siblings. Lagos, with its chaos and opportunities, had been both a challenge and a proving ground for him. He had built a modest yet respectable life, working as a lo

adge of pride and a promise to himself th

and ensure that their ancestral home remained a place of unity. His departure from Lagos was filled with mixed emo

cattered villages. Osteen had always found solace in these trips, the quiet hum of the engine accompanying his thoug

icularly rough patch of road when two motorcycles sped past him, blocking his path. Befo

e of them barked, his vo

dered him to sit by the roadside as they rummaged through his car. Helpless, he watched as they stripped the vehicle of anything valuable, includ

sersby to contact the local authorities. Their response was predictable: vague assurances and little action.

and Leena, who had always been his pillars of support, were especially distraught. "How could

don't know, but something about

sh with an inscrutable expression. Her son, Sam, hovered nearby, his eyes darting betw

, his tone unusually eager, "why don't you give me the car? I could use it to

know I've just lost the car, Sam. And even if I hadn't, that

ust trying to help. You don

nce, gnawed at him. His suspicions deepened when he overheard Sam and Keena speaking in hushed tones one

ry should have brought relief, but instead, it fueled his doubts. He recalled the strange eagerness in Sam

ted him to hear them, but the walls of the family compound had ears. "It worked out perfectly," Kee

d raced with questions: Why would they do this? What did they hope to gain? The betrayal cut deeper th

with anguish. "I don't want to believe it, but the s

s. "How did we get here? How

shoulder. "We'll figure this out. But we have to be caref

repairing the fractured relationships with his other siblings. He knew that rebuild

across the compound, he resolves to uncover the truth, no matter the cost. The battle for the Newman family's unity has only just begun, and Os

s in t

turned inward, the Newman family's ties began to fray further. In Enede, secrets whispered louder