Imad stretched lazily on the plush king-sized bed in the master bedroom of their mansion still dressed in her silk night gown scrolling through Instagram on her iPhone 16 Pro Max everything around her riged of money from the imported Persian rug beneath her feet to the goldplated vanity mirror on the wall life was good no life was perfect she scrolled through Instagram double tapping on the posts of her fellow Rich Housewives admiring their vacation pictures designer outfits and expensive shopping Halls her mouth opened wide and surprise as she scrolled past an influencer flating a heris breaking
bag with a caption another shopping spree in par because why not a queen deserves luxury imagine side dramatically it's been almost 2 months since my last trip I am due for another shopping spray in Dubai just as she was about to DM her travel agent a soft knock sounded at the door Madame good morning came the timid voice of her maid Felicia IM who was still absorbed in her phone barely acknowledged her what is it your breakfast is ready ma IM y and stretched like a SPO cat okay bring it here Felicia came in with
a silver tray filled with a steaming cup of Imad special tea a buttered croisant and freshly squeezed orange juice IM sat up and took a sip of the tea but immediately frowned what is this she snapped Felicia froze Madam this tea is not hot enough do you expect me to drink this nonsense Felicia trembled I I thought it was the right temperature Madam IM pushed the tray aside take this nonsense away and bring me another one make sure it is exactly 75° yes Madam Felicia hurried away not wanting to risk further insults IM side dramatically
and returned to her phone these workers in this house are getting useless by the day Abu must hire new staff her rich husband Abu was a young businessman who had built an Empire from real estates and oil Ventures he had married IM out of love hoping she would grow into a responsible woman but instead she turned into a fulltime liability a lazy wife who did nothing but shop eat and post on social media Abu had tried oh he had tried to set her up in business to encourage her to do something meaningful but she refused
claiming she wasn't born to suffer that evening Abu had just returned from work as he stepped into their mansion his eyes landed on the dozens of shopping bags scattered across the living room he frowned not again Imad was CED up on the couch giggling at something on her phone she didn't even look up when he entered IM his deep voice broke the silence she looked up welcome darling Abu slowly approached her still looking at the insane amount of shopping bags where is all this from she smiled just some new arrivals my styly said I needed
an upgrade AB shook his head IM do you even know how much you have spent this week IM Shrugged what is the big deal it's not like you can't afford it that is not the point Abu SP out IM you've spent 10 million naira in the past 5 days alone IM rolled her eyes and so Abu rubbed his forehead do you ever think about saving investing doing something meaningful with your time IM laughed darling that is why I married a rich man to enjoy life you make the money I spend it it's a win-win Abu
stared at her speechless he had always known that IM was spoiled but this was pure irresponsibility I have tried IM M he said slowly I have tried to set up businesses for you I got you a salon a fashion line a supermarket IM M frown God for beat me sitting in a shop from morning to night like a common woman never AB looked at her unbelievably IM do you think money falls from the sky she stood up and placed her hands on her hips Abu let's be realistic here you are a billionaire why should I
stress myself when I can just enjoy my life Abu side that is the problem you don't want stress but life can be unpr predictable you need to learn responsibility okay what if something happens to me IM laughed coldly God forbid my dear something happened to you you that is richer than dang abu's eyes darkened he had never felt this level of disappointment before how can a woman have no ambition or sense of responsibility and worst of all she refused to change for the first time since they got got married Abu regretted his decision he swallowed
hard and stepped back shaking his head slowly all right imade frowned all right what he looked at her deep in the eyes I just pray you don't regret this with that he turned and walked away Imad couldn't be bothered anyway Abu was always talking about responsibility but he still provided she was leaving the dream and and nothing was going to change that little did she know that her perfect life was about to shatter the day started like any other for M she had slept until noon wrapped in her silk sheets while the house bustled around
her the saint of jellof fries and Grilled Chicken came from the kitchen but she was in no rush to eat Felicia her maid knocked timidly before stepping in Madam your breakfast is ready Imad stretched lazily okay just keep it in the dining room Felicia hesitated Madame IM frowned what is it now Felicia feted Madame I just heard something on the radio a Abu his car accident IM M's heart skipped what nonsense are you saying Felicia swallowed hard a Abu was in an accident on his way back from Lagos his car the ringing of im's phone
