Chapter 27: Two Faced Sister
The queen's eyes narrowed, her anger barely concealed as she watched Nnenna slip the card under her pillow
like it was nothing more than a casual gesture.
Chidera, however, felt oddly satisfied. His lips twitched into a small, awkward smile as he stepped back.
For reasons he couldn't fully articulate, giving her the card felt right, as though he had just fulfilled an obligation
he didn't even know he had.
The atmosphere in the room shifted once again. The queen seethed silently, her thoughts racing. 'What is wrong
with my children today? First Obinna, now Chidera? Why are they treating this girl like she's worth something?’
Nnenna, on the other hand, remained calm. Beneath her composed exterior, a spark of amusement flickered.
'Good points well spent,’ she thought smugly. 'Keep underestimating me. You'll see soon enough."
The silence stretched, thick with tension, before the queen forced herself to speak again, determined to regain
control. "Well, isn't that generous of you, Chidera," she said, her voice dripping with false sweetness. "But
remember, darling, there's such a thing as overindulgence."
Nnenna's smile widened slightly. Let her simmer, she thought, settling back into her pillow as though this was all
just another ordinary day.
Frustration flickered across the faces of the rest of the family. Their carefully constructed plan to belittle Nnenna
seemed to unravel before their eyes.
Ebere, however, was not one to sit idle. She decided to step in, a dazzling smile lighting up her face as she
approached Nnenna with deliberate grace.
"Sister," she began, her voice syrupy sweet, "I'm so glad to see you're feeling better now. | wanted to come
earlier, but school and other responsibilities keptso busy.
Everyone missed you so much, but | told them you wouldn't want too many visitors since you were still
recovering."
She tilted her head slightly, as though pondering deeply, then added with a warm laugh, "I hope you don't mind,
but | felt very strongly that we all had to cand see you today. After all, family should support one another,
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Her tone and expressions were perfectly practiced, but Nnenna noticed the glint in her sister's eyes. It was a
sharp, calculating gleam that betrayed her true intentions.
For someone who claimed to have missed her, Ebere's presence carried no warmth, only an undercurrent of
rivalry and something else, jealousy, perhaps?
Ebere continued her charade with an air of innocence that only the most gullible would believe. "So, | decided,
well, rather, | insisted, that we all chere. We've all missed you so much, sister. Honestly, your presence is
becoming so important in the castle these days."
The fifteen year old's words were wrapped in sweetness, but the truth behind them was as sour as vinegar. Her
lips carried a radiant smile, but her mind was filled with irritation.
Internally, she muttered to herself, 'Important? This so called sister? The only importance she had was keeping
things running smoothly for me!"
The reality was simple, Ebere had grown used to having Nnenna at her beck and call. Without her, things were
slightly inconvenient. Nobody else tended to her whims the way Nnenna did.
But what truly grated on her nerves was the vague unease she felt, the sense that something had shifted.
Nnenna didn't seem meek or subservient anymore. That change only added to the discomfort simmering
beneath her pleasant fagade.
As Ebere stood there, still smiling, she decided she would find a way to remind Nnenna of her place soon
enough.
Ebere's smile grew wider, though it didn't reach her eyes. No one else in the room missed the venom hiding
beneath her syrupy tone. 'She loves this," Nnenna thought. ‘This girl thrives on finding new ways to humiliate
me.’
For Ebere, it wasn't just about control; it was the sheer delight of making someone she deemed beneath her
suffer.
Torturing Nnenna gave her joy, an ugly joy that only someone used to absolute power could find pleasure in.
While everyone else in the castle was merely a servant to her, Nnenna was worse, someone she could torment
personally, someone who was always at her mercy.
"I can't wait for you to cback home, sister!" Ebere chimed. "When you do, I'll cook your favorite dish for
you!" She paused tically before adding with a sly chuckle,
"Oh, no, wait, silly me. | won't actually cook it. I'll have the servants make it, of course. Or, better yet, maybe you
can cook it yourself! I'll even let you have a taste."
The room fell silent at her mocking words, though no one dared speak. This kind of exchange wasn't new.
Everyone knew about their usual ways toward Nnenna, especially when it cto food.
Starving her was a method they had perfected, just another way to assert their dominance over the girl they
refused to see as an equal.
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Ebere, oblivious to the change in Nnenna, tilted her head, still beaming, and waited for her sister's reaction.
Nnenna listened to Ebere's incessant prattle, her patience thinning with each passing second. She had endured
enough.
Her sharp gaze shifted slightly as she mentally summoned her secret weapon. "Love System," she called out
firmly, her voice steady and resolute within her mind.
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