Something like Love
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Last published Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Adesewa Ajayi didn't wake up thinking she'd be proposed to by a stranger in a crisp, three-piece, custom-tailored fabric, so rich it looked like it paid school fees.
She also didn't expect the proposal to sound like a job interview.
But no, Lagos will humble you in ways you didn't budget for.
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He leaned into me so our lips were inches apart, I stared wide eyed, unable to move my body but I leaned my head back creating a little bit of space between us. A smirk graced his lips as his eyes twinkled with unbridled mischief. "You'll definitely make for a good wife. Lucky me". He said and purposely leaned into me so much so his lips nearly grazed mine, I squeaked and shut my eyes in surprise but his forehead only pressed on mine. I opened my eyes slowly to meet his and I realized he was holding up a diamond studded ring. I looked back at him only to see him watching my reaction closely. "What is that for?", I hoped he didn't detect how shaky my voice had become because of our close proximity. "This is your engagement ring, my dear fiancée", he said and took a step back, burying one of his hands in his pocket and tilting his head. I just stared wide eyed at the ring in his right hand, it was all too real. "What?, You didn't expect me to kneel, now did you", he chuckled at his own words and took my hand, sliding the ring on it. •••• Trapped in a marriage of convenience by her father, Sifon must fight tooth and nail to come out unscathed but she'd damned before she lets him have the last laugh. Or will she succumb to her growing attraction for the man she desperately wants nothing to do with?. .... 18/08/21 ranked #1 in projectnigeria 21/05/22 ranked #2 in nigerian 25/03/25 ranked #1 in african *Slowly being edited* ~ ©_eberechi 2021
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