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life time of bliss with Tony? He is my Mr pe

and well to do man with a business orientation. Tony loves me and do not depend on me for money, if not that

I will ma

eved before sliding t

r silent. It took you time to decide if to say

d while looking str

weet and lovely it will be to spend the rest of my life with a man that I truly adores. We will have many years of laughter

hands into

I wanted to marry you right away without any delay. I have mingled with different types of ladies…both white, brown and black. When I was in abroad I use to date white chicks who wanted to pressurize me into marriage but I did not

s Tony. I’m glad I left Israel because he would have bring bad luck to me. I coul

will regret leaving such a man for a poor guy. I hope she is not thinking of moving with Israel, a common church rat with no name. If she ever does that it will be her greatest mis

too classy to do such. I am smart, beautiful

nd that was Tony who fit in

ony did not want elaborate wedding. He just wanted everything to be done fast. Some of my family members will not be able to attend because is a court wedding. Only few people will c

Istarted making arrangemen

ith his bank and he retrieved his card. He will be taking care of

e well and we will go to Paris for ourbhoneymoon. I was so happy that I started jumping excitedly. He surprised me with those new

is a court wedding I don’t want to go on something that is too glamour. Tony ev

ouble. He said that he was robbed, some armed men attacked him and took all the money

news. I asked him if he was okay and he

to come because it was risky and we don’t know who our enemy might be.

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said he withdraw over a million he wanted to use for the wedding expenses and it was as

car. All that matters was that he was alive a

ening even before he can call his account officer to block the card ev

t worry that everything will be fine. I promised to take over the wedding expenses, to pay for all his wedding out

ddened face and that was how I took over

e restaurant that we usually go to. We used their reception and a plate of food and drink there was very high in price but Tony insisted that we use there becau

n bills which made me to rundown a bit but I didn’t give i

again. Tony was happy ashedrinksanddancesowell that day. He forgot all his troubl

because that was how he makes it seem. They don’t kn

tion and I feel good that I was able to cover Tony’s shame and

y saying to

ll because is my day. Yes… I married my woman and my everything I feel so happy. Enjoy y

ame to whisper to my ear that he needed some cash, I

I will make him so proud for choosing me among

ming and I know our life

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you and I will never raise a finger at you. You have become my wife, the bone of my bone and the flesh or my flesh I will love

night after our wedding. I have ever felt so love

take in choosing you. I kept saying from the moment I set my eyes on you at that supermarket I knew that you are my wife and it has become a reality. I love you so much baby and I promise to make it up to you. I know we had plans of spending our honey moon in Paris o

. I did not want him to stop speaking. I was

into my ear and it wa

, he won’t be able to maintain his own place, it was better we all stay together at

Tony after my wedding befor

went bac

se my car which I will leav

t I was pregnant and when I told

y own and also for Tony will be one

ng from Tony’s side yet. I understand that with time he

tice Halima’s bad attitude towards me, she spend all da

because of Tony

y, tired and famished and al

was busy watching a television show and did not even bother

d anything and she said because she

our expensive restaurant and eat or you can try and cook for yourself. When your husb

itude because she has being giving me sign for long but

t she can’t step into the kitchen to

and did not go anywhere so why

ony was even in support of that. So why should

and leave my house…there are a lot of other ladies out there searching for job. The only reason why you still h

her eyes at

im than to you. What is too difficult for you to understan

ser to where she sat

Tony is not paying your salary but I do and if you are intel

lly, clapped her han

d’s weakness like this? So you want to announce

her things out. I try to calm my raging nerve. It was pointless exchanging words with some usele

when Tony came

e foul smell and asked him to sack Halima. I told him

lained that she was tired and needed rest which she expla

ad and make the evening

d I insisted that she must be sacked. Tony

g I woke Tony up wit

ed, and went to the kitchen repeatedly

k to Tony. She was saying it so l

wretched man right in this sitting room and I asked her never to say such because is a disrespect to your person and that

tle water which I just took from the fridge. I stood,

w Tony fly

n, he descended on me and s

ing that I never said such but he beat me without

beating and was in the hospital

ng to lay his finger on me. He failed his pr

a life that I was trying to nurture went ou

acting. He even promised to kick Halima out but I sho

t such again, that he will

promises because I can’t take another beat

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ter loosing

mother to my child but Tony out of un

over although Tony promised tha

onceive another child and

going through a sudden miscarri

nd engage my mind

ony finally concluded but he later said we should giv

ood English, cook different dishes, do the la

for two months and within that perio

that house with Halima in it, I stood by

e. She made Tony to descend on me ang

stay for a month or eve

ult and I should throw the bl

sten to Tony and allow Hali

e sitting room one day, Halima came

and pretend to be se

is eyes was almost pulping out o

atching him and when he rea

room and relax instead of th

onths to be over and Halima wi

seeing her wretched and ugl

he complained about my car engine, he

only one car, he wanted to get his o

oan from my company and

come back home so that we

ork that evening after he

iage incident, Tony ha

e loan and he went on begging m

to disappoint in p

years he will compl

n concerning the loan I

ons of Naira but Tony assured me with his

pay back just a

rocesses before my company

ot returned on time just as it was initially agreed.

lecting the loan a

e couldn’t get enou

. It was like a honey moon week fo

said he was definitely going to return the money j

n back the money before the year runs

e more happy than I am. She made different dishes and we all had our fill but tha

Tony dropped me off with his ne

on his way back from work in the

noon, I

feeling

the office but it was postponed ti

nted to call Tony to infor

orried, he was at wo

with me I decided to take

of my gate I paid the t

s surprised to

ed to see Tony’s car p

he was usually at work and will up

o tell me the time tha

wasn’t smooth I still understa

another shocking thing was that the gate man said that Tony stays home often

y was always home and

se the gate man do not

d we both come home together, the gate man i

loving Tony he

oor and opened. I

d, throwing cloths and pants everywhere, it was

nted to call out to Tony but ke

is time and never informed

room where a moaning

there lay Tony with Halima naked a

ut the shock I got from them

is is a b

l me this is all a night mare b