Billionaire’s Son PRETEND To Be A Fisherman To Find True Love, Then This Happened

PART 2:

 So, I’m planning something. I’m planning to disguise myself to find true love. ” No, sir. You shouldn’t do that. ”  ” You’re popular, and your father is a well-known influential billionaire. ”  ” Everyone knows you. What if something happens to you out there, and nobody even knows where to find you? ” That’s why I’ve decided to travel far from here, to another town where no one can tell it’s me.

 I’ll wear a proper disguise, old clothes, a beard, a new name, no driver, no security, no company car. ” A disguise? Are you sure about this? ” to. ” Sir, forgive me for saying this, but  this sounds like something out of a movie, not real life. ” Maybe, but real life hasn’t been working so far. ” I understand you perfectly, sir, but please just think about it carefully.

 At least tell your parents before you disappear. ” I intend to. ”  ” My  son, you seem worried. You’re not eating. What’s wrong? I hope you’re okay. ” Mom, I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve done all I can, and I still haven’t found true love. Every woman I meet wants me for what I can give them.

 I want someone who loves me genuinely, someone ready to grow with me, not someone who wants to sit down and enjoy what’s already here. My son, there are many women out there to choose from. You’re a handsome man with every quality a woman wants. Do you think any woman would love you if you were poor? One reason you work to be rich is so you have the advantage of choice.

 A poor man settles for whatever comes to him. Dad, I understand. But I can’t risk my future settling for someone with no real potential to add to my life. Someone who just wants to sit and bask  in luxury. ” Have you prayed about this, my son? Sometimes what we’re searching for isn’t found by searching harder, but by waiting differently.

” I have, Mom. But I also believe God expects us to move our feet while we pray. ” When I met your mother, I had nothing. She stood by me through thick and thin. Look at us now, happy, successful, married. ” He used to borrow money from his roommate just to take me out. And still I stayed. ” Exactly, Dad. That’s exactly my point.

That kind of loyalty is rare in our generation now, which is why I found a solution. I plan to go to a remote town in disguise to find someone real. ” No, Brian. I don’t agree. You want to put your life at risk? You are my only son. You can’t be out there somewhere dangerous unguarded. ” Brian, your father has a point.

 This world is not what it used to be. ” I hear you both, but I’ve made up my mind. I would rather risk discomfort for a few months than spend the rest of my life wondering if my wife married me or married my bank account. ” My son, I have a better alternative. Instead of disguising yourself and risking your well-being out there, why don’t I set you up on a blind date with the daughter of an acquaintance? At least give that a try first.

 Trust me, it won’t go wrong. But if it does, then you can go ahead with your plan. ” Really, Dad? ”  ” Are you sure this isn’t just a way to buy time so I forget about the whole idea? ” Would I do that to you? Of course, son. There’s nothing wrong with one more try, is there? Her name is Betty. Her father and I go way back. Good family.

  And she doesn’t know who I really am or she does? She only knows a family friend’s son is coming  to meet her, nothing more. Give it a real chance, Brian. ” Fine. One more try. But if this goes the way the others have, I’m not changing my mind, Dad. ”  ” Understood. Just give it your full heart, not half of it.

” [singing] ” Good evening. You must be Betty. I’m ” My name is Betty. I love  fashion. Do you like my nails? I flew someone in from Dubai just to do them. ” They’re very detailed. ”  ” Shopping is basically my full-time job, and don’t even get me started on vacations.

 Dubai, Paris, Bali, I’ve done it all this year alone. ” That’s quite a lot of traveling. What do you do for work, if you don’t mind me asking? ” Work? Girl has to relax, you know, life is too short to not treat yourself. My father takes care of everything, and one day my husband will, too. ” How did you even find such a girl, Dad? ”  ” She’s the height of them all.

 I just sat there all day listening to her talk about relaxing for the rest of her life. ” Her father assured me she was ” Dad, please. I’ve had enough. I have to do this my own way. If it doesn’t work, I’ll stay single forever, or die a lonely man. ” You are as stubborn as your grandfather, you know that? ” I take that as a compliment.

