Ashes Of The Same Fire

money and quiet power where legacies were negotiated ov

ed excitement. A long table had been set for a private family gathering. Tunde's parents Chief and L

to them were

face. Mama Okonkwo gleamed in heavy coral beads and pride. And beside them s

like a br

Tunde's uncle. "I can't wait to be called Mrs. Owolabi," she said, her ey

ne chu

ef Owolabi said stiffly, though s

morrow from Singapore. We'll make the

'll be thrilled. Who wouldn't want an educated, w

studied in London, attended etiquette classes, speaks French fl

glass. "To a union that w

ed their glas

tiff with unease. She had seen her brother with Chizaram. The way he looked at her

ayed quiet

e already picked out a color scheme for the wedding," she sai

ld take

ows about this arrangem

om fel

cessary for him to know until we've finalized

y. "That girl with no pedigree. We won't l

rry. Once I'm in his hou

just claim because it suits a cont

girlfriend? Please. Tunde will come to hi

tment," Dami muttered under

retense, but something hung in the a

abi was finalizing the biggest international deal of his life

, he wou

lebration,