{"id":617,"date":"2026-01-22T06:14:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/?p=617"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:14:31","slug":"the-cane-of-wealth-novel-chapter-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-cane-of-wealth-novel-chapter-9\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CANE OF WEALTH Novel Chapter 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VOLUME 9<\/div>\n
SPONSORED BY UNATHI MDLAZI\"\u2764\ufe0f\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NTWENHLE<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I was nervous during our check-up but I got mad when Ndlovu wanted me to do Pap smear. That thing is medical ra8pe. I feel like I have been medically ra8ped. It\u2019s a good thing Zenzele can\u2019t see me because I\u2019m walking like someone who just had a big black co8ck up her as8s.<\/div>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re angry. What\u2019s the matter?\u201d his got my left hand in his while his other hand uses the white cane to scan his surroundings. We are both walking to the car for my shopping.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sore Zenzele. That thing he used for pap smear felt like having a 30cm thick di8ck up my sweet lady\u201d that was my first pap smear test and the last one, I\u2019m not doing it again,<\/div>\n
He laughs \u201cWas it that bad?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYou have no idea!\u201d bloody old Ndlovu all up in my lady like that\u2026\u2026such tests should be performed by female doctors.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll kiss it better tonight. Are we closer to the black Mercedes?\u201d we are here, the car is right in front of us and I feel bad that I have been sulking about the test while he is struggling with his sight. This time outside the house I do see and believe he can\u2019t see. He depends on the cane for everything. Jabu didn\u2019t lie to me when he said he sees just fine inside the house.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe are here\u201d I hold his hand tighter, making sure I\u2019m the one leading.<\/div>\n
\u201cKhalipha?\u201d he calls the man standing outside the car wearing a black suit,<\/div>\n
\u201cGhost\u201d the guy steps forward. He offers me a nod and keeps a respectable distance between us.<\/div>\n
\u201cThis is my wife. I told you about her yesterday. Baby this is Khalipha. He is our driver and the only person you use when you go anywhere. He is not Mandla\u2019s employee but ours. Don\u2019t ever use Mandla\u2019s cars. If you ever want to go somewhere and Khalipha is not here you call him to arrange a driver for you. Don\u2019t use any of Mandla\u2019s people unless you want to be tracked wherever you go\u201d Zenzele shares,<\/div>\n
\u201cPleased to meet you mam\u201d Khalipha offers me a nod and opens the back door for us,<\/div>\n
\u201cWhere is Mandisa?\u201d Zen asks Khalipha before we ascend the car,<\/div>\n
\u201cUhm\u2026..she\u2026.\u201d Khalipha looks around \u201cOh here she comes\u201d a short beautiful girls comes in hurry bouncing on heels.<\/div>\n
\u201cSir, madam\u201d soon she is panting in front of us,<\/div>\n
I think I like her.<\/div>\n
\u201cSthandiswa sami this is Mandisa, she is my assistant and one of our people. You have her number and Khalipha\u2019s in your phone, they also have yours. Mandisa takes care of your husband at work\u201d he winks, knowing very well that I don\u2019t like that,<\/div>\n
\u201cTakes care of his diary Mam, professionally\u201d Mandisa stretches her hand for a shake and I take it. Her smile is genuine and I smile back at her.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased to meet you both\u201d I say.<\/div>\n
They both nod. Khalipha is something I don\u2019t want to think about. He is scary, one look at him is enough. His got a serious scar on his face that defines him. He looks like he once fought in hell, a soldier from hell.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll show you our cars when we come back later\u201d Zenzele say urging me to get in the car.<\/div>\n
I feel stared on before we get inside the car. It\u2019s quite a heavy stare. When I turn and lift my face I see Lerato and bra Mindlos staring down at us up from the balcony. I assume that\u2019s their bedroom.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe must pray tonight\u201d I mutter to myself but Zen catches it,<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d he climbs next to me and take my hand in his,<\/div>\n
\u201cWe have to pray hard tonight\u201d I don\u2019t even know why and I\u2019m glad he doesn\u2019t ask me why. Moments like this just come when I want to pray.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll pray\u201d he kisses the back of my hand.<\/div>\n
Khalipha takes the driver seat and brings the car to life,<\/div>\n
\u201cHow do you have my numbers that you\u2019re already giving to your people?\u201d I look up at him,<\/div>\n
\u201cI have my ways\u201d he smiles,<\/div>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t have your numbers\u201d I say,<\/div>\n
