016 — THE MYSTERIOUS OFFER.

AMANI

“Aunt, don’t even think about it.” I say in a warning tone three minutes after Bhyron leaves the premises.

Aunt Ophelia hurries to my chair and scoots down on her haunches, grabbing my arm.

“Look, sweetheart, you have every right to be upset with Bhyron. All I’m asking is that you give this a thought. It’ll take a magician and some serious black magic to come up with twenty million by noon tomorrow. Besides, the marriage is fake and it’ll only last for six months. By then, we would’ve paid off the ten million with interest.”

I give her an odd look. “Sometimes, I wonder if you even love me at all.”

Aunt Ophelia gasps, her eyes narrowing with hurt. “How can you say that? Of course I love you. Everything I have done until this time had been in your best interest. Can’t you see?!”

I get to my feet, pointing a shaky finger in her face as anger unfurls in my chest; “no, I can’t see anything, aunt. If you loved me, you wouldn’t even think of asking me to go into any kind of relationsh