cut her off it was a strange number Im answered hello a deep male voice spoke good day maam this is from Lagos University teaching hospital we regret to inform you that your husband Mr Abu was involved in a fatal accident his remains are currently in our mug the phone slipped from her hands her heart pounded violently her husband was gone no no no not she let out a piercing scream soon the house was filled with MERS relatives business associates and friends all came to pay their respect Imad sat in a days rocking her 2-year-old son
absentmindedly she hadn't eaten in 2 days she couldn't sleep she couldn't breathe she just wanted AB boot to come home but he never would then on the fourth day reality punched her in the face her phone rang it was another strange number hello ma'am this is Lagos University teaching hospital we want to remind you that you must settle the outstanding hospital and muary bills before you can proceed with any funeral arrangements IM mother's blood ran cold buuse she repeated yes ma'am your late husband's medical and muary fees must be paid immediately Imad was speechless how
much is it 3.5 million naira her throat tightened she had money in her account but it was the money she had budgeted for her next online shopping spree is this how my life has changed without any option she used part of it to clear off the hospital bills unfortunately this was only the beginning a week after abu's death Felicia and the rest of the household staff approached her the nanny The Cook the driver and the gardener all stood before her looking nervous Felicia spoke first Madam please we need our salaries IM blinked did my husband
not pay you Felicia looked at the others before replying no ma a said he would pay us after he returned from Lagos in M's stomach Twisted the reality hit her like a moving truck this was the first time she was hearing about salaries she had never been involved in such things tears burned behind her eyes please just be patient with me I will sort it out the staff nodded and agreed to wait IM thought of what to do she needed money to sort out all the bills and the money in her account was running out
fast she decided to check Abu safe for any money or his cards but unfortunately she found none he had traveled with all his cards she then decided to go to the bank to access his fund the next day Imad dressed elegantly wearing a designer dress diamond earrings and high heels she refused to look like she was suffering at least not yet she entered the bank and walked straight to the bank manager's office the manager greeted her with sympathy my condolences Mrs Abu she nodded stiffly thank you I came here because I need access to my
husband's account the manager hesitated Madam I'm afraid but but that would't be possible her eyebrows foaled what do you mean the manager said your husband took a loan from the bank a very large one so his funds are currently Frozen until his depths are settled imade felt like collapsing a loan yes he was indepted to the bank imade shook her head violently no my husband was rich he never told me about any loan the manager looked at her with pity Madam I'm very sorry she stood up abruptly this was not happening what was she supposed
to do now she had always thought Abu had everything covered so she never asked questions but now she was lost tears burned her eyes as she took out her phone and DED her mother the moment she heard her mother's voice she broke down Mama Abu is gone and I don't know what to do he took a loan from the bank and now we don't have anything Mama we are broke her mother was silent for a long time then in a low voice she said these men are unpredictable when your father died he left me too
with nothing if I hadn't been working at the time we would have starved IM froze for the first time in her life she realized that she was completely alone Days Later another bank sent some representatives to IM one of them handed her an envelope Madam as per the agreement your husband signed this property was used as collateral for the unpaid loan the repayment is overdue and the bank is reaiming ownership IM stared at him blankly the words sounded like jagon distance and mill in her ear collateral she repeated dumbly the man nodded and flipped through
the documents your late husband used this Mansion as security for the loan he took unfortunately since there has been no repayment we are left with no choice but to take possession of the property you and your household must vacate this premises within 24 hours Imad looked around her the Mansion the place she had spent years lounging hosting parties shopping online and doing nothing meaningful was no longer hers she held her chest gasping as she stumbled backward before Felicia could rush to hold her she had fainted moments later Imad woke up on the living room couch
