When death overtakes us, all that we have is left to others; all that we are we take with us. On the same hand, when death calls, the cause could be as small as a pin, but if it doesn't, even at your shallow grave you'll triumph to live again. Death had not called Mrs. Vivian. Therefore, Kalu arrived to the gate. He had passed through a back staircase, surged through a back door and found himself to the gate. He could be seen opening the back door of the car.
"What's going on, Kalu?" Mrs. Vivian asked him.
"Evan," Kalu called on the driver after entering. "I know you're a driver but you need to be a pilot now. Fly, otherwise bullets will be flying to your brain."
Instantly, the car engine cried, the tyres suddenly lost the texture of the ground thereby splashing sand and producing dust as it tried to reverse. At last, it speedily took off, far far away from the house. Meanwhile, inside the house, Leonard practically sat on his father's seat until his men searched the house without seeing either Kalu nor his mother. He stood up in the presence of all who were present in the house including the gate-man and the doctor. His voice was loud like a public speaker.
"I'll call the police and the press. The news is that gunmen attacked teacher Murphy's residence, killed him and his two children. If anyone says anything other than this, the penalty is death." he looked at the doctor. He didn't trust him, so he aimed a gun at him.
"Please, I'll not say anything." he pleaded pitifully with hands in the air, yet Leonard shot him dead. The maids screamed! On the same hand, Leonard looked at Neye.
"If you can betray your boss, you can betray me." he told her.
The poor girl couldn't say a thing, but shed pretty tears. Kpooo! Leonard sent her to an early grave too. The remaining maids screamed once again.
"From this day forward, I am don Leonard, a.k.a teacher Murphy the second. I shall rule and control my father's wealth for the rest of my life." He declared himself the next teacher and don.
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On the other hand, at the mountain, the only place Evan thought they would be safe, Kalu could be seen at a distance, narrating all that happened to Mrs. Vivian. He handed the two books to her and the number to call. Sadly, the woman broke down in tears. It was really painful to learn that after the cancer miraculously disappeared, the husband had to still die by the hand of someone he called his son.
"You have to go back to the mansion, Kalu." she told him.
"What did you just say, madam?" Kalu listened attentively.
"You have to go back. You're the only one that knows about my husband's companies. I know Leonard will like to take charge. Call a board meeting for him. He has to rule only the world he knows; the real world. Moreover, you are the P.A to my husband. You can continue your work with Leonard, monitoring him until my child grows." She clarified.
"What do you mean by the real world?" Kalu was still inquisitive.
"Forget it, just do as I said." She commanded and called on Evan to go bring her husband's lawyer right there at the mountain. Of course, the poor driver had a clue of the tragedy in the house. Now that his boss is dead, what is his fate? Alice will never allow him drive Leonard.
Nevertheless, the lawyer arrived a few minutes later. A special breeze at the mountain kept blowing his tie sideways. He could be seen standing before Mrs. Vivian and Kalu. Evan stayed behind by the car.
"Barrister, a great tragedy has occurred in my family." Mrs. Vivian began loudly to overcome the sound of the wind. "My husband is dead, killed by my son Leonard. I demand you read his will here and now."
The young man exhaled deeply. "Since don Murphy has been killed by Leonard, he should be the next don, but Murphy Ikenga changed his will a few days ago. He said and I quote, "Do not read my will to anyone until my unborn child possesses my possession."" He stated categorically.
Kalu stepped forward. "This is his wife, young man" he pointed at Mrs. Vivian then continued. "At the look of things, there's no way she's going back to the mansion. She needs to know her share of her husband's properties. She needs to travel outside the country."
"I must not read the will until madam delivers and her child becomes teacher Murphy the second. I'm sorry, ma'am." The lawyer walked away. Mrs. Vivian had no choice but to call the number given to her by her late husband through kalu. Only the sound of the wind circulated the arena when the line went through. It was actually on speaker so Kalu could hear the caller tune. Suddenly, a man picked.
"Hello, alpha, four three nine, centre." a male voice came from the phone.
