Hajiya Malaika outsmarts Rhodes, getting him ousted from the board and fired from the company, while Zainab faces distress due to pregnancy complications.

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Following news that Rhodes was under investigation for financial crimes and potentially facing 15 years of jail time, Hajiya Malaika decides to fire her son Rhodes to protect their family business, shocking her husband, Mide.