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

Chapter 72: Where’s the Nagging?

Chapter 72: Where’s the Nagging?

A brief awkwardness settled between them.

Not wanting it to linger, he quickly added, “Let me help you pack.” Nnenna caught the flicker of uncertainty in his eyes and smiled at him, not out of politeness, but appreciation.

She nodded, still smiling.

It took them just ten minutes to pack everything into a medium sized suitcase.

She had never owned much, neither in the hospital nor at the so called “home” waiting for her.

The housekeeper frowned slightly.

“Are you sure this is everything?” Nnenna simply kept smiling, her eyes clear, her posture relaxed.

Realization dawned on him.

This was really all she had.

With nothing else to check, Nnenna walked alongside the middle aged man toward the elevator.

She reached out to press the button, then froze.

Her breath caught.

Ikenna.

Her heart pounded in her chest.

She had almost left without saying goodbye.

Ever since that day, she had been avoiding Ikenna, and for what?

She couldn’t even give herself a good reason.

Now, her discharge paperwork was finalized.

There was no way Ikenna didn’t know about it.

Would he come to see her?

Would he ignore her completely?

‘He must still be mad about how I behaved…’ Guilt crept up her spine, settling heavy in her chest.

She hated how things had ended that day.

‘I should have handled it better…’ Lost in thought, she stood frozen in front of the elevator, her mind racing.

Seconds turned into minutes.

stood beside her, watching in

debating something, but he

exhaled and raised her

around, and caught the housekeeper’s gentle, questioning

Housekeeper,” she said, her voice steady but her heart pounding, “there’s something I need to do before we leave.” “Okay,” the housekeeper nodded, not

need my help?”

Nnenna shook her head.

take

wait for me

be there soon.” She gave him

questions asked, and stepped

for the lights to dim before pressing the button for the

open

heart

always, trying to keep her voice

a door she hadn’t seen in weeks, she took a

came a familiar voice

fingers tightened around the doorknob for a split second before she finally

she stepped inside, she realized… ‘This isn’t as easy as I thought it would be.’ She stood there, unsure of what to

room, Ikenna sat at his desk, focused on some

looked up yet, probably assuming it was just someone bringing him more

Seconds ticked by.

finally, he sensed the

His pen stilled.

He glanced up.

when his eyes landed on her,

moment,

She was here.

despite how things had ended, she had

though he was still upset, even though he had convinced himself to keep his distance… He couldn’t stop the small smile

to pay

her standing there He realized just

calm, but

that her silence these past weeks was meaningless, but now that she stood before him, he realized the truth, he had been

if she had done to him what Four had done to her… He would have been

than she had

out a breath she hadn’t even realized she

momentary smile on his face reassured her, it was small, fleeting, but it was

somehow, that

standing across from him at his desk, her hands lightly gripping

Ikenna…” she hesitated, then forced

today.” She had expected to feel happy saying

supposed to want

she spoke the words, an ache settled deep in

at the hospital had been the most peaceful she had ever