Chapter 6 We're moving

Throughout the function I kept on thinking why a mother would mock her own child. Maybe they're not in having a sound relationship but that doesn't mean she would mock him. Or maybe Micheal doesn't last with girls but Oliver said he hates women.

" Then why is he with you?" My subconscious asked me. " He bought me, silly." I smiled.

" Only a fool smiles at nothing." I heard Michael say. When did he come back from his bonding? " We're leaving now."

" But the party isn't over." I was kinda enjoying the function.

" Do you make the orders?" He asked angrily and I gulped.

" No." I said.

" Good. We're leaving."

***

When we got back to the hotel room, I checked the time and it almost 6pm. What a long function!

" Wash yourself and come eat." He said as he entered his room. So unpredictable!

I obediently showered and changed into a red pyjamas since I decided to sleep early.

" Why are you on your pyjamas?" He asked as I went into the dining.

" I was gonna sleep early but if I want me to change into something else, I'll do it." I said as I sat down on the chair on his right hand.

" I ordered spaghetti and meatballs, hope you eat them?" He asked mischievously, always looking for a way to punish me.

" Even if I don't, you still force me to eat." I sighed as I picked my fork.

We ate in silence expect for the fact that I felt Micheal stealing glances at me while I ate.

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TWO WEEKS LATER

JASMINE

" Catch me." I giggled as I ran around the living room.

" You know I'm faster than you. You're such a snail." Oliver teased.

"You bet." I smiled and stopped running for him to catch up with me.

"Gotcha." He said hugging me from behind.

" You only caught me coz I stopped running." I laughed.

" Whatever." He smiled. " What do you want to do now? Do you want to go out?"

" No, I prefer staying in. Besides Mike would soon be back and I want to be here when our things are moved. I can't believe he wasted millions on just shelter." I said sitting down on the couch.

" Mike loves his things big. Wait did you just call him Mike?" Oliver asked and I blushed hard. " Why are you blushing?"

" Is it a crime?" I asked

" I didn't say so. You like him?"

" No, I don't. " I said. " But your heart always skip a beat when you hear his name." My subconscious teased.

" Can you tell me more about your friend?" I asked.

" What about him?"

" Why he's the way he is now?"

" Well it's a long story even before I met him. You know he heard a girlfriend once. And he loved her so much, he could even die for her but he wasn't as rich as he is now. He was what you kids call a church rat. He tried everything possible to keep the girl with him but she was after money. So when his money was gone and he was diagnosed with a bad kidney, she left him but not without calling him all sort of names. " He narrated.

" Is it all? Is that why he's cruel to women?"

"Not only that. The same girl when she was sick, he was the one who saved her but she couldn't even stay by his side immediately she heard he was sick."

" That doesn't mean all women are the same."

" Tell that to a man whose mother called worthless and gave him to drug lords to use."

"What?! Is that why he hates her?"

"You still think it's not enough? The woman wanted to kill him and his father so that she could marry another man."

" She is cruel. If it had been me, I'd have sent her to a place she'll never return from."

" Now you're talking like him."

" What? I'm a woman and I wouldn't abandon my family to be with another man." I said and he smiled.

" Big brother." We heard a little voice call from the living room.

" Oh it's the little bug." Oliver teased.

" I'm not little and I'm not a bug. I'm eleven." The little girl pouted.

" You're still little." Oliver said and the girl cried.

" Stop making her sad." I said and pulled her to myself. " Hi, what's your name?"

" I'm Nancy and I have a bad big brother." She cried.

" It's okay Nancy. Your big brother is just being naughty. Come let's play together in the living room." I said and pulled her along with me.

" Don't make any noise while playing in the living room." Michael snorted.

" Must you always be an ass?" I scoffed and walked past him.

" Ms Jasmine." Nancy called and I wondered how she knew my name. " Uncle Micheal told me. He spoke a lot about you on the way here. This is the first time I'm seeing with a woman." She blurted.

" Oh really?"

" Is he romantic?" She asked and I laughed.

" Now who taught you that?" I asked laughing.

" Mum did. She said a man in love must be romantic but Uncle Micheal is stiff." She said fondling with her hands and I chuckled.

" What's funny?" We heard Oliver ask.

" You are. You look a pig." Nancy teased and ran behind me to hid.

" I'll catch you later." Oliver sighed.

" Jasmine." Michael called softly.

" Yes."

" Nevermind." He sighed.

" I thought I told you tell her she's beautiful." I heard Oliver whisper to Michael.

" I can't." Michael whispered back and went into his room.

I glanced at Oliver who shrugged his shoulders.

**

The drive to Michael's new mansion was very long and boring. He had bought a house in Franklin's estate. Oliver said it was the biggest accommodation in that estate.

Franklin's estate was a very expensive one, even the top richest men in New Orleans found it hard to buy a house there and here Michael bought the biggest. I wonder how rich he is.

We drove into the estate after the necessary clearance and continued driving for about twenty minutes before we got to the property he bought.

I came down from the car and some guards rushed to my side to assist me.

I looked at the mansion in great astonishment. It was damn right beautiful. There was a waterfall at the center of the compound. A garden at the far right of the house.

The environment was surrounded by green trees, making the air feel cooler than usual. The path of the road was designed with flowers and small streetlights at each corner. The environment smelt rich.

Then came the house. It was a large building painted gold and white. It had a very large exquisite door that couldn't be missed. It's roof was very beautiful. It's glass windows were mostly to the floor. From the look of the building, I'm sure it has more than ten bedrooms.

" I had to take the best. Looks like a white house, right?" I heard Michael ask and Oliver snickered.

" It's beautiful." I said slowly.

" It has a small lake at the and a swimming pool in one of the rooms and also at the back." Michael smiled. "Do you like it?" He asked and I looked at him shocked.

" Yes, I do ." I smiled.

" Let's go in then."