Chapter 49

And now he has to journey to a faraway village, which means another day or two of not attending to work. A luxury he only affords his mistresses. Michael laughed then, the whole idea of finding his mother was absurd. Why does he care about the news anyway? They can report whatever they want, but Michael knew it wasn t all because of the news he was doing this. He had long wanted to know why his mother never came back; he just hadn t felt the urgency to know until he met Mitchell. And now that he was this far, he should see it to the end. Michael wondered what he would say to her when they finally met, but that he would leave until then. KETEPE WAS A village quite far from Lagos, and one not yet enjoying as many social amenities as there are in the big cities or towns, Michael wondered how his mother ended up there. Grandmother said she married a wealthy man, a very wealthy one. And he, therefore, had expected his mother to be living in some mansion enjoying the treatment o