{"id":619,"date":"2026-01-22T06:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/?p=619"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:14:59","slug":"the-cane-of-wealth-novel-chapter-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-cane-of-wealth-novel-chapter-11\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CANE OF WEALTH Novel Chapter 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VOLUME 11<\/div>\n
SPONSORED BY ANONYMOUS\"\u2764\ufe0f\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NARRATED<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cReady?\u201d Zen straps his arm around her waist as they walk out of their bedroom. She is all showered up and smells fresh again.<\/div>\n
\u201cYes\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYou smell heavenly\u201d he drops a kiss on the crook of her neck,<\/div>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because I use oh so heavenly products\u201d she grins. She loves that he always compliments her,<\/div>\n
\u201cOh so heavenly. I\u2019m storing the name for future purposes\u201d they take the stairs down,<\/div>\n
\u201cI meant to ask, what\u2019s your Hitler boyfriend\u2019s last name?\u201d he continues to ask,<\/div>\n
She eyes him \u201cWhy do you ask? And he is my ex-boyfriend\u201d she adds,<\/div>\n
\u201cJust curious\u201d he shrugs,<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not telling you, leave the guy alone please Zenzele. His manhood paid for that stupid hand of his\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cWho said I\u2019m going to do anything to him?\u201d<\/div>\n
She eyes him. Yes it hasn\u2019t been even a week but she knows Zenzele is not clean on paper. His got that aura of people who\u2019s \u2018taken care\u2019 of people.<\/div>\n
\u201cI just want to make sure I have my guys take care of his statement in case he tries to press charges\u201d he explains,<\/div>\n
She freezes. She hadn\u2019t thought of it to that extent, \u201cI can\u2019t go to jail Zen\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYou won\u2019t. That\u2019s why I need his last name just in case he tries to be stupid\u201d he say,<\/div>\n
\u201cMngomezulu, his last name is Mngomezulu\u201d she breathes,<\/div>\n
\u201cRelax, nothing is going to happen to you\u201d he kisses her cheek to calm her down.<\/div>\n
Mandla is seated on the dining table with a newspaper in hand as they pass by. He folds it when he sees them and meet them half way.<\/div>\n
\u201cMakoti\u201d he greets Ntwe, he hasn\u2019t seen her since yesterday morning,<\/div>\n
\u201cBra Min\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cUzonya Ntwenhle!\u201d (You\u2019ll shit yourself\u2026..) he scolds,<\/div>\n
Zenzele laughs. He also doesn\u2019t like that she calls his father bra Mindlos,<\/div>\n
\u201cBaba I mean, how are you?\u201d she asks with a smile that she fails to hide,<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine. Where the hell where you last night on the dinner table? In this house we eat dinner together. You can have your breakfast and lunch alone or out but dinner is for family. I expect everyone under this roof together during dinner, is that clear?\u201d<\/div>\n
Ntwenhle looks at Zenzele. He obviously didn\u2019t tell Mandla that she no longer stays here.<\/div>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you ask me where my wife was?\u201d Zenzele asks,<\/div>\n
\u201cBecause I don\u2019t want to speak to your stupid as8s sometimes!\u201d last night was one of those night when he didn\u2019t want to speak to him,<\/div>\n
\u201cWell this stupid as8s took kaMabaso back home. That\u2019s why she wasn\u2019t on the dinner table\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cARE YOU KIDDING ME?!\u201d Mandla roars,<\/div>\n
\u201cNah, Ntwenhle is back home with her family\u201d Zenzele smiles,<\/div>\n
\u201cZENZELE MASE8NDE KAYIHLO! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SHANDU OWES ME FOR YOU TO JUST TAKE HER BACK HOME BEFORE YOU KNOCK HER UP?!\u201d Mandla shouts,<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll knock her up when I want to and when we are both ready to have children, for now, fu8ck off Mandla!\u201d he walks past Mandla with Ntwe in his hand,<\/div>\n
\u201cWE HAD A DEAL\u201d Mandla say, and that brings Zenzele to a halt. He is boiling,<\/div>\n
\u201cWe had a deal. You give me the child I want, and I don\u2019t go for Jabulani. Think of that when you\u2019re busy wasting my time\u201d Mandla adds, pointing a finger at him,<\/div>\n
