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

Chapter 16: The Most Beautiful Girl

He wasn't the type to waste time or energy on things he considered irrelevant. And yet...he had made time to visit this girl, a girl who couldn't seem to stop talking.

Four's gaze flickered toward her, his expression unreadable. 'Why would he bother visiting her?'

For the first time since she had entered the room, Four felt something other than irritation toward her. He felt curiosity.

Since when did Prince Somto start caring enough to visit someone four times in four months?

That was an anomaly for a man of his caliber and reputation, especially given his relentless focus on his work and his impossibly busy schedule.

Four's curiosity deepened as he shifted his gaze from the book to the girl sitting across from him.

For the first time, he truly looked at her. His sharp eyes swept over her figure, analyzing every detail like she was a puzzle he couldn't quite piece together.

The sudden attention made Nnenna freeze mid sentence. Her usual chatter came to an abrupt halt as she locked eyes with him, her heart thumping unexpectedly under his intense scrutiny.

Four's expression remained unreadable as he continued his silent evaluation. 'What am I missing here?' he wondered. He searched for something, anything, that could explain why Prince Somto had bothered to visit her.

Was it her chess skills? No, those were admirable but hardly extraordinary. Was it her constant stream of words? Highly unlikely.

to set her apart. Aside from her sharp mind for chess and her seemingly

dismissing the question entirely. 'It must have been familial obligation. After all, they are siblings,' he thought, his interest fading as quickly as it

his book, flipping a page with practiced calm, but Nnenna wasn't about

He's finally paying

he had given her that intense look, but she wasn't about to let the moment pass without making

did I say that made him stare like that?' she wondered, filing the

her grin stretching wide with mischief.

Four "..."

his gaze from his book. Instead, he scoffed softly, a sound so faint

dripping with mock arrogance. "I'll have you know, I am the most beautiful girl in this entire kingdom!

mid page turn, the words catching his attention. The most beautiful girl in the kingdom? He glanced at her from

She wasn't wrong.

eyes on, delicate features, radiant skin, and a fiery presence that seemed to light up the

her audacity. In his opinion, King Ikechukwu and Queen Chioma were hardly paragons of

competent rulers in their way, but from where he came from,

head ever so slightly, brushing away the distractions Nnenna's chatter had brought

undeterred and continued talking, bragging even, but Four offered no reaction. His silence was

finished his book and reached for another. His calm and deliberate actions made