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

Chapter 77: Grounded Chapter 77: Grounded Chidera’s smirk faltered, but he pressed on.

“You shouldn’t have denied me what I asked for,” he snapped, gesturing toward Nnenna.

“Everything in this house belongs to me, including that toy!

Anyone who disrespects a royal deserves what they get,” he concluded smugly, leaning back in his chair with confidence.

The room stirred with quiet murmurs, but Nnenna remained calm, her gaze sharp.

“Disrespects a royal?” she repeated, her tone dripping with disdain.

“If I remember correctly, my last name is Achebe.

My title is Second Princess.

Doesn’t that make me a royal?” Her eyes flicked to the king, daring him to deny her.

The king hesitated, his expression reluctant, but after a heavy pause, he nodded.

He couldn’t deny the truth of her words, she was, after all, the daughter he had adopted.

The room went silent again as all eyes turned back to Nnenna.

She stood her ground, her presence commanding respect.

“If disrespecting a royal warrants being pushed down the stairs and spending almost eight months in the hospital, four of those in a coma, then what punishment have you received for disrespecting me?” Nnenna asked, her voice cutting through the room like a blade.

Though her words were directed at the king, her sharp, unyielding gaze never left Chidera.

Her question landed like a thunderclap, sparking a wave of shock from her siblings.

None of them had expected her to speak so boldly.

The persistence in her tone was undeniable, her courage unshakable.

King Ikechukwu, who had been reluctant to comment, stiffened in his chair.

He had no desire to escalate the situation, but when Nnenna turned her head to face him, her fiery eyes boring into his own, he felt the weight of her challenge.

right,” he finally admitted, his tone heavy

to his fourth

grounded for

urgent events, you are not to leave the

angrily, his voice rising

before he could finish, another

of them in a coma,”

“A seizure.

Headaches.

Fevers.

a week?” Her words blazed through the

of her pain and

slightly as he met her eyes, a flicker of uncertainty

exactly what made him flinch, was it the fire in her gaze, the unwavering determination, or the quiet

he noticed several servants lingering

on being seen as a great

was his reputation, his

that image, he had often chosen to stay clear of the conflicts between Nnenna and his wife or children, pretending he was unaware of the injustices she endured under

now, with so many eyes watching, possible spies among them, he

gaze only

determination on her face, he took a deep breath and turned

steady, still carried

month,” he

“No phones, no devices.

are not to leave the main

off limits to you.” Chidera’s mouth fell open, but the king continued, leaving no

dining hall, the parlor, the corridors, you may move within the main

important events, you can participate, but after that, you are grounded again.” The king’s decision ignited a ripple of reactions, far stronger this time and

Chioma, her lips pressed into a thin line, was poised to object

the rich aroma of the meal temporarily silenced

the maids stepped back, she opened her mouth to speak

she could get a word out, King Ikechukwu raised his hand sharply, his tone cutting through

“Let’s eat.

wasted enough time,” he commanded, his