A LEGAL REVENGE: THE LAW DOESN'T KNOW LOVE

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er mom and zoomed t

w down." Que

eeling pain."

y, don't

car down. "Okay, w

them. A visit to the hospital for her mom's check-up was a private affair. If there was a spy sneaked into the royal bodyguards, which was a well known possibility,

of the building, even the square shaped windows on every side, could be mistaken for small television sets. Amanda loved the fresh flowers, hovering in her sight and welcoming her, as she drove into the compound. Their names were familiar; daffodils, azaleas, sunflowers etc.

uld cost lives and sell souls. Royalties had an attraction for the latest vehicles, and some would go far as paying car companies, for specially made cust

your highnesses.

s as they went, without stopping for a chat. One of them was a governor's wife. Some were top women in g

and tapping computers while giving out information and holding discussions, doctors rushing through doors for emergency patients, cleaners

e on her mom, but avoiding her mom's eyes, till they got to the private elevator. Her mom's walking steps were steady and normal. The private elevat

was less bright and the doors were wider compared to regular elevators. Such details weren't new to her, but it did nothing on her nerves. At top floor, when the elevator stopped, and the doors slid open, her heart

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lab coat and having a stethoscope hang around his neck. He exchanged greetings with the Queen and complimented Amanda's beauty. Ama

ets, a kitchenette, fluffy bathrobe on the bathroom door, African painting and a stand by nurse. The royal family were regul

lling asleep in the softness of the sheets, Amanda held a pretence smile, because the turbulent opponent of her mom's body was staring her in the face. She had refuse

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pains in her mother's knees and back. Her heart was thumping at predictions of what Doctor Hillsong tests might reveal, when the phone rang into her thoughts. Her father, King Shark. She breat

at there was government work. Though it was the major reason for majority of their

heckup. She was feeling

her and h

is running

f Army Staff

t herself, for trying t

d a lawsuit against the government at the IC

the Naija government had exploded on social media, and s

this case is very important to him. He has promi

sing to force out the usual preten

hear my

hea

amily. From their investigation, the man suing the gove

osed her eyes for a second, upon hearing Dagogo's name

know

rea

ne a bribe can handle. Then if you want someone el

take car

later." King Shark

. After law school, she had returned to Naija and moved on with her life. Years later, fate will have it that they encounter themselves in an American court. A Naija rural community had f

reat of dethroning her mother. In order to preserve her mother's position, she had resorted to financial muscle. She had bribed Dagogo's witnesses into changing their testimonies. The move had worked. She watch

ith a married man. Until reality crashed through her fantasy and she found herself running back to Naija. After a successful disappearance from Dago

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to suggest anything was wrong, till he raised his head and there was a firmness in his eyes as he dropped his

did she keep to the d

und, she did, until I

the diet while

to think. "I was calling her and sh

ce tightened. Those were wrecking seco

she added weig

Amanda's heart

d on the results from tests we have conducted before, it leads me to the conclusion that your

for Amanda, and it was not

ibility of obesity, your mom requires s

gery

and levelled down, as if it was saying the

I would recommend is a procedure called Lapar

r because Doctor Hillsong used a lot of medical terms, or the complicated details

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her breathing against the stress of her heart. Queen Shark was discussing over the phone, speaking in Yoruba language. Her mother's b

oring the meals and arguing with Queen Shark into making her obedient. Many times Amanda assumed she was close, b

e phone from her ear. While Amanda was standing with bad new

t-loss surgery. Mommy did you ke

prayed about it. it'll be fine, do

rayed, you should hav

ved a shock in her body. Her eyes were became bright and her complexion was shifting. She began to

gripped her s

n...Am

he bed, like a log of wood,

a shouted, shak

nd the nurse rush