Chapter 71: One Sided?

Chapter 71: One Sided?

Ding!

You only thawed 2 percent of Four’s frosty heart out of the five percent assigned to you.

You lose 1000 good points for partially failing this second mission on him!

The love system’s words hit her like a punch to the gut, but somehow, Ikenna’s words hurt even more.

She sat there, her mind spiraling.

Was everything really one sided?

Did Four feel nothing for her at all?

Did her presence leave no mark on him?

She had spent over two months by his side, pushing through his walls, yet she had only managed to thaw 2 percent of his frozen heart.

What about the mission?

No wonder the love system had allowed her to enter that room so easily, no one was staying there anymore.

And with her relationship with Ikenna, she could probably even move into that room herself if she wanted to.

But that thought only made her feel worse.

She didn’t have the answers to all her burning questions, but one thing was clear She didn’t want someone who didn’t want her.

Nnenna left Ikenna’s office, her emotions in turmoil.

Why had she reacted so strongly?

And why had she lashed out at Ikenna, of all people, someone she truly liked and respected?

Was it the lost good points that hurt the most… or was it the man himself?

She couldn’t figure it out.

So she withdrew.

For weeks, she avoided everyone.

was ranking up her good points, working tirelessly to reach 970 points

plus her previous ones for her fourth month life extension and kept the rest in preparation for

that,

infuriated Ikenna and Somto more especially Ikenna who

it

in

he was gone, without even

stay at the hospital

But she was close.

Her theory?

two things, a good

he left without a word, it

That explanation fit.

went

a

meant to

didn’t see her as someone worth keeping in his life, Then she didn’t want

the time to be distracted,” Nnenna told

was going back to the castle in just a few days, and she needed to be ready, body, mind, heart, soul,

approaching fast, the day that had marked the

to prevent the same fate, staying longer in the hospital to address the illnesses that had claimed her life on

But, who knew?

a way of finding alternative

to be ready, for anything, and

Royal Hospital, atop a towering snow covered mountain, a man in a

around him, whipping at his coat, but he

color of his clothing, and the white snow made

man emerged from a small camp, his hurried footsteps crunching against the frost as he ran toward the

misting in the

“Sir!

called

remained silent, his piercing gaze never

is it?” he finally asked,

adopted, sir!” the second man reported, watching for

he continued,

was adopted into the Achebe royal family… at the age of six!” The moment the word six was spoken, the

usually unreadable eyes flickered

settled between them before Four’s voice cut through the icy wind

investigating,” he ordered, his

bitter smirk tugged at his

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