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.

had been hesitating just outside the door, relaxed at her

"Yes, yes! I made sure to prepare it the moment I heard

over the neatly wrapped snacks, watching her eyes

softly and catching up. The atmosphere was calm, filled with a quiet comfort that had been absent for

reluctantly, patting her shoulder before

door clicked shut, the room now silent except for the faint hum of hospital

you there?" she whispered

here, Nnenna," the Love System replied,

exactly do I have to do to earn points?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly. "I

system interrupted before she could finish, its tone probing yet

hitched, her unspoken thoughts exposed. The system sighed softly, as if it could feel her conflicted emotions. "Anyway," it continued, "all you have to do is help people in any way you can. The bigger

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

time left.

in its tone, Nnenna swung her legs over the side of the bed and gripped the drip stand tightly.

as the day came to an end, cast her curious looks. A pale girl in a hospital gown, clutching a drip stand, was

moving forward. She turned a corner and froze at the sound of a loud

CRASH!

'What if someone's in trouble?' Her second thought, equally pressing, was, 'This

the door to the room from which the sound

him and

you okay?" Nnenna gasped, letting go of her drip stand in her rush to help. She took

to the ground right next to the man. Pain radiated through her limbs as she realized, 'I haven't even started physical

cold, like the air had turned to ice the moment Nnenna entered. She had not expected a warm welcome, but the silence from the man lying on

not flinch. He did not even turn his head to look at her, which struck her as both