Zenzele takes two steps back. He stands so close Mandla\u2019s finger pokes at his chest \u201cDare me. Dare me motherfu8cker and you\u2019ll see why the call me ghost!\u201d he doesn\u2019t shout, in his calm demeanour Mandla knows he just poked at something he is not ready to meet, \u201cTouch Jabulani, you\u2019ll meet the monster you created\u201d he whispers, so Ntwenhle doesn\u2019t hear him, \u201cThe only reason your still breathing is because we carry the same blood\u201d he can\u2019t kill his own blood, \u201cBut dare Mandla! I dare you to touch my son! Blood won\u2019t save you this time around\u201d that\u2019s a warning.<\/div>\n
Mandla swallows. Zenzele has never threatened him like that before, yes they fight almost every day but Zenzele always let things slide with him or walks away when things gets heated,<\/div>\n
\u201cAnd while we at it, whatever debt you have over Shandu is paid. I\u2019ll pay it myself if its money you want. Ntwenhle, Jabulani, the Mbathas and Precious are my people, don\u2019t fu8ck with my people and I won\u2019t fu8ck with you and your skeleton upstairs\u201d he adds, just so he knows who ghost will come out for,<\/div>\n
\u201cPrecious?\u201d Mandla frowns. Zenzele has never cared for Precious like that, but all of a sudden she made it to his people\u2019s list\u2026..<\/div>\n
\u201cGoodbye Mandla\u201d Zenzele walks back to his girl and they leave.<\/div>\n
Mandla watches them. He is still thinking about Precious.<\/div>\n
\u201cFUNANI!\u201d he calls his assistant,<\/div>\n
\u201cSir\u201d Funani is never far from reach,<\/div>\n
\u201cTell Boli to go collect Precious for me, something is fishy here\u2026\u201d he orders.<\/div>\n
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ZENZELE<\/div>\n
Sitting before him is his own life, the two he\u2019ll die for. One is been in his life for less than a week but it feels like she is always been there. He is tired, they have been up and down the mall for hours. Now they are having lunch before the two go buy shoes. Apparently they still have to go buy shoes that matches with all that they bought. His mistake was telling her that there is no limit, and giving her his card.<\/div>\n
\u201cIs it still sore?\u201d he asks with a silly smile on his face,<\/div>\n
He doesn\u2019t see her but his heart knows what she looks like,<\/div>\n
She shifts uncomfortably, clearing her throat and he smiles. He did that on purpose,<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s sore?\u201d Jabu asks, looking between the two,<\/div>\n
\u201cHer lip\u201d Zenzele say. Ntwenhle bit her lip during her balls match with Senzo. And no he wasn\u2019t asking about her lip, he was asking about something he was supposed to kiss better last night before Shandu messed everything,<\/div>\n
\u201cJABULANI EAT YOUR FOOD! YOU SAID YOU WANT BURGER AND CHIPS!\u201d Ntwenhle scolds Jabulani. She is been shouting him to eat for the past 15 minutes. Jabulani is not much of an eater.<\/div>\n
Jabulani sighs before he picks another chip. It will take a miracle for him to finish his meal. His father knows it but his new mother is not having it.<\/div>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll end up looking like him if you don\u2019t eat!\u201d she adds,<\/div>\n
\u201cI hope him is not me\u201d Zen say,<\/div>\n
The two laugh. That confirms that she is referring to him.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to the bathroom. When I come back I better find this plate clean wena Jabulani!\u201d she points a warning finger at the boy before she stands up.<\/div>\n
They picked Jabulani from school and came with him for shopping. She insisted, she wanted him involved too.<\/div>\n
Zenzele is not worried as she leaves their table. Khalipha is always close by and Khalipha doesn\u2019t work alone. He has his own guys he works with.<\/div>\n
\u201cYou like her, don\u2019t you?\u201d Jabu asks looking at his father smile like a fool,<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like her, I love her. Do you like her?\u201d Zenzele asks. It\u2019s important that Jabulani likes her too because he can\u2019t have his two most important people clashing,<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m in love with her\u201d Jabu,<\/div>\n
\u201cEasy damn it! That\u2019s your mother\u201d Zenzele scolds,<\/div>\n
\u201cShe is gorgeous I can\u2019t help it. You should see how every man is staring at her\u201d Jabu say,<\/div>\n
\u201cAre you messing with me or are you being for real?\u201d sweat shoots off his forehead,<\/div>\n
Jabulani is not lying, but seeing his father sweat makes him burst with laughter \u201cI\u2019m not messing with you, she is extremely beautiful and her eyes\u2026..\u201d the boy whistles,<\/div>\n
