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

need to sleep.” She turned toward her small bed, refusing

father, but you’ve never acted like it.” Her

when he pretended not to know, it had been

But now?

watching him feign concern, watching him lie, it was

a king could be so blind to what happened

he could ignore the suffering

yet, here

her fists beneath

never let herself be fooled

pierced through

his

name, as if speaking it aloud would somehow lessen the weight on

and for a brief moment, he wasn’t addressing

know I haven’t exactly done a

thought I had been trying, but

Nnenna’s face, and it struck him all over again, how much she

The same sharp eyes.

The same unwavering strength.

words escaped him

whom had he

woman in his

to the girl

He wasn’t sure.

housekeeper’s reports, the quiet sacrifices Nnenna had made for her siblings, the way she never sought recognition, how she had endured, how she

yet, he had done

allowing her to stay in

within these walls, even

before her, he finally

hadn’t been protecting

been

home and stayed for more than a week, something

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

his

maybe, just maybe, he had been letting

it had taken her recognizing her own worth

words had lingered in his mind, forcing him to confront the

he wasn’t just asking her to move rooms

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