Original BettyWhyt Novel
A Man Like That
An Abuja Romantic-Suspense Serial
Zara Musa, a procurement officer investigating a deadly corruption network, becomes entangled with Emeka Nnadi, the contractor whose company sits inside the case. As attraction turns to love, the evidence leads from compromised suppliers to deaths hidden inside public contracts—and powerful people willing to kill to keep the truth buried.
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You Don’t Get to Love Me Like That
Minutes after Zara and Emeka finally cross a line, a photograph proves someone has been watching them—and the next message says Emeka will not make it home.
The Man Who Never Had to Prove He Belonged
At a Ministry reception, Zara meets Emeka—the contractor whose bridge bid has just crossed her desk—and realizes his charm may be as dangerous as his paperwork.
Three Tragedies. One Name.
Nnadi Construction looks clean until Zara finds AEGIS inside its supply chain—the same company linked to three deadly public-project failures.
I Need You to Hear the Bodies
Dinner with Emeka stops being harmless when Zara tells him AEGIS is inside his bridge bid—and he admits Dele approached him before the tender was announced.
Fear Is Often the Beginning of Understanding
Adeyemi finally names the man who forced AEGIS into Emeka’s bid, and moments later that same man calls to tell Zara to walk away.
The Future Most Men Would Kill For
Dele offers Emeka everything he has ever wanted—national growth, faster payments and protection from audits—in exchange for accepting AEGIS and abandoning the past.
I Want You
The retaliation begins quietly: frozen financing, cancelled meetings, Zara pulled off cases. Then Daniel wakes long enough to reveal where AEGIS keeps its ledger.
This Started Before I Met You
After escaping Zara’s flat, Emeka admits he knew something was wrong six months earlier. Then Adeyemi calls from the Idu warehouse—and someone finds him.
You Came Back for Me
The Idu warehouse is already burning when they arrive. Adeyemi is bleeding inside, the records are being destroyed, and Dele is waiting with a gun.
A Man Like That
Six weeks after the fire, Zara and Emeka finally get an ordinary dinner—until one message reveals the corruption network may reach even higher.
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