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Chapter 84: To Win Nia Back

Chapter 84: To Win Nia Back

Nia sat in a dark room on a love seat as she had her elbow on the arm of the sofa while resting her cheek on her palm. She sniffled a few times as tears were constantly dripping from her eyes and landing onto her lap.

She could only think of Naruto as he consumed her thoughts. She trusted him with all her heart but he didn't seem to trust her with everything he had. She understood what he felt... she understood that if the situation was in reverse, she would've been awfully upset too. However, she knew her intentions. She knew she didn't want more than friendship with Akihiko.

She was too in love to hurt the blonde like that. However, she needed her answers for everyone's safety no matter what but Naruto could only see her having dinner with the guy as cheating-which she understood completely. That reason specifically was why she needed to break things off with him. Her morals were high and no matter how anyone could try and justify it, if the other partner considered it as cheating, then it was. Hence, why Nia was forced to break up with the genin even if it broke her significantly inside.

Since the breakup, she had been pampered and well treated by the people of the palace. Royal servants were tending to her every need. In addition, to prepare her for the dinner, they chose a dress for her to wear and had even done her hair and makeup for her also. They painted her nails and fashioned her in jewelry. She was living every woman's dream at the moment.

However... it wasn't her dream. Her dream was far more different, far more meaningful.

Even when she saw how beautiful they had made her when she gazed at herself in the mirror, Nia felt an emptiness inside. Sure, she looked stunning and received a ridiculous amount of attention from the men when she wandered around the halls and approved smiles, but her sudden desirability amongst the crowd was very unfulfilling.

For the longest, she wanted to be praised and acknowledged for her appearance. To be considered beautiful in the eyes of men and just everyone in general. She wanted to turn heads and be able to feel like a woman who possessed beauty, power, and desirability-At least, she thought she craved that.

Living in that moment after what seemed like a millennium of her enduring all the cruel words and actions of those around her seemed... so unrewarding to her.

Of course she was relieved to finally see a physically attractive young lady staring back at her, but... it was all so disappointing to her. She knew everyone was only acknowledging her worth for her sudden beauty. She knew everyone was enamored with the outside of her. She knew no one cared to acknowledge her attributes from within. She knew no one truly cared to get to know her and fall for her real self. She knew her looks was the only thing everyone saw-Not her as a individual.

Not her as a woman and certainly not her as a human being... she was now only seen as an object. Seen as something to only fulfill a man's uncontrollable lust.

She knew that if she was stripped of the beauty she currently possessed at the moment, people would hate her. People would scorn her, ridicule her, berate her... she would be seen as worthless again. Someone of no value whatsoever. She would be seen as ugly... a monster... an animal... a beast.

And so Nia cried. She cried because her value as a human being, like many others, was only being measured on how pretty she was, how thin she was, how curvy she was, how big her breasts and buttocks were, how perfect her smile was, how long and flowy her hair was supposed to be, how perfect her skin was, how outwardly perfect her overall appearance was supposed to be in general.