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!

tugged on his sleeve, her big, tear filled eyes pleading with all the innocence only a

froze, his mind

This…

had never happened before.

child begging to

It didn’t make sense.

for a long moment, weighing the situation

an idea

the palace might not

they hired at eighteen always took months, sometimes years,

the time she was grown, she would

even rise to become head servant

even succeed him as the next housekeeper if he ever

quiet chuckle escaped

it suddenly seemed like the most

looked back at the little girl in front of him,

was one he had once

it felt right.

his face as he placed a hand gently

“Alright, little one.

can go with me when i come back.” He promised to come back for her, and

up the other children who had

forms, and, with a final nod,

had thought she would need

young, unsure of the

to his surprise, every morning before he even woke up, she was

caught him off

intended for her to take

was just a child,

stop her, he finally gave in, allowing her

palace, after months

the kind man

felt like she

when Nnenna

six, was struggling to adjust to the harsh reality that her

just any girl, but someone much more beautiful

teachers whispering about Nnenna, how graceful she was, how she carried herself with a

she had been

couldn’t contain

they have

to be the only princess, the center

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