Title: Love, Lies, and the Price of Wealth—A Gen Z Romance Gone Wrong
Markiss Lulu never thought love would demand a price he wasn't willing to pay.
From the moment he met Abike, she was a force of nature—bold, beautiful, and brimming with dreams of luxury. She painted their future in gold, a life of soft pleasures, where struggle was but a distant memory. But love, as Markiss would soon learn, meant different things to different people.
At first, he gave her all he could. A ₦450,000 windfall came his way, and without hesitation, he handed over nearly half—₦200,000—to his beloved Abike. But her smile, once so radiant, quickly faded. It wasn't enough.
"Do better," she told him one night, her voice laced with a sharp edge.
"I’m trying," he assured her.
"Trying is for fools," she snapped. "Why struggle when there are easier ways? Get smart, Markiss. Do Yahoo. Everybody is doing it. We can’t be poor forever."
His heart clenched. Was this the woman he loved? The woman he dreamed of building a future with?
He refused.
At first, she laughed, a short, incredulous sound. Then she scoffed.
"You’re useless," she spat, eyes dark with disappointment. "I should’ve known you were just another broke dreamer."
Markiss felt the sting, but he held firm. Love, he believed, was more than money. It was about loyalty, shared struggles, and rising together. But to Abike, love without wealth was a cage—one she refused to be trapped in.
So she left. Just like that. A ghost of promises once whispered in the dark, a memory he wasn’t sure he wanted to keep.
Shattered, Markiss took to social media. His heart spilled onto the screen as he typed his pain into words. He asked the world: Was I wrong? Was I insecure? Or did I just refuse to sell my soul?
The internet exploded.
"She never loved you, bro."
"A real woman builds with you, not pressures you into crime."
"This is the problem with society—money over morals."
"Good riddance! A queen will find you, king."
As opinions flooded in, a debate ignited. Was Abike a villain, or just another victim of a society that glorified wealth at any cost? Was Markiss noble, or simply naive?
One thing was clear—this wasn’t just their story. It was the story of a generation caught between love and luxury, ethics and easy money.
Markiss sat back, watching the world dissect his heartbreak, knowing he had made his choice.
And for the first time in a long while, he felt free.
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