28/09/2026
# # # THE WICKED MOTHER-IN-LAW
# # # Episode 18 — The Transfer
The room fell silent.
Ada looked at Daniel, hoping she had heard him wrong.
“Transferred?”
Daniel nodded.
“My manager said the company wants me to resume in Benin City next month.”
Ada sat down slowly.
“For how long?”
“They said it's not a temporary assignment. It's a transfer.”
Before either of them could say another word, Daniel's phone rang again.
It was his manager.
“Good evening, sir.”
Daniel listened quietly.
“Yes, sir.”
“I understand.”
After the call ended, he sighed.
“What did he say?” Ada asked.
“I have one week to decide.”
The next morning, Daniel went to see his mother.
“Mum, I need to tell you something.”
She looked up from her chair.
“What is it?”
“My office wants to transfer me to Benin.”
Mama Daniel froze.
“So... you're leaving?”
“I haven't decided.”
She became quiet.
A few months ago, she would have begged him to reject it immediately.
But this time, she held her words.
“When do they want you there?”
“Next month.”
She nodded slowly.
“I see.”
Daniel looked at her carefully.
“Aren't you going to ask me to stay?”
Mama Daniel smiled sadly.
“I want you close to me.”
She paused.
“But I also want what's best for your family.”
Daniel was surprised.
“Mum...”
“If this transfer will help your career, don't reject it because of me.”
Daniel's eyes became watery.
“You've changed.”
She laughed softly.
“I'm trying.”
That evening, Daniel and Ada sat on the small balcony of their apartment.
“What do you think?” Daniel asked.
Ada thought for a moment.
“Will the new position pay better?”
“Yes.”
“Will it help your career?”
“Yes.”
“Then we should think about it.”
Daniel looked at her.
“You're willing to move?”
“If we're together, we'll build another home.”
Daniel smiled.
“You make difficult things sound simple.”
“They're not simple.”
She held his hand.
“But we'll face them together.”
Two days later, Daniel invited his mother for dinner.
After the meal, he spoke.
“Mum, we've decided.”
She looked at both of them.
“You're accepting it?”
Daniel nodded.
“Yes.”
There was a long silence.
Then Mama Daniel stood up.
She walked to Ada.
To Ada's surprise, she hugged her.
“Take care of my son.”
Ada hugged her back.
“And you should take care of yourself too.”
Mama Daniel smiled through her tears.
“I will.”
Daniel watched them with gratitude.
The bitterness that had once filled their home had slowly been replaced with understanding.
But moving away would not be easy.
They had only one week to pack their lives into boxes.
And on moving day, an unexpected goodbye would leave all three of them in tears.
TO BE CONTINUED… 🔥
# # # Episode 19 — The Goodbye
As Daniel and Ada prepare to leave for Benin City, Mama Daniel struggles with the hardest farewell of her life.
