The Unfaithful Spouse Chapter Summary

The Unfaithful Spouse

Destiny O. Emmanuel Contents

Chapter 1: The Unruly King

Chapter 2: The Secret Romance

Chapter 3: The False Allegation

Chapter 4: The Expensive Joke

Chapter 5: The Secret Plot

Chapter 6: The Confrontation

Chapter 7: The Judgment Day

Chapter 8: The Boomerang

1

The Unruly King

It was a blissful day as usual in Imoku community. The community was quite a large one but many of the houses were mud houses with raffia roofs. Only few houses were covered with zinc of which the king’s palace was one. Goats and chickens strayed freely. Several children also ran freely with only their pants on and some were nude with their fingers in their mouth. The rural

“So, you women reason too?” His royal majesty said as he leaned his back against a weed-pillow and stared lustfully at her. They entered an inner room and shut the door behind them. Several minutes later, she came out sweating profusely and adjusting her rumpled wrapper and tiptoed out asusual.
After about three market days, he asked the town crier to announce to the entire community of a forthcoming fishing competition. Soku was indifferent to the competition but his unrepentant adulterous wife would not let him be. She reminded him of how poor they were and begged him to contest peradventure they won; it could change their lives for the better. After several persuasions, he made up his mind but in truth, he never wanted anything with the unfaithful king. His love for his wife prompts him to always want always pleased her. The great day came and the fishermen went fishing from morning till sunset. It was a tedious event for the fishermen but they were in a happy mode because it was a festive affair. They assembled before the king in the evening with what they had caught. Soku’s fish was not the biggest and he knew had lost in the

The king was not seated yet but Soku prostrated before the throne waiting for his verdicts. After a long wait he came out, and all paid obeisance. It seemed as the longest wait of his life. He panicked at the appearance of His Royal Majesty and was frozen with fear, at the appearance of the dreaded ruler, making the hairs on the nape of his neck rose. King Zamadora addressed the community dwellers.
“The gods of our land knows I have passed the acid test because you have not been able to provide my gold ring at the agreed time. At least I have given him five additional days. Now I shall pronounce my judgment.”
Mira ran in, wailing like a lunatic being tormented by unseen forces. The women and the men pitied her while some of them, who knew about her clandestine affairs with the randy king, mocked her. King Zamadora ignored her and continued, “As I had earlier promised that if Soku can provide the gold ring before five days, he shall be the king. If he fails, he shall be banished into the evil forest, and so shall I do