the room was filled with her domestic staff who were looking at her with concern and uncertainty Felicia knelt beside her madam are you okay IM tried to sit up but her head was still pounding what happened Madam the bankers left after you fainted but they meant what they said we have until tomorrow morning to vacate the words hit in M had again tomorrow morning she was about to become homeless the same staff who had catered to her every whim now looked pitifully at her as if she were a stranger begging for survival she buried her
face in her hands what am I going to do there was a long silence before her driver Musa cleared his troat Madam the truth be say we not stay here again the house go soon belong to another person one by one the workers nodded silently and began Gathering their belongings Felicia too joined in Madame I want to stay but I have a younger brother to take care of I need to find another job quickly Imad looked at them confused she wanted to beg them to stay she wanted to tell them that she would find a
way to pay them to keep them employed but she had no money and no house so one by one they packed their bags and left by Night the one Lively Mansion was empty only IM and her son remained her phone was silent there were no calls or messages the so-called friends who used to party with her and joined her on extravagant shopping trips had all disappeared she reached out to a few of them earlier that evening hoping for help but they all had the same excuses not a single one offered help IM let out a
bitter laugh so this was what life was like when you had nothing she closed her eyes and thought of the one place she could go to the next morning Imad gathered her valuables her jewelryy designer clothes and the little cash she had left she held a taxi and instructed the driver to take her and her son to her mother's house in the outskirts of Abuja when she arrived at the small bungalo she hesitated before knocking her mother opened the door and Frozen shock when she saw her IM at that moment all the strength imade had
left crumbled she collapsed onto her knees crying uncontrollably her mother knelt beside her and wrapped her arms around her daughter sh my child I know I know but Imad couldn't stop crying she had fallen from Grace she was no longer the wealthy pampered Housewife of mama she was now just another struggling Widow with a toddler to feed the next morning imade was woken up by a loud bang on the door she blinked at the unfamiliar ceiling then the reality hit her again she wasn't in her Mansion anymore she was in her mother's small Bungalow she
sat up slowly feeling stiff from sleeping on the simple mattress she came out and saw her mother standing holding out a broom and a mop to her Imad frowned what is that for her mother looked at her stly IM this is not your mama Mansion you will clean this house bath your child and find something to do with your life IM froze mother you expect me to clean her mother folded her arms who do you expect to do it for you your invisible Maids IM puts on a pitiful face mother I just lost my husband
I don't think I can but her mother Cut Her Off sharply and what do you think I lost when your father died you think life will pause for you because you lost a husband my dear the earlier you wake up the better go and sweep the house now Imad had no choice but to swallow her pride and do as she was told it took Imad twice as long to finish the sweeping she was exhausted and wanted nothing more than to collapse but her mother wasn't done with her go and bait your son she instructed pointing
towards the small bathroom IM stared at her helplessly Felicia used to do that her mother looked irritated well Felicia is not here go and bait your own child without arguing further Imad lifted her son and carried him into the bathroom if I don't adjust who will take care of him she had no choice now she had to learn later that evening IM with her mother at the dining table eating a simple meal of EBA and okra soup she barely had an appetite for the first time in years she was forced to eat basic food no
fancy stick no exotic pasta no imported champagne she pushed her plat away and sighed mother I don't know what to do her mother looked at her seriously then figure it out but I have no money her mother smiled but you have expensive clothes jewelry handbags things that cost more than some people's life savings IM stared at her mother in horror mother are you telling me to sell my things her mother Shrugged no maybe you can just sit there and star IM M truths burned she turned and looked at her son who was sleeping peacefully on
the couch and she realized she had no choice she had to provide for him the next morning she called a reseller arranged a meeting and sold over 80% of her designer clothes bags and jewelary the money she raised was nowhere near the wealth she once had but it was enough to start up something now she needed a plan IM researched businesses she could start with a little money she had after much thoughts she settled on selling groceries and raw food stuff in a small rented shop her mother helped her to find a decent shop in