\u201cJabulani Mabaso don\u2019t look at your mother like that\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m giving you a clear picture here! And her skin\u2026.sho!\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cBoy how old are you?!\u201d Zenzele barks,<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m 13\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cThen act like a 13 year old and stop eyeing your mother!\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not eyeing her. I\u2019m giving you a clear picture. And sometimes you forget that I\u2019m your cousin. This is cousin doing another cousin a favour\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cBoy if you ever call yourself my cousin\u2026..\u201d Jabu laughs, he knows how much he hates it when he says they are cousins.<\/div>\n
\u201cOn a serious note Jabu, do you really like her to be someone you can see as mother?\u201d Zenzele asks,<\/div>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to ask me that. I know I have a mother in her. She is got that warmth and love that makes me feel so safe and protected. I think she is the Mabaso wife that\u2019s going to break the curse. She is not going to leave us, I feel it\u201d Jabu say,<\/div>\n
Zenzele smiles. It\u2019s a sad smile as he thinks of Nthati. Jabu\u2019s mother. His situation with Nosipho is better because Nosipho raised him. From the little he remembers she was there in the beginning, then she wasn\u2019t. Nthati on the other hand did a number on Jabu, that witch left his uncle immediately after giving birth. She didn\u2019t even care to raise the child. Jabu doesn\u2019t know a mother\u2019s love except for the love his late grandmother gave him.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad you found something in her that makes you feel safe. I\u2019m going to keep her for the both of us\u201d Zen reaches for his hand and squeezes it.<\/div>\n
\u201cI have also been meaning to ask you something, have you seen your grandfather use a cane?\u201d Zenzele continues to ask,<\/div>\n
\u201cA cane? Is he blind too? Lord I hope it\u2019s not a family thing I can\u2019t afford not to see Slenda\u2026..\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cJabulani he is not blind. I\u2019m asking if you have seen him holding a cane, not a white cane\u201d Zenzele interjects him,<\/div>\n
\u201cI have never seen him holding a cane\u201d Jabu shakes his head no,<\/div>\n
\u201cNot even once?\u201d Zenzele frowns,<\/div>\n
\u201cI would have asked him what is the cane for if I saw him holding a cane\u201d Jabulani is a busy mouth. He would\u2019ve asked Mandla if he saw him holding a cane. This confirms that Ntwenhle is the only one who sees the cane in the house.<\/div>\n
\u201cThis is between us, don\u2019t ask him about the cane, okay?\u201d Zen say,<\/div>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cBecause I\u2019m trying to find out what Mandla is up to. Have you seen Mntungwa\u2019 cane around the house since he died?\u201d Zenzele continues to ask. By Mntungwa he means Mpendulo, their late grandfather,<\/div>\n
\u201cBaba I don\u2019t know anything about canes and I have never seen one around the house except for yours. Can I go give this burger to a nyaope boy outside? Mah is probably coming back and she is going to chow me alive for not finishing my food\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cGo\u201d Zenzele sighs. His mind is back on the cane. What happened to his grandfather\u2019s cane? Mpendulo had a cane. He always insisted that the cane was something he would inherit from him when he passed. He was too much of a UK boy then and didn\u2019t pay attention to anything. But now\u2026\u2026he wants to know what happened to his grandfather\u2019s cane. Only one person can give him something to work on\u2026..<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cLilly, call mkhulu Mvelo\u201d he throws a command into his phone,<\/div>\n
The voice assistant springs to life, dialling the foreign number in his phone. The phone rings for a while until it\u2019s finally picked,<\/div>\n
\u2018Who are you?\u2019 the ever so arrogant voice of Mvelo asks. Mkhulu Mvelo is the oldest grandfather they have left in the Mabaso homestead. He is a grandfather of a grandfather of a grandfather\u2026..one of those long depressing introductions no one understands to. But he is the family grandfather and his last name is Mabaso, that\u2019s all that matters. And somehow by god\u2019s grace at age 97 Mvelo is very much alive and doesn\u2019t look like he is going to die anytime soon.<\/div>\n
