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Martine pov
Living with Lorenzo had chilled me a little in my thirst for revenge. He has always been a peaceful man. And for his sake, I had tempered my revenge eagerness. He really deserved this sacrifice. Now that he's dead, I feel more than ever the craving to start my plan of revenge against my enemies. No one can stop me in my quest. More importantly, with the immense heritage Lorenzo left to me, I have enough power I need to manipulate whoever or whatever I want. That's what I had left, because all the other elements are already well planned. I had been preparing this years already, in Lorenzo's back. Concerning the last settings, for a month already, I have well refined my plan. Now I just have to launch the process and admire the scene.
For a first time, I hired an image consultant to be able to appear the fatal woman in the eyes of all. I want a totally different look from the previous one. My new look should make me look like a woman everyone fears. My gesture, my gait, the way I speak... All those sets must force respect and fear to my semblables. I didn't need many transformations though, since everyone around me already considered me a femme fatale. Indeed, I inspire terror in my path. Young, adults and old all have attitudes of respect and fear towards me. Must see them tremble when they talk to me. I often laugh about it in my heart. These men deserve no respect, rather to be treated like the rats they are. They are nothing but nothing, vultures, ready to tear their prey apart when it's within reach, defenseless.
Thus, with my physique groomed and transformed, I begin the second phase of my plan. My company buys country products from the rural population. All the surrounding villages come to sell their products to us and Edéa is one of them. It has already been two years since I gave directives concerning the town of Edéa not to buy their products. This is part of my plan. The idea is to hinder large farmers to sell their crops. My goal is to target my father and Steve's businesses. The purchasing officer made it clear to me that the farmers were complaining about the lack of funding to restart their activities the following year. I asked him to wait again the following year to be able to intervene in this city. I will ruin everyone who destroyed me and caused the death of my mother and grandmother. They will beg me on their knees.
Paula pov
I'm sitting with Steve in the living room and we worry about our financial situation and the future of our plantations.
"What are we going to do now? There has been no purchase since two years already. We'll end up ruined." I complained looking very concerned.
"I don't know. Our crops from last year got rotten and we lost everything we harvested. I went to beg LEES to take the remaining stock for half the price, but they said they are facing financial difficulties. The Government doesn't even manage us. I do not know what to do. We are already bankrupt, no possibility of restarting the works since the workers left for lack of salary. I'm afraid that this year's production will go up in smoke again." Steve replied me totally upset.
"What if we took a bank loan?!" I proposed.
"Are you serious? Should I remind you that we have not yet paid the agricultural credit that we took out last year? Our homes and properties are mortgaged. No bank wants to grant us credit anymore." Answers Steve looking overwhelmed.
"So we're going to lose everything like this and watch our assets crumble?" I inquired helpless.
"The only issue left to us now is to find an investor." Said Steve with a distant look.
"It will also mean that our properties will be managed by others..."
"Do you have another solution? If so, I'm listening to you." Steve retorts dazedly interrupting me at the same time. I don't respond to him.
I do not know what to do. We made a lot of sacrifices to have everything we have now. It's true that it was I who did the real work while Steve was still doing his moviette as always. I remember everything like it was yesterday even though it's been three years now already. My father had come out of his evil lethargy and was asking me to account for the management of his properties. I had then decided to work with the N'sangs by combining our properties into a single company. When he found out this, he went berserk and wanted to disinherit me. He said he had been hard on Martina and wanted her back with her mother and the rest of the family. It was out of the question for me to accept that. After all the sacrifices I had made to get this one out of my way, I could never accept it to happen. The only solution I had was for the old man to die. My mom was a big help to me. She injected poison into my father's food in small doses. He was sick all the time. He only had a short time left before he died. However, he had not changed his mind from disinheriting me from his properties. He had asked his lawyer to come to change his will. He hzd intended to reinstate Martina and eject me after all my efforts to take control of his wealth. But this to happen, first of all, he had to pass over my body. Because I was ready to do anything to make sure it never happened. Even if it meant killing, I wouldn't hesitate for a second, ignoring he is my dad. I was then prepared to that eventuality.
Two days before the meeting of my father with his lawyer, I came to pay my father a short visit. He was alone in his apartment.