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

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?

fast she was sure they almost disappeared into

a slow,

woman hear

The entire shop?

This place was huge.

floors, the top floor,

which was where

general shops and the main

saying that she, a single person,

Was this woman insane?

just really,

the possibility that maybe, just

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

course, I mean the entire shop.” Nnenna stared at

Oh.

Oh.

it

that moment,

This wasn’t about rules.

This was bullying.

wanted to break

had been just the clothing

understood that sometimes, workplaces had a sort of “initiation” process

That was fine.

job

to

working, she had snuck her way into this job through

she had to be

herself was the last thing

staying behind and closing the store could

the place without distractions, gather information, and possibly

But this?

not a

was a personal

weight of eyes on her, staff members, other employees, even customers lingering

not a single one of them

they thought Chinwa was right, but

if delighted to see the

something simmer

they

tilted her head

was something in the assistant manager’s

Jealousy.

That was it.

Chinwa felt threatened.

position, and yet some random girl had

Nnenna almost smiled.

what this is

Alright.