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

Chapter 216: Unwanted Engagements 2 Chapter 216: Unwanted Engagements 2 Almost instinctively, his gaze flickered to Nnenna.

Why?

He wasn’t sure.

He just needed to see her reaction.

She was impassive, her face giving nothing away.

But why did that bother him?

On the other side of the room, Princess Anya looked as though the ground had shifted beneath her.

The name she wanted to hear was Arthur, not Somto.

But Arthur was gone.

He had left days ago without a word.

She had known this was possible, but she had still hoped, hoped that something, somehow, would change her fate.

“My second son, Prince Obinna of Lionara, will be engaged to Princess Cha of Dixan.” Obinna exhaled through his nose, glancing at Cha.

He had no particular love for her, but she was the eldest princess of Dixan.

That alone made this a politically advantageous match.

Cha, however, stiffened.

A second prince?

Her pride took a blow.

She had spent days humiliating herself over Carl, openly fawning over him only to be ignored.

Now, it seemed that rejection had cost her more than just pride, it had cost her a crown prince.

She would have to settle for this.

Across the hall, King Seungho of Dixan barely reacted.

He knew his daughter’s reputation had suffered, but this engagement salvaged what was left of it.

The engagement between Obinna and Princess Cha of Dixan caused a mix of reactions.

eldest princess of Dixan, and people

“A second prince?

noblewoman murmured with a

this is the best she could get.” Another noble added, “Well, it’s still

ties, it makes sense.” Cha, standing tall, maintained her pride, but anyone

Prince Abuchi of Lionara, will be engaged to Princess Ruth of Purlit.” The tension shifted, this time into something

during the announcements,

that had been arranged by the prince’s own request, and it

when his name was called

hall, Ruth lowered her gaze shyly, but the faint blush on her

their engagement,”

rare to see genuine happiness in a political marriage,”

the most cynical guests had to admit,

Ebere of Lionara, will be engaged to Crown Prince Ji ho of Dixan.” The crowd’s

be matched with a crown prince, and Ebere herself

curved into a small, pleased

A crown prince.

kind of match that

gaze flickering toward

have been her,

would have been the more

Nnenna was given to someone

still a princess of Lionara, a biological one, which gave him an

that this was still a

then came

voice rang through

to Crown Prince Alexei of Haran.” For a moment, there

exploded

“Nnenna?

Engaged to Alexei?

“Wait, did prince Carl not come all

assumed Carl had come to Lionara

watched them together,

waiting

her name linked to someone

never intended to marry

murmurs turned to

have thought if she stayed close to him, he’d make her his princess.”

so much time

we sure nothing happened between them?” “She probably threw herself at him, hoping he’d propose.” “And yet he let the ball end without a word about marrying