Chapter 100: Crushed Spirit Chapter 100: Crushed Spirit “Yes, yes!” she suddenly pumped her fist into the air, a little squeal of delight escaping her.

She couldn’t believe her eyes, this was exactly like what she had seen in her dream and what her teachers had talked about just weeks ago.

The pieces were falling into place.

But now, the real challenge, how to convince him to give her a job.

“Okay,” Little Sweetie replied, her mind racing.

Convincing a grown man to hire a four year old was nearly impossible, but she wasn’t about to back down.

She changed tactics instantly, time to play the orphan card.

“Sir, I have no parents,” she said, her eyes widening dramatically as she let her voice quiver just a little.

“I don’t want to stay here anymore.

I want to go with you.

Could you please adopt me?

Or just take me with you?

I can cook, I can clean, I can wash, I don’t need any money!

You don’t have to pay me at all!” She practically sold herself like a seasoned merchant, desperate to seal the deal.

The man “..?” The man blinked in surprise, taken aback.

What kind of four year old was in such a hurry to leave an orphanage, offering to cook and clean?

He furrowed his brows in confusion.

“No, dear.

These people will take care of you,” he said, his voice soft but firm, trying to reassure her.

He assumed she was simply speaking without understanding the seriousness of her request.

His schedule was tight, and he really didn’t have the time to entertain such a conversation, but she wasn’t getting the message.

“Please, Uncle!

Please, please take me with you!

Sweetie tugged on his sleeve, her big, tear

man froze, his

This…

had never happened before.

child begging to leave with

It didn’t make sense.

for a long moment, weighing the situation

an idea

in the palace might not be such a

servants they hired at eighteen always took months, sometimes

grown, she would already know the ins and outs

to become head servant one

him as the next housekeeper if he ever

chuckle escaped his

but it

the little girl

one he had once

it felt right.

smile crept onto his face as he placed a hand gently on

“Alright, little one.

i come back.” He promised to come back for her, and though it was hard, she believed his

he returned, picking up the other children who

filled out her forms, and, with a final nod,

thought she would need

young, unsure of

up, she was already up, bathed, dressed, and already

caught him

never intended for her to take on

just a child,

and after a few weeks of trying to stop her, he finally gave in, allowing

Sweetie was now in the palace, after

had asked for help, not just from the kind man

felt like she was finally making a dent on

started stalking Nnenna when Nnenna was just six years

to adjust

someone much more

about Nnenna, how graceful she was, how she carried herself with a regal

speculated if she had

contain

they have

be the

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