Bitter Pills - Elkanah Mashi Benson

It's the story of a woman named Bridget a trained nurse, because of her penchant for flamboyant lifestyle, she abandoned her marriage to Noah her husband and the father of her two children, Eric and Derick, not only did she leave her family, but she also withdrew substantial amount of money running into millions of naira from their joint family account, she fled Nigeria to the Benin Republic with her boyfriend, a young fraudster names Maurice whom she met on the street of Abuja while still married to Noah.

In a far away Port Novo Benin Republic Maurice eventually betrayed Bridget after collecting all the money she had stolen from her family account, he abandoned her and secretly returned to Nigeria. Back in Abuja, Maurice got involved with another young lady banker named Mirianne using the same deceptive methods he had used on Bridget, he manipulated Mirianne into stealing money from the bank where she works.

Unknown to Maurice, Bridget had also relocated back to Abuja after spending a year and a half alone in port Novo without him.

In a dramatic twist of events. Bridget unexpectedly ran into Maurice and Mirianne at a shopping mall, a confrontation broke out, during the fight, Mirianne while trying to defend Maurice from Bridget mistakenly killed him.

Mirianne found her self in a serious trouble facing manslaughter charge and being held accountable for the money she stolen from the bank.

Spotlight of Bitter Pills reveals how trust, romance and betrayal collide and how self-control, containment remains the best for survival in this world.

In the end, Mirianne was jailed for manslaughter and bank theft, while Bridget filled with shame and regrets returned to her ex-husband Noah, having already swallowed the bitter Pills of life.