\u201cYou do\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI do?\u201d I don\u2019t remember asking for his number,<\/div>\n
\u201cSearch hubby in your phone\u201d<\/div>\n
HUBBY? I take out my phone from my bag and unlock it. Hubby pops immediately when I search my phonebook.<\/div>\n
\u201cZenzele when did you do all of this?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYour husband is very resourceful\u201d he kisses the back of my hand again. I\u2019m not sure I like him going through my phone but I\u2019ll address that later.<\/div>\n
As the car drives out of the yard my mind travels to my parents. My father must be worried and I\u2019m out here living my best life. Maybe I should ease his fears.<\/div>\n
\u201cZen\u201d I turn to look at him,<\/div>\n
\u201cCan we pass by home?\u201d I add,<\/div>\n
\u201cYour home?\u201d he frowns,<\/div>\n
I nod \u201cYes\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNtwenhle I\u2019m not dressed properly to meet Shandu and\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYou can stay in the car. I don\u2019t want you to meet him either. I just want to see my parents and assure them that I\u2019m fine\u201d interject him,<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean you don\u2019t want me to meet him either? Who do you want him to meet as your husband?\u201d Amen! When did we get there?<\/div>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t mean it like that. I\u2019m just saying it\u2019s too early for you two to meet like that. Can we just pass by home, please\u201d I ask,<\/div>\n
He heaves a sigh and tells Khalipha my address.<\/div>\n
\u201cHow do you know my address?\u201d I\u2019m not sure I\u2019m impressed with all this investigative skills he seems to have going on,<\/div>\n
He doesn\u2019t respond me but smiles. I think he is nervous.<\/div>\n
\u201cI thought you said you don\u2019t work anymore\u201d I\u2019m thinking back to Mandisa being his assistant,<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t. I just go to the office to keep an eye on my employees because I don\u2019t trust just about anyone with the Mabaso wealth. You should have prepared me for this\u201d he sighs,<\/div>\n
\u201cPrepared you for what? Why are you nervous?\u201d his scarce looks are escaping right now and I don\u2019t like what I see,<\/div>\n
\u201cMeeting your father Ntwe. I would have dressed nicely and bought him something\u201d<\/div>\n
His being dramatic. And last I checked I told him to stay in the car.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When we turn corner by the local butcher close to home I see Senzo\u2019s polo parked there and I pop my eyes. He totally slipped my mind. Why the hell is he still here?<\/div>\n
\u201cIs everything okay mam?\u201d Khalipha asks looking at me through the rear review mirror,<\/div>\n
\u201cUhm\u2026yes. I have something in my eye\u201d I think he saw me pop my eyes.<\/div>\n
I pretend to remove something in my eye. My home is not far from the butchery. If Senzo is out of his car he\u2019ll definitely see me. This means I have no choice but for Zen to meet my dad because if he parks outside the yard Senzo will see me.<\/div>\n
\u201cPlease park inside the yard\u201d I say as Khalipha slows the car,<\/div>\n
Zen sighs. He is stressed about meeting my dad.<\/div>\n
Khalipha drives in my yard. The gate is forever wide open because we have a tavern in the yard.<\/div>\n
Aunty Joyce is the one who walks out of the tavern first. This is more of a local shebeen, we don\u2019t get customers who rolls up in Mercedes SUVs at all. I know she is stepping out to see everything at first sight so she brags to her customers.<\/div>\n
\u201cNTWE!\u201d she screams when I step out of the car,<\/div>\n
She rushes to me and crush me in a hug. My lovely step mother. Today she is\u2026..yellow on the face and red on the cheeks. Whoever created those creams won\u2019t see heaven.<\/div>\n
\u201cI knew you\u2019ll be just fine. You\u2019re glowing!\u201d she squeaks, setting me off her arms,<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been just a night aunty Joy\u201d how am I glowing in one night?<\/div>\n
\u201cWho is this? Where is your handsome husband?\u201d she looks past Zenzele who is now standing beside me. I regret saying my husband was handsome because she is now looking for the handsome husband.<\/div>\n
\u201cSaubona Mah\u201d Zenzele greets,<\/div>\n
\u201cYebo bhuti. Where is your husband?\u201d she stretches her neck searching for the handsome husband<\/div>\n
\u201cAunt Joy\u201d I mutter, reaching for Zenzele\u2019s hand to show her that this is the husband,<\/div>\n
She pops her eyes and gasp. I have never been so thankful that Zenzele can\u2019t see.<\/div>\n
\u201cOh mkhwenyana\u2026..yoh hai! I\u2019m speechless this child\u2026\u2026.\u201d (\u2026..son in law\u2026..)<\/div>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t tell them I\u2019m bringing you home\u201d I interject her before she mentions that I said he is handsome,<\/div>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t planned mah. MaShandu wanted to assure you that she is really fine\u201d Zen say,<\/div>\n
