When Deji returned home with his fiancée, he wasn’t just walking back into the embrace of family — he was stepping into years of unresolved conflict with his father. The Akanni household, built on wealth and reputation, hid cracks that no amount of success could cover. For Deji, every glance at Ifakile was a reminder of wounds that never healed.
A son’s pain
Deji never forgave his father for the death of his mother. In his eyes, Ifakile could have done more to save her. That grief hardened into blame, and as the years passed, the distance between father and son only widened.
The weight of a stepmother
What deepened the wound was Ifakile’s marriage to Yetunde, a woman whose mental instability worsened in their union. Watching his father care for Yetunde in ways he believed his mother never received only fueled Deji’s anger. To him, it was a betrayal — a painful reminder of what he lost and what he felt his father chose to replace.
Silence and secrets
Unbeknownst to Deji, Ifakile fought his own battle — one to shield his son from a generational curse tied to their lineage. But bound by ritual and secrecy, he could not reveal the truth. To Deji, this silence looked like control and indifference, not sacrifice. The very thing meant to protect him became another wedge driving them apart.
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