They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System
Chapter 252 - 252 Are You Questioning Me

Chapter 252: Are You Questioning Me?

Chapter 252: Are You Questioning Me?

This was targeted humiliation.

Yet, despite realizing that something was off, most of them still remained silent.

Why?

Because it wasn’t them being bullied.

And because sticking their necks out for Nnenna meant drawing Chinwa’s wrath to themselves.

So, one by one, they picked up their things and quietly left.

One of them, a woman standing near the entrance, hesitated.

Her fists clenched.

She bit her lip, struggling.

Should she step in?

Should she say something?

Her eyes darted between Nnenna, who stood her ground without flinching, and Chinwa, who looked ready to make this a battle of wills.

After a moment, she sighed.

Then, she stepped forward.

Kosi could not stand bullying.

She just couldn’t.

It made her stomach turn, made her hands itch, and made her want to do something.

And this situation?

It was as clear as day.

That poor girl, Nnenna, was being targeted.

Kosi had noticed it the moment Chinwa started pushing her.

The way she demanded Nnenna clean the entire two story shopping complex, ridiculous.

Kosi wasn’t stupid.

She had been here long enough to know that new staff were expected to clean their own store as part of their initiation.

Not the whole damn building.

So why was Chinwa making it seem like this was some tradition?

Simple.

She wanted to humiliate Nnenna.

And nobody was going to step in?

No one?

Kosi clenched her fists.

She wasn’t like them.

She wasn’t going to walk away.

With determination in her steps, she moved forward Only for Lilian to grab her arm.

“Are you crazy?” Lilian hissed in a low voice, pulling her back.

Kosi turned, startled by the sheer panic on her colleague’s face.

“We finally got into Chinwa’s good books, and now you want to jeopardize that?” Lilian’s eyes darted nervously to Chinwa, as if making sure the assistant manager hadn’t noticed them whispering.

“Look,” Lilian continued, voice urgent.

“I’ve worked too hard for this, okay?

I’ve been put in charge of recruiting and managing new staff.

Do you know what that means?” Her fingers dug into Kosi’s wrist.

“If I mess up, I lose everything.” Lilian’s eyes flashed with something almost desperate.

“Don’t jeopardize it for me.

I like my position.

If you don’t like yours, fine, but don’t drag me down with you.” Her voice was sharp, but Kosi could hear it The fear.

Lilian was afraid.

Afraid of Chinwa.

Afraid of the power she held over them.

Afraid of losing everything she worked for.

And yet… Kosi only hesitated for a few seconds.

Then, with deliberate force, she shook off Lilian’s hand.

And stepped forward again.

Because at the end of the day Fear was no excuse for letting someone else suffer.

“Chinwa, aren’t you going too far?” Kosi’s voice rang out, cutting through the tense silence.

For a moment, the entire store seemed to freeze.

Eyes widened.

Even those who had been silently slipping away stopped mid step.

Had they heard correctly?

Had Kosi just dared to question Chinwa?

Whispers spread through the remaining staff like wildfire.

“Is she crazy?” someone muttered.

“She’s actually standing up to Chinwa?” another hissed, glancing nervously between the two.

But Kosi wasn’t finished.

She squared her shoulders, forcing herself to keep her voice steady despite the way her heartbeat pounded in her ears.

“You can’t bully her like that,” she continued, glancing briefly at Nnenna, who still stood firm despite being completely outnumbered.

“I understand that the ‘rite of passage’ exists, that we make newcomers stay behind to clean up.

But the entire floor?

The entire building?

That’s too much.

Let her do the usual task and leave.

Isn’t that fair?” Chinwa’s expression darkened instantly.

The confident, smug look she had been wearing shifted into something far more dangerous.

She took a slow step forward, her eyes narrowing into slits.

“As vice manager, Chinwa, you should” Chinwa’s voice sliced through Kosi’s words like a blade.

“Are you questioning me now?” she asked, her tone low and threatening.

The temperature in the room seemed to drop.

Several staff members instinctively took a step back, their eyes darting between the two women.

Chinwa rarely tolerated disrespect, and everyone knew that crossing her was the quickest way to make your life a living nightmare.

Kosi swallowed hard but forced herself to hold her ground.

The people who had been fawning over Chinwa, eager to win her favor, now watched with uncertainty.

The power dynamic in the store had always been clear, Chinwa ruled with an iron grip, and everyone else fell in line.

But now, Kosi had disrupted that balance.

And Chinwa was furious.

She turned the full force of her glare onto Kosi, as if she had just realized that the other girl had dared to challenge her authority.

Kosi felt her legs tremble slightly, but she took a breath and continued.

“You know that what you’re doing is wrong,” she said, her voice softer now but still firm.

“Just let the girl go.

It’s already late.

She needs to get home before it gets dark.” Silence.

No one dared to move.

No one dared to breathe.

Would Chinwa back down?

Would she lash out?

Everyone was waiting to see what would happen next.

Chinwa, seeing Kosi’s scared expression but still noting the way she stood her ground, let out a laugh, sharp, mocking, and dripping with amusement.

To her, Kosi was nothing more than a child throwing a tantrum, unaware that the adults, the ones with true power, made the real rules.

She crossed her arms and smirked.

“Alright then,” she said, voice sickly sweet.

“Let her go home.

You take the punishment for her.” Gasps rippled through the staff.

Nnenna’s eyes widened, and Kosi froze, her stomach dropping like a stone.

Chinwa’s smile widened as she relished the shock on everyone’s faces.

“Make sure the entire building is sparkling clean by tomorrow morning.” A suffocating silence followed.

Kosi could barely process what she’d just heard.

“H-how…” she stammered, her voice weak with disbelief.

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