“Ma’am, it will be in your best interest to remain calm”

“Remain calm? I have bruises everywhere”

They stood and walk to the corner of the room to discuss before the other sat down continuing the interrogation.

“Where is your husband?” He asked

“Husband? I don’t have one, we’re getting a divorce”

“Divorce? Why if I may ask”

“Are you here to talk about my divorce or you’re going to tell me why you barged into my hours early in the morning and whisked me away.

“We got an intel that you’re in bed with terrorist”

“Terrorist?” What the hell was this man talking about?

“Yes, the wire transfer from your account last night was to an account we’ve been monitoring. We also have intel that you sleep with their leader, I guess that is why you’re getting a divorce. Am I wrong?”

“Why I’m getting a divorce has nothing to do with you and where are all this allegations coming from, i don't know what you’re talking about”

“ I see…so you cheat and when you’re caught, you go ahead to ask for divorce. Why are you funding their movement? How did you get involved with them.

“Cheat? I was the one getting cheated on!” I yelled frustrated as tears threaten to escape my eye bank.

“We have evidence, miss Madeline. You in the arms of their leader going up some hotel”

“What are you talking about? I would never do that”

“Since you’re hell bent on not talking, we have no choice but to take you to court”

Knock! Knock!

A sound came from the door as we turned towards the door, my lawyer walking in.

They walked out the building leaving just I and him. He closes the door quietly and takes the seat across from me, his suit is perfect as always.

“Tell me what’s going on.” He says softly

My throat feels tight, “they’re saying I’m involved una terrorist conspiracy.

His brows knit together, but his voice stays calm. “ what are you saying?”

“That it’s not true.” The words come out sharp, desperate. “I didn’t do anything, I don’t even understand how this happened.”

He leans forward slightly. “I need more than that, What exactly have they told you? What are the charges?”

I shake my head, staring down at my cuffed hands. “They keep throwing terms at me like I should know what they mean. Conspiracy. Financing. Association with known suspects.” My voice cracks.

He exhales slowly, like he’s trying to keep me grounded. “Listen to me carefully. Right now, it doesn’t matter how outrageous the accusations are. What matters is how they’re building their case. Did they show you any evidence?”

“No,” I say quickly, too quickly. “Just questions. They mentioned something about images and sleeping with the enemy”

His eyes narrow slightly, “So, they’re fishing, that's good to know.” He taps his fingers once on the table, thinking. “Did you answer them?”

“I didn’t know what to say. I thought… if I cooperated, they’d see they were wrong.”

His mouth presses into a thin line. “Next time, you don’t say anything without me there. Understood?”

I nod “Understood.”

My eyes sting but I blink the tears back. “There’s nothing to tell,” I whisper. “I’m innocent. I swear to you, I’m innocent.”

He studies me for a long moment then nods once. “Then that’s where we start but you need to be strong, this won’t be easy.”

The next day I was taken to court and told to stay at the stand.

“All rise!” The court announced and we all did.

“The court can now proceed” the judge annoyed and the trial began.

Evidence of her creating fake accounts, her forged signature on documents were being displayed.

“These are not real! someone is trying to frame me” tge judge ignored me.

“There’s also a witness, it’s her husband. The persecutor and I felt the world tilting. In he walked , avoiding my eyes. This bastard! I seethed, he was trying to destroy me so he could take everything from under me.

“Hi dear, I’m really sorry but I have to do this. It’s for your own good, those guys need to be brought down, they could hurt you someday. I know the last few months have been rough but I want to do better by you….for Dad”

“Don't you dare mention his name!!” i roared, what made him think he had such right. Here he was playing the devoted husband while his mission here is to ruin me and he had the effrontery to talk about my Dad? I’ll be damned.

“Mr Liam, kindly approach the stand and give your testimony “ the Judge called and I watched him swear the oat, my skin crawling. How was I ever in love with this man?

“Good day everyone, my name is Liam the husband to the accused. Few months ago, I started to notice some changes in my wife, she would come back late. The secret calls began, she was always agitated like she had to look over her back for something or someone so I hired a secret investigator to follow her just to know if she was been blackmailed and intimidated. For someone like her that comes from a wealthy home it, wouldn't be a surprise. To my greatest surprise and shock of my life, what I found out shattered me. This pictures was taken” he held out pictures showing them to the court, pictures of me and a man.

“This is not me, Liam why would you do this to me?” I cried out but he ignored me and continued.

“I began to to dig deep, who was this man and how did they meet. That was how I found out he was the leader of a terrorist group and Madeline had been funding them while sleeping with their boss, they had just closed a deal so they went to the hotel together to celebrate. I tried confronting her about it all but she asked for a divorce saying I had no right to question her.”

