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

Chapter 223: Assassins Chapter 223: Assassins By the time she reached the door, her expression had shifted.

Sleepy.

Hesitant.

Just a frightened girl, startled awake by the chaos from the royal quarters.

She cracked the door open just enough to let a trembling note creep into her voice.

“What happened?” she asked, feigning uncertainty.

Nnenna exhaled sharply, stepping forward.

“Little Sweetie, can we hide here?” Her voice wavered, thick with exhaustion and barely restrained fear.

“Assassins are in the castle.

I think they’re after everyone in the royal family.

I don’t know where else to go.” She had been strong for so long.

Strong enough to not only save herself but to drag Ebere along with her.

But only she and God knew the truth, how utterly terrified she was.

And yet, she had held on.

But now, standing before the one person she knew she could trust in the castle, the one who had always been there for her, ever since the day she was pulled from the ground by her, something inside her cracked.

Behind her, Ebere broke down first, sobs shaking her small frame.

And just like that, the last of Nnenna’s resolve crumbled.

Her shoulders sagged.

The fear she had buried beneath layers of duty and determination finally surfaced, rushing through her like a wave she could no longer hold back.

For the first time since the nightmare began, she allowed herself to break.

And Little Sweetie, as always, was there to catch her.

Nnenna could fight, but those men were on a completely different level.

Their movements were precise, calculated, too smooth to be anything but professional.

The way they ran, effortlessly closing the distance, was terrifying.

Even with all her training, they had nearly caught up to her.

of the castle’s layout,

while dragging

hidden corridors, the quickest turns, the narrow

an open battlefield, where they knew the terrain just as well as she did…

Little Sweetie didn’t hesitate.

“Come in.

as she

moment they were safely

up her throat,

long as she could, for Ebere, for their survival,

already sobbing, her small body shaking

don’t want to die,” she choked

don’t want to die.” Nnenna’s

Her hands trembled.

nightmare began, she

a steady hand on Nnenna’s

was firm yet

“Don’t worry.

fine,” she said, her voice smooth

added, “But if you start crying, you’ll make

brave here, so help me out, okay?” A shaky laugh bubbled up in Nnenna’s throat, unexpected but

She sniffled, nodding quickly.

“Okay.

For a moment, she forced herself

To calm down.

to think

then, another wave of dread

rest of

like an outcast,

matter how cruel they had been, she didn’t want them to

just

with unease, and almost instinctively, she called out to the Love

System, can you check if my family is

pounded as she

eternity, but the

Her stomach twisted.

Why wasn’t it answering?

inside

held on for five more agonizing minutes, hoping for some kind of sign, some kind of

But nothing came.

answer came “It’s uncertain.” The Love

couldn’t wait any

her feet, she turned

to go,” she said,