Mrs. Vivian glanced at Kalu then said, "This is Mrs. Vivian Murphy Ikenga."
"My apologies, boss. State your location immediately."
Mrs. Vivian looked around. "At the mountain.. hmm.."
"Cave of wonders." The man interrupted her. "Stay put, boss. Make no move. We're coming to pick you." he hung up.
There came a serious staring contest between Kalu and Mrs. Vivian. Though the woman had a clue but Kalu was totally lost. Therefore he asked. "Madam, is there anything my boss was into that I don't know?"
The woman couldn't reply him. Where would she start when she was not hundred percent sure of the existence of the underworld and how it can be run. Just then, three flashy cars sped from a distance, coming towards them. Sooner did they stop and a man stepped out from the middle car, Prado, followed by two other men with heavy guns. They wore black sunglasses, body-hug polo shirt and jeans trousers. On their feet were white snickers. Seeing them, Evan hurried to his madam, wondering what was happening.
"Do not be afraid, Evan." Mrs. Vivian began. "Take Kalu back to the mansion, quit your job if you love your life. When I deliver and my child takes back his possession, my husband's Will will be read. He was a good man. I believe he has a package for you on his Will." she tapped his shoulder.
The men on sunglasses arrived. "My name is Chris. I received your call. Please, boss, to the Prado." The leader said, pointing at the middle car.
Mrs. Vivian had a goodby glance at Kalu and Evan then followed the men. They waited until the three cars drove out of sight. Just like Mrs. Vivian instructed, Kalu went back to the mansion while Evan quit his job.
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At an unknown place, a long table could be seen occupied by men like Chris alone with Mrs. Vivian at the edge of the table as the new boss. It was board meeting of the underworld; the drug producers across the continent. There was nothing on the table, not even a table water. Mrs. Vivian looked from the first person to the last; all their faces looked serious and mean without a single trace of smile on them. Beside her was Jimmy, who she held with a hand like her child.
"My husband was a good man." She began. "He died in the hands of his sons. The last son ended up killing the remaining two and my husband himself. He has ascended on his seat as the next don."
"Should we take him down?" a voice came from among the men.
"No, my husband needed no bloodshed and it's not starting now. Leonard doesn't know about the underworld. He will only be in control of the real world; that's production of fabric. I'll be traveling overseas where I shall have my baby and trained him or her accordance with the ways of my late husband."
At that juncture, there arose a disturbing soliloquy among the men. One of them stood up and said, "Who will lead us when you go overseas? Moreover, we are in constact battle with Jubree, the devil that doesn't want to see our logo anywhere in the black market. How can we even defeat him?"
Being brilliant, the questions were like an eye opener to Mrs. Vivian. She, five percent, understood the plans of her late husband. Therefore she spoke out like a boss, driving the soliloquy to exile. "My husband was the most clever man I have ever seen. He had his life planned out before his death. This boy.." she raised the boy's hand. "This boy will take care of Jubree who killed his mother. I know you'll be asking how he will do that. My husband had it planned. He will go through a training after which he will be introduced to the underworld where he will avenge his mother, where he will kill Jubree. Murphy did not want to only use him to eliminate Jubree, it will also be a relieve to my son when he will be ascending to the seat of the second don."
"So this boy will fight the fight your unborn child should have continuously fought?" One of them said. "Clever. But how sure he will win?"
"Just leave that for him when the time comes." Mrs. Vivian stood up "Chris will be in charge of the underworld while I'm gone to overseas because I and my child is in danger here." he began to walk away while all stood up as a sign of respect. Chris took over from there. He was to also guide Jimmy study the book by Murphy.
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However, Kalu had called a board meeting of the real world for Leonard. The young boy sat before all the managers across the continent. He sat like a boss. When people thought he was a crazy boss who doesn't tolerate nonsense, was when he placed his two legs on the long table and a gun beside his leg.
"My name is Leonard, a.k.a teacher Murphy the second." He began. "You all have learnt about the unfortunate thing that happened to my father and brothers. Each branch of my company should give me a daily production income realization estimation." he concluded with Kalu beside him..