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

Chapter 138

Chapter 138: I Don’t Know How Chapter 138: I Don’t Know How The world must see you as a pampered princess, not some—” he gestured vaguely at the small room “—forgotten child in a closet.” He crossed his arms.

“I’ve already assigned someone to move your belongings.

If anyone asks, you’ve been living upstairs for the past ten years.

Do you understand?” His voice was firm, leaving no room for argument.

Nnenna “..?” Nnenna blinked, her mind reeling.

Then, she looked him dead in the eye.

“I’m not moving.” The king’s expression darkened, but she wasn’t finished.

“I’ve lived in this closet for ten years, and you never cared.

Now, just because guests are coming, you suddenly want to rewrite history?” Her voice rose, raw with unfiltered emotion.

“If they ask where I’ve been living, I’ll tell them.

I’ll show them this tiny space, my things, and myself, just as I’ve always been.” She let the words settle, watching for a reaction.

“You let them keep me here, Father.

You let them act like I didn’t exist.

And now you want to act like it never happened?” Her chest heaved, her fists clenched.

“No.

I won’t lie for you.” “Well, I…

I wasn’t aware of all that,” King Ikechukwu stammered, looking away, but the guilt was evident in his expression.

Nnenna scoffed.

“Is that so?” Her voice was sharp, unwavering.

“Then tell me, Father, how did you know exactly where to find me tonight?

If you truly had no idea where I’ve been living, how did you walk straight here without asking for directions?” The king’s lips parted slightly, but no words came.

Nnenna exhaled sharply, the weight of disappointment pressing down on her chest.

don’t

to sleep.” She turned toward her small

this kingdom, and yes, you are my father, but you’ve never acted like it.” Her

he pretended not to

But now?

him feign concern, watching him lie,

be so blind to what happened under

he could ignore the suffering of his own blood for

yet, here

her fists

would never let herself be

words pierced through the king’s

stood in shock, guilt creeping into his expression as her accusations

He exhaled the name, as if speaking it aloud would somehow

and for a brief moment, he wasn’t addressing Nnenna

I know I haven’t exactly done a very

I had been trying, but I

face, and it struck him all over again, how much

The same sharp eyes.

The same unwavering strength.

escaped him before he could stop

whom had he

woman in

girl standing

He wasn’t sure.

the quiet sacrifices Nnenna had made for her siblings, the way she never sought recognition, how she had endured, how she had fought to belong

he

that merely allowing her to stay in the palace was

within these walls, even if hidden, was some form

before her, he

been

been

and stayed for more than a

her, but now, watching her, listening to her, seeing her

was his daughter,

been letting her down all these

taken her recognizing her own worth for him to

in his mind, forcing

just asking her to

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