” It wasn’t one. If your mind is truly made up, I won’t stand fully in your way anymore. But you will let me arrange for someone to watch over you from a distance. Non-negotiable, Brian. ” I don’t want to be followed around like a child, Dad. ” It’s not about being a child. It’s about being my only son. Take it, ”  ” or I fight you on this whole plan from the beginning.

” Fine. From a distance. He doesn’t approach me, doesn’t interfere unless my life is genuinely in danger. ” Agreed. So, where exactly are you going now? ” I can’t disclose my location just yet, Dad, but I’ll reach out from time to time. ” Must you do this? ” Mom, I’ll be fine. This is something I need to do for myself.

” Promise me you’ll call every week. Not text,  call, so I hear your voice. ” Every week, Mom. I promise. Remember who you are ”  ” underneath whatever name you choose to answer to. Don’t lose yourself out there chasing what’s real. I won’t, Dad. If anything, I think I’m going to find myself out there.

” Go well, my son. God will locate you. ” [music and singing] ” Oga, fine car. How long you go dey stay? I don’t know  yet, but if it’s longer, I’ll send more money. No wahala, I go cover am well. Nobody go touch am. But make you dey careful for this town, o. Some areas not too safe for stranger. Thank you. I’ll keep that in mind.

You dey find work? Because I fit ask around for you, sha. Small money for guiding new person. No be crime. No, I’ve already got a place to start, but I appreciate it. All right, oga. Safe journey to town. ”  [singing]  ” I hope I haven’t made a wrong choice coming here. No penthouse, no driver, no meetings, just me and whatever this is.

Okay, Brian. Okay, where do I even start looking for a room? ”  ” These people move like they were born knowing exactly what to do. Meanwhile, I don’t even know where I’ll sleep tonight. One step at a time. Find a place to lay your head first. Everything else will follow. ” [music and singing]  ” You said you needed something comfortable, so this should do.

Small, but no leaking roof, no rats, I promise you. It’s okay. Thank you. ”  ” This is one of the best furnishings you can get in this town. Oh, this will do. Rent now monthly, and water they buy the well behind the house. Light no too steady here, so keep candle or lantern ready. Understood. I’ll manage.

 What work you come do for this town? You no look like person we suppose they here, oh. I’m here to fish, trying something  new. Fishing? Okay, if that’s your mind. Papa Ebele’s people are by the river, ask for them. Welcome to the town, my friend. Thank you. I appreciate the welcome. This is really happening.

Brian, in  a room the size of my old walking closet. Look at you. Beard don’t grow like say na forest you they grow for your face. But if this is  what it takes, then so be it. Nobody here knows Okafor Group. Nobody here cares what car I don’t have. Let’s see what that’s worth. Tomorrow I become Bio properly.

 No slipping up. ” River could tell the story. ”  ” Tell the story no more day. ”   ” Young man, you look lost. You just come to this town? ” Yes, ma. I just arrived yesterday. ” You have soft hands, oh. Which work you they find? ” I am a fisherman, ma. I heard the river here is good for that kind of work, so I came for greener pastures. Fishing.

” My son, fishing is hard. It is something men grow up doing, not something you wake up one morning and decide. But if that is your mind, go and meet Papa Ebele, the head fisherman here. Maybe he can guide you. ” Thank you, ma. Where can I find him? ” He’s at the market, my son. ” Thank you, ma.  I will go now.

” Follow this road down, past the big mango tree, you will see the river bank. His people they there every morning before sun get high. Tell them Mama Gosi sent you, small small they go treat you better. ” God bless you, ma. I really appreciate this. ” Just don’t come back here crying that the river beat you, eh? ”  [singing]  ” Oga, are you going to stand there and watch us, or are you going to help us pull the net? ” I I can help.