\u201cHai it\u2019s fine bhuti\u2026yoh\u2026..let\u2019s get inside\u201d she pops her eyes at me as we walk towards the house.<\/div>\n
\u201cTake him to the lounge and come help me with the drinks\u201d she adds when we walk into the house.<\/div>\n
\u201cWhere is your dad?\u201d Zen whisper to me as I take him to the lounge,<\/div>\n
\u201cProbably in the tavern. Please calm down\u201d he looks really nervous.<\/div>\n
\u201cThis is my first time meeting my woman\u2019s father. Ever in my life\u201d he struggles with the surroundings at home and it\u2019s understandable because he is not familiar with anything. I help him into a chair before I steal a kiss on his cheek.<\/div>\n
\u201cI guess I\u2019m the special one. Relax\u201d I whisper in his ear before I go get my dad.<\/div>\n
\u201cNtwenhle my child that man looks painful. He looks sour, bitter, vinegar\u2026\u2026 don\u2019t you know the meaning of handsome\u201d these are the words that welcomes me in the kitchen. From my cream face stepmother who looks like she survived volcano, tsunami, drought and tornado all at once!<\/div>\n
\u201cAunty Joy can you please get baba? I just wanted to show you two that I\u2019m really okay\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYour father is coming. Is he related to Shaka Zulu in anyway?\u201d my father needs to come asap because his not so beautiful wife is going on my man in a way I don\u2019t like.<\/div>\n
\u201cAre we going to prepare the drinks?\u201d I\u2019m getting pissed,<\/div>\n
\u201cYou should buy him Caro light. Damn it!\u201d that\u2019s it! I\u2019m getting my father before I tell my step mother where to get off!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My father is coming out of the tavern when I storm out of the house. He opens his arms and I rush to hug him.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so sorry my baby\u201d he whispers in my ears as he kisses me all over my face,<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine. You don\u2019t have to apologise\u201d my dear old man. I take him in as I step out of his embrace.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to fix this, and I\u2019m going to get you back home in one piece\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cBaba I need you to meet him. Please be kind. I really care about him\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cMeet who?\u201d he frowns,<\/div>\n
\u201cYour son in law. He is in the living room\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cMandla\u2019s boy!\u201d he almost shouts,<\/div>\n
\u201cBaba he is nothing like his father and he loves me\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNtwenhle Mbatha you were gone for one night! One night and you\u2019re here introducing me to Mandla\u2019s nonsense son? What have they done to you?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cThey did nothing to me please baba. I really love him\u201d<\/div>\n
He looks at me, long enough to make me drop my eyes.<\/div>\n
\u201cYou love him?\u201d his tone is a bit softer but he still looks confused,<\/div>\n
\u201cI know I sound crazy but I do. And I need you to be kind to him\u201d<\/div>\n
He rolls his eyes,<\/div>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t do anything to me and he said he is going to do right by you\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d he raises an eyebrow,<\/div>\n
\u201cYes baba. Please let\u2019s go\u201d<\/div>\n
He is not sold but he lets me drag him to my husband.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Aunty Joy already took care of the drinks. She is sitting with Zenzele and just staring at him as she nurses a glass of juice. She still can\u2019t believe what\u2019s before her. Yes my man is not the most handsome of them all but she is really being dramatic.<\/div>\n
\u201ckaMabaso your back\u201d Zen say. I think he recognises me with my scent.<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s MaShandu. You have no right calling my daughter\u2026\u2026\u201d my father growl but I nudge him to stop him from going on my man\u2026<\/div>\n
\u201cShandu!\u201d Zen gets up and offers him a hand. His hand stretches towards me, I\u2019m the only thing he recognises and is familiar with in the house. My father and aunty Joy both share a frown. I don\u2019t think Aunty Joy is aware that she is been seated with a blind man all along,<\/div>\n
\u201cMabaso\u201d my father takes his hand. He looks at me with a frown, I think he just realised that the man is blind. \u201cLet\u2019s sit down son. Welcome\u201d he adds, glancing at his white cane folded on the table. Aunty Joy probably thought its Shaka Zulu\u2019s walking stick.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry to come empty handed like this Shandu. MaShandu didn\u2019t warn me that we\u2019ll be coming home today\u201d Zen clears his throat,<\/div>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, your father already took my daughter without my consent. It\u2019s how you Mabasos do things. You take and do as you please with people\u2019s lives!\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cBaba!\u201d I scold,<\/div>\n
