My Dream Marriage

“Dad, why are you planning on giving Zara all my inheritance? Am I not your son?” I ask and he chuckles. “George, you are my only son and you know that. Zara is also my only daughter, why are you asking me that? Where did you get that information from?”

“Father, that is not important right now because what I want you to tell me is why you are planning to disown me.” He chuckles. “I am not disowning you son, all I am doing is giving your sister a share of my inheritance. Is that a crime?”

“How much is that inheritance?” I ask because if it is more than what she needs to get then I am not gonna have it. “George, I gave you all that you needed to start your own business. You were not interested in real estate so I helped you create that factory which you partnered with Mr Brown. Zara is interested in real estate so what’s the harm in giving her that?” He is sounding ridiculous now. “Dad, not just because I wasn’t interested in being a realtor doesn’t mean you give it away just like that and all of it? No dad, you are going to do away with that thought because I won’t allow it.” If he thinks he can convince me to leave that then he is mistaken.

“I have already signed the transfer documents and they are already in your sister’s name,” he says, making me widen my eyes. “You say? Okay, so what do I get from you apart from what I worked hard for?” He sure can’t leave me empty handed. “George, you have everything you could ever ask for and as of now, I can’t promise you anything because I can’t change whatever I have done unless your sister is no more. George, some advice from your father, don’t let greediness overtake you because it would land you in trouble some day. I know what you have been planning behind closed doors and my son, you need to change your tactics.” He says.

“What do you mean?”

“Zara told me that you have been planning to acquire all the shares you have with Mr Brown. I hope you are not planning something evil,” he says and I fold my fingers. “Of course not dad, I can’t do that to my long time friend and business partner. You don’t have to worry,” I say but I wish I could just smash Zara with my bare fingers. Why is she starting to make my life difficult?

“Has she come back from Marina?” I ask. “They were supposed to be back yesterday because they are moving to Sura City permanently. They should be back I am sure, I can’t wait to meet my grandson, he should be grown by now. It’s been long since the last time I saw him.” He answers. “Me too. I am leaving now, I hope I will visit you soon.”

“Bye son and be careful.” He says as I close the door behind me. I need to see Zara as soon as possible. I cannot let her ruin my plans and I need to stop her before she goes farther. She wants to inherit all my father’s property and still wants to ruin my plan of taking what I worked hard for, no I can’t allow that. I will take care of Mr Brown later but as I said, I can’t kill him because we have come from far since childhood. I will only make him give me what I want easily without breaking any sweat. I remember how he would help me with my class projects since my father would not tolerate a loser in his home. But then Zara came with all her intelligence and my father wouldn’t stop praising her. She has made my life a joke for far too long.

I drive to my house and find my son, Eric seated alone in the living room. “Where is your mother?” I ask him. “I don’t know dad,” he answers and continues reading his book. I room to my bedroom, open my secret drawers and take out my small revolver and load it with bullets. I hide it in my small briefcase and leave. I have to make Zara come to see me later. I drive back to the office and call Jacob to my office.

“Sir,” he acknowledges when he comes in. “We shall be going to the factory later. I need Zara to be there as well and make sure everyone has left. Tell her that I am working overtime tonight and I am yearning to see her after she moved to Marina so she should come. I need to make something right tonight.”

“Noted sir.” He says, leaving. I don’t want to talk to my step sister because I would lose my temper and everything I have planned for will be destroyed.

Later in the night, I drive to the factory so that I finish whatever I want to do. I look around the parking area and all the lorries are parked but no one is around. Jacob appears from the huge entrance and I follow him in as he directs me to where she is waiting.

“Hey, little sis. Long time no see,” I say the moment I get to the room on the topmost floor which is the third floor of this building where the workers take their rest with some offices of the supervisors and managers.

“Yes George, it’s been long but now we shall be staying here full time. We have moved here permanently.” She says but enough of the pleasantries.

“Zara, did someone pay you to make my life a living hell? I ask. “What do you mean? What did I do?” She is playing dumb now. “Ever since you moved to my father’s house, everything changed. My father forgot about me because you enchanted her with your smartness and good girl behavior.”

“George, you know I couldn’t do anything to change that. I was born that way and your father was happy with his daughter’s intelligence,” she says and it’s like she is bragging. “Cut the crap. Now that he wants to transfer all his property to you, what do you say of that? Did you report my misdeeds to him so that you could gain his pity?” I say because why would my father decide to transfer his property to her out of the blue?All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.