"Mama, I remember this incident like yesterday. You had told me to go seduce Atima saying, 'he is rich. He is filthy rich and this will be the last time I tell you to go seduce Beulah's men.' I listened the third time and I thought he fell into my trap but I fell into his instead. He tormented my soul. He is a pure devil on earth. I do not mind Beulah spending the rest of her life with him but it also means she gains more power to head the company with no barrier or penetration possible. I am sure he will never forget all the intimate moments we shared but he still prefers Beulah over me for the company's sake. My Days! his company's sake. It's been over three years and I Heard he still asks after Beulah but he never did me. So, Mama I am sure this time around, he is going to try to be so nice to Beulah. He might end up making her fall for him. What should I do? What should we do?" Kate's eyes swelled, her face turned red and puffy, breaking her mother's heart watching her pour out her heart.
"She wouldn't just give in easily or would she? Even if she doesn't, she will have us to contend with. I do not want to take any drastic steps but if the need arises I should for my daughter's sake. Don't worry about it, Kate. Within three days, these whole shenanigans will be brought to an end" Mrs Sesa patted Kate's back seeing she rested her upper body on her laps.
Beulah slightly opened her door and drank so much alcohol. No matter how much she drank she could not bring herself to calm down or concentrate with work. She called her Personal Assistant on the phone, "Hey, get me a birthday cake, one with the sweetest flavor or just my usual. It is not my birthday, so I need not to see any wishes or writings on the cake, yeah? And finally, bring me the list of possible suitors we did a thorough background check on amongst people whose family has once worked for the company. Do all that within an hour. I can not afford to waste more time"
Beulah's Personal Assistant wanted to report to her a few things but feeling her urgency, "Ma'am...…..I" Beulah couldn't just entertain her stutters, she hoped she would update her after the delivery of the cake.
Beulah paced around the room unaware that her step-mother listened on.
She strategized on how to use the information she just obtained in her favor.
"Kate, come over here. We are going to take what is supposed to be ours. An opportunity has showcased itself. When Beulah's Personal Assistant gets here, we are going to distract her and make sure she drops the cake she is to deliver to Beulah and be told to go see my husband as she has been summoned for Beulah's sake before heading down to Beulah's. You know she has no choice but to do what I say when she knows it involves your Father and her madam? You handle the CCTV while I handle my business right here." Kate wondered how that was truly going to help her but she made sure to do as her mother directed her.
Kate took cookies prepared by her mother to the security guards and presented them to the security guards at the media room snacks for noon and told them to keep up the good work. Kate pretended to leave and watched as each of the security guards fell asleep, she wondered if this was what her mother would do to Beulah also. "So when Beulah falls asleep, what will be the next step? I just hope this whole plan will work in our favor" Kate shuddered, craning her neck to see if they all fell asleep.
She watched as her mother injected a substance to every corner of the cake carefully after she spoke with Beulah's Personal Assistant to go see Mr Sesa. "Okay? So what happens afterwards? That is all I have to wait for right?" Kate spoke to herself as she deleted every record of the incident and left the Media room to her room as her mother instructed.
Beulah's Personal Assistant came back to pick the cake and delivered it right to Beulah including the lists of all the suitors Beulah requested for. Beulah, who craved the cake badly, hurriedly ate out of it and chugged down a bottle of cold red wine.
Whilst she was checking the list of suitors, she felt discomfort in her stomach, then a sharp pain from her head connecting to her stomach that made her scream at the top of her lungs, still holding down her stomach and head with both hands. "What is in this?" Beulah asked, pointing down to the cake. She was sure it wasn't the red wine as she carefully selects her drinks herself.
"Ma'am, it is the cheesecake you like I got for you. I didn't put a thing in there. I brought it straight from the store down to you. Ma'am, what is going on with you?" Beulah's Personal Assistant paced around the room, trying to reach for Beulah's hands to help her up and couldn't stop pacing whenever Beulah winced in the room from a single touch.
She ran out to get Beulah's father but before he got to her room with Beulah's Personal Assistant, Beulah was found lying unconscious on the floor. "Call an Ambulance. Please call for help" Beulah's Father brought Beulah's Personal Assistant back to her senses, the ambulance arrived right away.
"Honey, what's wrong? Why are you panting? Woah!" Mrs Sesa pretended to be surprised to find Beulah in an unconscious state. She watched Beulah get rushed into the Ambulance and taken down to the hospital. Beulah's father, stepmother and stepsister followed the ambulance subsequently.
"After being treated, a series of tests was carried out. We found out It's alcohol poisoning. She is alive but her brain is damaged as a result of drinking a lot of alcohol within a short time. Although we will keep on monitoring her condition, we have done all we could, let's hope for the best" the doctor assigned to Beulah spoke in private with her family after treating her.
Beulah's Father slowly dropped to the ground resting his back on the wall, he landed on his butt. He never knew or took time to notice how much she had been pressurized or acknowledge how much he pushed her to the wall against her will. "That is my life right there. My whole reason for living (in Coma), all because of my ignorance and my exertion. Dear goddess, take me and keep her. Take me and keep her please." Mr Sesa reflected and tears streaming down his eyes affected his workers who tagged along and Beulah's Personal Assistant who watched him.
Kate pondered on what just occurred, she felt Beulah was going to sleep and be told the next step. In spite of the fact that she was scared of her Mother, she needed to stick to her for her own sake. She held on to her mother's hand in fear and tried to read what was going on in her mind.
Mrs Sesa patted him and forced tears down her eyes "she should be dead by now. Why is she still alive? And what is this doctor about? Not poisonous substances found in her system? He is saying , alcohol poisoning? Brain damage? Who is with this Beulah? Nope, she has to die. I will make sure to go extra miles to ensure she dies."