“I just want the best for you Madeline” he cried on the stand before he was escorted to the sit, i spot love in the crowd and she gave me a smirk. They were in this together.

“Miss Madeline, do you have any thing to say” the judge asked, his voice dripping with hatred.

I nodded my head no, nothing I say here was going to matter. My lawyer tried to defend me but even I knew we were fighting a loosing battle.

“On that note, you are hereby found guilty of all charges and you are to spend 5 years in jail. After that you’ll be monitored for a year before you are let go completely” the words blur in my ears.

I watch him go to Love as tgey both stand up to leave, his hand on her lower back. He turned and gave me a smile before they walked out the door.

“Breathe Madeline” I say to myself as I try to steady my breath.

My lawyer approached me and told me not to worry that he’ll look for evidence to prove my innocence and he would apply for a probation.

I noises and told him thank you as I was hurled from the court like a criminal to the back of their van to be taken to jail. Was this how five years of my life would go down the drain?

I was registered in and taken to my cell block, I met Aisha there. She was a black American woman and she was really sweet.

Most nights while I cried she would tap my back and ask me to let it all out, she even tried to get me to forgive but I just couldn’t.

A part of me was shattered that day, I couldn’t just let it go. Even when I had given birth to my baby she had been my strength, my baby was taken from me but we won’t seperate X for long.

I told my lawyer to keep an eye on her and he did, bringing me pictures when he could.

A year later my lawyer found evidence and we applied for the case to be looked at again, this time we won.

Madeline get your things and walk out, I did just as I was asked. During the trial tge evidence showed I was ignorant of who he is, even though I didn’t know who he is because I had never seen him but I kept quiet through the trail biting my lips.

The court had ordered that i be released and I was scheduled to leave today.

I walked out and I see my lawyer packed outside, immediately he saw me he got out of the car and walked to me his hands open for a hug.

He drove me to a house and an account nobody new about, Dad told him to keep it for me should I bed it in the future. Bless his soul.

He kissed my head good bye and walked out, leaving me alone in the big house. I crossed my hands and stare out the window, it was time for me to get my revenge.

While I was in prison, Liam and Love wedding was advertised on the television. He had gotten married to her after getting me out the way.

*** 5 years later***

“Today we’re gathered here to celebrate the union of Roseline and Noah, can we all raise a cheers to that”

“Cheers” the crowd murmured, smiles on their faces. Some were genuine while some were not.

I smiled at them and gulped down my drink giggling when Noah kissed my neckline, I could see his ex wife gulped down her drink as she rolled her eyes.

When I met Noah he was still married to Emily, what he didn’t know was that she was cheating on him with her step brother. I captured him fucking her in a resort emily had rented just for them and sent it to him anonymous from my burner.

In order to get him, i had to expose that all. He was a devoted husband to her, there was no way he would cheat. You’re probably wondering how I knew all this, everything in my plan is carefully calculated.

“Kiss! Kiss!” The crowd cheered on and Noah held me by tge waist before he captured my lips in a slow overwhelming kiss.

The crowd burst out in “oooooo’s” and chatters before he pulled back. “I love you” he murmurs on my lips

“I love you too” I replay with a smile.

My eyes glanced at the couples at the other end of the room, they seemed engrossed with each other. Of course they couldn’t recognize me, I changed my eye color and dyed my hair teaming my features.

I watch as he wraps his hands around her placing kisses on her cheeks as they giggle, rage consumes me. They could laugh as much as they want now but it won’t be for long.

I smile and turn to Noah listening as he introduced me to people, he was tge perfect match for me with the necessary connections i needed. He was also deeply madly in love with me, I wish I could love him the way he wants. Maybe someday, when it is revenge that keeps me up at night.

Noah’s Dad once did business with my Dad and that is how I knew about him. He had taken over the company from his Dad, making it even stronger than when his dad was alive.

The night soon came to an end and everyone left, Noah walked me to the car so we could go back to the house, his hands on my back, a reminder that he would always protect me.

On our way back home, his hands find mine intertwining them together. My heart flutters, could I ever learn to love and trust someone again.

My mind wanders to when I had first met Noah.

I had to follow him, watching his every movement, studying his every routine and the places he visited. I got to know about his favorite gym where he goes to workout and the restaurant

He visited when he wanted to meet people to eat or just to sit in quite.

That was when I strike, i dressed up that evening in a fancy dress I got that coat a fortune. My makeup laid to perfection and a perfume a man couldn’t resist.

I waited for him to stand up to leave before I walked by him, tripping on purpose and falling on my knees right beside him.

