2 Stepping stone

Martha came from a very wealthy family,her family cut all ties with her, when she declined to marry,one of the many suitors the family, chose for her.All this suitors were from good, respectable and rich families.Martha had already deeply fallen in love with Mr Edward, little did she know Edward was using her as a stepping stone to wealth.

Edward was first under one of Martha's family lawyer and he had a clue on amount of wealth, power and privileges he was to enjoy,if he successfully married one of Mr Mark's daughters.So he pursued Martha for one full year, when Martha was sure , she was ready to spend the rest of her life with Edward,she informed the parents, they rejected him because his back ground was not of the same level with there's more so his income, according to the investigations was not sufficient to take care of their daughter.

Edward's father was also a lawyer,who was said to be very corrupt and he represented, criminals.Due to all this facts, Martha's parents pronounced him to be unfit for their daughter.When Edward realized he was about to loose Martha,he advised her , to get married and move to overseas.They got married secretly, consummated their marriage and Martha went to college as she was in her final year.

One month down the line, Martha became unwell,she visited near by hospital and it was confirmed, she was One month pregnant.She informed Edward,who in turn picked her up from school and took her home, from there ,she informed her parents who were so furious at her.Mr Mark called all the family members to an emergency meeting,of cause Edward and the wife were also invited.The meeting lasted for about five minutes,this meeting was held to cut all ties with Martha,due to so much love, as they say love is blind, Martha was totally blind and this was just the beginning of her misfortunes.

Martha's pregnancy was a very difficult experience,she vomited most of the time and was hospitalized several times until she delivered a baby girl who she named Henrietta.Due to financial constraint she became a house wife.When Henrietta was only four months old, Martha conceived again after nine months she gave birth to a bouncing baby boy called Dan.In six years of marriage the Edward's family had five children.

What Martha didn't know,was Edward was staying with her waiting for the parents to forgive her and give them enough wealth to take care of the children.One day he forced her to go and beg for forgiveness from the father.When Martha entered the Company's premise she was kicked out before meeting the father.Edward's patience was running out so he stopped covering his extra marital affairs,this is when Martha discovered Edward had married an elegant lady from a very powerful back ground.The same lady had helped Edward to secure, position of attorney general in that country.Martha went to Civil offices to seek guidance, to her surprise there was no single document which showed she was married to Edward, instead, Edward and Nam got married the same day she discovered she was pregnant with her first born.This News shocked her,she had no friend nor family to confide her misfortunes to.

Henrietta being the eldest realized all was not well with her family.First the Father was rarely at home,her school fees for the, first and second term was not paid, to put meals on the table was a challenge.Henrietta:"Mum what is not happening,are you people bankrupt or something?"Martha:"At least you are old enough to digest this news, your father has a abandoned us.Just discovered he took me to a fake person who presided over our marriage and the certificates I have are all fake, I trusted your father more than I trusted myself,I abandoned my family because of him.Anyway this is my punishment for my stupidity the only problem is, you will suffer because of your mum's wrong steps in life.I can't find a well paying job for now,was almost completing my course when I realized your were already in my womb.In this life I have made several mistakes already and the so called your father sent me a Stern warning, saying if I expose him , I will face consequences."Henrietta:"If he does not acknowledge us has his children we have no business with him, don't worry we will face,this, together as a family."Martha:"I found a job and will be working as a secretary,if I'm lucky enough, will be able to complete my business management course.Mean while you concentrate with your studies will be moving soon to an affordable house, have already paid school fees for your siblings and paid the rent of our new house with an advance I received from the company."

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