"Thank you" Ambrose glowed in smiles, he walk up to the chair and made himself comfortable. Haira served him from the large food warmer on the dinning table.

"Hanna, the company didn't loss anything, haira secured our ground" Dad announced smiling, he seems so excited.

"I dont understand" I frowned withdrawing my hands from his shoulder, I came to stand next to him, hands akimbo.

"Haira was there before you, she got it" He explained further flashing smiles of satisfaction.

I looked at Haira with a scorn, she sat there smiling. I have been doing my things good and well all this while. Dad had few or no reasons to complain abkut me. When she suddenly arrive Nigeria, I knew for sure that things would become abnormal, she has always been against me, she hates my progress.

"But Dad, you didn't tell me she was going to apply too" I protested, I felt cheated and used.

"Both of you are my eldest children, I would have to retire soon and a CEO must emerge. So, that was a test and I know who's capable now" He grinned showing me soup stained teeth.

"No Daddy" I folded my arms under my breast, he can't be serious.

"What kind of nonesense is that? Haira was aware that her twin sister was chasing that same contract hence, she put in extra effort" my Mom defended. I nodded in agreement, my Mom was the only true friend I had in the family.

"But from the look of things Haira is good, Hanna arrived the place fourty minutes late" Dad argued.

Dammit, I have arrived meetings an hour late and I still manage to play my cards well, this twin sister of mine is here to ruin things for me.

"We aren't taking that, that test is void" My mom insisted.

"Yes" I concured

"Uhmmm, Ok. You two should put in your best, I will choose when the time comes" Dad finally gave in to I and my Mom's wish.

I inhaled, this is still good for now.

"Better" I murmured.

I took my seat and began to dig into my plate of "eba"

"This meal, ma you are a good cook" I saw Ambrose stylishly licking his fingers, he commented on the meal which I knew was made by Haira. That witch is getting another compliment from my boyfriend again?

"Haira made it" My dad said nodding to the ball he just swallowed.

I await the next topic, they would soon remember I can't cook at all.

"Ohhh, you learnt well from your Mom" Ambrose turned to Haira, he flashed a smile at her.

Haira sat up smiling, the idiot must be enjoying the attention she's getting.

"My mom? Not really, I left home since I was sixteen, I taught myself. I love trying out dishes" She said pouring out a glass of water for herself.

"This is great, why not teach Hanna too? She can't boil water successfully"

I lifted my head up when Ambrose made his last speech, I feel embarrassed. Even if he had to say that, it shouldn't have been in her presence.

"Hold it right there, what are you insinuating?" I paused with my hand above the plate of soup, he saw the fire in my eyes and he quickly apologize.

"Sorry" He said even though he still chuckled alongside.

Ambrose POV

I like her already, she sounds gentle and intelligent, she didn't wear heavy make up like Hanna, she's just simple.

"You schooled here?" I inquired turning to face her slightly. This thing I was doing, Hanna might skin me alive at the end of the day.

"USA" She responded washing her hand in a round washing basin on the dinning table. She was quick to finish up the little food she served herself.

I nodded at her response, I face my food again and swallow three balls simultaneously.

"I love food" I said shamelessly.

"It's normal, I learnt from my Dad that the way to a man's heart is food" She responded looking in Chief Ima's direction.

"Hope you aren't referring to Ambrose's heart?" Hanna squeezed her face, she bite her lower lip as she gave Haira a deadly frown.

"She said she learnt from me, be polite at least for once!" Chief Ima corrected, I was really enjoying the conversation, Her twin sister was cool and seems to be an antidote for boredom.

"Hobbies?" I went further.

"Music, tourism, cooking" She responded. She face me entirely since she was done with lunch.

"The chef " I hailed, she laughed for a while then ask me not to flatter her.

"Ambrose" Hanna shouted my name.

I laugh in my head, I was giving her twin sister a lot of attention and she's upset already.

"Hanna" I called her at her. I love the provocating look on her face, I wish she would learn how to cook something as good as this too.

A phone beeped, it was Haira's.

