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

Chapter 218: Creeping Fear Chapter 218: Creeping Fear And that was all he needed.

His own lips curved into a smile, warmth spreading through him.

Unlike his siblings, who stood with tension in their shoulders, indifference, displeasure on their faces, or confusion in their eyes…

Abuchi was content.

On the other side, Ebere’s heart clenched as she stole a glance at Carl, the man she had once entertained foolish hopes for.

She had known it was nothing but a dream, a man of his status would never choose her.

But still, a tiny part of her had wished, had imagined.

Now, seeing him stand there unaffected, without a hint of regret or reluctance, made her stomach twist.

She swallowed her emotions quickly, pushing them away.

There was no use holding onto something that was never hers to begin with.

Instead, her eyes flickered toward Ji ho, her actual fiancé.

A surge of satisfaction replaced the sting of rejection, Carl hadn’t chosen Nnenna either.

If he had, their father wouldn’t have dared to arrange a marriage for her.

That alone was enough to lift Ebere’s spirits.

Her gaze settled on Ji ho, her lips curving into a small, victorious smile.

But when she met his eyes, the cold indifference in them sent a shiver down her spine.

His jaw was tight, his expression unreadable, yet something about the way he carried himself made it clear, he was resisting this.

Ebere stiffened slightly.

Why did he look so…

unwilling?

Shouldn’t he be pleased?

He was a crown prince, and she was the eldest princess of Lionara, the only biological daughter of the king.

This was an excellent match.

thinking

she noticed his continuous glances at

of her dress as bitterness crept into her

was her adopted sister still the one

No.

She wouldn’t allow it.

the unsettling thoughts, Ebere lifted her

sealed, whether Ji

down on her just because of his cold,

failing increased but

the hall, taking in the smirks, the mocking whispers,

was how

fool who had been grasping

slowly, refusing to let the sharp sting of their words

It was laughable, really.

Carl ever said he was

ever made

Never.

own wishful thinking, their own assumptions, that had painted a picture

they turned their own

Fools.

one here, not a single one of them, could match the kind of person Carl would actually consider

only they knew that she, Nnenna, had never once thought of

not a

Not now.

guests, her posture straight, her expression unreadable as the ball finally

making preparations to return

of politics, alliances, and quiet rivalries lingered as everyone exited the

had only one thing on her

Her father.

hall, she

would not let

the time she and the others reached his study, the doors had barely closed when

me this engagement,”

Nnenna blinked.

something she often saw on

was indifferent to people, especially when it came to matters of

to actually love someone romantically, let

was, standing before their