Thread by @GbengaWemimo

They had the agreement in the dead of the night
It was either that or the marriage was over
She was not prepared to stay a day longer with him
After fourteen years of loving him and ten years of marriage
It was discovered all the way in India that he couldn't father a child

He was a very successful surgeon
One of the few gifted ones who had the extra-touch that many other well trained professionals lack
His success ratio was the best in several countries
He studied in America
They met there also
She was an architect
The daughter of a diplomat

They had gone everywhere for a solution to the problem
It was the only thing lacking in their marriage
He proposed that they adopt
But she wouldn't hear it
She wanted her own baby
And she was determined to get it!
He was so supportive, sparing no expense, going the extra-mile!

Eventually it was discovered after several tests across many hospitals that he had rare a defective sperm caused by an infection of mumps orchitis when he was a child!
The most realistic option was for them to shop for a sperm donor!
They both mulled over this option for a while

They had the option of using sperm bank but the process was very stringent and she didn't want to delay any longer! Eventually they agreed to talk to a friend, his childhood friend, someone he considered to be a brother for help!
The friend agreed!
She had a set of triplets!

A few years later, the friend came into her shop
Things were tough
His business was dead!
His wife had left him
He needed 50 Million naira urgently to get back on his feet
He gave her two weeks to source for the money
His tone was threatening
She called her husband immediately

Her husband tried to reach out to the friend
His phone number was switched off
His wife had relocated
Things had truly gone south for him
But he didn't leave a current phone number
They had no option but to wait
Exactly two weeks later, early on a Saturday morning, he was served!

His friend had sued him for 200 Million Naira in damages for Insemination fraud!
His friend claimed he used his medical expertise to obtain his (the friend's) semen fraudulently and proceeded to use the said semen to impregnate his wife leading to the birth of a set of triplets!

He had set aside some money with the intention of helping his friend get back on his feet before the lawsuit!
He knew his friend was hurting
A hurting dog sometimes would bite it's friend
He called the lawyer
A meeting was arranged
He told his friend to forget the lawsuit

He offered 20 million and a modest bungalow in the city as a gift
For old time's sake
It is true that he was rich and successful
But he wasn't rich enough to be able to afford writing a 200 million Naira cheque
Like a shark that has smelt and tasted blood
His friend said No!

His friend threatened to drag the issue
"I am prepared to go to the press, I will finish you on the social media.
You have a wife, a home!
I have nothing to lose!
Those children will be in the eye of the storm and it will be your fault if you don't pay me what I have asked for"

He left the meeting with tears in his eyes
He had never met a more unreasonable fellow
It was as if his friend was determined to make his life miserable just for the fun of it
He called the Brother in Jeans and T-shirt
"Brother, God has abandoned me! I feel like ending it all"

The brother in Jeans and T-shirt told him to "Be still!"
"I have seen God do too many gobsmacking things to be troubled by anything! God will settle this sir, when we come to our wit's end, then the wonder of the supernatural power of God takes over"
He believed!
They prayed!

A week later the friend's lawyer was back! He had a court order to obtain cheek swab samples from the children for DNA test
He called his lawyer
His lawyer told him fighting it would
It was done!
He knew what the DNA test would prove
The devil was absolutely in the detail!

His wife was inconsolable
His children felt the tension
He braced himself for the shitstorm

It never happened!
The result proved beyond doubt that his friend was NOT the father of his children!

What!

The test was done five time
His friend was absolutely not their father!

That was the end of the case
When he called the Brother in Jeans and T-shirt with the news
They both screamed their heads off
Nobody knew what happened!
They just kept screaming

Two weeks later he submitted his own sample for the paternity test

He was proven to be their father!