VIDEO: Mercy and Ike Season 1 Episode 9 – “I just want to get everything I can from this’, says Ike

Last week’s episode, Mercy and Ike went to the gym to have some couple workouts with the mind to encourage each other. Then they had a photoshoot, with Mercy being the model and Ike the photographer.

Mercy had a visitor from Abuja, her friend Sasha. Mercy suggested her friend gets a lip filler. They spend the morning discussing a woman’s body and body enhancement.

Ike went to see his cousin Prince who manages his clothing business. His brand is expanding, the CAC papers have been sorted. They also discussed plans for the business.

Mercy get’s a surprise, she is home and gets called out. She is surprised by her manager and friends with a car, a Mercedes Benz GLC300.

Ike talks us through his photography career. He tells us how he has grown from being a model to a professional photographer and that makes him very proud. He also mentioned how happy he is to be able to do photoshoots for not just his brand but for Mercy’s as well.

Mercy goes through her day with her assistant, specifically her AMVCA 2020 dress. Mercy goes to the kitchen to have a heart to heart talk with her sister, Promise. Mercy is quite upset because Eke went on a trip to London, courtesy a lady. She is pretty upset with Ike, whom she complains makes her look bad. She is upset by how the fans are accepting of Ike’s move and compares it to her situation, when she travelled and bashed and ridiculed online.

Promise tells her to be careful and wants her to end the relationship and does not want to be a part of the Ike conversation. She tells Mercy that she has her life to live and that she should be careful. Mercy decides that she will have to let the relationship go, she thinks the relationship is becoming toxic.

Ike meets up with Venita for advice, they had created a bond while they were in the Big Brother Naija house and he sees her as his big sister. He tells her about his trip to London, how he was paid to make appearances and potential business deals.

Ike says while he was happy to be in London and trying to have fun, he starts to get calls about Mercy. Ike is happy to have Venita who helps him straighten things up. Ike answers Venita’s question about what he wants, he said he would just see Mercy as someone he can do business with to make money, he doesn’t want anything else. He just wants to get everything that he can from this.

Venita and his friend thinks that he and Mercy will be back in a week but at this point he wants to make some money. Venita makes him realize that he isn’t the only one suffering from the drama in the relationship. He talks about how people call him regularly that he should leave Mercy that she might not be the one. And Venita tells him that if he loves Mercy, he will have to take a lot of bullets. He agrees and decides that maybe it is time to take the relationship to the next level.

The drama seems to heat up as Ike’s family meet up with him for a meeting on next Sunday’s episode on Africa Magic Showcase channel 151 at 6:30 PM and watch out for the repeat on Mondays on Africa Magic Urban, DStv channel 153 at 9:30 PM.

For those on DStv Yanga as well as GOtv Jolli and Max, you can catch episode 7 on Sunday, 14^th June at 6 pm on Africa Magic Family DStv channel 153 and GOtv channel 2.