Chapter 251: Rite of Passage Chapter 251: Rite of Passage Nnenna frowned.

“Um… home?” Chinwa’s lips curled into a smirk.

“Home?

Oh, I’ll forgive that because you are new and you don’t know the rules yet.” She leaned in slightly, lowering her voice just enough to sound both condescending and menacing.

“Don’t you know that the newbie is supposed to stay behind, make sure everything is in order, sweep the floors, and then close the shop?” Nnenna blinked.

Excuse me?

Her eyes darted to the other staff members, expecting at least one of them to speak up.

Surely, this wasn’t right?

But none of them said a word.

The other employees kept their heads down, suddenly very interested in their fingernails, the floor, or anything that wasn’t her.

Oh.

She got it now.

This wasn’t just Chinwa trying to enforce a rule, this was a test.

A humiliation tactic.

Nnenna’s fingers curled slightly at her sides.

She wasn’t stupid.

She could see it in their faces, the slight smirks, the refusal to make eye contact.

They all knew this wasn’t necessary.

They just wanted to see if she’d bow her head and accept it.

She sighed internally.

So this is how it is, huh?

She wasn’t entirely surprised.

After what happened earlier, she had already expected some level of pushback.

Chinwa, in particular, had every reason to want to put her in her place.

After all, she had unknowingly stepped on the assistant manager’s toes.

Sweep the entire shop?

Close it?

Stay until God knows when?

she was sure they

gave Chinwa a slow, deliberate

woman

The entire shop?

This place was huge.

shopping complex had three floors, the top floor, filled

which was where she

where general shops and the

was saying that she, a single person, should sweep the

Was this woman insane?

just really, really

she considered the possibility that maybe, just

the entire shop or just the clothing store we’re currently in?” Maybe, just maybe, Chinwa would correct herself and

mean the entire shop.”

Oh.

Oh.

it

moment, it

This wasn’t about rules.

This was bullying.

to

been just the clothing store, Nnenna

and she understood that sometimes, workplaces had

That was fine.

clothing store was part of her job as

needed to

had

had to

herself was the last

mention, staying behind and closing the store could be useful

observe the place without distractions, gather information, and possibly find details that might be

But this?

not a workplace

was a personal

on her, staff members,

of them

was right, but because they were enjoying

few even had barely concealed smirks, as if delighted to see

felt something simmer low

this was how they wanted

her head slightly, observing Chinwa

something in the assistant manager’s eyes, something beyond just

Jealousy.

That was it.

Chinwa felt threatened.

for years, clawing her way up to the assistant manager position, and yet some random girl had walked in, solved a major crisis, and

Nnenna almost smiled.

what

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