\u201cI would like to correct what my father did. He was wrong for taking MaShandu like that but he wasn\u2019t wrong for bring her to me. Ntwenhle is my soulmate. I didn\u2019t believe in such things until she was brought in my room. With your permission I would like to correct my father\u2019s wrongs. I would like to ask for MaShandu\u2019s hand from you as her father\u2026.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNO\u201d my father interjects, he doesn\u2019t even wait for him to finish,<\/div>\n
\u201cBaba please!\u201d this old man is standing in a way of my happiness,<\/div>\n
\u201cI said no and that\u2019s final. Your father is not going to take my daughter from me and bring you here to try to soften me up with fake promises. Ntwenhle Mabaso will not be a Mabaso wife. Not now, not ever!\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cBABA!\u201d my heart shatters,<\/div>\n
\u201cCalm down\u201d Zen squeezes my thigh,<\/div>\n
\u201cBab\u2019 Mbatha you have every right to be angry and to not believe a word that comes out of my mouth. What do I do to show you that my intentions are pure and I\u2019m nothing like my father?\u201d Zen asks,<\/div>\n
\u201cIf you mean well and seek my blessings to be with my daughter, you\u2019ll leave my daughter home today. You\u2019ll court her and date her like normal men do. And when you two are ready to get married and it\u2019s both your decision, not Mandla\u2019s. You\u2019ll come back to me and we\u2019ll talk. Right now your just Mandla\u2019s son in my eyes. I need you to prove to me that the blood that runs through your veins doesn\u2019t define you\u201d<\/div>\n
Sigh! This is not what I came home for. I wanted them to see that I\u2019m fine\u2026\u2026.<\/div>\n
\u201cI hear you Shandu but do I really have to leave her behind?\u201d Zen asks. I was about to ask the same thing,<\/div>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s part of my terms and conditions. Take it or leave it. Show me that you want to be with my daughter because it\u2019s your wishes, not your father\u2019s gift\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cBut i\u2026..\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNTWENHLE!\u201d aunty Joy scold me,<\/div>\n
Zen heaves a sigh \u201cI hear you Shandu\u201d he say,<\/div>\n
\u201cYour leaving me?!\u201d he is not even trying to fight for me to go back home with him,<\/div>\n
\u201cI have to prove myself to Shandu first\u201d<\/div>\n
I\u2019m selling a father, free of charge!<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat are you going to say to your father?\u201d my father asks Zen,<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll handle Mandla\u201d he say,<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want your father knocking on my door or coming to threaten me with my daughter again\u201d my father say,<\/div>\n
\u201cThe only time you\u2019ll see Mandla will be when I send him to come ask for MaShandu\u2019s hand\u201d Zen say,<\/div>\n
My father smiles,<\/div>\n
\u201cI had a tiny business with your father that led to him taking my daughter from me. Can you take care of that too?\u201d my dad asks. It\u2019s the stupid business that got me into this beautiful mess and he won\u2019t tell me what exactly it is,<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s taken care of. You have my word on it\u201d Zen say,<\/div>\n
\u201cYou have a spine\u201d my father commend,<\/div>\n
\u201cThank you sir. Can I at least negotiate weekends sleep overs with MaShandu\u2026..\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNO\u201d Amen! Just when I thought he was softening up. I can\u2019t believe I went through that medical ra8pe for nothing. I don\u2019t see myself getting some anytime soon with my father choosing to be hard on my man.<\/div>\n
\u201cCan we at least go shopping? We were going shopping and I insisted that we pass here!\u201d I have never regretted coming home like I do now,<\/div>\n
\u201cI want her in the yard by six. Not any second or minute past six, are clear Mabaso?\u201d my father smirks,<\/div>\n
I roll my eyes \u201cI\u2019m 24 years old!\u201d I remind him,<\/div>\n
\u201cNo one is speaking to you wena. Are we clear Mabaso?!\u201d he glares at Zen,<\/div>\n
\u201cCrystal clear Shandu. Thank you for having me, and it was a pleasure to meet you\u201d they both shake hands again as they stand.<\/div>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t disappoint me, son!\u201d says my dad,<\/div>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t. I\u2019ll have your blessings sooner that you think\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see\u201d my father smiles. It\u2019s a genuine smile this time around. He looks at us with a smile I haven\u2019t seen on his face in a while as we hold hands.<\/div>\n
\u201cAunty Joy\u201d I wave her bye. She rolls her eyes, she is not impressed with my man\u2019s looks. I hate that I won\u2019t be going home with him but at least we\u2019ll still date. I\u2019ll still see him. My father\u2019s no is just a test. He wants assurance, to see Zen without seeing him as Mandla\u2019s son.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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