Amaka sat alone in the small, dimly lit hotel room she had rented in their hometown, her mind racing. The humiliation of being escorted off the stage during Jidenna's charity event was fresh, but it wasn't enough to deter her.

  The sting of his words echoed in her ears: "This is the last time. You need help."

  "Help?" she muttered bitterly to herself. "The only thing I need is him. Why doesn't he see that?"

  Her thoughts spiraled into darker places. If she couldn't have him the way she wanted, maybe no one else should either.

  Jidenna, on the other hand, was trying to move forward. Back in Lagos, he threw himself into his music and philanthropic projects, desperate to leave the chaos behind him. The restraining order had given him some breathing room, but he remained cautious, knowing Amaka's unpredictability.

  During a meeting with Bayo, his best friend and manager, they discussed security upgrades for his team and family.

  "We can't take any chances," Bayo said, flipping through a file of recent updates from the private investigators. "She's still in the hometown, but her movements have been erratic."

  Jidenna sighed, rubbing his temples. "I'm just tired of all this. I want my life back."

  "You'll get it back," Bayo assured him. "But you need to be patient and prepared. She's desperate, and desperate people are dangerous."

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  Meanwhile, Amaka began crafting her final plan, one she believed would either bring Jidenna back to her or destroy everything he had worked for. She reached out to an old acquaintance, a tabloid journalist known for sensational stories.

  "I have something that will shake the entire country," she told him over the phone. "Meet me tonight."

  The meeting took place in a quiet restaurant on the outskirts of town. Amaka handed over a USB drive containing fabricated evidence—audio recordings, doctored images, and emails she had created to make it look like Jidenna was involved in illegal activities.

  "This will destroy him," the journalist said, shaking his head in disbelief. "You're sure you want to do this?"

  Amaka's eyes glinted with a mix of determination and madness. "I don't care what happens to him anymore. If I can't have him, he shouldn't have anything."

  Back in Lagos, Jidenna's team received word of the impending story from a reliable source. The journalist had leaked a teaser online, hinting at a massive exposé about Jidenna's alleged double life.

  The news sent shockwaves through Jidenna's camp. His public relations manager immediately went into crisis mode, drafting statements and preparing for damage control.

  "We need to act fast," she said during an emergency meeting. "If this story goes live, it could ruin everything."

  But Jidenna, though visibly shaken, remained calm. "We have the truth on our side," he said firmly. "She's going too far now, and this ends here."

  Jidenna's legal team works tirelessly to get ahead of the story. They uncover evidence linking Amaka to the fabricated materials and quickly file an injunction to prevent the story from being published.

  The move pays off. Hours before the article is scheduled to go live, the court grants the injunction, citing insufficient evidence and potential defamation.

  The victory feels hollow to Jidenna, though. He knows Amaka isn't done. She's crossed a line, and her obsession is growing more dangerous by the day.

  Amaka, standing in front of a mirror in her hotel room, whispering to her reflection.

  "If I can't break him, I'll make sure no one else can fix him."

  Her smile fades into a cold, determined expression as she begins planning her next move.