He had carried me up and rushed me to the hospital staying beside me till I get better even when I told him he could go, he refused saying it was his responsibility. The rest they say is history.

We got to the house and showered ready for bed, he kissed me on the lips ready to initiate intimacy but I turned.

“Not now, Noah. Soon, just give me some more time”

“I don’t know how long I can wait for you Roseline” he murmurs holding me tight across the waist.

“Just a little bit, please”

We went to bed afterwards as he nuzzled his nose into my hair, inhaling me. I could feel his cock hard behind my ass as he tries to steady his breathing.

“I’m sorry you had to go through this Noah” I whisper to myself as tears roll down my eyes.

My alarm beebs as I woke up, putting it off. I didn’t want Noah to stir, he needed his sleep, he was exhausted.

I glance at the time and it read 5:30, I got up and put on my gym wears and running shoes.

I walked out the room down the stairs, grabbing my water can from the fridge before I began to run. I love it when the air cut through my nostrils, my mind concentrating on nothing else but the run.

I didn’t take my usual route, i wanted something different so I just ran. My feet took me to the ocean and I stopped out of breath staring at the rising of the sun over the ocean,it is beautiful.

My feet were sore from the running so I bent down to remove them, I also wanted to feel the ocean through my feet. When they were safely tucked away, I walked into the ocean.

Memories of my old life wash through me. Memories of Dad teaching me to swim, his laughter and the way he had called out my name while I ran through the sea shore.

I miss him, I stay in the water as I wrap my hands around me letting myself bask in the memories before a voice called out to me.

I turned and there she was, Love. “Hi! Roseline, right?” She questioned as she approached me.

I nod my head before I speak, making sure my voice were steady. “Yeah….do I know you?” I asked her innocently and confused as I brushed off a strand of hair off my face.

“You probably don’t, i was at your engagement last night”

“Really? Don’t mind me please, there were a lot of people there I could barely keep up with the faces.

“It’s fine, I totally understand” she replied brushing it off. “I don’t know how this is going to sound to you but I and the girls are preparing a tea party later today and we were looking for one more person, I saw you over there and decided to come invite you incase you were interested “

“A girls hang out? Count me in! We ladies gotta support each other”

“Really? I knew you would be cool, thank you so so much. I love forward to seeing you later, Roseline”

She gave me her contact and the address to the place before she turned and walked away, continuing her morning walk.

Here I was think about how I was going to get in but she just handed me the perfect opportunity all because of social climbing, classic Love.

I got back to the house and Noah was already out, he dropped a note for me. I picked it up and read it, “I had to rush off to the company, I’ll see you soon. Kisses, I love you Rose. Ps. call the wedding planner so we can be up to date, the wedding is in a month, don't want to miss anything out”

I smiled and dropped the note on the bed and got into the shower to wash off the sweat. I got out and went to the kitchen to make pancakes, i love them so much. I packaged some for Noah to drop off at the company on my way to meet the ladies.

The morning was a blur and it was time for me to go, I made sure to look really nice wearing the most luxurious dress i owned, and putting my hair in a really nice way.

I adorned myself with expensive jewellery and stared at the mirror, I looked beautiful. I put on my silhouette heels and grabbed my Louis Vuitton bag and walked down, swaying my hips as I did and making sure I had the right posture.

I grabbed the package meal from the counter and walked out instructing the driver to take me to the company, I dropped off the food and we headed to the address love had given me.

The house was beautiful, could this be theirs? Perhaps they built something else.

Love approached the car as we parked, I smile sweetly at her as I got down from the car.

“Hi! I’m so glad you could make it”

“I wouldn't miss unit for anything”

“Thank you” she replied and kissed both my cheeks. The ladies are inside waiting.

I smiled and followed her while I studied it, she was more beautiful now. Inside the house, were women of different backgrounds. They all dressed to impress, I felt them size me as I walked in.

“Ladies! This is Roseline, our new member. She’ll be joining us henceforth for our hangout”

“Hi Roseline, you’re welcome” they chorused

The tea party soon began and we drank some tea discussing the weather before the cups were taken away and the gossip rolled in.

“I can’t believe she stole that woman’s husband” one of them gasped, they were talking about the town gossip.

“Me too” I drawled “I think Love would know more about that” they all turned towards her as she stared at me, the color draining from her face. Not yet, my love.

“I mean, I heard you used to be close to her at some point” I continued smiling at her brightly.

“Oh, yes! We were once closed” she laughed nervously before she stood up and walked to the kitchen.

“Roseline! Could you please help me over here”

“Sure! Hold up, I’m coming!”