"Don't cry to me now, I warned you" Haira yelled at the caller. I pause eating, transfering all my attention to her.

"Get a job, get a life" She fired again.

We didn't know what the caller was discussing with her because the phone wasn't on speaker. But whatever it's they were discussing, you can be sure it's a serious issue.

"No, I ain't getting no damn lawyer, enjoy your meal, your stupidity" She hissed out loud.

Her loud voice and body representation got everyone's attention aside Hanna, Hanna just face her bowl of Eba and Ogbono, she ate like she was deaf.

"You are still not wise? Stand for yourself, think with your head, make your money then this whole shit will be over, Good day" She hissed, she ended the call and carelessly dropped her phone on the table.

"Anything serious?" I asked immediately the call ended.

"It's mild" She responded flashing me a heart felt smile.

"Baby, talk to Dadddy" Chief Ima insisted, I think it's something she might want to talk about.

"A friend, victim of domestic violence" She said, cloud of tears formed in her eyes.

I inhaled, do people really beat their wives? Like they comfortably hit a woman? I would rather leave the house rather than hit my wife. Hanna has done worst things that warrant beating yet I have never attempted to give her the smallest pinch.

"Mtcheew, If any man beats me, I will drug him, tie him up and beat him constantly for at least a week" Hanna spat, she was looking directly at me as if I had beaten her at some point in our relationship.

"Ehn? " I said with scrunched brows.

If Hanna ever finds herself in such a messy situation, she could actually deal with the man the exact way she had describe.

"I am sure not going to end up with a woman beater, I love family, I want one soonest and that's why I am not rushing into any relationship not after.................." Haira stopped talking, Her eyes and that of Hanna's met. They maintained stares for few seconds, Haira chuckled and continued her speech.

"Yeah.... so I want to work for my money so I can fend for myself and the kids just incase I am still unlucky with men"

"Please work hard, you aren't likely to have a good man with this your witchy witchy character" Hanna hissed sneering at Haira.

"Hanna" Chief Ima banged the table really hard.

The I have been battling with fell off my grip and back into the soup plate giving rise to a large quantity of ogbono soup that splashed all over my facd.

"Oh my God" Haira screamed.

I was sitting next to her, she could reach me before anyone else, she rolled out a good amount of white tissue paper and began to dab it against my oily face.

I shut my eyes tight, who dares to leave their eyes open when their face was soaked in peppery draw soup?

"Bobby, get water in a bowl" Haira screamed, her voice cracking.

Everyone ran Helter skelter trying to get me out of his uncomfortable situation. I was embarrassed, why does this have to happen in my in law home?

It has been decades since I last ate home made meal. I think my mess up face is actually a welcome back ceremony. Hands ran across my face, wiping, scrubbing and cleaning. It was as if my face was now a dirty wall being scrubbed and cleaned. Even though I couldn't see her, I could clearly hear her voice giving orders at interval; Hanna.

My girlfriend must be really disturb, she kept yelling at her Dad, blaming him for what had happened. Her Mom would always take her side so she was never alone. At the end of it, my covetousness has finally landed my face in hot ogbono.

"Try and open the eyes" Haira said patting my back.

I guess she was standing in front of me, Her voice sounds clear and near.

I shook my head, I wasn't trying that. I could feel pepper in my nose and brain. I puff in air and breathed it out at interval, the last thing I want to do right now is slid my eyes open.

"Bobby, warm water and a clean towel please" Haira shouted again.

Oh lord, if I knew, I wouldn't have ate the food o.

"Baby, can't you try and open it?" Hanna said, I could tell where she was speaking from, she was right behind me and her hands pressed my shoulders softly.

I felt hot, I located my shirt's buttons, I unbutton them and I quickly stripped the shirt off.

"Ouchhh" I yelled in discomfort.

"If I had told you not to eat that the chef was a witch, would you have listened?" Hanna whispered in my left ear.

She giggled and I almost cried.

This girlfriend of mine is a big time bitch.

"Go, go, just go" I screamed at hanna, I heard her loud laughter, probably mocking me.

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TBC

Chapter 2 Haira can't be the CEO

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