Her 2020 Mercedes Benz E350 manoeuvred its way into the horrible looking street. From a glance, one could tell she didn't belong to a community such as that. Fuji beats coming from a tiny apartment filled the whole street and she wondered how the building was still intact. She winded down the glass and the horrible stench from the poorly maintained side gutters wafted through her nose, overshadowing the expensive floral scented air freshener she thought was the best in the whole world. Her nose wrinkled in disgust.

"Jesus Christ, what's that smell?" Her friend Tife commented, her hands going over her nose like it would stop the stench from getting to her. Iretomiwa rolled her eyes and returned the windows back to their original state.

"Seriously Ire, I can't believe you made us come to these gutters just to see a guy you only met once." Tife had been whining about it all along. The good part, she still offered to come with.

Tomiwa found a perfect spot far from the greenish looking gutter and parked her car. "You'll understand when you see him."

She retrieved her nude Louis Vuitton bag from the back seat. A surprise laugh escaped Tife's lips. "Ire, you back seat is spotless?" It sounded more like a question.

Tomiwa frowned, "And what's that supposed to mean?"

Tife couldn't believe her eyes. Tomiwa's backseat almost always served as a mini wardrobe. Shoes, dresses, bags, jewelries, make up and even wigs were always littered around. When she asked her the reason for having such a littered back seat, Tomiwa shrugged, "For emergency purposes."

Well, it was no news that Tomiwa's father was firmly against her going to clubs. He wouldn't mind sending his bodyguards to bundle her back home once he found out.

"I'm impressed," Tife smiled, shaking her head to the beat her hands made as they jammed together.

Tomiwa let out a small laugh at her friend's craziness. She found her Samsung Galaxy Flip and dialled a certain number saved as 'Dreamy' on her phone and put it on speaker. The person picked after three rings.

"Hey." His voice was thick and yet so soft. The heat that crept up her cheeks was capable of making it explode.

"I'm in front of your house." Tife chuckled. Her friend was acting like a teenager who was speaking to her crush.

"Woah! Are you serious?," His unenthusiastic voice travelled through the speaker and Tomiwa felt like strangling him right away.

'Do I look like your unserious mother?' Tomiwa wanted to ask but she held her tongue. She was a lady with class. "Yeah, could you please come out?" She said instead, trying not to dwell on how uninterested he sounded initially.

"Uhm.... I'm really sorry, I-"

"Baby, who is that?" A female voice broke into his reply.

"Don't worry baby, it's nobody." Tomiwa bit the insides of her mouth. The idiot was getting on her nerves. After a while, his now stupid voice could be heard again. "Sorry I have to go now. I'll call you when I'm less busy."

Tomiwa hissed, ended the call, deleted and blocked his number. Tife's chest trembled in a loud laughter, her hands painfully connecting with Tomiwa's arm.

Tomiwa groaned, "Tife, can't you keep to yourself while laughing? I'm already pained as it is."

"As I didn't get to see this your guy, do you mind telling me why we came all the way to this hell hole to see a dumb ass motherf*cker?" Tomiwa's silence was enough answer she needed.

She laughed, "My God, Iretomiwa!!!"

"What???"

"Let me guess, he has perfectly connected beards and the body of a model." Tomiwa shrugged. "Did you guys, you know-" Tife moved the finger of right hand in and out of her folded left hand in demonstration.

Tomiwa bit her lips at the memory, "He was so good Tife. I just needed another dose."

"Will you shut up that your smelly mouth?" Tife sassed, her fingers brushing Tomiwa's lips in the process. Tomiwa pouted. "Abeg, start driving before the odour coming from this gutter renders me impotent."

Tomiwa laughed. Tife was all talk and drama with a weird sense of humour. And that was why she liked her so much. She had almost the same body build with Tomiwa, only that she was a bit shorter and had a darker shade to her skin. Her side gap tooth was a feature that made her smile breathtaking. She always gave Tomiwa her full support but when it came to the kind of guys Tomiwa chose, Tife was fully against her.

"I just needed another dose," Tife mimicked with a funny face which had both of them laughing. "Look at her, yeye dey smell."

..........................

It was another Monday in the city of Lagos and even amidst the morning rowdiness and soul killing traffic, everyone found a way to get to their places of assignment early enough.

