Due to her heavy pregnancy, Jerry insisted that Juanita should remain at home. She had refused but Jerry insisted and she obeyed him by staying at home. She convinced him to sell the boutique at any good price. He hugged her and drove to the venue.
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Judy and her lawyer sat together in a coffee shop. Her back was facing the door so when Jerry entered the coffee shop he didn't recognize her. He called the number of the supposed buyer and she told him the number she was seated, Jerry raised his head and saw the table. "Okay, table number 7, you with the blonde hair," she confirmed and he walked up excitedly.
Out of excitement, he brought out his hand for a handshake but retrieved it when he saw the client was Judy. "Hi there, Mr. Jerry Brandon," she greeted.
Jerry felt awkward. He was dumbstruck. Judy was now very beautiful and her facial features were delicate. He remembered how he had used her 3 years ago.
"Are you surprised to see me?" She asked him.
"Ye-No, good day Miss. Judy James," he greeted and sat down. "Are you the buyer?" He asked. The Judy that he knew was poor and liked relying on others.
"Who else do you think is the buyer? I think Mr. Jerry is behaving in an unprofessional way," she paused and introduced her lawyer, "here is my Lawyer, Mr. Luke."
" Good day Mr. Luke," Jerry greeted and Luke smiled at him. Jerry had a hard time smiling.
"I have heard of all the rumours and scandals surrounded with this shop," she was saying, "I don't know if you are aware of them?"
Jerry could feel her mocking tone, "I am."
"So what's your starting price?" She asked.
"3 million," he replied.
"What?" Judy pretended to be shock, "where can I get that sort of money?"
"If you don't have it you shouldn't have wanted it in the first place," he said to her.
"Woah! Look who's preaching! I have 500 thousand," she said to him.
500,000 was not enough for what they spent for the shop. "What? That's ridiculous," he blurted.
"Your shop had been on sale for the past 3onths and nobody agreed to buy it. Even those who wanted it gave up when seeing the scandal. They don't want trouble," she told him.
" You are very accurate, Miss. Judy," he replied her and offered a stiff smile, " but 500 is a low price. My wife and I spent more than that in stocking and setting up the shop."
" That has no business with me. My last price is at 800," she said. The word " WIFE" pierced her heart but she refused to show it.
" 2.5 million," he said to her.
" 900," she retorted.
" No, 2 million," he told her.
She stood up and Luke followed suit, " have a nice day mister Jerry Brandon. I wish you meet a potential buyer who will spend big money on an abandoned shop." She was about leaving when Jerry said, "1.2 million. Please my wife is currently near her due date and we need this money to help ourselves please, Miss Judy," he sincerely begged.
"Fine," she said, "1 million and that's final. The 200,000 is for damages you inflicted on me years ago when I passed through painful operations to remove children for you," she smiled bitterly, "I should have known, I was not the first."
"Fine, 1 million," Jerry settled on that bitterly. He urgently needed the money.
They both of them sat down and Luke presented to him legal purchase documents. When asked to sign, he was surprised to see Judy as the CEO of the biggest technology company. He sighed in regret and signed. She was looking very good, dressed in the latest release of Brandon Jr. Wears which cost millions. They each shook hands and left after transferring the money to his bank account.