In the beginning, Mr. Leo Adams, a 30-year-old dark-skinned businessman, had married Mrs. Zoe Nelson, a 24-year-old blonde woman, and she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl with enchanting brown eyes called Olima Adams. However, after Olima was born, Mrs. Zoe had complications.

Mrs. Zoe cried that she wanted to give her husband more children, but he assured her that his love for her would not change.

Two years later, Mr. Leo spoke to his wife about his intention of marrying a second wife who would birth a son for him.

Mr. Leo Adams has an oil company, and he wanted a son to take over his property in case he is no more.

He didn't want to consider the option of adopting a son, as Olima is a girl and their only child.

Mrs. Zoe got emotional and afraid of another woman coming into her home and turning her husband's heart against her. Therefore, she went and spoke to her best friend, called Gina Edwards, to accept and marry her husband, Mr. Leo.

Gina and Zoe were childhood best friends. They went to the same college and lived on the same island. However, Zoe was the only child of her parents, while Gina had other siblings. They remained friends even as Gina was single and Zoe got married.

Mrs. Zoe visited Gina's house and begged her friend, "Please, Gina, can you accept to marry my husband? He needs a new wife who can give him more children, as I am unable to do so."

Gina had secretly been admiring Mr. Leo. She had tried to get his attention, but he ignored her.

She smiled and gave it a thought. However, Zoe never knew that Gina secretly admired her husband, and she proposed to Gina to accept and marry her husband.

"That's fine. I will agree to marry your husband. But have you spoken to him about it?" Gina asked, and Mrs. Zoe assured her.

"Don't worry. I will discuss it with Leo about you, and he will accept. He cannot go ahead and bring in another woman into our home without my approval to avoid destroying our marriage. So don't worry," Mrs. Zoe said, and Gina nodded with a smile.

"Alright. I will be looking forward to it," she agreed, and Zoe left her home.

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A week later, Mrs. Zoe persuaded her husband to accept and marry Gina, as she refused to support him in marrying another woman who she was not familiar with.

Mr. Leo, left with no other option, agreed and accepted to marry Gina. However, after Mr. Leo had completely married Gina, and she moved over to the white mansion to live with them as his official new wife.

Mrs. Gina changed on the first day of her arrival. She ordered Mr. Leo to send Zoe away since she was the new wife of the mansion. And she can give Mr. Leo more kids.

Mrs. Zoe was stunned by Gina's change in attitude, and before she could react, Mr. Leo snapped, "How dare you move into my mansion today and you'd dare to order me to send Zoe away. Are you crazy?! If it wasn't for Zoe, do you think that I would have married you as my second wife? Get ready to sign the divorce papers and leave my house tomorrow. Olima is my daughter, and she can inherit all my property even if she changes her surname to her husband's surname. I am done marrying you."

Mrs. Gina was stunned by Mr. Leo's sudden change in attitude, as she hadn't expected him to stand for Zoe. She dropped down on her knees and pleaded with Zoe.

"Please, Zoe. I am sorry. Don't misunderstand me. I am only suggesting that I use the master bedroom as the new wife of this mansion," she pleaded.

Mrs. Zoe felt emotional that she was at fault. She was the one who had begged Mrs. Gina to accept and marry her husband. She agreed to speak with Mr. Leo on Gina's behalf.

However, Gina scowled, plotting to get her revenge on Zoe.

That same day, Mrs. Zoe pleaded with Mr. Leo on Gina's behalf. She told him, "You can't just send Gina on the same day that you married her. The embarrassment would be too much for Mrs. Gina to bear alone."

Mr. Leo calmed and allowed Mrs. Gina to live in the mansion with them. But he took Mrs. Gina to a separate bedroom on the top floor and warned her, "If you dare to cause any more trouble for Zoe, then you are going home."

Mrs. Gina gritted her teeth after Mr. Leo left her, and she hated Mrs. Zoe from that day henceforth. She avoided speaking with Mrs. Zoe, as she felt like Mrs. Zoe and their husband both conspired to marry her. They brought her into the mansion to show her how lovely of a couple they were.

That night, Mr. Leo didn't touch Mrs. Gina, and he ruined her wedding night as she slept alone on the bed, while Mr. Leo spent his night in Zoe's room.

***

A week later, Mrs. Gina saw that Mr. Leo wasn't ready to forgive her and perform his marital duty with her. She went into Mrs. Zoe's bedroom and pleaded with her to allow their husband to spend a night with her.

Mrs. Zoe agreed, and when Mr. Leo returned from work that evening, she waited until after their dinner and spoke to him, "Honey, you cannot keep on avoiding Gina. You need to spend your night with her and treat her like your wife too."

