give you a ride to your work place, maybe when your mechanic gets back he will check on it” he suggested.
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“in as much as I don’t know you, I don’t have any option than to go with you, I have a board meeting in the next 10 minutes” she said heading towards his car.
“what is your name?” she asked as soon as he joined her in the car.
“Korede, korede Benson, and you are?” he asked even though he knew every damn thing about her.
“Evelyn Desmond, actually Mrs Evelyn Desmond” she answered as she looked out of the window.
“Oh yeah, I noticed the ring” he replied not taking his gaze off the road.
“You did not ask for directions to my place of work, how will you know where am going to?” she asked again.
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“PHREVER food production company, that’s where you work” he blurted out but kept quiet on remembering that he was supposed to act like he knew nothing about her.
“How did you know that?” she asked in shock.
“Eeeem” he stuttered looking around but smiled as he saw the company identification card that she wore around her n£¢k “Your ID told me” he replied with a sigh of relief.
“You are a doctor?” she asked as she saw a sticker placed on the dashboard with “Doctors cure, God heals” written bodly on it.
“Yes, am a gynecologist” he replied swerving his car to the right.
“which hospital?” she curiously asked.
“The True Vine hospital” he replied with a smile.
“Oh my gosh, that’s my family hospital, my former gynocologist got transferred, wait, are you his replacement?” she asked all at once.
“If you are talking about Dr Michael, yes, am his replacement” he replied. “We are here” he completed as he pu-ll-ed up in front of PHREVER company.
“Can I get your business card, I would love to discuss something with you” she asked after battling within herself.
“Yea, sure, here it is” he said stretching his hand towards her.
“thanks for the ride” she thanked him and got down from the car.
Korede placed a call immediately to Mr Humphrey.
“Hello sir, I met her again, and this time around, I gave her a ride and she asked for my business card, she will visit the hospital soon” he spoke into the receiver.
“That’s good Korede, make sure you help her in any way you can” he said.
“yes sir, I will try my best” he replied hanging up.
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To be continued