  ” Aha, you don’t spoil the catch. Who be this one self? Leave am, maybe na first time. Oyibo, you, what is your name? ” They call me Bio. ” Bio, fishing no be something wey person go rush. ”  ” You watch, you learn, you no just grab rope like say na tug of war. Na so this one come waste our morning catch.

”  ” Uzo, calm down, everybody get their first day. Bio, if you want to learn, come tomorrow morning early before the sun rises. That is when real fishing starts. I’ll be here. Thank you for the chance, sir. ” Chance to spoil more net, you mean? ” They call me Papa Bele. If you want to learn, come tomorrow morning early before the sun rises.

 That is when real fishing starts. I’ll be here. Thank you for the chance, sir. ”  ” I have run multi-millionaire company mergers. I have negotiated with foreign investors. And I cannot pull a fishing net. This is either the most foolish thing I have ever done, or the most important. Look at these hands, 32 years old and I’m getting blisters like a child holding a rope for the first time.

I have run multi-millionaire company mergers.  I have negotiated with foreign investors. And I cannot pull a fishing net. This is either the most  foolish thing I have ever done, or the most important. Look at these hands, 32 years old and I’m getting blisters like a child holding a rope for the first time.

I embarrassed myself and fell into the water and couldn’t even swim. Somewhere Uzo from the river is probably telling the whole riverbank how the useless new man spoiled their morning catch. Tomorrow, I’ll try again tomorrow. And the day after, if I have to. ” Bio, na so you go come every day come dey turn our net to wrapper.

” I’m getting it right. ” MAKE YOU NO COME DROWN FOR MY RIVER, OH. I NO BE LIFE GUARD. ” FINE. If I can’t learn with an audience, I’ll learn without one. ” You are lucky  it’s only your pride that’s wounded and not your neck. ” I I didn’t hear  you come. ” That’s because you were too busy fighting the river like it owes you money.

Every evening  this week I have come to fetch water and every evening there is a grown man out here struggling like this is his first time seeing a river. ” I am still learning  the new techniques. ” Technique? My friend, there is no technique you are struggling to remember.

 You simply do not know how to fish. Where are you even from? You don’t talk like anyone from here. ” I’m from  far. I came to start a new life here. ” A new life that begins with humiliating yourself in a river every evening. Bold choice. ” When you say it like that, it does sound ridiculous. ” And out of all the trades in this world, you chose the one that requires you to fight with water every single night when nobody is watching.

My name is Amara, by the way. My father is Papa Ebele, the head fisherman. ” Papa Ebele is your father? I’ve been trying to learn from his group. ” I know. I have heard about you, Bio, the one who spoiled the net on his first  day. News travels fast in a small town. ” Wonderful. My reputation precedes me.

” Don’t worry. Everyone struggles with something new. You are just struggling very publicly and very wetly. ” You’re enjoying this, aren’t you? ” I know. I have heard about you bio, the one who spoiled the net on his first day. News travels fast in a small town. ” Wonderful. My reputation precedes me. ” Don’t worry.

 Everyone struggles with something new. You are just struggling very publicly and very wetly. ” You’re enjoying this, aren’t you? Since you clearly know what you’re doing and I clearly don’t, perhaps you could show me just once.  I promise I am a fast learner in everything except apparently fishing. ” Hm. ”  ” And why should I waste my evening teaching a stranger who can’t even hold a rope properly? ” Because watching me fail is clearly the highlight of your evening and I’d hate to deprive you of that.

” Fair point. I fetch water here every evening around this time. If you come back tomorrow, maybe I’ll show you one or two things, but I am not making any promises about your talents. ” That’s already more generous than I deserve. ” Good night,  bio who cannot fish. ” Good night, Amara. You’re here already.

” You’re early. I didn’t think you’d actually show up. ” I didn’t want to keep my instructor waiting. ” All right, come. Watch closely because I’m only showing you this once. Fishing is not about strength. It is about patience and reading the water. You keep trying to force the net.  The river will not be forced.

