Chapter 15

The first part of the plan was to change her residence. This I did by paying a property consultant a huge sum out of what was remaining in my bank account. Three hours later, after much pleading, the landlady agreed to refund the balance of the rent paid for two years on our flat. She was also wondering who that nice uncle of ours was to get us hooked in a swanky apartment in the Government Residential Area. My lies had no doubt tainted my conscience. That was why I promised myself that as soon as the whole Marine Brothers Society ‘mission’ was over, the first thing I’d do was to repent of all my sins and turn a new leaf to the Most High.

The moment the landlady drove off in her car, an elderly man arrived in a Chinese lorry and began to pack the furniture and fittings. It wasn’t a difficult task since I’d been preparing for it since my revelation of the Marine Brothers Society