Dangerous Love

Chapter eighty

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"Happy Birthday!" The group of guys chorused getting Aramade to smile really big. She moved close to them and collected the gifts they stretched at her. "Thank you so much guys. So sweet of you. I really appreciate and I'm sorry for the stress you all went through driving down here."

"Ikorodu is my base." Folu replied, trying not to make Ara feel she stressed them cause they actually drove down there willingly to celebrate with them.

"Actually, Ikorodu is my pop daddy." Toby scattered the whole thing causing everyone to laugh.

Prince Ire shook his head at him, feeling sorry for the grown man. "Since you didn't know what to say you should have stayed quiet Toby. We know you are happy to be here."

"Exactly! But Ikorodu is actually my pop daddy." Toby said again, laughing along with the rest of the people because he knew he was actually saying nonsense, but then, he wanted to bring smiles to all the faces in the room and he succeeded. He smiled at the birthday girl, eating out of Ara's cake, and slowly sipped it down with small quantity of fruit wine in the glass he was holding. "Twenty three actually looks good on you."

Aramade couldn't help the smile. "Thank you," she said really happy for the surprise she received. While going to the court with Prince Ire, she once mentioned her birthday was close but Prince Ire acted like it was nothing, and didn't really talk about how they were going to celebrate it. Sincerely, Ara wasn't mad at him. She understood he might not have paid so much attention because of the time they spent settling the case which was finally over. Mark's judgement was death by hanging for killing three different people and even accusing an innocent person as the murderer for many years. And not only that, but going about threatening to kill the person still.

Ara could tell Prince Ire was pleased by the judgement given to Mark. Everyone of his accomplice was thrown into the prison including Irene, but with all the plead and connection, the years given to her was lesser than the rest of the guys working with her brother. During the time of going in and out of the court, his friends had supported him. Folu, Toby including Ayoola came during the time. After many months of knowing Prince Ire, he finally saw him talked to Ayoola. She thought that day would never come, but not without them shouting and beating themselves up.

She expected their friends to help the situation but they turned their heads away from the scene and told Aramade those two had always been the closest and most times fought a lot. They told her to go wait inside the car because the two had serious matter to settle. Till the very moment, Prince Ire never told her what Ayoola did to him despite how she asked and persuaded him. He never for once spoiled him in her presence, and even times she heard Prince Ire cursed Ayoola under his breath, he never told her still. Those type of of friendships, one needed to be very careful, because no matter what, they respected each other still and the third party could be the one taking the whole blame. They were friends who kept their dirty secrets still. But that very day, Ara heard both Ayoola and Prince Ire revealed their dirty secrets before her.

"Are you crazy or something! You think I was gonna sleep with her? Is that why you've been avoiding me? I knew you like her. If I wanted to have had my way with her, I would have. No matter how strong they act, I still take them down. Why the fuck do I have to care when they give it back to me in return!"

The next thing Ara saw was Prince Ire's fist hitting Ayoola's mouth and the two latched at each other again, while Ara prayed they survived the beating they were giving each other.