Fashion designer Veekee James has opened up about a painful chapter from her past, revealing how she was betrayed by an ex-boyfriend after dedicating time and resources to set up a business for him.
Speaking during a live session with Pastor Bolaji Idowu, Senior Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC), Veekee shared that while she was a university student, she went to great lengths to support her former partner’s success, only to discover he had been unfaithful.
In her account, Veekee, now happily married to Femi Atere, recalled traveling from Akwa Ibom to Lagos with her ex-boyfriend’s mother to buy supplies to open a unisex salon for him.
Despite the time and money she invested, she found messages on his phone indicating he was making plans with an ex-girlfriend.
“Because of love, I entered a night bus to Lagos with his mother to shop for materials, then went back to Akwa Ibom to set up a shop for him. I wanted him to have a business; I put down the capital, and the worst part was that when I checked his phone, he was already planning with his ex-girlfriend to visit him as I was leaving,” she said.
Though he apologized, dismissing it as a joke, Veekee chose to forgive him and continued supporting his business, even waiving a share of the profits.
However, she said she chose to prioritize her self worth and leave the relationship.