Mr. Leo scowled as he didn't want to touch Gina. "I don't want Gina," he muttered, but Mrs. Zoe firmly shook her head and told him, "You must. You were the one who wanted to marry another woman, so what stops you from pretending that Gina is the other woman that you wanted, just to give you children."

Mr. Leo sighed and took a deep breath. "That's fine. I will consider doing that."

"Better," Mrs. Zoe replied and looked away from her husband. She was hurt, and she refused her husband from touching her as she slept on the bed and covered herself with a duvet.

Mr. Leo left the room and went to Gina's room to meet her. He made love to Gina, while Mrs. Zoe cried on the bed.

***

A week later, Mrs. Gina was still jealous, and she continued hating on Mrs. Zoe. She had thought that Mr. Leo would love her and ditch Zoe away; however, he avoided her.

Unable to bear the hurt, Mrs. Gina quarreled with Mrs. Zoe again.

When Mr. Leo got back from the company, Mrs. Zoe told him about the quarrel, and he got annoyed. He made the decision to divorce Mrs. Gina the next day, as he never wanted her.

The next day, Mr. Leo brought the divorce papers home and ordered Mrs. Gina to sign them and leave his house. But Mrs. Gina refused. She told him, "I'm pregnant."

Mr. Leo was shocked and couldn't send Mrs. Gina away with his child growing in her womb. He gritted his teeth and allowed Mrs. Gina to live with them, but this time, he took her to a separate apartment outside of the main mansion.

It was a boy's quarters apartment, built near the gate.

Mrs. Gina lived there in the apartment since she didn't want to go home to her parents or sign the divorce.

She recalled that her parents had warned her not to marry Mr. Leo, since he was married to her best friend. But she refused to adhere to them.

She wanted Mr. Leo to love her, as he was very handsome and a wealthy man. Now, her heart had turned cold against him.

Mrs. Gina knew that Mr. Leo would never love her. She waited until eight months and welcomed her daughter called Mia Adams.

Mrs. Gina was happy to become a mother. She hoped that Mr. Leo would love her and treat her right, and maybe sleep with her to have an heir. However, Mr. Leo kept his distance as they continued living apart.

While Mr. Leo lived in the white mansion with Zoe and Olima, Mrs. Gina stayed alone in the apartment with her daughter.

She bore the hurt, until fourteen years later.

Mrs. Gina knew that she cannot get pregnant by another man to give Mr. Leo an heir. She plotted to get her revenge on him, believing that he wasted her youth.

Mrs. Gina arranged with a truck driver who rammed into Mr. Leo's car, as she saw him leaving for the graduation ceremony with Zoe.

Olima and Mia were graduating in a private high school. While Olima was graduating out of college, Mia was entering a senior class.

Mrs. Gina went to the high school ceremony alone and took several photos with her daughter.

Olima waited in vain for her parents' arrival, and when she got home, Olima was heartbroken to receive the sad news.

Mrs. Gina felt no remorse. She sneaked out of the mansion and contacted the truck driver, then she killed him to hide her secret for life.

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Three months later, Mr. Leo and Zoe were laid to rest. Olima wept, knowing that her stepmother hated her.

After the burial ceremony ended, as they all wore black, including Mr. Leo's parents and other family relatives,

Mrs. Gina moved into the white mansion and burnt all of Mrs. Zoe's property. She removed all of Zoe's images from the living room walls and replaced them with hers.

Olima couldn't fight against her stepmother. She watched how her stepmother had destroyed most of her late mother's property.

Olima's maternal parents were old, and she didn't know of their whereabouts. She went to hide only a photograph of her mother in her bag.

Mrs. Gina became the owner of the house as she sacked the housemaids and turned Olima into her personal maid. She withdrew Olima from attending her tutorial classes as she said, "I think you saw how your late father treated me. So you do not expect me to treat you well. There's no money to further your education, so you will become my maid if you wish to live."

Olima couldn't fight her stepmother. Even when her uncles arrived to know of the will and oil company left behind by the late Mr. Leo.

Mrs. Gina arrested her in-laws and accused them of being the ones who had killed Mr. Leo.

Mr. Leo's two younger brothers bailed themselves and signed never to disturb Mrs. Gina and her children again.

No one asked about Olima's well-being. She lived like a maid in her own father's mansion. She wanted to run away, but the city was too big, and she had no one to ask for help.

Mrs. Gina later contacted the family lawyer to know of Mr. Leo's will.

When the lawyer arrived, he made it clear to Mrs. Gina that Mr. Leo left the oil company to Olima Adams, but Olima can only take over the company when she becomes 24 years old.

Mrs. Gina got annoyed and sent the lawyer away. She planned on how to get the company as she wasn't ready to kill Olima too. She didn't want Mia to be alone, so she thought of other options.