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.

you don’t mind,

her small bed, refusing

but you’ve

he pretended not

But now?

watching him lie, it

be so blind to

the suffering of his own blood for

yet, here

her fists beneath the

never let herself

pierced through the king’s

his expression

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

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

done a very good job at taking care of

trying, but I see now

forgive me.” His eyes flickered to Nnenna’s face, and it struck him all over again, how much she resembled the woman he could

The same sharp eyes.

The same unwavering strength.

words escaped him

whom

woman in his

girl standing

He wasn’t sure.

siblings, the way she never sought recognition, how she had endured, how she had fought to

he had

convinced himself that merely allowing

her within these walls, even if hidden, was some

before

been protecting

been

after she returned home and stayed for

of her, but now, watching her, listening to her, seeing her fight for her

was his daughter,

had been letting her

taken her recognizing her own worth for him to finally acknowledge

words had lingered in his mind, forcing him to

wasn’t just asking her to

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