 You have to feel where the fish are moving, not just throw and hope. Okay, that was worse than yesterday. ” I have never been laughed at this consistently in my entire life. ” Then you have been living a very sheltered life. Try again. This time don’t grip the rope so tight. Let your wrist do the work, not your whole arm.

” All right, let me try. ” There. See? You are not completely hopeless. ” High praise.  ” Don’t get used to it. One decent throw doesn’t make you a fisherman. ” No, but it makes me a man with hope. That’s already more than I had this morning. ” Come back tomorrow. I suppose I have nothing better to do than watch you struggle a little  less each day.

” That must be lonely. To never know if someone likes you or your pocket. ” You have no idea. What about you? What do you want, Amara, beyond fetching water and mocking hopeless fishermen? ” I want to teach. There’s a school two towns from here, but most girls here never make it that far. Their parents pull them out to marry them off young or to help at home.

 I want to open a school right here, so no girl has to choose between her education and her family. ” That’s not a small dream. ” It’s not supposed to be small. Small dreams don’t change anything. ”  ” You know, in the short time I’ve known you, I don’t think I’ve ever heard you speak about yourself the way you speak about that school.

” It’s what matters most. Well, for what it’s worth, I don’t know your pocket by you. I only know that you are terrible at fishing, decent at conversation, and you make me laugh more than anyone else in this town. ” I’ll take terrible at fishing and decent at conversation. It’s more honest than most things people have said to  me.

” I mean it. You make me happy. ” You make me happy, too. ” And you make me laugh more than anyone else in this town. ” I’ll take terrible  at fishing and decent at conversation. It’s more honest than most things people have said to me. ”  ” You are always coming back from the river with that foolish smile on your face these days.

 Is it that poor man, Bayo? ” His name is Bayo, and he’s not foolish, Chioma. ” Amara, please. The man cannot even fish. Everyone in this town is laughing about it. What kind of future are you building with a man who cannot provide for himself, not to talk of a wife? ” Not everyone needs to be rich to be worth  something, Chioma.

Some of us actually care about a person’s character.  ” Character does not pay bride price. Character does not build a house. You can keep chasing your poor fisherman in training. Me,  I know what I want and I intend to get it. And what exactly is it that you want, Chioma? ”  ” A man’s bank account or the man himself? Why can’t it be both? I’m not asking for too much.

 I just refuse to suffer for love the way our mothers did. I’m not asking you to suffer. I’m just saying  a man’s worth isn’t only in his pocket. You might be surprised what a person is really carrying once you look past the surface. You always talk like this, Amara. And one day life will teach you the hard way. Love does not pay school fees.

We will see, Chioma. We will see. Yes, we will, oh. ” [singing] ” I cannot simply sit here not knowing if our son  is safe. ” I feel the same way, but he asked us to trust him. ” I do trust him, but trust does not stop armed robbers or con artists. It has been weeks short phone calls. ”  ” It has been weeks, Cassandra.

And only two short phone calls. ” He said he would reach out and he has, even if it’s not as often as we’d like. ” That is not enough for me as a father. I am sending Emeka quietly just to watch, nothing more. ” And if Brian finds out, he’ll feel like we broke our word to him. ” Then Emeka will make sure he never finds out.

 I’d less rather Brian be upset with me for protecting him than for me to have done nothing at all. ” All right, but tell Emeka distance Jacob real distance. ” Then Emeka will make sure he never finds out unless something  goes wrong. I would rather Brian be upset with me for protecting him than for me to have done nothing at all. ” All right, but tell Emeka distance Jacob real distance.

” [music and singing] ” Emeka, I want you to go to wherever my son has gone. Do not approach him. Do not let him see you. Just watch. Protect him  from a distance. If anything goes wrong, you intervene. Understood? Understood, sir. I will not fail you. You’ll need a cover. Something believable that won’t draw suspicion in a small town.

