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

Chapter 263: Heart Pounding Chapter 263: Heart Pounding But he did not.

Instead, he simply stared at her.

Silent.

Observing.

The weight of his gaze was intense, piercing, unreadable.

Seconds stretched.

It felt like he was looking right through her.

The air grew thick with unspoken words.

Then, at last, after what felt like an eternity, he gestured to the seat across from him.

“Sit down,” he said, his tone calm but firm.

Nnenna hesitated for the briefest second.

She did not want to sit.

Something about this moment felt… off.

But refusing was not exactly an option, was it?

So, reluctantly, she walked forward and sat down.

Her back straight.

Her hands resting lightly in her lap.

Her heart pounding.

The man leaned back slightly in his chair, still watching her with that same unreadable expression.

“Your friends’ transfer paperwork will be easy since they have already filled out everything,” he said, his voice smooth but firm.

“But you haven’t done yours yet, so you’ll need to complete it before you officially start working.” Nnenna swallowed.

So that was it?

Just paperwork?

No confrontation?

kept looking at her like he knew

But she wasn’t naïve.

was something in his

wasn’t just checking if she was fit for the

looking for something

She took a breath.

to come clean before

thing is…” She hesitated for a fraction of a second before deciding to just rip the bandage

not even

legal age

pen, which had been

onto hers, and for

Young hired an underage worker in her store… without even checking your age?” A visible flash of disbelief crossed

with the same ease as someone commenting on the weather, he muttered, “Looks like it’s time to fire

Wait, fire her?

as

this man fire Manager

on the

under the authority of a head manager, so unless Her

the head manager

realization hit like a bolt of

to hire them, why he was handing out high ranking positions like it was nothing, and why his office wasn’t just inside one of the top floor stores but positioned at the very edge of the building, complete with a personal

signs had been there all along, yet none of them had pieced

that the head manager would be interested

the way she was looking at him, her sharp gaze evaluating every detail she had

a knowing smirk, he leaned back and casually confirmed her

he wasn’t dropping a

Nnenna’s mind reeled.

The head manager?

to give out positions like the Head Recruiting Manager

wonder his presence alone carried an air

But why them?

place, why would the head

She didn’t know.

She really didn’t know.

deep breath to steady herself,

Manager Young did to us,” she said carefully, “I won’t lie just to put her in trouble.” It was

Manager Young had humiliated

she had

made their lives

But lying?