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

familial obligation. After all, they are

practiced calm, but Nnenna wasn't about to let

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

her that intense look, but she wasn't about to let the moment

made him stare like that?' she wondered, filing the thought away for analysis later. For now, she decided to playfully break

looking at me!" she teased, her grin stretching wide with mischief. "What? Have you fallen for my flawless

Four "..."

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

dripping with mock arrogance. "I'll have you know, I am the most

The most beautiful girl in

She wasn't wrong.

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

had said. Four couldn't help but scoff inwardly at her audacity. In his opinion, King Ikechukwu and Queen Chioma were hardly

were competent rulers in their way, but from where he

brushing away the distractions Nnenna's chatter had

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

admit defeat when she noticed he had finished his book and reached for another.