A businessman scouting trade or investment opportunities. It gives me a reason to move around, ask questions without raising alarm. Good. And Emeka, whatever you see or hear out there, however small, I want to know, especially if  it concerns his safety or his heart. I’ll send word regularly, sir. You have my word.

Bring my son  back to me safely. Whenever this journey of his is done. I will, sir. On my life. You dey look for something long term or just passing through? Just passing through. I’m only here scouting a few trade opportunities, nothing  permanent. Okay, oga. This room na the best one I get.

 Quiet, nobody go disturb you. It looks good. How much for one week? ”  ” 20,000 naira. We fit arrange. ” Good afternoon. I don’t think I’ve seen you around here before. ” I’m only around for business. Just passing through. ” Business, eh? What kind of business brings a man as sharp as you to a small town like this? ” Investments.

Opportunities. This and that. ” This and that. You people that have money always talk like that. Never a straight answer. ” Old habits, I suppose. Keeps things simple. ” Well, if you ever need someone to show you  around town, I know this place better than anyone. I can introduce you to the right people, the right places.

” That would be helpful, ”  ” actually. I don’t know this town well. ” Welcome to our market. Let me show you around. ” It looks amazing. Lead the way. ” See these fresh vegetables? So colorful. ” They look great. What’s next? ”  ” So much more to see. You people should see the man I met, oh.

Fine, tall, and the way he carries himself, that is not a common man’s swagger. That is money swagger. I’m telling you that man is not from around here. ” Chioma, where did you even meet him? ” Ah, that’s the best part. Right here in this market. He said he’s in town for investment and opportunities.

 You know how these big men talk, they don’t just come out and tell you I have money, but you can just feel it. ” Feel it how? Did he show you anything? ” He didn’t have to. Please, a man like that doesn’t need to show you anything. The car alone, the way he dresses, the confidence,  all of it is speaking for him.

 Amara can keep chasing her poor fisherman by the river. Me, I know quality when I see it. ” Chioma and her big dreams. Just don’t get your heart broken again, oh. ” Broken? Please. This time I’ve caught something real. ” If you say so. ” [music and singing] ” Emeka, your house must be very big. ” Bragging really gets you anywhere real, Chioma.

” But you have properties, don’t you? ” I have what I need. ” Did I not tell you people I know what I want? That man is loaded. You can just tell from the way he talks, the way he dresses, the car he drives. Amara can keep her poor fisherman. Me, I have already caught a real catch. ” Chioma, has he actually said he’s rich, or are you just assuming? ” I don’t need him to say it, I can see it.

 Some things you don’t need to be told. Some things you just know. Watch and see who is laughing last between me and Amara. ”  ” Amara, I need  to tell you something. These past weeks coming here, talking to you, learning from you, it’s been the most  genuine thing I’ve experienced in a very long time. I came here running from something, but I think I might be finding something  instead.

” Bayo, I won’t lie to you, I feel it, too. There’s something about you. You’re different from the men around here. You listen. You ask questions like my answers actually  matter to you. ” They do matter to me, more than you know. ” But Chioma keeps warning me that a man with nothing to offer is a man with nothing to build with.

” Do you believe that? ” No, I don’t think a full life is only measured by money. My father has fished this river for 30 years and he has given me more love and wisdom than any wealthy man could buy. I would rather have a man who is honest and kind and poor than a man who is wealthy and empty. ” That’s a beautiful way to  see it.

” But I won’t lie, Bayo. Sometimes I wonder what secrets you’re still keeping from me. There’s a distance in you sometimes like you’re holding something back. ”  ” One day I’ll tell you everything. I promise. ” I’ll hold you to that promise, Bayo. Whoever you really are underneath it all. ” Bayo, come here.

You’ve improved more than I expected these past weeks. ” Thank you, sir. I still have a long way to go. Everyone does. ” But you will race with the young men this year. It is tradition. Every fisherman worth his salt competes. ” Sir, are you sure? I’ve only just learned to hold the net properly. ” The race is not only for the best fisherman, Bayo.