Tomiwa was comfortably seated in her large, well furnished office that one could tell was hers at a glance. She loved bright colours and the white and pink colours scattered all around her office gave it a happy atmosphere. She fiddled with the keyboard on her Apple laptop, trying to get some work done but Tife wouldn't stop teasing her about what transpired the day before.

"Aunty, what are you saying?" Iretomiwa laughed into the phone which was held in place between her shoulder and ear as she tried sorting out the documents that were placed on her table.

"Tife, you're distracting me. I'll call you later." She didn't allow Tife to complete her final statement before tapping on the red button on her screen. Tife was a social media manager so on days when her influencers had nothing on their schedule, she found delight in being a parasite to Tomiwa.

Iretomiwa Williams was a perfect definition of a beautiful, hardworking heiress. At a young age of 21, she had attained a masters degree in Aesthetics and was currently the director of her father's multimillionaire Cosmetic company, on merit. Her oval face, big eyes, pouty lips and flawless caramel skin only added more spice to her pneumatic body. She was a flawless beauty, no doubt, but her obsession for men with well connected beards and a huge frame seemed to be her greatest weak point and the biggest reason why she was yet to be in a serious relationship.

She adjusted her round, large frame glasses and placed her concentration back on the presentation of a new product she was working on.

The sound of her familiar ringtone got her groaning in frustration.

Couldn't Tife just stay a second without disturbing her?

She drew the phone towards herself and flipped it open. The name 'Boss' came into view and by reflex, she broke into a sweat. She wiped her sweaty palms on her green office skirt severally before swiping the answer button.

"Hello." Her voice came out cracked. She cleared her throat and tried again, "Hello daddy, good afternoon sir."

"Come over to my office as soon as possible," came her father's calm, but authoritative voice. She knew something was wrong but couldn't really place her finger around it. She stood up, adjusted her outfit and walked out of her office, taking the elevator straight to her father's office even though it was just a storey above.

She knocked twice and pushed the large door open, walking in as calm as she could after closing the door behind her. She noticed Mr. Coker, one of her father's numerous business associates, seated opposite her dad. They were so invested in their conversation that they didn't notice when she walked in.

"Williams, I think that's the only way this merger can work. My son is a fine, well-trained, young man. He'll definitely take care of Tomiwa," Mr. Coker, an elderly looking man with a lot of grey hair, boasted. Tomiwa rolled her eyes.

How are all these men always so sure that their sons are not bunches of wild animals seeking whom to devour?

"I understand what you're saying, Mr. Coker but that isn't something I plan on getting Tomiwa into right now. She's still too young for that," Mr Williams replied, not an ounce of emotion displaying on his face. Tomiwa smiled, she was proud of her father. Whatever the old hag wanted, she wasn't interested.

"Tomiwa is a grown independent woman. She has made her mark in the industry already and I'm sure she already has a lot of suitors right now which she would have to start selecting from in no distant time. The only difference is that you're making the process less tedious and timely for her."

Tomiwa snickered silently, 'suitors ko, suitors ni.'

To her utmost disappointment, that was all it took for Mr. Coker to convince her father. He nodded, taking the suggestion into consideration. Tomiwa's eyebrows lowered as anger stirred within her. She bit the insides of her mouth to restrict herself from spilling the insults she had brewed for the old hag from deep within. After calming herself down a little, she notified them of her presence.

"Good afternoon dad. Good day sir," she greeted with a plastic smile that made her look like a clown, slightly bending her knees in respect.

"Ehhh Omo dada, how are you dear?" Mr Coker was the first to reply. Her dad just nodded his head.

Can I just kill this man? His time is already due.

"I'm very good, thank you sir," She answered tightly between gritted teeth.

"Have a seat," Her father offered, and she made herself comfortable on the sofa opposite Mr. Coker. He cleared his throat, "Tomiwa, do you know Femi, Mr. Coker's eldest son?"

"Yes sir. I think I've seen him once at the business conference I attended last year."

"Good. We are planning on forming an alliance with CAM Cosmetics in order to expand our beauty foundation and lipstick subsidiary in Abuja."

Tomiwa smiled at his revelation. If it was about a merger then she was definitely up for it. She had been waiting for this moment.

"So we have been discussing and we've come to a definitive conclusion to get you and Femi married."

Tomiwa's smile dropped, "What?"

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Let's visit the media first😂😂

Last borns in the house gather here lemme mark attendance!!🌚😂

What's with these last borns and eating too much🙄🙄?

You people should sha learn how to stop stressing other Borns😩

Okaayyyy that's that.

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