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

Chapter 3

Chapter 3: A Deal for a Second Chance

"That's a good idea, Third Brother," Chidera, the fourth prince, said with a smirk, nodding in agreement. He turned to their parents. "Father, Mother, what do you think?"

Queen Chioma didn't hesitate. "We can't possibly bury her in the royal graveyard. She's not one of us. Throw her there."

She looked at her husband for confirmation, but the King remained silent, his eyes fixed on Nnenna's lifeless form. His face, normally composed, was drawn tight with grief.

The Queen frowned at his hesitation. "Your Majesty?"

But the King didn't respond. Instead, he turned abruptly, walking away from the scene. Tears welled in his eyes as memories of the past consumed him.

Amarachi.

His heart ached as he thought of his late sworn brother's wife.

"I failed you again, Amarachi," he whispered under his breath. "I couldn't even protect your daughter."

The tears spilled over, and he quickened his pace, unwilling to let anyone see his pain.

His wife's face twisted in fury as she caught sight of the King's somber expression. Her hands clenched at her sides, nails biting into her palms.

'He still can't let go of that old flame of his!' Queen Chioma's thoughts churned with resentment. 'That wretched girl's death is the best thing that could have happened. With her gone, I can finally win his love without distraction!'

Her anger boiled over, and she turned sharply toward the servants. "What are you waiting for? Take her body out and dispose of it—"

cut through the room

this

loomed. The first prince, Somto, strode

lived with us for a decade as

grew colder with each word, the temperature in

commanding than even

No one dared to question

Obinna, who was too stunned to protest, and

Queen or her other children. Everyone knew that

twisted at the sight of her lifeless body being treated with a measure of dignity, finally, by the brother who

liked me,' she thought. 'But he still showed me compassion

spirit floated away, drawn outside the hall. A gnawing question lingered in her

Ebere meant about her

glanced at her translucent hands and froze. They were fading,

"No..."

couldn't leave. Not yet. She didn't want to vanish, to disappear without righting the wrongs

into one powerful plea. If only I had

and soothing. When it faded, Nnenna

shimmered with a brilliance that no earthly bloom could match. She knew every plant in the royal gardens, even the rarest of

were otherworldly, a perfect balance of strength and gentleness, and his sharp gaze seemed to pierce through her

yet kind. "Your death was unjust, and your life, a tragedy. I will grant you a second chance. But this time, you must live your life to

pressed her lips together, her thoughts a whirlwind. A second

she said,

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