Episode 47
Jide couldnât believe his ears. He shook his head slightly to clear it. Had Anita just admitted to trying to kill him?âAnd so?â Jide repeated. âWhat the heck do you mean by âand soâ? Are you saying you actually did this?âAnita rolled her eyes and examined her blood-red nails. âPlease, spare me all this drama. Did you actually think I was just going to sit back and let all that happened between us go unpunished?âJide remembered the gleaming pieces of glass in the food that had been delivered to his office and his pulse thundered. Was Anita really that vicious?âMy God, Anita! So you can go to such lengths to hurt me and youâre not even apologetic about it?âJideâs ex-mistress eyed him slowly, one corner of her mouth raised in a sneer. âApologetic for what? It would have been good riddance to bad rubbish abeg.âJide shook his head, dazed. âSo it really was you all this while. Tampering with my brakes and allâŠââFor the umpteenth time, I did not touch your brakes!â Anita cut in impatiently, standing up from the edge of the desk and returning to her chair. âI donât have that much energy to invest in your silly existence. And news flash, it wasnât even me that sent those pictures of us together to your wife.âShe smiled at the look of confusion on Jideâs face. âYes, dear Jide. I know I let you think all this while thatI sent them, just to make you feel terrible, but since your sheep of a wife has forgiven you anyway and is still âlovingâ you, thereâs no fun in keeping up the pretence. Some scumbag reporter was trying to blackmail me for money. He had been following me around and threatened to send the pictures to your wife and my family, to embarrass me. I just laughed the idiot off.â She grinned wolfishly. âAnita Bankole does what she pleases. Even my family knows that. It was an empty threat. And I would have warned you, but you had the gall to break up with me, so I let you suffer for your betrayal.âAnita settled into her chair and locked her fingers together, smiling over the tips of her sharp nails. âBottom line Jide, I really am not interested in spending a lot of energy on you.âJide gave a small disbelieving laugh.âYouâre unbelievable. You know youâre crazy, right? One moment you say you donât have the energy to spend, then the next you try to kill me. Youâre insane.âAnitaâs eyes narrowed. âKill you? I already told you I didnât touch your stupid carâŠââIâm talking about this, Anita!â Jide snapped, spreading his blazer so she could see his oil-stained shirt.Anita raised a brow. âOkaaayy. Youâre going to need to make actual sense, Jide. Unless youâre claiming that i sent some imaginary assassin to throw food at you and kill your fashion sense..?âJide placed his arms on his waist and took a deep breath. Arguing wasnât getting them anywhere. He was sure Anitaâs secretary was avidly eavesdropping on their conversation, but that was the least of his problems. His immediate concern was understanding why Anita was being so nonchalant about his attempted murder. Was she that unconcerned about the consequences of her actions, or was she just simply insane?âAdulterated food was delivered to my office earlier today.â Jide gritted out after a few moments. âFilled withground pieces of glass. To put it mildly, it would have been hard to digest.âAnitaâs eyes widened. âOh wow, someone really doesnât like you.â She paused as the accusation in Jideâs eyes sunk in. âWait. You think I did that? Oh câmon dude!ââYou admitted you tried to have me killedâŠââI admitted I tried to have you TERMINATED.â Anita cut in. âI was talking about work.âJide stared at her, nonplussed.âWhen you barged in here, you askedme if I tried to get you terminated and I said yes. And Iâm not afraid to admit I tried to pull a few strings to get you sacked, but apparently youâre too well liked.â Anitaâs lips tightened. âMen and their empty promises. Now that I need a favour, all the bosses are hemming and hawing.âJide remembered the phone call from his boss earlier in the day. Armed with Anitaâs confession, he now realized that the man had been using the conversation to remind himself of Jideâs usefulness to the company. Jide heaved a sigh of relief, glad that he had answered all the manâs questions smartly. He hadbeen right to think it was a job interview of sorts.âIâm a cold b—h, Jide, but Iâm not a murderer.â Anita said petulantly. âGet out of my office.âJide looked at Anita, seeing her with new eyes. âYouâre not a cold b—h. Youâre actually hurting.âAnita scowled. âWhat?âBut Jide could see past the harsh front Anita always put up. He looked at her and saw a woman who was used to getting what she wanted, butcouldnât get what she needed. He remembered the desperation with which she had tried to force him on dates, the way she tried to make himcuddle her after their lovemaking sessions and how hard she had triedto hold on to him. Anita wanted to betruly loved, and not just desired by men for her money or her body. Jide felt shame fill his chest. He knew he was no different from all the men who had only been with Anita out of lust. They had made her what she was. A bitter woman, beautiful on the outside, but broken inside.âIâm sorry, Anita.â Jide said sombrely. âI should never have started anything with you, knowing fully well I was eventually going to jump ship. You deserve a man who truly loves you for who you really are. A man who will look beyond the physical and get to know you without any strings attached. I hope youâll find someone like that. I truly do.âAnita looked away, but not quick enough. Jide had seen the sheen of unshed tears in her eyes. Her fake eyelashes fluttered rapidly as she blinked the tears away. âGet out of my office. Please.âWhen Jide closed the office door softly behind him, he was still shaken by his new perspective on Anita. But he had bigger problems to face.
Who had really tried to kill him?
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