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 boundless ability

question entirely. 'It must have been familial obligation. After

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

with mischief as she noticed his fleeting curiosity. He's finally paying attention to me, she thought, determined to seize the

look, but she wasn't about to let the moment pass without

that?' she wondered, filing the thought away for analysis later. For now, she

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

Four "..."

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

"I'll have you know, I am the most beautiful girl in this entire kingdom! A true breed of

words catching his attention. The most beautiful girl in the kingdom?

She wasn't wrong.

fiery presence that seemed to light up the room. But her

Four couldn't help but scoff inwardly at her audacity.

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

brushing away the distractions

bragging even, but Four offered no reaction. His silence was absolute, as if she no longer existed in his

his book and reached for another. His calm

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