\u2018Mkhulu it\u2019s me Zenzele\u2019 Zen say,<\/div>\n
\u2018Boy at age 97 I have met too many Zenzeles in my life you have to be specific!\u2019<\/div>\n
\u2018Zenzele Mabaso, your grandson\u2019 they are all grandsons and granddaughters to him,<\/div>\n
\u2018Oh! My boy, unjani? Is that stupid father of yours troubling you again?\u201d Mvelo only gets called to put Mandla in line,<\/div>\n
\u2018No mkhulu. I\u2019m calling about something else today. I want to know who received Mntungwa\u2019s clothes when he passed\u2019 Zenzele asks,<\/div>\n
\u2018They were shared amongst the family\u2019 Mvelo say,<\/div>\n
\u2018What about his cane? Do you know who took it?\u2019<\/div>\n
\u2018Mandla took it. It\u2019s the only thing he took from his father\u2019s items\u2019 Mvelo say. Mandla. There he has it, the cane that Ntwe saw was his grandfather\u2019s cane. The one his grandfather always insisted that it was going to be his.<\/div>\n
\u2018Are you sure mkhulu?\u2019 he asks,<\/div>\n
\u2018Zenzele when I was born your grandfather was still swimming in his father\u2019s scrotum! Don\u2019t be asking me shi8t mfana!\u2019 barks Mvelo. Zen forgets that you don\u2019t ask Mvelo if he is sure, he hates being questioned,<\/div>\n
\u2018My apologies Mntungwa. How is Mam\u2019 Sonto?\u2019 Sonto is his wife, his candy,<\/div>\n
\u2018She doesn\u2019t want me to peek beneath the petticoat lately\u2026\u2026\u2019<\/div>\n
\u2018Mkhulu please\u2019 Zenzele interjects him,<\/div>\n
\u2018Do you know any healer you can contact me with?\u2019 Zenzele continues to ask,<\/div>\n
\u2018I know too many healers. Come down here when you want so see someone I\u2019ll sort you out\u2019<\/div>\n
Zenzele nods \u2018Thank you mkhulu, I\u2019ll come after my surgery\u2019 he say. He feels Ntwenhle, she is back and he feels that she is not pleased.<\/div>\n
\u2018What surgery?\u2019 Mvelo asks,<\/div>\n
\u2018I\u2019ll call you later to explain mkhulu\u2019<\/div>\n
\u2018Don\u2019t forget to send me money for tea wena mfana\u2019 that\u2019s Mvelo, always scamming everyone,<\/div>\n
\u2018I\u2019ll send it\u2019 he drops the call. With Mvelo he knows he doesn\u2019t need to ask him not to say anything to Mandla. Mvelo and Mandla are oil and water, they both hate each other\u2019s guts.<\/div>\n
\u201cMommy, what\u2019s wrong?\u201d he focuses on the woman before him,<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want you to have that surgery Zenzele\u201d something about that surgery doesn\u2019t sit right with her,<\/div>\n
\u201cYou\u2019d rather I be blind forever?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNo. Your vision will be back. That surgery is going to blind you for good if you go ahead with it\u201d she say.<\/div>\n
\u201cHow do you know that?\u201d he frowns,<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know either but I know what\u2019s in my heart. You will get your eyesight back when you get what\u2019s rightfully yours\u201d she say,<\/div>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re asking me to take a very big gamble because I waited months for this appointment\u201d he sighs,<\/div>\n
\u201cI know there is nothing you want more in this world than to see this curves of mine but please trust me. Just be patient a little bit. If you go ahead with that surgery you\u2019ll lose your eyesight for good. Please Ndabezitha, I\u2019ll do anything you ask if you cancel this surgery\u201d she reaches for his hands and squeeze them,<\/div>\n
\u201cAnything?\u201d that\u2019s a big gamble,<\/div>\n
\u201cAnything\u201d she say,<\/div>\n
\u201cFine, I\u2019ll cancel everything. You\u2019re lucky I love you and you know how to get in my head\u201d<\/div>\n
She smiles \u201cYou love me?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cOf course I do\u201d he blushes, looking so handsome in her eyes. Sigh!<\/div>\n
\u201cSoon we\u2019ll be playing omunye phez\u2019komonye and I don\u2019t stories!\u201d he adds,<\/div>\n
\u201cWhere is Jabu? We need to go buy shoes\u201d she ignores him,<\/div>\n
\u201cUngizwile, that loud mouth is getting filled soon\u201d (You heard me\u2026\u2026.)<\/div>\n
\u201cI pray with this mouth\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYou said you\u2019ll do anything I want. So if I want us to play omunye phez\u2019komonye today, we\u2019ll play it\u201d he reminds her.<\/div>\n
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MANDLA<\/div>\n
He didn\u2019t have a peaceful night. Precious have disappeared from the face of the earth. Boli looked for her everywhere but he couldn\u2019t find her, that is stress on its own. He wants to find that girl. Precious bathed with the foundation, he bought her, they had a deal. Hopefully she didn\u2019t lie when she showed him a negative pregnancy test the other day. If she is carrying Zenzele\u2019s seed she must be found.<\/div>\n