the market area and within a week she had stocked up on bags of rice beans yams vegetables and cooking ingredients on her first day she sat behind the counter fidgetting nervously she was so used to being served that the idea of being the one seven customers felt foreign and humiliating a woman walked in and asked for a cup of Gary Imad nodded then slowly scooped the Gary into a measuring cup this was her first sale but it was not going to be her last slowly business picked and IM became more comfortable at it two months
later imade had completely transformed she now woke up early went to the market to restock Goods handled customer as well and managed her little business with wisdom she had learned to budget to save and to be accountable she had even saved up enough money for abu's final burial ceremony with the help of her mother she made the arrangements and the date was fixed on the D day the cemetery was filled with people her former house staff friends and family had gathered for the somber event but then something unexpected happened as they waited for the coffin
to be opened a loud scream from the crowd erupted from the back imade turned sharply and her breath seized it was Abu he was walking towards them Al life and without any blemish imade fainted water bring water someone shouted imade Jed up and blinked rapidly trying to understand her surroundings when her eyes finally focused she saw him again Abu her husband no her dead husband he was standing right before her she screamed and wanted to run but Abu held her back IM calm down stay away from me you are dead we saw the accident your
body was destroyed the crowd murmured in confusion some of the former housemates and staff exchanged terrified glances is this a ghost someone whispered Abu looked at her deeply IM I'm not dead imad's eyes widened in disbelief this was not possible it couldn't be possible her husband had Di died the hospital had confirmed it the bank had repossessed everything she had been thrown out of her house and forced to struggle for survival she had cried suffered fought for her life and changed into a completely different person and now yeah he was alive no it had to
be a dream Abu exhaled deeply let's go somewhere private I will explain everything no IM back explain everything right here in front of everyone because if I have suffered publicly you will have to explain publicly Abu hesitated and then he told the truth IM I faked my debt IM blinked you what I had no other choice Abu continued I had to teach you a lesson for years I tried to make you reason to make you responsible to prepare you for life but you never listened IM chest tightened wait what are you talking about Abu shook
his head IM I begged you I offered to set you up with a business I gave you opportunities but you refused to work you spent Millions on shopping but saved nothing you treated life like it would always be smooth but life is unpredictable IM and I needed you to understand that before it was too late Imad sleps trembled oh wow so you just disappeared do you have any idea what I went through do you have any idea how I suffered Abu nodded slowly I know exactly what you went through because I watched you her breath
post you what Abu took a deep breath I never really left IM I stayed in the background I had people keeping an eye on you IM couldn't believe her years Abu you let me suffer you let your son suffer you let me hit rock bottom and believe I had lost everything Abu looked at her painfully because you needed to understand if I had told you it was a test you would have ignored the lesson in M's whole body trembled she wanted to scream to hit him to demand why he put her through hell but then
she paused Because deep down she knew he was right she needed the change she needed to grow from being the entitled lazy wife who believed in Easy wealth she needed to Lear to hustle to Value money to work hard and to appreciate survival her anger and humiliation clutched with a painful realization Abu held her hands IM M I didn't do this to hurt you I did it to make you stronger and now look at you you survived you fought and you came out better her heart softened because even she was proud of herself she had
thought she was weak and that she couldn't survive without luxury and comfort but she had had she had survived and had become a woman of strength tears slipped down her cheeks Abu wiped them away softly I'm back now imade and I want us to rebuild together imade cried Abu I don't know if I can ever forgive you for this Abu nodded take your time but just know that I never stopped loving you imade looked at him and smiled sadly Nether did I the crowd erupted into chairs and her mother who was carrying her son smiled
proudly a month later after settling back in Abu opened a massive shopping mall for IM one of the biggest in the city and this time around she didn't waste the money she hired good staff managed accounts and kept records she had learned the value of money and that luxury was meaningless without responsibility she was now a business woman a wife who contributed and not just spent thank you for watching the story kindly share your thoughts about the story with me in the comments section what lessons did you learn from this story also share the story
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