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Chapter 116

Chapter 116: Master Minds Chapter 116: Master Minds But it seemed each passing day was determined to prove that there were always new depths to human deception.

The crowd stirred, whispers spreading like wildfire.

Some looked doubtful, others curious, and a few outright hostile.

Nnenna, standing a bit farther away, listened carefully to the entire exchange, her mind racing.

What?

She raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

‘This entire mess… was because of me?’ She had picked this spot randomly, assuming that since it was a market, it didn’t belong to any particular person but was government owned, free for vendors to set up their stalls, even if just temporarily.

She never imagined it was private property.

A strange warmth filled her chest as she realized something else.

Despite all this, the old man hadn’t mentioned her at all.

He was shielding her, protecting a girl he barely knew.

Her hands clenched slightly at her sides.

She wanted to step in, but she knew better.

Even if she spoke up, who would listen to a fifteen year old girl in a servant’s uniform, hidden behind a shawl and sunglasses?

No one.

She decided to keep watching.

The woman, still standing tall with her arms crossed, scoffed.

“An apology?

Oh, no.

That won’t cut it.

just going to accept a simple ‘sorry’ after you’ve been making profits

to settle this.” She paused

every single money you made on both

All of it.

man hand over all the

rippled through the gathering, a mix of shock

of it?” one man whispered,

he made?” “That’s too much,”

ask for all

for that.” Some people exchanged

young man shook his head,

But others, more sympathetic to the woman’s position,

an older

using my land,

“But asking for all of it?”

in,

with some members of the crowd visibly agitated while others

was clear

rooted on the same

This was extortion.

the crowd that had

people frowned in

made money because of the

space, but

used mouthwatering aromas to lure people in, the free samples that got them

crowd couldn’t take it

unreasonable!” The voice belonged to one of the construction

stood up, arms crossed, his face set

can you demand all of his profits?” he

even a percentage, but

hear yourself?” Murmurs of agreement

with his granddaughter helping him—” Nnenna almost choked

Granddaughter?

children!”

just because they set up

rent instead of stealing their money?” More

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