By Nightengale Ben-Onyeukwu
The corners of his mouth curved into a smile. He turned around and said, ‘whose fault was it? It was your fault. What were you thinking that made you cross the road without being mindful of your surroundings? I still have to take the blame…?’
‘Yes, it was my fault. But how could you shovel money like that into my hands? Chioma tossed the money at him. ‘All I wanted to hear was a simple sorry.’ Tears streamed down her face. ‘Every gentle man would do that. But I see that you’re arrogant and domineering.’ She glared at him coldly. Chioma was annoyed by the look of pride on his face. ‘A simple sorry is enough,’ she said in a small voice.
‘Then, I’m sorry,’ Michael said after a moment of silence. What was wrong with him? When was a woman able to seduce, Michael, to the point he had to apologise for not being at fault? However, it seemed this girl was different from other girls. He had never given any woman his personal phone number, doing so with Chioma meant he had fallen for her. From that very moment he met her, yesterday, he had seen her as the most important person in his life. When he saw her just now he felt it was another meeting from heaven. He had never been in any relationship before, and also did not know that relationships have rules. He didn’t know that the best way to reach out to a woman of his dreams was through his heart and not by tossing money at her. It was possible to get the whole world with money but it was not possible to find real love with money. No amount of money could buy love.
He was a man at the top, a man that controls millions of people, a man in a commanding position that could control the life and death of others. But it seemed he had been conquered by this petite young woman. He wanted her to be his until the last moment of his life.
Hearing his apology, Chioma was stunned but didn’t speak.
‘I’m sorry again…’
Chioma blinked her dark eyes, and said, ‘Apology accepted.’
‘Always watch where you are headed…’ His voice was soft and gentle. He was indeed looking out for her safety.
Chioma managed to rise to her feet, and staring at him, she turned and limped away.
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