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n toward Stan, who quickly enveloped me in a tigh

many, I felt a wave of guilt wash over

l, and he settled me into a chair by the gate before sitting down

at had happened. I explained how Kingsley was demanding r

when you know you don't like him," Stan said and I nodded. I have l

" I sniffled, trying

kept you in his house for a week? What were you two doing there?" I realized he h

fell silent. "I'm just glad you're

policemen. He told me he was planning to leave the st

ving because Kingsley had fired him. He encouraged me not to g

. "We'll set Kingsley up." I agreed to his plan a

hind the desk. When she looked up and saw me,

fooled by her fake smile, hiding the jealousy and hatred beneath. She had betrayed me to K

wrong?" s

! Yet you went behind my back to seduce

! You rejected him and went after a delivery boy instead! Do you want him to be lonely? I had to satisfy

t like a knife was stabbing me repeatedly. I never knew she had feelings

nd myself back at Stan's house. I wasn't ready to face my parents yet; I was

m I had no feelings for? Honestly, wh

to see me. "I thou

ed, and my legs gave way fro

e prepared food and assured me everything would be alri

n reminded me to do it right; if I didn't, Kingsle

n my account-about one hundred and fifty thousand nair

w how to plan," I said as I shut the d

Spending quality time with your cr

alking me?"

ure my debtor is safe. If anything happens to

smile. I wanted to claw at his face with my nails,

.. seven hundred thousand naira," he replied, and

you... three million nai

imed. "Kingsley?! How am

than you'll ever earn in a year! I bought the costly ones because I loved you an

he dresses? I haven'

's clothes and jewelry? Just

I realized his

tion," he said, stepping closer. "Be my wom

Never! I thought. "So you c

rt, Eva! I'm willing to let go of the past for a fres

double shifts and start saving up as wel

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