They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 8: The Paralyzed Man

Nnenna groaned. "A fair trade?! This is daylight robbery!"

The system sniffed. "Well, maybe if you stopped using points on pity parties, oh, by the way, you might want to look up."

"Look up?"

She raised her head, her heart sinking as she realized the housekeeper was still standing in the doorway. His face was a mixture of concern and confusion, his hand hovering as if debating whether to call for the doctor.

Nnenna "..."

The princess's shifting expressions and muttered words had not gone unnoticed.

"That fall must have been terrible," he murmured to himself.

"Grandpa Housekeeper! You're still here?" Nnenna forced a bright smile, her voice trembling slightly. "Please, come in!"

The old man hesitated, his worry deepening. Why did she suddenly sound so...normal? He stepped into the room cautiously, still unsure if he should call a psychiatrist.

Nnenna silently prayed that he would ignore everything he just noticed.

The last thing she wanted was to be admitted to the psychiatric ward.

Planning her revenge from there would be much more difficult.

"Come in, come in! Did you bring my favorite snack?" Nnenna called out eagerly, her voice carrying a rare spark of excitement.

who had been hesitating just outside the door, relaxed

yes! I made sure to prepare it the moment I heard you were awake. I've been waiting for this day, and I

wrapped snacks, watching her eyes light up as she

as he settled into the chair by her bedside, chatting softly and catching up. The atmosphere was calm,

the housekeeper rose reluctantly, patting her shoulder before he left. "Rest well, Princess Nnenna. I will visit again

the door clicked shut, the room now silent

there?" she

Nnenna," the Love System replied, its

have to do to earn points?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly. "I don't have much time left... and I don't

system interrupted before she could finish, its

if it could feel her conflicted emotions. "Anyway," it continued, "all you have to do is help people in

decided to deflect. "Okay... I'll start once

system's voice sharpened. "I'd advise against waiting. You don't have much time left. Use your drip stand or

the urgency in its tone, Nnenna swung her legs over the side of the bed and gripped the drip stand tightly. Her body protested with every step,

bright lights and bustling noise greeted her. Visitors, now leaving as the day came to an end, cast her curious looks. A pale girl in a hospital gown, clutching a drip stand, was a rare

focusing on moving forward. She turned a corner and froze at

CRASH!

thought, 'What if someone's in trouble?' Her second thought, equally pressing, was, 'This could be a chance to

Nnenna pushed open the door to the room from which the sound

the floor, a tray pan beside him and its contents scattered everywhere. He seemed frozen, caught

my gosh! Are you okay?" Nnenna gasped, letting go of her drip stand in her rush to help. She took a shaky step toward him but miscalculated her

her, and with a surprised yelp, she tumbled to the ground right next to the man. Pain radiated through her limbs as she realized, 'I haven't even

Nnenna entered. She had not expected a warm welcome, but the silence from the man lying on

when she fell clumsily beside him, he did not flinch. He did not even