And then there is Lerato. They both argued almost the whole night. Lerato insist that it\u2019s Ntwenhle that is angering \u2018Mkhulu\u2019 with her stupid prayers and Mandla argues that it\u2019s something else. It can\u2019t be that girl. She doesn\u2019t appear that powerful in his eyes. Yes he knows that \u2018mkhulu\u2019 doesn\u2019t like prayers but Ntwenhle\u2019s prayers can\u2019t be that strong. She is just a stupid kasi girl in his eyes.<\/div>\n
At pregnant hours of the morning just when he is finally dosing off Lerato starts with her shenanigans,<\/div>\n
\u201cLerato can I sleep, please!\u201d he barks, he is not sure why she is running her hard tar foot up his legs,<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat have I done now?! You don\u2019t want to listen to me, Mandla!\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cEy, get your herd boy foot of my legs. Why are you not getting your foot scrubbed off or something? And since when do you have such stone feet?!\u201d she is pissing him off by rubbing off on him like that,<\/div>\n
\u201cYour scratching me damn it! My skin is sensitive\u201d he adds,<\/div>\n
\u201cMANDLA WHAT ARE\u2026..\u201d she shouts but freeze immediately when she feels the hard touch she is familiar with\u2026<\/div>\n
\u201cMandla it\u2019s not me\u201d she whispers,<\/div>\n
\u201cThen who is it mfazi because I\u2019m sharing this bed with you?!\u201d (\u2026..woman\u2026..) Mandla is annoyed,<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u2026\u2026.Mkhulu\u201d her voice cracks,<\/div>\n
\u201cMKHULU!\u201d Mandla jumps, taking off the covers with him and there on their legs is Magadla,<\/div>\n
\u201cYOOOH ZENZELE!!!\u201d he heads for the door, calling his son,<\/div>\n
\u201cShut up damn it!\u201d Lerato stops him. Mkhulu has his room. They have never seen him wondering around the house until today. And why is he on their bed?<\/div>\n
\u201cCalm down! We have to calm down. I told you that fat bi8mbo is messing everything\u201d Lerato insist,<\/div>\n
\u201cSolve this Lerato! I don\u2019t care who you think is the cause of this but get Magadla off my bed!\u201d they both stand by the door,<\/div>\n
\u201cWe need to figure out why he is here. Switch off the lights and let\u2019s talk to him\u201d Lerato say. The room has to be dark to communicate to Magadla.<\/div>\n
He sits there on the bed as the two switches every light in the room.<\/div>\n
\u201cMkhulu Magadla!\u201d they both chant, clasping hands to the tortoise sitting on their bed,<\/div>\n
His middle scute is still red, but now the urges of the scute are growing to something like flames,<\/div>\n
\u201cMkhulu we bow to you, tell us what happened? Why are you here Mkhulu?\u201d Lerato speaks. Magadla doesn\u2019t speak but Lerato has always been able to read him. She sees what\u2019s bothering him. Magadla left his room because someone brought light the house. That room is no longer dark enough, there is light and he doesn\u2019t operate in light.<\/div>\n
\u201cDid we leave his room open?\u201d Lerato frowns looking at Mandla,<\/div>\n
\u201cNo. We locked it\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why you\u2019re not listening to me Mandla. That woman\u2019s stupid prayers are unveiling all that we did\u201d Lerato,<\/div>\n
\u201cYour telling me Magadla is on my bed because of Ntwenhle\u2019s prayers?\u201d Mandla asks,<\/div>\n
\u201cI hope you hear me now, she is strong. We need to get rid of her or else she\u2019ll be the end of us\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cZenzele loves her. He made it clear this morning that she is very important to him\u201d Mandla sighs. He knows getting to Ntwe won\u2019t be easy.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll handle her myself!\u201d Lerato say,<\/div>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t do anything stupid, Zenzele is very dangerous\u201d Mandla warns her,<\/div>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see who is more dangerous between him and I, It\u2019s time I take care of things myself because you seem to be wearing my panties lately!\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t come crying to me when you meet the ghost. Get Magadla off my bed please!\u201d he just wants to sleep so he continues with his search for Precious tomorrow.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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