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.

her apart. Aside from her sharp mind for chess

settled as he looked away, dismissing the question entirely. 'It must have been familial obligation. After all, they

returned to his book, flipping a page with practiced calm, but Nnenna wasn't about to let this

as she noticed his fleeting curiosity. He's finally paying attention to me, she

given her that intense look, but she wasn't about

did I say that made him stare like that?' she wondered, filing the thought away for analysis later. For

her grin stretching wide with mischief. "What? Have you fallen for my

Four "..."

by the window didn't even lift his gaze from his book. Instead, he scoffed softly, a sound

wasn't one to be discouraged. She pressed on, her tone dripping with mock arrogance. "I'll have you know, I am the most beautiful girl in this

attention. The most beautiful girl in the kingdom? He glanced at her from the corner of

She wasn't wrong.

features, radiant skin, and a fiery presence that seemed to light up the room. But her lack of humility...now that wasn't

couldn't help but scoff inwardly at her audacity. In his opinion, King Ikechukwu

rulers in their way, but from where

his head ever so slightly, brushing away

reaction. His silence was

reached for another. His calm and

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