Chapter 5
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Amaka barely slept that night.
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the photograph of Chinedu and Nneka.
She also kept thinking about the name on the receipts.
Gabriel Eze.
Who was he really?
By morning, Amaka had already made a decision.
She was going to meet the person behind the messages.
But she wasn't going alone.
She called Ifeanyi.
He answered on the third ring.
“Amaka?”
“Are you busy?”
There was a pause.
“Not really. What's wrong?”
“I need your help.”
His voice immediately became serious.
“Tell me.”
Amaka hesitated.
She didn't know how to explain everything over the phone, so she simply said, “I found out Chinedu has been lying to me.”
Ifeanyi was quiet.
“How bad?”
“Bad enough that I don't know who to trust anymore.”
“I'll come over.”
“No.”
“Why?”
“I don't want Chinedu to know you're involved.”
Ifeanyi sighed.
“Fine. But you're going to tell me everything.”
“I will.”
An hour later, they met at a small café not far from Amaka's house.
Amaka placed the receipts on the table.
Ifeanyi picked them up and studied them carefully.
“Gabriel Eze?”
“You know him?”
“Not personally.”
He looked at her.
“But I've heard Chinedu mention him before.”
“What kind of person is he?”
Ifeanyi shrugged.
“Businessman. Very private. He has connections with a lot of people.”
Amaka frowned.
“Why would he pay for Chinedu's apartment?”
“That is the question.”
She leaned back in her chair.
“There's something else.”
“What?”
“Someone has been sending me messages.”
She showed him her phone.
Ifeanyi read the messages carefully.
“Have you replied?”
“Yes.”
“Did they tell you who they are?”
“No.”
He looked worried.
“Amaka, you need to be careful.”
“I know.”
“Don't go to that meeting alone.”
She nodded.
“I wasn't planning to.”
At exactly 3:45 p.m., Amaka arrived at Riverside Café.
Ifeanyi stayed nearby, waiting in his car.
Amaka sat at a table near the window and ordered a bottle of water.
She kept checking the entrance.
3:50.
3:55.
4:00.
Nobody came.
At 4:07, a man walked into the café.
He looked around before approaching her table.
“Amaka?”
She looked up.
“Yes.”
“My name is Emeka.”
He pulled out the chair opposite her and sat down.
Amaka's heart began beating faster.
“Are you the person who sent the messages?”
He nodded.
“I am.”
“Why?”
Emeka glanced around the café.
“Because your husband is in trouble.”
Amaka frowned.
“Chinedu?”
“Yes.”
“What kind of trouble?”
Emeka leaned closer.
“Do you know who Gabriel Eze is?”
Amaka nodded.
“He paid for the apartment.”
Emeka shook his head.
“That is only part of it.”
Amaka stared at him.
“What are you talking about?”
“Your husband has been taking money from Gabriel for years.”
“Why?”
Emeka hesitated.
“Because Chinedu owes him.”
“Owes him what?”
“Money.”
Amaka's confusion deepened.
“How much?”
Emeka looked directly into her eyes.
“More than you can imagine.”
Before Amaka could respond, her phone suddenly vibrated.
A message from Chinedu.
Where are you?
She ignored it.
Another message came.
Who are you meeting?
Amaka's face went pale.
She slowly looked at Emeka.
“How does he know I'm here?”
Emeka's expression changed.
“Because someone is watching you.”
Amaka immediately turned toward the café window.
Across the road, a black car was parked.
She couldn't see the person inside.
Then the car slowly started moving.
Emeka stood up.
“You need to leave.”
“Why?”
“Because whoever is behind that car already knows you're asking questions.”
For the first time, Amaka understood something.
She wasn't simply investigating her husband's affair anymore.
She had stepped into something much bigger.
And someone wanted her to stop.
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