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The Identity Chapter Thirty-Six
Ada’s POV Ada was moved to tears seeing Ike tear up in front of his parents. She could not have imagined how hard it must have been for him, even though she was living with the man. She knew he had a hard time but was masking his pain from her. She wondered if he did that because she would think he was a weak man; if only he knew she wanted to share in his pain and troubles. It was very obvious to her that she had fallen in love with this man. The thought of that made her heart skip a beat. She really had no business being in love with another woman’s husband. She knew deep down that Joy was going to return one day, and she needed to leave this house.She shook the idea off as she stared at Ike. She was going to leave, but before that, she would confess who she really was to Ike. That was at least the right thing to do, but for now, he needed her, and she planned on being that support he needs.“See him, Mummy’s boy,” Ada teased.“Well, you are not wrong,” Ike laughed, wiping his
The Identity Chapter Thirty-Seven
Mma’s POVMma Nnenna was lost in her thoughts. She and her husband were in the car on their way home after visiting her son's house. Her son had been through hell these past few days, but that was not what was on her mind.“Mma, are you okay?” her husband’s voice brought her back to reality. “What are you thinking about?” she heard him ask. He was driving them home, but somehow he noticed her distress. She looked at the man she had been married to for over thirty years, wondering if he heard what was actually in her mind, would he think she was crazy.“Uche,” she called her husband’s name. “Did you notice anything different with Joy?” She asked him, hoping that he had seen what she had seen.“Joy? Yes, she is more polite and sweet now. She used to be rude, self-absorbed, and a spoiled brat,” Uche said,without miming his words.“Don’t you think it’s strange?” Mma continued to inquire. “How can someone change and become a whole new person in just a few months?”“Well, I think what
The Identity Chapter Thirty-Eight
Ike’s POVIke drove into his compound after a long day of work. He parked his car in the garage and walked towards the front door. To his surprise, a familiar face opened the door for him, which shocked him.“Ike!! I am so happy to see you,” the person dragged him into an embrace. Ike was still in shock. He wondered how she entered his home without him knowing. Where was Joy?“Hey Mary,” Ike said, breaking free from her embrace. “What are you doing here? Did my wife let you in?”“No, Mrs. Okonkwo did. She told me your wife was not at home and you too.”Joy was not at home? Where was she? Ike wondered. He looked at his wristwatch; it was 7 pm, and Joy was not at home.“Oh, I see,” Ike said as he pushed past Mary at the door. “I thought you were in Canada. When did you get back?”“This morning. I could not wait to see you,” Mary replied, very excited.Ike focused his eyes on his childhood friend. He and Mary had grown up together. Their parents were friends since their university
The Identity Chapter Thirty-Nine
Ada’s POVAda walked in on Ike with an unfamiliar woman standing in front of him, their faces touching. Upon seeing her, the woman rushed away from Ike guiltily.“She was just talking to me,” Ike said, his voice soft, as if pleading with her.“Why did she need to talk to you that close?” Ada snapped, dragging him further away from the woman without thinking.“We were just having a conversation. It won’t happen again. You are my wife, Joy, and I don’t want you to ever forget that.”“What do you mean by that? Yet you were about to kiss another woman,” Ada said angrily. She couldn’t believe Ike was trying to gaslight her into thinking she saw wrong. Who the hell was the woman he was with? She had no clue who she might be.“Calm down, Joy. He is telling the truth,” the woman told her.“Shut up! Who the hell are you?” Ada screamed at her.The question brought silence to the room. Both Ike and the woman were looking at her in her confused state. She wondered why they were looking at
The Identity Chapter Forty
Ada’s POVAda woke up with a lingering anger towards Ike, the image of him and Mary lingering in her mind like an unwelcome guest. As she descended the stairs, she spotted Ike sitting on a chair in the sitting room. Her gaze met his briefly, but she chose to ignore him, proceeding to the kitchen without a word.In the kitchen, Mrs. Okonkwo, the family cook, noticed Ada's troubled expression. "Mrs. Joy, my dear, what is bothering you? You don't seem like yourself today."Ada sighed, her frustration evident. "It's Ike. I can't believe he allowed another woman to get so close. It's just unacceptable."Mrs. Okonkwo, a woman of wisdom and experience, placed a comforting hand on Ada's shoulder. "Men can be foolish sometimes, my dear. But they also make mistakes. Give him a chance to explain himself."Ada, however, was not ready to hear such advice. "I need to focus on something else right now. Let me help you with breakfast."Mrs. Okonkwo smiled, appreciating Ada's attempt to divert he
The Identity Chapter Forty-One
Ike’s PovIke was elated that everything was fine with Joy. He knew he could have lost her, but thankfully, she came back to him. That morning, he had visited Ade's house, wanting to spend some time with his friend and catch up on things. Ade's house resembled his own, with an insane décor inside, filled with paintings. Ade loved paintings, adorning the walls of his house and even having a mini gallery at the back of his main building."Another painting?" Ike asked, looking at a woman holding a child close to her chest. "You are crazy about paintings."They were in the mini gallery, and Ike was truly enjoying the artworks."You know me, I love paintings.""Well, good for you."Ade's stare made Ike uneasy, so he pretended to be focused on the painting."Spill it out," he heard Ade order."Spill what out?" Ike asked."I can tell that something is on your mind."Ike took a deep breath before saying, "Mary is back.""What? When did she come back?""Three days ago. She came to m
The Identity Chapter Forty-Two
Ada PovFor the past two weeks, Ada has been very happy with how things were with Ike. Things were good, in fact, too good. She had been thinking hard lately about telling Ike the truth—about her not being the real Joy. She was scared about what would happen after, as she was not yet ready to leave Ike or the life she had built here. A life she had built with him. But she knew she had to tell the truth; she couldn't keep living a lie.She was home alone; Ike had gone out and promised to be back home early. Linda was busy with her Secret Agent job. Ada was bored and wanted to have some fun for distraction, but she didn't know anybody else but Ike and Linda.While she was still figuring out what to do with herself, she received a message on her phone from an unknown number. She opened the message and saw a video attached to it, which she clicked. She was shocked to watch a clip of Ike and Mary walking into what seemed like a hotel room. Why was this sent to her? Who sent it? Ada could
The Identity Chapter Forty-Three
Linda’s POVLinda was shocked to hear what Joy had said. Is she not Joy? Then who the hell is she? Has everything after their friendship been a lie? She tried to compose herself.“What do you mean by that?” Linda asked, still shocked.“I mean that I am not Joy Nnenna; my name is Ada Okoli.”Linda was very confused; she could not believe what she was hearing.“Why did you lie that you were Joy, then?”“I didn’t lie. Joy was in the same plane as me before the plane had an issue and the pilot did a forced landing. The people who came looking for Joy thought I was the one because we looked alike. My friend who I was on the plane with convinced me to agree and say I was she. The rest is what you see happening.”“You know you can go to jail for this, right?”Ada said nothing; she just nodded her head in agreement. Linda felt bad for her friend, although she did not understand why she was being told this secret.“Why are you telling me this?”“Because you are my friend, and I am tir
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