The environment was so quiet for the moment as Desse focused her face and eye on Christabel's Mum who was clearing her throat before she continued talking.

'I never felt that what I did with him on that day was a bad idea because I know it was just a way of appreciating him. He gave me reason to keep pushing without quitting. Weeks later I didn't see or hear from him and his family until I heard some side talks from some girls who said he had relocated and no longer lived in that area with his family. That day I thought my life was crumbling because I was already pregnant and that would be a very big liability to me. My aunt already vowed that if she ever set her eye on me she would not hesitate killing me because I made her daughter lose her first ever suitor. Hmmm鈥� so from then till today my daughter Christabel and I have always been struggling to survive. Christabel has been a good 

'Why do people choose to be so evil and wicked" Desse said angrily.

Christabel and her mum could not stop looking at the man with so much fear in there eyes.

'Why did you still beat her even after destroying the place where they lived in?" Desse asked angrily.

'I will make my final decree now and do not think I will let you go off easily" Riel said pointing at the man.

Desse, Christabel and her mother were waiting patiently to here the punishment Riel was going to give the man.

'First of all you will have to pay them for all the damages especially for their house. Not only that your will also identify those boys who came with you to demolish there house. The guards and a police officer will accompany you for that. After calling them you all will be taken to the police station where you will be dealt with seriously and then wait for your final judgment from the judge in court" Riel s

'Life has truly been unfair to me and my family" Christabel Mum said as the tears she tried so much to hold finally welled down her cheeks.

She tried to use her hand to wipe them off before Desse noticed and offered her a handkerchief.

'It's okay, have this" Desse said while handing the handkerchief over to her.

She collected it from Desse and cleaned her tears as she continued.

'Six years ago I met a very nice and hardworking young man," she said as she managed to chuckle a little.

'He was not wealthy but at least he was able to provide for his poor mother and his little sister. Hmmm I don't really remember how we first met but destiny brought us together. He was the first person to show me how it felt to be loved genuinely." She continued.

'I was from a poor family. I heard my parents died three days after my delivery so I grew up as an orphan who was always called a cursed child

The environment was so quiet for the moment as Desse focused her face and eye on Christabel's Mum who was clearing her throat before she continued talking.

'I never felt that what I did with him on that day was a bad idea because I know it was just a way of appreciating him. He gave me reason to keep pushing without quitting. Weeks later I didn't see or hear from him and his family until I heard some side talks from some girls who said he had relocated and no longer lived in that area with his family. That day I thought my life was crumbling because I was already pregnant and that would be a very big liability to me. My aunt already vowed that if she ever set her eye on me she would not hesitate killing me because I made her daughter lose her first ever suitor. Hmmm鈥� so from then till today my daughter Christabel and I have always been struggling to survive. Christabel has been a good child, never greedy, instead always content with whatever I provide for her" Christabel's mother exp

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