### *The Midnight Tale of Jide and the Snake Goddess*
Jide had everything: wealth beyond imagination, success that came effortlessly, and influence that reached every corner of the business world. He was a billionaire by thirty, known as a self-made man who had risen from nothing. But despite his riches, something eluded him—true love. Every woman who crossed his path was after the same thing: his money. They feigned affection, spoke sweet words, and promised him forever, only to vanish with large sums of his wealth.
Heartbroken and bitter, Jide swore off love. He would never trust another woman. His mother, a wise and spiritual woman, warned him often about the dangers of trusting the wrong people. "Not every smile is pure, my son. Some are veils to hide the darkest intentions," she'd tell him. But Jide had heard enough. He was tired of the constant pressure to marry, to have children, to please his family.
One fateful night, Jide met Abigail.
She appeared out of nowhere—beautiful, mysterious, and different. Unlike the others, Abigail wasn't interested in his money, or so it seemed. She was soft-spoken, intelligent, and she claimed to love Jide for who he was, not what he owned. For the first time in years, he let his guard down. He fell in love deeply, ignoring all the red flags that his mother saw clearly.
"This woman isn't right for you," his mother had warned him again. "There's something about her. I sense danger."
But Jide was blinded by love, and worse, his stubborn pride refused to listen. He fought his mother, accusing her of meddling in his life and stopping him from finding happiness. He felt time was running out for him to settle down and start a family, and Abigail seemed like his last chance.
Ignoring all advice, Jide proposed to Abigail, and they arranged a secret court wedding. No one was invited, not even his mother. It was just the two of them. Jide thought he had finally won in life, marrying the love of his dreams.
But something was wrong, though Jide couldn't see it at first. Strange things started happening after their wedding. Abigail's demeanor shifted. She became colder, more distant. It wasn’t long before Jide noticed her controlling behavior. She isolated him from his family and friends, ensuring he was all hers. His business began to crumble, his wealth vanished, and people who once called him friend no longer answered his calls. Yet, Jide didn’t suspect Abigail. He thought his misfortune was a test, a trial before things got better.
Years passed, and the promise of children never came. Abigail showed no interest in starting a family, and her possessiveness grew darker. Jide's once thriving life was now a distant memory. His businesses failed, his mother passed away heartbroken, and his friends had long disappeared. Jide was now poor, lost, and utterly alone.
Then the truth began to reveal itself.
Late at night, when the shadows danced and the wind whispered, Jide noticed strange changes in Abigail. Her eyes glowed faintly in the dark, her skin seemed to shimmer like scales, and she would vanish for hours with no explanation. The more he observed, the clearer it became that Abigail was not human. His mother’s warnings rang in his head, louder than ever.
Jide’s heart sank as he discovered the truth—Abigail was a snake goddess, a being of dark power sent to destroy him. She had chosen him not for love, but for ruin. The life force she had drained from him over the years was the source of his downfall, and now that her power over him was fading, she had no more use for him. The possession that had clouded his mind for so long was lifting, but it was too late.
Everything was gone.
His money, his friends, his family, even his dignity—all sacrificed for a woman who had never truly loved him. In a final act of betrayal, Abigail disappeared one night, vanishing into the shadows like the snake she truly was, leaving Jide with nothing but the crushing weight of regret.
He was back to being poor, broken, and utterly alone. Every night, he cursed himself for ignoring the wisdom of his mother, for trusting a creature whose heart was as cold as the night sky. Now, with nothing left, Jide wandered the streets, a shadow of the man he once was, haunted by the memory of the love he thought he had found—and the price he had paid for it.
His life was a ruined empire, built on the deceit of a snake goddess who had taken everything from him.
And as the midnight hours passed, he would whisper into the darkness, “I should have listened… I should have listened.”
But it was too late. Time had already slipped away, just like Abigail, and with it, his last chance at redemption.
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