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.

had been looking after Nnenna, often going out of her way to care for her even when it

pitied her

the real reason behind her actions, the man in

just exposing Reuben as a liar but also as a disrespectful and abusive

the nurse the proof she needed to leave him for

caught his

process it, Reuben lunged at

Bang!

man to the ground, his voice calm

wanted to

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

Nnenna’s curiosity piqued instantly.

someone trying to shout for help, but

stared at Ikenna, noting

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

corrected herself quickly, her eyes narrowing as

you do to him in there?” Ikenna glanced at her and smiled faintly, patting her soft, long hair as if she were

“Don’t worry about that.

your

head back to the

said, walking ahead without giving her a

a moment, her

should open it to check on the man inside, but after a

hurried after Ikenna, who was already

and waved goodbye, earning

rolled his

the hospital at a leisurely pace, the atmosphere quiet

was about to speak to

to the side mirror, where he noticed

one that had been following them earlier when they were

in the same direction, but now it was clear that it had been tailing them

steering wheel tightened,

confirm his suspicions, he took a few detours, driving through random streets and looping around traffic

went,

doubt in his mind, they were

him, her face calm as she stared out the window, unaware of

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