Despite my misgivings about Stan, I still agreed
to marry him when he proposed. You might
wonder what made me do it. If I was not sure of
a man, why would I want to marry him? Frankly, I
can't really tell. I just found myself agreeing to
the plans he was making concerning our future;
where we will live, how many children we will
have and other stuff. Perhaps I was tired of
seeing my mates getting married while I remained
single. I wanted to be attached to someone too,
have a man of my own that I can call my
husband.
Anyway, when I told my family I had found a
suitor, they were happy as well as relieved. I was
the only girl in my family that was still single;
even my younger sister had beat me to the altar a
year before. Though her case was a kind of
'emergency marriage' as she had been pregnant
for the guy while she was still a student and my
father had insisted he married her or face the
consequences.
Out of happiness that I was finally settling down,
my parents offered to foot most of the wedding
expenses. I expected my fiancé to object and
insist it was his responsibility and all that. But to
my surprise and annoyance, he gladly accepted
their offer. The issue caused a big quarrel and I
refused to speak with him for some days. I felt
he was trying to take advantage of my parents by
shirking his responsibilities.
Afterall, he worked in a bank and was making
good money so what was his problem, I told him
angrily during the argument.
"It's your duty as the man. I can support with
what I have but leave my parents out of it. They
can assist us but I think it's unfair to leave
everything for them to do! What kind of man are
you if you allow your prospective in-laws to be
solely responsible for your wedding?" I said
angrily.
"But you shouldn't blame me, Nelly! Afterall, it
was your Dad that offered. I didn't ask," he
pointed out.
"Then you should have refused his offer!" I
countered. Though retired from the civil service
where he had worked for many years, my Dad did
consultancy and other businesses to keep busy
and supplement his pension. Though he was
doing well financially, I did not want him to exert
himself too much on my behalf just because I
was getting married.
The church member
Later, Stan and I sorted out our differences and
forged on with our wedding plans. A few weeks
before the day, my fiancé informed me he was
having cash flow problems due to a business
investment he had made. He then asked for a
loan to help with some of the wedding expenses.
At that time, I did not have much money of my
own. What I had was some money my brother
had sent towards his house project and a small
business he was planning to set up.
I decided to 'borrow' the money and give it to
Stan with the understanding that it was a loan
that had to be paid back as the money, about
N2m was not mine but my brother's. He agreed
and collected the money, promising to give it
back once his investment paid off.
Then one day, about a week before our church
wedding, I was in church when a woman, a
church member approached me. Though I had
been seeing her around, I was not close to her.
The woman, Sister Agnes said she had some
useful information for me pertaining to my fiancé
and would like to talk with me. Wondering what it
was all about, I followed her out of the hall.
Outside, she showed me one of my wedding
invitations, stating that somebody in the church
had given it to her. It was Gina, a member of the
youth programme to which I belonged. I had
given some IVs to her to distribute to her family
and friends.
Sister Agnes told me it was the name of my
fiancé on the card that had attracted her
attention. She asked if he worked in a certain
bank, even mentioning the branch he was based.
I nodded my head.
She was silent for a while before speaking and
what she said shook me deeply.
She advised me to call off the wedding at once
because my fiancé was a married man.
"What?" I nearly screamed on hearing her words.
"It's the truth. We work in the same office so I
know him very well. He's not only married, he has
children. I think he has four kids. They all live
with the wife in his hometown," she stated. I felt
as if I was dreaming or was in a trance. How
could this be? That the man I was about to walk
down the aisle within a few days is already
married, with children? Impossible!
I could not believe it. And from my countenance,
the lady could tell what I was thinking.
"This can't be true. Sister, are you really sure
about this?" I queried.
"Of course I am. I even know his wife. She has
come to the office a couple of times to see him.
Wait let me show you something," she said. She
brought out her mobile phone and showed me
some pictures. It was a send forth party for a
member of staff that had left the bank. There
among the other staff was my fiancé, smiling
happily at the camera.
"It's him," I stated, staring blindly at the photos.
Suddenly, my legs felt so weak that I had to sit
down or I would have fallen. The woman later
told me things about my fiancé that left me
dazed. She said he was fond of dating ladies,
especially customers of the bank whom he
perceived as having money. He would promise all
kinds of things including marriage just to get
close to them and their money.
"There was a case he was involved in a few years
ago that almost cost him his job. The lady in
question whom he had nearly conned with a fake
marriage was from an influential family. They had
threatened to take the case to the police but
pressure was put on them by a top official of the
bank whom Stan is close to and the matter was
resolved quietly. I thought he had repented but he
is still at his old tricks," she noted.
To confirm her words, she called Stan and put
the phone on speaker. When he answered, they
spoke briefly about office matters then she asked
after his family.
"They are all fine. I'm even with them right now
at home. My second boy has been ill and is on
admission at the hospital. I had to come down
and see how he is doing. I will be back in town
tomorrow though. So, see you in the office then,"
I heard him say on the phone.
"My God," I intoned, suddenly feeling cold and hot
at the same time as if I was coming down with a
serious case of malaria. It had been confirmed in
his own words. What further proof do I need?
That day, I can't remember how I got home. I
was in a state of shock from the revelations
about my fiancé. Later, I told my parents what I
had heard and they were equally shocked. They
felt deceived and my father, in great anger vowed
to deal with him 'for trying to mess with my
daughter' as he put it.
He called a top police officer he knew who went
with his men and arrested Stan the following day
at his office. I took some satisfaction in knowing
the shame and embarrassment he must have felt
at being taken away from his place of work in a
police van.
The wedding was called off and my family filed a
case of fraud and theft against him.
He could not refund the money he collected from
me on the pretence of planning a fake wedding.
So, the case was charged to court. As I write,
Stan is cooling his heels behind bars, serving a
five year jail term. He was sacked by the bank
not just because of my case but another case
involving some stolen funds.
To me, it serves him right for what he is going
through. He tried to fool me, deceiving me that he
wanted to marry me when all he was interested in
was my money. Nemesis has caught up with him
and I hope he rots in jail!
I hope other ladies will learn from my case and be
careful because a lot of guys these days are on
the prowl, looking for gullible ladies to devour.

The End!
Names have been changed to protect the identity
of the narrator and other individuals in the story.

Source:
http://www.truelifestoriesng..com.ng/2015/12/i-found-out-he-was-married-week-before_10.html?m=1

With all the scarcity of husbands, some people are calling off their marriages?? There's love in sharing, after all, second wife is the in thing now.

All these stories sef...
Who's cooking them? From whose kitchen are they emanating from?

kilode100:
With all the scarcity of husbands, some people are calling off their marriages?? There's love in sharing, after all, second wife is the in thing now.

*SMH*

Heart of men

Nice ending

waaaaaaaaaaaay too long

Hmmmmm!!! Am i the only person thinking this is a cooked up story?









Because I don't believe that shit up thete

pet4ril:
Hmmmmm!!! Am i the only person thinking this is a cooked up story?









Because I don't believe that shit up thete

The cook is a poor one! The story no just done at all at all.

Nne na wa o.how long did you date this man that you didn't discover his marital status. Una no do traditional marriage before planning the church wedding? He didn't introduce you to his folks? You gave him how much after discouraging him from collecting money from your dad?2Millar? Nne please naw,this kain lie get as e be na!