Reflection

And he didn't like any of it.

He didn't know what had come into his wife but he was slowly losing her. It was too fast for him to do anything. There were still 2 years before the next election. It was his chance to go for a higher position. But if it didn't work well with his wife then it will hinder his political career. He was conflicted

Many may not know this but there were rumors since he started dating Evelyn about him doing it for power. No matter how sincere he was about her in his heart, to others he was a manipulator and ambitious.

Yes. It's true that was his move at first but things changed as he got to know her better. She wasn't a spoilt brad. She did everything on her own and liked it when she achieved her goal. The decision to stop her career to support him was contributed with the fact that his mother talked to Eve about being a housewife. He heard their conversation at one point but didn't interfere.

He knew his family disapproved of her as his wife. They thought she was too powerful to be his wife. On several occasions, his mother tried to talk him out of it. She was afraid her family will look down on him being from a different social background.

His family were never rich or aristocratic, they were just ordinary family from the small village. As he grew in his career, his family engaged in different businesses and eventually become one of the rich in the city. But still, they were still looked down upon. At least that was what his mother thought

No matter how they tried to fit in, they never did. That's when Evelyn came into the picture. Her family background was powerful. They had been in political arena for generations. It was right to say their family ran the political world. They determine who come into power. There were three family that affected the country greatly. There was political, economic and socially.

All these families seem close to the public but they strain to take control over the others.

That's Ali, the mistress comes from the Guliye family that affect the country economically. This is tricky for Martin when it comes to his political career. If she were to go all war with him, the others may think twice about supporting him. That's why he was playing cool despite knowing she was laying a trap for him

He had to admit he was completely in love with her before but had to break up when he met Evelyn. At first he made a deal with Ali to refrain from contacting him and keep their distance until he gets his governorship. But then he grew to love Evelyn. It was gradual without him noticing it. Over time, he was completely in love with Evelyn but he didn't show it to her.

When she got pregnant, he was the happiest about becoming a father.

But that's when Aliya Guliye came back into his life. She wasn't the girl he knew but the daughter of the aristocratic family. She had the guts to fight for his wife's position knowing too well it was risky. At first he tried to resist but she had a grip on his. He still had a thing for her. Just that one night with her again led to his life turning upside down.

She had set the trap from the very beginning. She knew he would do anything to maintain his position of power and that includes his wife.

Aliya offered herself as the bargaining chip for his career but he still refused. This really upset her. She then started to suspect his feeling for his wife

She questioned him on several occasions about his feelings for Eve and why he didn't want to get a divorce as they agreed. He came up with so many excuses

He even said he was going to run for presidency and Evelyn was a key player on his bid. Her family were enough to support them. He didn't want to lose their support especially at the critical time of his life.

To prove he didn't love Evelyn and was with her for her power, he started moving around with women. Some people may say he was a womanizer but he was pained. Somebody had a rope on his neck and he had to play along.

Nobody apart from his personal aids knew he wasn't sleeping with any of the women except Aliya.

Each time he got the women with him, he would pay them to spend the night in the room. He would always get a suite with separate rooms. The woman would sleep on her room why he slept on the other room. It would be correct to say he paid women to pretend to be his mistresses. They each had to sign confidentiality documents not to say anything outside the room.

His work load was getting a toll on him with his deputy fighting him internally with an intention of taking over the next term. He didn't tell much of this to Evelyn and just spend as much time with her as he could. He indeed had in several occasions went out of the city for jobs but when Aliya came, it was too much. He had to go to seminars while she waite in the hotel room. That was something Evelyn was supposed to do.

She at some point asked if she could go with him in his political trips so they could spend more time together but he didn't have to courage to do. Aliya was in his neck with the video he took of the two of them. She threatened to go to his wife if he didn't spend time with her especially on weekends.

Slowly, there was a gap developing between them.

He wanted to be there for his pregnant wife but the tragedy hit him hard. So hard that the thought of getting her pregnant again send shivers down his spinal. He suffered a trauma. That was what his doctor told him.

That night, he was in Naivasha with Aliya. He had to spend at least two days there for a government related job but she tagged along. When his wife called, he was in the bathroom. It was apparent Aliya turned the phone to silent with no vibration. All the calls from home, the maid and even the hospital were answered.

When he checked his phone in the morning, he was surprised but had a bad feeling about all the call from home and hospital the whole night. He called back but Evelyn was not picking. He then called his assistant who informed him what happened. His whole body was shaking. He felt the world was coming to an end. His baby was gone while he was busy enjoying himself.

His wife was all alone, while here he was with another woman. The thought of everything was killing him. That was the first time he showed his feeling out. He was going crazy

By the time he reached the hospital it was too late. He wife didn't even look him in the eyes. She didn't even ask why he didn't pick his phone. The light in her eyes were dim. The smile was gone. She was a totally different person.

The house was not warm anymore. It was torture to go back home. That's when he started to stay out late. Sometimes he would stay at the office and work most of the night. Sometimes he would spend half the Night with Aliya but it wasn't because he enjoyed it. He was fighting his grief in a different.

Looking back to how it started, He asked himself so many questions including how to solve everything. Will he be able to solve the problem before it's too late? Will he be able to save his marriage?

The look he saw on his wife the other night in the hotel room showed how far she could go to avenge them. She was slowly giving up on the marriage. Or it would be easier to say she had given up on the marriage. He had thought about divorcing her severally to stop putting her in pain but just the thought of it was killing him.

He wanted to have a chance to be with his wife again. He wanted a chance to just love her. Be there for her. She had sacrificed so much for him. He even thought of retiring from politics to stay a quiet life with her. He was willing to being a househusband if she let him. But that was just a thought, not what he wanted

He wanted power. He wanted to have it all and be the most powerful man in the country at least for 10 years. He wanted to do whatever she wanted. Earn enough money to take care of them for the rest of their lives and leave something for his generations to come.

But all those comes at a cost.

He will not have either of them. He had to choose one. He was in a crossroad