Angel was super duper proud of the fact that she was getting married too. And not just that, but to the love of her life.
She was so excited that she broke the premature news to her childhood friend Ella, which was more like a best friend to her.
Ella showed great happiness for her getting married But in the actual sense, she was filled with jealousy and hatred for Angel.
"How does she always get the right man, the good things?"
She kept saying
Angel was a business tycoon and had lots of money. To crown it all, she was an orphan and her parents left behind a great business empire to Which she was heir apparent.
Every financial need of Ella and her brother David was handled by Angel because she considered them both the only family she had got. David's school fees, Elle's shopping, down to the house rent was taken care of by her. And Ella seemed never to appreciate her.
When she went home, Ella has screamed at the top of her voice, owing to the fact that she was being cheated, and angel will pay for it.
Unfortunately for Angel, the fiance she thought she had, who loved her, was actually a planned one. Literally fake.
Elle had always wanted to rip Angel's property of her, so she has asked her own boyfriend, Manchi to woo her months back. Manchi was class enough for classy ladies like Angel, and it wasn't quite a difficult task. He dated her for 5months, and on a faithful night, he had professed undying love for her and that he wished to Marry her. Angel was shocked and happy at the same time. To make everything more romantic, he had told her not to say "no" that his mom couldn't wait to hear the news about them getting married soon.
She accepted and they started making plans. At this, she has told Ella.
That evening, Manchi had gone over to Elle's apartment, to finalize their plans on dealing mercilessly with Angel.
They both had come up with a plan to have a way of extorting money from her because she was rich, all in the name of wedding arrangements.
The next day, that Manchi booked a dinner date with Angel and told her how the funds he invested had hung, and he wanted to give her the best wedding ever in Lagos. She was wowed by this and she asked him how much he felt was okay for the wedding plans. He told her 5million because he wanted it grand. So she told him she was going to give him the money to proceed with the wedding plans, and after the investment pasta him off, he could always give her a refund.
Manchi couldn't believe Angel to trust him easily to give out 5m just like that. He hurriedly broke the news to Ella who wasn't surprised at all.
"I told you that girl has no sense at all, she's a fool and she trusts too easily. Like how could she do this. Well good thing she did. We are 5m richer".
Manchi had asked her if there was a need to still go on with the marriage, and she told him that it was of great importance. As Angel had no family members, once he is married to her, automatically he becomes her next of kin, and then she would then come into the picture as her best friend, borrow some money, then use us to buy shares from him. Much more than angels own. He would dumb her, and together with Ella, they would take over her company.
Superb! they thought.
Manchi kept having an affair with Ella, as she was his lover originally. David, Ella's younger brother has heard about their ugly and wicked plans concerning Angel, who he saw as a mum, and wasn't happy at all. He had confronted his sister about why she hated the lady she called a best friend, and all he could get as an answer was that she took everything from her, right from when they were kids. Even the love of her own mother.
At this, David became concerned. When Manchi visited that afternoon, and was at the balcony with Ella on his laps, doing some cuddling and mild romance., He had called Angel who just got discharged from the hospital due to a Ceasing of breath, to rush down to the house.
At first, she didn't want to, as she needed to head back home to get some rest, but David kept insisting, and she drove and came by.
Packed and entered the house through the balcony as usual, and just then, she saw her fiance and her best friend right in front of her, kissing and cuddling, tears strolled down her cheeks, how could the people she loved most in her life betray her this much.
She quietly left the house unnoticed and drove back to her car.
David came by her house that evening to apologize for what he had made her see. With tears down her eyes, she had poured our bee heart to him, and how grateful she was of him being the one real and true friend she never had. She told him she had taken him as a younger brother and would always have his back.
She stopped picking Manchi's calls and he felt something was amiss, but Ella assured him that it was okay, since Angel was a busy person.
Angel's birthday was the next day, and he had one of her colleagues take her on a date. He had come to have a liking of Henry, and he proved more responsible and loving to her. Manchi, had come to the same eatery and saw her with another dashing young man, enjoying herself, gisting and laughing. He couldn't confront her because he knew he has no right to. He went and reported back to Ella who called him a weakling.
That day, Henry had seen her off and tried to kiss her when she shun him with all her might.
"Ohh, if Ella has sent you to woo me since Manchi failed, just tell her that it didn't work. I discovered it already".
Henry was alas, he didn't know who those people were. He told her he really loved her and he wanted her in his life. But she paid no attention to him and drove off. How can Ella go to that extent, she thought.
The next day, Ella had come to her house to celebrate her birthday with her. Which was already a day past. Angel wasn't happy at all, but she concealed it. While Elle had rushed to the kitchen to get wine glasses, Angel quickly put a call through Manchi, telling him she missed him, and he should come by immediately.
Manchi came and Angel had asked Ella to open the door for her. And to her utmost surprise, there was Manchi.
They kept asking themselves questions, "how did you get here now" 'what are you doing here"
When Angel came back to the sitting room,. Elle had gone to get an extra wine glass for Manchi when Angel spoke up to Manchi in Ella's absence.
"Ella told me everything about you, the ugly things you planned to do to me, how you want to get married to me because of my money. How could you do such Manchi, I thought you loved me? "
Manchi was shocked. How could Ella go behind his backs and say about all their plans? And that was how he confessed, owing everything to Ella's idea and greediness to take over her wealth. And just as immediately, Ella had come back to the sitting room and Manchi had confronted her in angels presence.
"How could you be this heartless to backstab me. Wasn't it your idea for me to get married to your best friend here, so I become next of kin?"
That's how they kept exposing deep secrets about themselves.
And then Angel had heard enough, and said "cut!!"
It was all planned out.
I told Manchi here that you backstabbed me, and he fell for it. And here you both are, exposing your deepest secrets to me.
Ella was so embittered, and she sprang up
"I hate you, for taking everything away from me. My first love Alex before he was killed. You know, I actually killed him since I couldn't get him, you shouldn't get him either"
She tried to push Angel down then the police came in and got both of them arrested.
She was grateful for David, for telling her their plans. And together they drove to Henry's office to apologize to him.
On getting there, she had told him she was sorry, and that she thought he had something to do with her best friend and ex-fiance.
He told her that he had forgiven her already, and he missed her.
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At that, she asked him if the offer of being the woman of his life was still open, and he said yes.
Then, she cakes forward to kiss him, when he shifted back saying
"And what do you think you are doing, you are part of them right?"
Angel was so confused
" Part of who, I swear I don't know anyone that wants to hurt, rather be a party to them.
Henry then continued.,
"Elle and Manchi?"
And just then, she understood he just did the same thing she had done to him, and they both laughed.
She got engaged to him and married in a month's time.
All thanks to David that enabled her to remove the thorn in her flesh, in the person of her best friend and ex-fiance.
She vowed to sponsor David in any business or career he wanted to venture into, after schooling., Until her last drop.
Thanks for reading my novel for today and I will love to see you tomorrow for another inspiring one that is better than this. PEACE!
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