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.

are right,” he finally admitted,

his fourth son, his expression

are grounded for

official or urgent events, you are

can’t—” Chidera sputtered angrily,

could finish, another voice

months in the hospital, four of them in a coma,” Nnenna

“A seizure.

Headaches.

Fevers.

a week?” Her words blazed through

was growing, the weight of her

met her eyes, a flicker of uncertainty flashing across his

was it the fire in her gaze, the unwavering determination, or the quiet condemnation that seemed to radiate

of his eye, he noticed several servants lingering nearby, their ears clearly

always prided himself on being seen as a great

was his reputation,

that image, he had often chosen to stay clear of the conflicts between Nnenna and his wife or

so many eyes watching, possible spies among them, he couldn’t afford to appear

only

he took a deep breath and turned back

still carried a

he said

“No phones, no devices.

to leave the main

are off limits to you.” Chidera’s mouth fell open, but the

move within the main building, but you cannot step foot beyond it for the next

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

a thin line, was poised to object when the maids reentered, trays of food

and the rich aroma of the meal temporarily silenced the room, forcing

moment the food was laid out and the

get a word out, King Ikechukwu raised his hand sharply, his tone cutting through the air like a

“Let’s eat.

enough time,” he commanded, his voice