Sarah Canon’s joy knew no bounds as she jumped on her feet, danced and tweaked her tapering waist all because a diamond engagement ring was on her finger now, and not just from any ordinary common man but from me, the world richest man.
Anyone that came across her joyous countenance could easily tell something more magical and entailing had happened to her. Before she branched to the hospital, she drove down to a grocery for wedding accessories and started hand-picking and selecting the most expensive gown she was going to be adorning on the very day I would walk her to the registry.
“But, ma’am that wedding gown is damn expensive. It is one million dollars,” the grocery owner reminded Sarah the moment she picked up this spectacular brand.
“Uh…uh… you don’t have to bother. Do you know who my fiancée is? My fiancé is the incredible world richest man, Mike Don…”
She was yet speaking when the woman interrupted her, “The world richest man? Oh my God! This is unbelievable! You are fortunate, absolutely fortunate to have him as your fiancée. In that case you could go for the gown, your fiancé is the god of wealth. He is equal to the task. So which of them are you are going for?” the woman asked anxiously.
Sarah gave a dilated smile and shrugged before raising her fingers, “Perhaps you just have to know that he just engaged me so very soon we will be coming to do some shopping for our wedding. I want you to keep this gown specially for me. When we come , he will pay for it.”
The woman gave a complimentary nod, “Oh wow! I would be fascinated to have the world richest man patronize me, obviously that day would be a shut down, because he has got plenty money to spend.”
When Sarah returned to the hospital she knew news about her engagement to me would put some smiles on the face of her father, who had known no joy ever since his bankruptcy. She couldn’t wait to break news of our engagement and wedding which she expected earnestly.
Upon entering into the ward, she raised her finger to flash the diamond engagement ring at her father and smiled cheek to cheek, “Father look what we have here.” She scuttled to his side, “I said yes to somebody spectacular, guess who?” she kept at her smile.
Greg Canon’s face suddenly was lit up with a misery smile. He dragged a chiseled brow at the diamond ring and dimmed his eyes thoughtfully , “Who the hell could it be if not the world richest man …”
Sarah Canon exclaimed at the tops of her voice, “Yes father! Mike Don just engaged your daughter!” she flashed the diamond ring one more time and smiled easily, “This is the prime of my life. Isn’t it a thing of joy to wake up each day and realize that your husband is a man honored by all and hated by none, because of his unlimited wealth?”
All of a sudden the news just deposited this strange energy in Greg and he summoned the guts to sit up, “This is the greatest news of my life, daughter. Tell me you are joking. Tell me you are pulling my legs daughter.” His jaw shivered in unimaginable excitement.
Her fingers were still raised at her father, “Hell no father. He hosted me to warm date on his gold-plated private jet and it was there he engaged me, father. I guess in few days time we will all gather at my wedding reception. Oh my God! I can’t wait to answer Mrs. Mike Don, wife to the world richest man. Right now I feel on top of the world. Hmmm.” Her lips curved in excitement.
Greg sounded, “I am so happy for you, my daughter. You have finally made me proud. So right now as you celebrate being the wife to the world richest man , I am going to boast about being the father-in-law to the world richest man…” he was interrupted by his cough.
She leaned forward to nurse him, “Sorry father.” She smiled back at him the moment he smirked uneasily , “Don’t worry, soon you will leave this sick bed and function as the father-in-law of a reputable son-in-law.” She gave him a glass of water to drink when the cough wouldn’t subside.
Greg picked on again after clearing his throat, “One more pertinent thing , daughter, perhaps you might have forgotten about it. Did he give you the one trillion…”
He had barely finished his words when she interrupted, “Yeah! Yeah! That reminds me. My husband , the world richest man has agreed to give me the money.” Once thought of selling their mansion and their cars hit her in the head, she lowered her gaze and said coldly, “As a matter of fact in few days I will go and cash the money…”
Greg twinkled and dimmed his eyes in exaggerated joy, “Well good news, but I will reserve my comment about Mike Don until I see the one trillion dollars .” he caught the haze of frown on her face, “Come on Sarah, I am not doubting your fiancée’s generosity but you see the money in question is one trillion dollars not one dollar…”
Sarah simpered briefly, “You don’t have any reason to fear, father. My husband has already granted me the money, it us just for me to cash it. If he could buy me a fashion home, and engage me with a diamond ring.” She raised her fingers, “What makes you feel he won’t give me the one trillion uh?”
Greg shrugged, feeling a little perplexed , “Well I can’t wait to return home so that we can plan your wedding and if not for my bankruptcy I would have loved to gift you an exotic car.” He shrugged, “Well someday I will gift you the car, perhaps when I regain the Canon Group.”
Sarah forced a complacent smile; she wondered how she was going to tell him that she had sold their mansion and all their cars according to my directive.
Trouble ahead…