Indigo (Shade of a golden heart) - Season 2 - Episode 14

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Indigo (Shade of a golden heart) - Season 2 - Episode 14

I blamed the poor man for my mother’s death, oblivious of the fact that he was only doing me a favor by letting me claim his name. I hope you do understand why I cannot work with Usman.’

Phillip was quite sure Moremi would take his side after this.

Being stunned was an underestimation of the shock that she felt. She couldn’t believe Usman would do something like that. He was such a hypocrite! He was full of cunning.

When she had told him about her plans to take Phillip down, which ultimately meant his death should he stand in the way of her plans, he had expressed his disgust for murder.

‘Why are you not saying anything?’ Phillip was surprised at her quietness.

‘I am still trying to absorb the news.’ She replied.

Usman was more dangerous than she had thought; she had to be careful with him. He was the type of man that would kill her and take all of the money for himself. He was a devil in blue dress.

‘That’s how I felt last night, Usman cannot work with me.’ Phillip said.

‘Are you sure that is best for this project?’ Moremi asked, minutes after she had recovered from her shock.

She had to remind herself that Usman and herself had a deal, she had to protect his interests somehow. She still needed him to sign some of the documents as the land upon which the buildings were established was his.

‘Yes. I will hire someone else in his place.’ Phillip was sure he was making the right decision.
‘Okay, just be patient. I will do my groundwork and get back to you.’ She had to come up with a plan that would favor her, before telling Phillip what he should do next.

He rose up and quickly grabbed her hand, ‘But we are done, what’s the hurry? You still haven’t told me how you plan to find Barf’s attackers.’

The touch of his manly hands made her skin tingle, if there was time, she would peel off his clothes and make passionate love with him right there in his office.

‘I have to go Phil, what you have told me about your uncle can drag us a hundred steps back. I need to see if we can find someone to fill his space before you eventually fire him.’

Phillip released her hand, ‘Okay, I give you twenty four hours to come up with something.’
‘Thanks boss.’ She blew him a kiss and hurried out of the office. She couldn’t wait to face Usman, how could one man be devious and secretive?

‘What a combination!’ She scoffed and marched out of the building, leaving a lot of men dazed and confused as they watched her behind with flapped back and forth.

He felt relieved after sharing his burden with Moremi. She was truly God’s sent to him. He felt lighter and better, knowing that someone was able to understand his pain.

His eyes were now on the clock, Chalya was not yet back from her “Salon.” He knew she was up to something and he couldn’t wait to find that out.

Ten minutes later, his phone beeped, Phillip grabbed it immediately. It was a message from the company’s driver whom he had sent after Chalya.

‘Smart girl huh?’ He wondered what she was doing at the project site.

He felt like leaving all the work he had to handle for the Hajjo Low Income Estate, where his sister was. He had a lot of questions to ask.

Phillip rose to his feet and grabbed his car keys, he was almost at the door when he recalled that he had a meeting with a very important client.

‘S--t, she beat me to it.’ He shrugged and decided to stay back.

Papa was very pleased to hear better news from this woman, she was quite different from Mr. Hajjo’s daughter, the rude and arrogant brat that had walked in here, looking down on them all.

‘I like what you’re saying Miss Lucinda. I am surprised that people like you still exist.’ He said.

Chalya laughed, she wondered what had triggered the old man to make such a statement.
‘Why do you say that sir? There are still people who have human sympathy. The world is made up of the good and bad.’

Indigo listened patiently to the conversation between the friendly lady and her grandfather. She liked Lucinda for many things. She didn’t look down on her or her Papa. She was really relaxed and comfortable in their little sitting room.

‘A lady came here days ago, she is Mr. Hajjo’s daughter…’ Papa wanted to say more, but he noticed a flicker of surprise in Lucinda’s eyes.
Chalya couldn’t believe what she had heard, ‘Really?’ She raised a brow.
‘Yes.’ Papa nodded.

Last time she checked, her father had only one daughter,her, so who could have come to this neighborhood and deceived these innocent people?

‘Is there a problem?’ Papa asked.
‘No Sir, please go on.’ She nodded.
‘She was really mean and harsh with her words. She told us to prepare ourselves for the new rent, and if we failed to get the money, we would all be thrown out of the building after renovation. Can you imagine that?’Papa scoffed, remembering it all over again was not pleasant.

‘Geez, that was really mean. Did she tell you she was representing her father?’ Chalya asked.
She had a feeling Moremi had impersonated her, she just wanted to be sure.

‘Of course, she is Mr. Hajjo’s daughter. I thought he was a nice man, but from the way his daughter treated us, I now understand that he is not different from other rich people.’ Papa continued.

Indigo bit her lip, she had not confessed to her Papa that the woman that had introduced herself as Mr. Hajjo’s daughter was actually Moremi Shola, the woman she had been working for.
She couldn’t tell him that, some things were better left unsaid.

‘You cannot jump to that conclusion sir; you know how rich kids behave. Her father may not be well aware of what she intends to do with the buildings.’ Chalya tried to convince the man that her father was a good person.

She knew something like this would happen, she wished Phillip had listened to her and slashed the half a million rent. It took years to build a reputation and just a minute to destroy it. The world never remembered good deeds like they remembered bad ones.

‘What makes you think so?’ Indigo chipped in.
She had a feeling Miss Lucinda was trying to protect Moremi, were they friends or something? Was she as dishonest and tricky as Moremi?

‘I have met Mr. Hajjo before, he was very nice to me. He is a man with a compassionate heart. He may have his flaws, but he is not wicked. This is why I need you to work with me. If we can gather the tenants and talk to them, arrange a meeting, we could fight against this new rent.’ Chalya wished Mallam Hassan would do this for her.

Indigo liked the sound of it, but what was in it for Lucinda?