Chapter 50: Sit Tight!

Chapter 50: Sit Tight!

“You know,” Ikenna began, his tone eerily calm, “I wasn’t planning to interfere.

I was here to observe, just as she asked.” He gestured toward the door, where Nnenna waited outside, undoubtedly smirking.

“But then you thought it was a good idea to lunge at her.

Big mistake.” Reuben gulped, his mouth suddenly dry.

“I watched her call you ‘big time accountant uncle’ and take your pictures,” Ikenna continued, his tone casual yet laced with steel.

“She was smirking the whole time.

But me?

I’m not smirking, Reuben.

Do you know why?” Reuben shook his head quickly, sweat beading on his forehead.

“Because I don’t find this situation funny,” Ikenna said, stepping closer.

His voice dropped lower, more menacing.

“I’m trying to figure out if you’re just a liar…

or something worse.

So, I’m going to ask nicely.

What exactly were you planning to do to her, Mr.

Big Time Accountant?” From everything Nnenna had said, Ikenna pieced the situation together.

The fact that she came all the way here just to take pictures of this man in such a calculated way told him everything he needed to know, Reuben was lying about who he was, and Nnenna was determined to expose him.

Ikenna recalled an office gossip he had overheard during lunch.

One of the nurses, Nurse Courage, was engaged to a man who was rumored to be a “big time accountant.” However, the man was described as violent and short tempered.

been looking after Nnenna, often going out of her way to care

had pitied her when

her actions, the man

Reuben as a liar but also as

the nurse

thought when something caught his attention, a

Reuben lunged at him with

Bang!

man to the ground, his voice calm but

to

should’ve asked yourself who you were messing with first.” Ten minutes later, Ikenna stepped out

Nnenna’s curiosity piqued instantly.

for help, but being silenced, she had been wondering what

Ikenna, noting

face as he casually wiped his hands with Reuben’s sanitizer, which he must

herself quickly, her

and smiled faintly, patting her soft, long hair as if she were

“Don’t worry about that.

your pictures,

head back to

things to handle,” he said, walking ahead

her eyes

the man inside, but after a

who was already

cute smile and waved goodbye, earning

interaction and rolled his eyes

back to the hospital at a leisurely pace, the atmosphere quiet and filled

way, Ikenna was about to speak to

gaze shifted to the side mirror, where he noticed a

had been following them earlier when they were on the

thought it was just another car heading in the same direction, but now it was clear that it had been tailing them since they left the

grip on the steering wheel tightened,

few detours, driving through random streets and looping around

he went,

now, there was no doubt in his mind, they were being

glanced at the girl beside him, her face calm as she stared out the window,

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