Her Billionaire Father Offered Me ₦1 Billion to Leave Her… My Decision Changed My Life Forever!
Chapter 11
The investigation exploded across the country.
News channels ran the story continuously.
Documents were released.
Bank accounts were frozen.
Several officials resigned.
Victor disappeared.
For three weeks, nobody knew where he was.
Then he surrendered.
The evidence was overwhelming.
My father testified.
So did Richard.
Olivia sat beside me in the courtroom.
When Victor was finally sentenced, I expected to feel relief.
Instead, I felt empty.
Twenty years had been taken from my family.
No verdict could return them.
After the trial, Richard approached me.
He held the same envelope.
The billion naira.
“I want you to have it.”
I shook my head.
“Why?”
“Because you earned it.”
“I didn’t.”
“You lost your job because of me.”
“You paid my mother’s hospital bills.”
“And nearly destroyed your life.”
He handed me the envelope.
“I owe you more than money.”
I looked at Olivia.
She smiled.
I opened the envelope.
Then handed it back.
“I don’t want the billion.”
Richard looked surprised.
“Why?”
“Because the first time you offered it, you were asking me to leave your daughter.”
“And now?”
“Now I’m asking you to keep it.”
“For what?”
“Build something better.”
He stared at me.
“What?”
“A foundation.”
I explained.
A scholarship fund.
Medical assistance.
Legal aid for families exploited by powerful companies.
Richard listened.
When I finished, he smiled.
“You’re asking a billionaire to give away a billion naira.”
“No.”
I smiled.
“I’m asking a billionaire to invest it.”
He laughed.
It was the first time I’d ever heard him laugh.
“Deal.”
