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I Was the Other Woman

Courage's story #2: My paternal grandfather stole my father's estate, and I stole my friend's fiancé and married the man. After three decades of marriage, we had a nasty divorce. Karma is my house guest.

Bassey BY

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My name is Courage. Here is my story.

My father had an auto accident, died at thirty-one, and left behind my mother, three children under five, and a family dog, Lucky.

A little about my mom, Ima, and my dad, Eyoma:

My father was the first son of his parents, and he did not get along with his family because he changed his major in college from law to accounting. He was an accountant, not the almighty Lawyer. Second, he married a woman his family disapproved of.

My father met my mother in a bank, according to my mom. He was excited to see a woman who…

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