Brianna decided to visit the the school over the bursary issue and find out that her appear was not considered once more. A week was given for her to pay the money in full, which is 35,000 kwacha , if not then that would be the end of her being a member of Yashilan University.
Her heart saddens when she thought of her career coming to an end because she could not pay. What can she do about it? Bothering her father is what she could not do especially when it has to risk his life. As she walked home in devastation her phone vibrates, it is a message from unknown number. "My meet me at dacklin cafeteria in 20 minutes, if not, your father will have to learn about your school challenge.
Brianna's eyes widen, she is overwhelmed by fear and tried to call the person, but didn't pick. Another message followed her. "Just meet me at a place I have told you, don't waste time."
Brianna was near the described place so she only took 10 minutes before she was standing at dacklin cafe. She looked around and saw no one who seemed to be the one behind her coming there at dacklin.
The phone vibrates again, she immediately checked the message, "Come on in, I'm sitting, on the left side of the column, on the last table with two sits."
Brianna walked in slowly hoping to see the stranger's face from the distance, but he gave her his back. So she took a breath and boldly walked over towards the man, who's face is dug in a newspaper.
"Mr." She called.
"Have a sit." He spoke from behind the paper.
"Don't be a coward and show me your damn face." She demanded fearless. One thing that Manoah despise most, is to be called a coward, so he stack a paper down on the table angrily and stood up. He is one with a hot temper that he fails to control.
Brianna could not believe it when he saw Manoah as being being the blackmail. "You?" Glare at him. "Why would you do that?"
"Why can't I?" Answered sarcastically.
"I learnt that behind every blackmail, the's a demand, so what do you want?" She asked in a cold and unfriendly gaze.
"You." He replied as soon as she closed her mouth. "It's you I want in return."
Brianna wondered why.
"Yes, Bri." Sit down with her without a single say, only staring at him. "Since that day when you hit me with a tomato, I lost my self in you. A day has never passed without a thought about you, I love you Brianna." Stretched his hands and reached out to hers. "Let me help you to avoid stressing your father. Remember that, when you reach home, he requires an answer from you, as when you have to report back to school. What will you tell him? That in a week time you will be sent out, because he can't pay for you?"
"How did you know about all these? Are you stalking me?"
But instead of giving her an answer, he paused a question on her, "Will you be my fiancee, yes or no?"
"But I don't love you and I never will."
"while then, prepare to burry your hero." Walking away.
She remained back thinking but she couldn't figure out what to do than to run after him. "Wait!" She stop him when he was about to get in the car. He smiled scornfully before he could turn to look at her, knowing very well that his plan has worked, then he turned.
"My father will never like this idea. It will be the same as killing him."
"leave it to me, I will convince him.
"You don't know my father, do you?"
"Come on darling, you worry too much. You don't know me either. So, deal?"
"Let me see you convince him, then yes, I will accept your proposal.
He smiled once again. "You are not only pretty, but intelligent too." pinch on her cheek playfully, then opened a front door to his car. "Get in, Mrs Dube."
Look at him with such sadness, she got in and he sit next to her and drive, to her house.
Still on the drive, her phone rang, it is doctor Marcos calling, not for her father's medication, but for his own personal need. She has finally managed to make him feel something special he has never felt for any woman in a long time, since his wife died. He battled with this feeling for a while now until finally he felt a need to know her better, by inviting her to lunch.
Manoah extents his eye on her phone to see a caller as doctor Marcos. The look on his phone changed. Brianna hesiteted to answer until it cut.
From the other side, in the doctor's office, "maybe I shouldn't do this." He thought while pacing from one side to another. "She must be busy with prince Lawrence." He assumed and put the phone away, then he thought about it again and picked the phone, dialed her line once again.
It ring, just about to press the answering button, manoah pressed on a rejection button. "I might have forgotten about the conditions of this contract. No communication with other men, get it!" Sudden hit of the brakes, almost to cause an accident."
Brianna opened the door to get out, but he pulled her back and closed the door. "No one walk out on me, especially a woman." Angrily spoke.
"And I hate a pushy person. I hate bossing me around!" She answered him rudely.
This time, she pushed him to hard to tolerate her big mouth, but managed to calm himself down, for the love he feels for her. "Sorry, I lost my temper. Forgive me." He start the car and off they go without a single word to each other.
It's another day, Prince Gabriel Is already dressed, ready to leave to have fun with friends, exploring funcy and expensive clubs with beautiful ladies. He reached the living room and found his majesty, the queen sitted, without saying a word to them, he supass them arrogantly.
"Son,"Called the queen. Where are you off to?" stood up.
"To have fun, mum."
"I believe you are aware that you have responsibilities to take care of, right?"
"That's not a problem, can I leave now?"
The king had to stand up now, "Listen to me young man, I will not allow you to ruin my reputation for your stupidity. Go back in there and change that your ludicrous attire, The royal chancellor will be here any minute to take you through the responsibilities. You will have to take over this kingdom's duties, so it's high time you learn to be responsible. Go back in there and dress up like a prince, not as a gangster."
"I'm very Sorry to disappoint you, your majesty, but I'm not interested in this your royalty, or what so ever. I want to live a life as I want." Arrogantly spoke. "Being a prince will not deprive my freedom, no king."
"Then prepare to leave this castle because I will not cordon insolence behavior in this palace!"
"Your majesty!" Yelled the king. "He is your son, for crying out loud. Where do you think he's going to?"
Alright, then if you that will make you happy, fine! I'm leaving your damn castle!"
king Yachi raised a hand to slap him when luckily prince Lawrence hold grip of it before it reach him. "Your majesty! What are you doing?"
"I want to get the hell out of him!"
"Let him do it, why did you stop him!" Raise his voice against the king.
"Gabby, stop it!" yelled at him, the queen.
"Don't you have any respect, huh Gabby?" Lawrence asked.
Instead, he said nothing than to walk out as he wanted, pushing the guards guarding by the entrance. Two of his personal guards followed him in the car for the fact that he's a prince and need safety.
To the Kumwenda household, Manoah manipulate Mrs Kumwenda to allow him be in a relationship with Brianna. Giving her a reason that he will pay her school fees to save Reuben from dying with blood pressure when he find out about the bill. Keeping his word, he paid the bill for Brianna and she is once again going to school, but this time around, she is doing it as a day scholar and not a boarder due to helping her mother with the restaurant business, so that they could raise money to help home and her siblings now that Mr Kumwenda sits in the wheelchair.
Although he allowed Brianna to be engaged to Manoah, Reuben feels there is something strange, behind this union. He doesn't seem to like him that much and feels his intentions are not really genuine, towards his daughter, which is true, but he decides to support her choice.
Grace is ok with it, all to make an end to their friendship with prince Lawrence, but little did she know the monster, manoah is. Time has passed since she and prince Lawrence met, as manoah is now the one in charge of her life. Lawrence still wonders why she made such a decision, without even mind
telling him about it. To keep her away from having any contact with prince Lawrence nor any other men, Manoah took her old simcard and bought her a new one where only his number is there, not even her friends. He makes sure he pick her up from school, to the house. When he is not there, his men takes over. She is bound with him for God knows when.