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.

Cha was the eldest princess of Dixan, and people had assumed she would be engaged to a crown prince,

“A second prince?

murmured with

suppose after embarrassing herself over Prince Carl, this is the best she could get.” Another noble added, “Well, it’s still an important

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

Princess Ruth of Purlit.” The

announcements, there was a

one that had been arranged by the prince’s own request, and it showed in his

his brothers, smiled when his name was called alongside Princess

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

least someone is happy with their engagement,” a noble

rare to see genuine happiness in a

guests had to

first daughter, Princess Ebere of Lionara, will be engaged to Crown Prince Ji ho of Dixan.” The

expected that a princess of Lionara would be matched with

into a small, pleased

A crown prince.

match that elevated

his sharp gaze flickering toward Nnenna for

should have been

would have been the

was given

a biological one,

reminded himself that this was

came the

rang through

will be engaged to Crown Prince Alexei

whispers exploded across the

“Nnenna?

Engaged to Alexei?

prince Carl not come all this way for her?” The confusion was

until this moment, everyone had assumed Carl

together, seen how

even believed he was just waiting for the

to

intended to marry

turned

have thought

spent so

he’d propose.” “And yet he let the ball end