Dilemma Stories: Season 1 – Episode 3
By Celebzity | duetodemand.blogspot.com
> “They say when a woman succeeds, the whole family rises. But what if she succeeds in secret — and cuts you out?”
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Love and Hustle in Rongai
When Carol and I got married four years ago, we were both hustlers — her doing natural hair from our single-room rental, me pushing mpesa float and selling mobile accessories at the stage. We agreed: no secrets, every coin we make goes into our future.
She said she had a dream — to open a natural cosmetics line. I encouraged her. I even took Sacco loans twice to help her buy equipment.
Little did I know, while I thought I was building our future, she was building hers alone.
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The Yahoo Finance Bombshell
I was doing a casual online search on Kenyan SME funding when I saw a headline from Yahoo Finance Kenya:
> “Carol Organics Joins Top 50 Women-Owned Startups in East Africa”
I froze.
The woman in the feature photo was my wife, dressed in a sleek blue suit I had never seen, smiling at a launch event I never knew about.
The company?
Fully registered under her name only.
The listed shareholders? Her cousin and a Nairobi-based investor.
Me? Nowhere.
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I Was Just Her Stepping Stone
That evening, I pretended I hadn’t seen the article. I asked casually how her day was. She said, “Just salon runs, slow day.” Lies.
I waited two days before showing her the Yahoo Finance article. Her face went pale.
> “I didn’t want to mix emotions and business,” she whispered.
“You wouldn't understand startup decisions. I needed control.”
Control?
I had been paying rent so she could attend trade expos. Sacrificing my own side hustle for her dream. And I didn't even own 1%?
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The Real Dilemma
Carol says she’ll give me a “thank you package” once investors come through. A sort of goodwill exit. I’m not sure if I should take it.
Part of me wants to fight for a share — not out of greed, but out of principle.
Another part of me knows: love mixed with business only works if both hearts are honest.
Now I sleep next to a CEO I can’t trust.
And every time her name trends, I wonder if she’s plotting her next move — alone.
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💔 Dilemma Stories: Season 1 – Episode 3 Ends Here
If your spouse becomes rich from something you helped build — but legally left you out — do you walk away… or demand your cut?
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