It is for the one with heart. I have watched you fall into this river more times than  I can count and still you come back. That is worth something. ” Then I’ll do my  best not to embarrass you, sir. ” Just don’t drown. That would embarrass both of us. ”  [singing] ” Amara, look at my escort today.

 This is what a real man looks like. Confident, wealthy, put together. Not someone soaked in river water every evening. I’m happy for you, Chioma. ” I hope he’s everything you think he is. Oh, he is. Trust me. Some of us just know how to choose properly. ” Then enjoy the festival, Chioma. ” I have a race to prepare for.

”   ” GO BRIAN! YES, THAT CAN BE INCREDIBLE. ” That’s That’s Brian. ” And that’s when I told my mother if a man cannot dis- ” Sorry, what were  you saying? ” Were you even listening to me? ” Of course, every word. Weeks of tracking him and here he is laughing, soaked, happier than I’ve seen him in years and completely unaware I’m standing 20 ft away.

” Is something wrong? You’ve been somewhere else in your head since the race ended. ” No, nothing. Just business on my mind. ” Business, business, always business with you. Can’t you drop it for one evening? ” It’s not that simple, unfortunately. Something’s come up I need to think through. ” Fine. But you owe me a proper dance later, whether your business likes it or not.

” Deal. Ameka, talk to me. Is he safe? ” Sir, I’ve confirmed he’s safe. He’s settled in well, actually, better than I expected. I watched him compete in a canoe race today. He came in second place, sir. The whole town cheered him for him. ” A canoe race, my son. Unbelievable.  There’s ” something else, sir.

 I believe he’s grown close to a young woman here, the fisherman’s daughter. ” Is she after his money? ” No, sir. If anything, sir, I think this one might actually be real. I’ve watched them together. There’s nothing calculated about the way she looks at him. She doesn’t even know who he really is. ” And you’re certain of this? ” As certain as I can be from watching sir.

Though I fear it complicates things. He hasn’t told her the truth yet. Then let’s hope for his sake  that when the truth comes out it doesn’t destroy what he’s built. ”  ” Emeka, we have been spending so much time together. Yet I know nothing real about you. What exactly do you do? Where is this money coming from? ” I told you investments.

 I prefer to keep my business private. ” Private, private, always private. Fine. But I hope you know I am not the type of woman who waste her time on uncertainty. I have big plans for my life Emeka and I intend to marry a man who can match them. ” And what if a man doesn’t have all the money you imagine? Would that change how you feel about him? ” Please don’t insult me with hypothetical. I know what I saw.

 A man like  you doesn’t walk around broke. I am not foolish. ” I never said you were foolish. I only asked a question. ” Because you’re trying to test me and I don’t appreciate it. Just  be straightforward with me Emeka. Is there a problem or not? ” No problem Chioma. Let’s just enjoy the evening. ” Fine. But this conversation isn’t over.

Bayo, my father wants to formally meet you. He has noticed how close we’ve become and in our tradition if a man’s intentions are serious he must be properly introduced. ” Formally meet me? ” It’s not as frightening as it sounds. He already respects you from the race, from your effort.

 He just wants to hear your intentions from your own mouth. ” Amara, there’s something about me you need to know first. Something I should have told you a long time ago. ” You’re scaring me a little Bayo. What is it? ” My name is not really ” Who’s car is that? Nobody drives like that around here. ” Brian. ” Brian? Who is Brian? ” Amara, I need  you to let me explain. Son, I apologize.

 I didn’t mean to. Dad, please. ” Your name is Brian,  not Bio. And this man just called you son, and he’s dressed like you’re rich. You’ve been rich this entire time. ” Amara, please let me explain everything. It’s not  what you think. ” Then what is it, Brian? Because right now it feels like you lied to me for months.

