Novel Title: Avaritia (DollarSigns)
Chapter 3
In the past two days, Chloe was at her husband’s neck.
“Since we got married, you have never made thousand dollars at a go. You are always taking loans to meet up with our bills and here we are talking about a deal for three hundred thousand dollars and you are saying no. Any sharp man that knows what he is doing will grab this opportunity”, Chloe fumed.
“Chloe, can you hear yourself talking? Why are you so obsessed with money that you don’t reason properly anymore? How can you ask me to do this? You’re my own wife. Any sensible wife will turn down this unholy deal. What’s your problem? Why are you bent on troubling me with your insatiable quest for money, please count me out, I’m not interested”, Donald replied.
Finally, somehow Chloe got through to her husband and Donald who loved his wife Chloe so much, gave in, just to make her happy. Chloe was so excited.
“I love you so much”, she told her husband as she kissed him.
The next day, Olinda handed three hundred thousand dollars to Chloe in cash. She almost ran mad!
“It’s all yours”, Olinda told Chloe as Donald stared at them speechlessly.
Chloe came closer to her husband and planted a kiss on his lips.
“My love, I will deposit one hundred thousand into your account, while the remaining balance into mine”, Chloe said and Donald was speechless still. He felt pity for himself reminiscing how his mother warned him sternly not to marry Chloe.
“This woman would have used me for money rituals if I had refused to play along with this unholy deal. I have never heard of such in my life. Women don’t joke with their husbands, but mine is hooking me up with another woman for money. Sometimes, I wonder why I love her so much. Chloe doesn’t deserve my love”, Donald thought.
Later that same day, Olinda took Donald to her wealthy father for introductions.
“Dad, me my fiancé, Donald”, she smiled.
“You are welcome my son”, Olinda’s father said as he exchanged greetings with Donald.
“I’m more than happy to see you, Donald. For how long have you known my daughter?”, Olinda’s father threw in.
Donald stared at Olinda before replying, “a year sir”. Olinda nodded in a smile.
“And why did it take you this long, to show yourself?” Olinda’s father added.
“I’m just waiting for the right time, Sir”, Donald responded.
Olinda’s father smiled. “I like you. You consider yourself lucky because you have just gained a father in me”, Olinda’s father added and Donald smiled nervously
Olinda fell more deeply for Donald as he defended their fake relationship in the presence of her father. “I must make him mine”, Olinda told herself within.
As Donald was fulfilling his own part of the deal, his wife Chloe was spending money lavishly on expensive things that she barely thought about her husband and what he might be going through.
Two weeks passed, there was no sign of Donald. Chloe called Donald’s number uncountable times to no avail as it was turned off. She became very anxious when she called Olinda’s number but it was switched off as well.
Out of anxiety, Chloe almost gave Margaret, Donald’s sister, a call but when she wondered, “How can I explain things to Margaret? She decided not to call her.
“I’m the one who introduced the deal to Donald. I hope my husband is fine. I don’t know Olinda very well. I only know her as my customer. I don’t even know where she lives”, Chloe thought in tears.
With time Chloe began to regret every thing, she kept trying her husband’s phone number but it was still switched off.
Chloe almost died of guilt and that was when it dawned on her that her obsession with money may end up ruining her life.
“Where is Donald? Where is my husband? I hope he is okay, oh God what have I done?”, she had thought
Her children were not helping matters as they kept asking, “Mom, where is Dad? When is he coming back to hug us?” Her children’s questions became more frequent like a chorus. It became a pierce in her heart.
Few weeks later, Donald’s boss called Chloe, “Your husband’s leave is over, why has he not reported to work and we failed to get hold of him as his phone is switched off?”
Chloe stroked inside. “My husband is not feeling well. Please sir, he will call you”, she managed to dismiss her husband’s boss with a flimsy excuse.
One Chloe’s empty day as usual, Margaret’s call came in and asked, “Is my brother there?” I have been trying to get hold of him since yesterday but his phone is switched off, where is he?”
Chloe’s heart sank.
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