Chapter 9 The lonely days of the pas

old Zan contacted his son's former assistant who probably knew everything. the next morning old Zan headed to C city looking for Cathy.

it didn't take time before he reached Cathy's home.

"we don't keep wasted materials. that girl never listened to us, she went and got pregnant with a stranger and you expected us to take care of the child. how strange?. an old man said to old Zan once he asked Cathy's way abouts.

In C city, once girl became pregnant before marriage, she was considered a bad seed which will soon affect the younger generation.

once Cathy was found pregnant, she was sent away by her family. she went to a rural area since life had taken a U-turn.

she gave birth to a girl butafter three months,she started getting stomach pain daily.

the area she stayed in had poor services ranging from water, food and medical care paired with low skilled medical personnels resulted into her death. leaving a daughter of three months behind with a friend who took care of her during pregnancy.

"Cathy had some savings that she left me. she asked me to take care of her child for sometime saying that one day her family will come for her. Cathy's friend said to old Zan when he asked about everything that happened. he apologized for being late to take the child. but on his way back, he received a phone call that Zan Yan had passed away.

he took the child who was 6yrs by then to the Zan house.

the child continued school after everything had settled down.

Zan Yan's wife became angry at every little thing thatthe girl did. telling her that she will soon pick up her mother's foot steps at ruining other people's families. when she turned 20yrs, she headed to middle East where her mother's friend migrated. after two years, she became part of the Indda Distributors where she worked as secretary at their main branch.

she meant a lot of people but letter she meant Xia who was from Roriland. Xiawas a simple person so, it didn't take long before they became close not leaving the fact that they were both from Roriland.

2yralater, majorine met An kenzi who waslooking for corroborations.

they became close and kenzi was determined to marry her since she was also from Roriland but she became pregnant before their marriage. she became a sicky woman because of the pregnancy which took her 3yrs time to regain herself to normal. all these were only known to the An family.

when the car accident occurred after the handle over ceremony, kaizi died on spot and the woman in the back seat was rashed to the hospital.

"take care of my son" just in case I don't make it out of here. majorine said to her friend Xia when she went to visit her at the hospital. a week later she died in an operation room when trying to fix her dispositioned Spain but her family was never informed and old Zan was left in the hopes of seeing his grandchild one day.

Time flies rilly fast!!

"you're now a mature boy that needs todo as expected but you will have to introduce me to your wife to be fast. is that okay with you? aunt Xia asked An trying to liven the situation but An continued to ask.

"why didn't I die with them?

"you were brought from the airport direct to the An mansion in the city, but we can say that , it was not your time yet. don't over think about these sadpasts. they will do you more harm than good. rest well so that you start afresh tomorrow. don't take those lonely days with you to your marriage. said aunt Xia before heading to her bedroom.