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” The hooker has been hooked o….” Judith screamed into the phone.

Omar hissed.

” Abeg let’s change the topic!!” Omar said in annoyance.

” Madam you don’t need to be angry…we are only pointing out the obvious…. Anyway, my sister just arrived earlier today…. I would have added her to our video chat….. but she is sleeping right now.” Ashley said.

” Oh wow! That’s nice… I would love to finally meet her when I get back to Nigeria.” Omar replied cheerfully, glad that her friends had changed the topic.

” So that brings us to the question.”

” What question?”

” When are you coming to Nigeria?” asked Judith.

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The office door creaked open and the rotund smallish man entered.

” Good morning Mr Coker.” He greeted.

Mr Coker stood facing the window, with his back against the man. He seemed to be staring into the thin air, with his hands carefully tucked in his side pockets. He remained there for a while before slowly turning to face the man.

” Please have a seat Mr Judas.” Mr Coker said, ushering the middle aged man into a seat.

Mr Judas took his seat and sat crossed legged.

Mr Coker paused for a while, as if he was lost for what to say.

He suddenly began.

” Mr Jide, I believe you have been an active share holder in this company for 15 years now and ever since I came on board, I believe I have been very good in dispatching my duties to you all and the company at large. Especially to you, in ways that cannot be counted.” Mr Coker said and paused for response from Mr Judas.

” Yes you have been Mr Coker…. And thanks to you, Davis Entertainment has been able to diversify In her capacity.” Mr Judas responded.

Mr Coker nodded his head. That was the kind of reply he was expecting.

” I need your help Mr Judas.”

” And how may I be of help to you?” Mr Judas asked.

Mr Coker exhaled, and finally took his seat.

” I received an information from an insider that Ife is trying to fast track his wedding date, so he can take over the Directorship position from me…… so I thought we could set up a meeting with the board of trustees to activate the leadership by vote proposal, instead of the leadership by shares…. Because the moment he gets married, he gains total entitlement to his 55% shares of the company’s proceeds….. so I want us to call an impromptu meeting and activate the leadership by vote system, before he marries that girl. ” Mr Coker said.

Mr Judas rubbed his hands on his chin.

” That will be a tough call me Coker. Considering the fact that Ife has the support of most of the members…. I’m afraid what you just suggested might be impossible. Mr Judas replied truthfully.

” That is why I came to you Mr Judas….. I know you are not in support of Ife’s methods of operations because you feel it has a touch of modernity that takes away the original traditional method we’ve always practiced….. I also know you are a close friend of Mr Lawal, Mr Nwachukwu and Mr Bernard. And whatever you convince them to do is what they will do. I already have the support of two other shareholders and if I can have the four of you on my side, then I am guaranteed of winning the case….” Mr Coker replied.

” So how do you think we can go about this?” Mr Judas asked.

” It’s very simple Mr Judas…. We will call a crucial meeting with the shareholders and fix it within a short time frame…. I learnt Ife is not in town…. And so we will give him a short notice of the meeting about a few hours to the time of the meeting. By doing this, Ife wouldn’t be able to meet up and attend the meeting.” Mr Coker said.

” Hmmm!! So what is in it for me if I help you?” Mr Judas asked, scratching his beards.

Mr Coker chuckled.

” That’s a small thing Mr Judas…. Check this out.” Mr Coker said, handing him a piece of document which Mr Judas took and scrutinized.

A smile lurked on Mr Judas lips.

” We have a deal.” Mr Judas said, reaching out his hand for an handshake.

Judith let out a sigh as she hanged up the call. It was a call from Saloma who had informed her the ingredients for the blood convenant ritual was ready, but one item was missing and Judith was to produce the item.

” You must bring his blood.” Saloma had told her.

” But how do I get his blood without harming him.” Judith asked her.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Saloma gave a wild laughter.

” That is a small thing Judith…. All you need do is to prick him with a sharp object and clean it with a cotton wool…. But make sure his blood drops, even if it’s as little as a drop.” Saloma informed her.

” Ok….. how long will it take to complete the ritual?” Judith asked.

” If you bring his blood today,…. We can start the ritual right away.” Saloma replied abruptly.

” Ok then…. I’ll bring it today.” Judith voiced and hung up.

She was losing her grip on Emeka drastically, more than she imagined.

He spends less time with her these days and wasn’t as quick to obey her instructions anymore.

She racked her head, thinking of a quick way to lure him to her house and like a flash, her eyes popped out in excitement.

” Bingo!!!!.” She exclaimed suddenly with a smile escaping on her face.

Picking up her phone on the center table, she dialled his number.

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The phone vibrated repeatedly on the table despite the fact that it was on a silent profile.

It was becoming a huge distraction for Emeka as he shifted uncomfortably. He had taken a quick glance at the screen earlier on and knew it was a call from Judith. Nevertheless, he was in a very important meeting with some important clients of his company. As they were embarking on a highly profitable project.

The company needed connections, and more especially, the company needed more contract deals by reason of the fact that he had repeatedly pulled large chunks of money from the company’s funds. He needed to work twice as hard to replace the money before the investors starts to raise their eyebrows.

Binta was the one doing the talking, while he supported by adding a few brilliant points.

The meeting finally ended and there was an exchange of handshakes between Emeka and his clients, when his phone rang again for the sixth time. He had to excuse himself to pick the call.

” Why was Judith calling him at a working hour?” he wondered while he picked up.

” Emeka I have been trying to reach you all day…..” Judith voiced loudly.