The obsession of Ermias towards Nia is so scary, and no one really understands why. He does not understand why Nia isn't loving him as he loves her back, and the thought of someone else having her breaks him mentally, as he claims. He pledges to kill anyone Nia loves and will kill her as well, meaning if he does not have her, then no one else will. His dad felt his pain and promised to deal with whoever inflicts any pain on him physically, mentally or emotionally. He promised his dad that he will bring the family of Nia to their knees while they beg him to get Ermias married to their daughter. He quickly sent him away to London, to clear his head while he handles anything that has to do with Nia. Ermias left for the airport immediately with his driver, and off, he left for London.
Nia's family were left thinking of why Ermias chose not to sign the deal they had and immediately left for London without any prior notice. They have completed almost eighty percent of the deal and all that was left his signature, and without it, they will be brought to the mercy of bankruptcy and will be left with nothing at the end of the day. Nia watches her parents as they go back-and-forth with each other on the sale of the company.
"They actually accepted all the conditions we layout in respect to the sale of the company, so why the sudden travel to London?", Nia's mother laments.
"Are you sure you know nothing about this?", she continues to probe Nia's father.
"I already told you I have no single idea of what is going on. As I always tell you, this guy is a scoundrel", Nia's father commented.
"He is trying to play games with me, I can feel it. He just wants me to give out the company for free, for what? They seem not to make me see any other explanation aside this", her father continued.
"Do not see the company father", Nia cried out to him.
"I think we might find another competent buyer, for that I am sure of. We do not owe them a thing anyways", she continued to speak.
"How can be speak so comfortably, Nia?", her mother asks her.
"If father has been on the negotiation table with them, then he might have thought over it all, and had no other alternative. Father will not on a negotiation table if he has not thought thoroughly through it, and if he had any other alternative, he would have said it", Nia's brother interrupts.
"You are just not aware of anything. You have no idea of what we have been living in as a family. All we do is try to give you the best of life that you two deserve and not get you worried about anything", her mother laments.
"Of course, I know. I am fully aware of everything, and I just don't want to upset father and get him worried. He is the strength of this family, and we all witness what he does to keep the house moving", Nia replies to her mother.
Her father saw how his daughter got worried over him, he told her not to worry about a thing and that he had everything under control. He also claims he has tried reaching out to some potential buyers with flexibly conditions compared to that of Ermias and his father. He is only sticking with them because they have been very good friends for a long time and wouldn't want to leave the company in the hands of a total stranger.
"Do not worry about a thing, I am just tired today that is why I am worried. Just don't bother yourselves with anything regarding the company while I take care of it", Nia's father said to them as he takes his leave to the bedroom.
As Nia's father turned to take his leave, the house maid brought a phone to the brother, it was Ermias on the line. He claims both his phone and his sister's phone have been out of reach all day and could not get to any of them, so he is calling to get his report on what Nia has been up to and his usual daily report.
"At least he as a good relationship with our son and they speak almost all the time. At least this can help to keep the contract in his mind until his return", the mother says.
Nia's brother took the phone from the maid and went to the pool side to speak to Ermias. He is bothered by what to say to him, since anything he says will have an effect on the contract between the two families. He has to be careful of what to say and keep the life of his sister out of the line, even though its what Ermias wants him to do, report every single thing of his sister.
Leo, who is the brother of Nia, answered the call firstly calling Ermias brother, he immediately interjected asking if they are really brothers. As Leo asked why he was saying that he claims he has not heard his voice since morning and has been waiting for feedback on the task he has assigned him to. Not hearing from him almost the whole day makes him doubt if they are really or truly brothers. Immediately, Leo claimed he has been sick again and his sister has been by his side all day long. Both their mobile phone just died, and it did not cross their minds to get it recharged. Leo continued to ask him why he left for London without saying a word to him and he told him he owes him no explanation as to what he does with his life. He told Ermias he had been home with his sister the whole day since got sick again and they watched some movies together. After explaining that to him, he asks when he, Ermias, will be returning from London and he just replied that he will inform him when the time is due for him to get back, then hanged up the call on him. As their conversation ended, Nia came up to him to ask what Ermias was saying to him, and out of anger and disappointment, he told his sister to call and ask by herself if she is really worried about him and would want to know what they spoke about, he went into the house while he left his sister standing all confused by the poolside.