 Every conversation, every moment at this river, was any of it even real? ” All of it was real. The only thing that wasn’t real was my name and where I said I was from. Everything I felt for you, that has been the realest thing  in my life. ” How am I supposed to believe that now? How am I supposed to believe anything you’ve told me? ” Young woman, whatever my son has done wrong, please believe me when I say I have never seen him speak of anyone the way he speaks of you.

” I need to be alone right now. Please, just let me be. ” Chioma, there’s something I need to tell you, too. I’m not who you think I am, either. I work for Jacob. I’m his head of security. I was sent here to protect Brian from a distance. I have no personal wealth beyond my salary. ” Wait, wait, wait, wait. Say that again.

” So, I never claimed to be wealthy, Chioma. You assumed, and I admit I let you believe it because it made my cover easier. That was wrong of me, and I’m sorry. ” Do you know what you’ve made me look like? I have been parading you around this entire town like a prize. ” I know, and I take responsibility for that.

 I should have corrected you the very first day. ” Don’t speak to me again, Emeka. Just don’t. ” I don’t expect you to forgive me right away, but I need you to understand why I did it. I spent my whole life surrounded by people who wanted things from me, never who genuinely wanted me. When I came here and met you, for the first time someone cared about my character, my heart, not my bank account.

I was terrified that if I told you the truth too soon, it would change everything. That you would look at me the way every other woman had. And I couldn’t bear to lose that, lose you. ” You could have trusted me, Brian. From the very beginning, I told you myself by this same river that I didn’t care about a man’s wealth, only his character.

And instead of trusting those words, you let me fall for a lie. ” You’re right, and I regret not telling you sooner more than you know. But nothing about how I feel for you was a lie, Amara. Not one moment of it. ” Do you know how it felt standing here, realizing the man I was falling for had a whole other life I knew nothing about? ” I can only imagine, and I’m sorry, truly, for putting you through that.

” You made me laugh every single evening, Brian. You listened to my dreams like they mattered. You let me teach you something you were terrible at without ever once being condescending about  it. If all of that was real, then maybe I can find a way to forgive the rest. ” you, from this moment forward, if you’ll still have me, I want to build something real with you.

Not as Bio, the fisherman, or Brian, the billionaire’s son, but just as myself with you. ” You still owe me proper fishing lessons, you know. You never did manage a decent throw. ” [laughter] ” Then I suppose I have a lifetime to keep practicing. ” A lifetime is a long promise, Brian. ” Then let’s start keeping it one evening at a time.

” You lied to my daughter for months, dressed as a poor man, learning a trade you had no real need for. ” Yes, sir. And I regret the deception. Though I do not regret a single evening I spent learning from you and your daughter. ”  ” If anything, this town taught me more about honesty and hard work than my entire life of privilege ever did.

” And if I had refused to teach you that first evening by the river, what then? ” Then I imagine I would still be out there right now, sir. Drowning quietly. ”  ” Too proud to ask anyone else for help. ” You know, when Amara first came home talking about a hopeless young man who could not fish to save his life.

I did not expect he would turn out to be the son of one of the wealthiest men in this country. But I will say this. Money did not teach you to work that canoe race. ”  ” And it certainly did not teach you patience with my daughter’s sharp tongue. My son has never spoken about anyone ”  ” the way he speaks about your daughter.

Papa Ebele. ”  ” I believe his feelings are genuine and I give my full blessing if you are willing to give yours. Then you have it. But Brian, you disrespect my daughter or take her for granted even once, billionaire or not, you will answer to me. Money cannot buy back a father’s anger. Understood, sir. Completely understood.

You have my word. Then welcome properly to this family, Brian, not Biu. ” I don’t even know how I let myself get so carried away. I judged  someone based on nothing but appearance. And I was the fool in the end. I don’t know if Amara will even want to be my friend again after everything  I said.

” Do you take this woman to be your wife? I do.  Do you take this man to be your husband? ” I do. ” With this ring, I thee wed. ” With this ring, I thee wed. ” You may now kiss the bride. ”