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

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 mind,

to sleep.” She turned toward her small

of this kingdom, and yes, you are my father, but you’ve never acted like it.” Her voice was steady, but the pain behind it was

not to know, it had been

But now?

watching him feign concern, watching him lie, it

no way a king could be so blind

way he could ignore the suffering of

here

clenched her fists beneath

let herself be fooled

words pierced through the king’s

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

speaking it aloud would somehow lessen the

brief moment, he wasn’t addressing Nnenna

know I haven’t exactly done a

been trying, but I see now

eyes flickered to Nnenna’s face, and it struck him all over again, how much she resembled the woman he could never

The same sharp eyes.

The same unwavering strength.

escaped him before he

whom had

woman

girl standing before

He wasn’t sure.

Nnenna had made for her siblings, the way she never sought recognition, how she had

yet, he had

years, he had convinced himself that merely allowing her

even

now, standing before her, he finally

been

had been

home and stayed for

always known of her, but now, watching her, listening to her, seeing her fight for her place,

was his

he had been

had taken her recognizing her own worth for him

had lingered in his mind,

wasn’t just asking her to move rooms to