"Its best I don't know, that makes me feel much better", she says.
She was sitting on the resting chair placed by the pool and then she saw a vehicle enter their compound. She looks carefully at it and it was Ermias father. He has come to see Nia's father in regards of the promise he has made to his son, but with some threats of course.
Nia instantly went back into the house to inform her father that Ermias's father is here and if they knew of his visit. Her mother posed the same question to him, and he denied not knowing about his visit. The whole family went to meet him by the door and welcomed him inside. He, Ermias's father, immediately requested to speak privately with their father if he has some time to spare. He genuinely accepts and they both walk into his home office for their unprecedented meeting.
The atmosphere in the house has taken a different turn as they all thought the deal had been cancelled, and that would probably get them into a big mess as a family. Nia and her brother went back to have their seat in the living room while the mother went after them to see what the sudden meeting was all about.
Nia's father has grown more curious about the meeting and asked if everything was fine, because having a meeting at this time of the hour, and even without any prior notice, is unusual.
"For this conversation to be a good one or worse one totally depends on you", Ermias's father says to him.
Nia has gone up to her bedroom requesting her brother inform her when their meeting is over. I have been trying to reach her for a while now but could not get to her, but luckily, she answered her phone. I was worried about why she had not answered her phone and told me there was a family issue that's he was attending to, and I have absolutely nothing to worry about, even though she did not sound so happy. I told her I was calling to just hear her voice because I had been missing her all day, and that, at least, made her smile and felt a bit better. She then told me of my missing book being in her possession and would bring it back if I wanted. I then told her I thought I had misplaced it out of my carelessness and had even replaced it with a new one at the library.
"I did not want to fall in the bus the first day we met, and I think it fell off your hands when I clinched on you, and I will return it when we next meet again", she said to me.
"That will not be a problem, and you can even keep it and read it when you are feeling lonely, and it will remind you of me", I said to her.
She smiled thanked me for calling because she has been needing that, and suggested we listen to a song together after we hang up the call. She has very good taste in music, and even though I barely listen to any, I told her it would be a great idea to do so. We hung up the call, counted to three and started to listen to it at the same time, yet in different places. The song was nice that all I did while listening to it was remember all the best time, we had earlier that day, right from our first meeting at Layla's place, down to the exhibition center. I listened and took note of every single lyric of it. It really feels different if you genuinely love someone.
As Nia was listening to the music, she heard her father shout at Ermias's father. This is kind of unusual of her dad, to raise his voice at his business partners, not to talk of raising his voice at Ermias's father. It is obvious that their meeting did not go as expected and that definitely, made her father act the way he is acting.
"I have never heard such disrespectful and nasty suggestion in my entire life", says her father.
"How dare you come to my house and suggest such a bargain to me? I have enough of you, and this ends here. I am no longer selling my company to you. If buying my company makes you feel that I owe you my life or my family, then this should be the end of the road for us, and the agreement should be terminated with immediate effect. Its over", her father exclaimed.
"Before uttering big words think about it about it again. Think about your family and not make a decision that you will regret for a very long time", says Ermias's father.
"My daughter is not for sale, do you understand!... "She is not for sale and will never make any bargains as long as my children are concern", says her father again.
"And as you leave, contemplate on the horrible and nasty offer you just made and let your conscience be the judge for that", he continued.
Nia came down from her bedroom and heard the horrible offer made by Ermias's father. She was heartbroken and confused, and did not know what to do. As the news got into the ears of her brother, he passed out and they all rushed to him. This is a typical lifestyle of the rich and the price to pay for such a luxurious lifestyle is always the children in the family.