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

Chapter 242: You Committed a Crime Chapter 242: You Committed a Crime “I’m not going to say I put it there and forgot to take it out because I remember my actions clearly!

It was less than ten minutes ago, how could I possibly forget something like that?” The crowd’s murmuring didn’t stop.

If anything, it grew.

Some still looked uncertain, but others shook their heads as if her defense was nothing more than a desperate excuse.

Chineye clenched her fists, struggling to keep her composure.

“Evelyn, are you defending me, or are you making things worse for me?” For the first time, Evelyn truly looked at Chineye, not as a friend, not as an ally, but as someone caught between two opposing forces.

There was something almost calculating in her gaze, hidden behind that innocent, nervous expression.

Evelyn felt the weight of Chineye’s words, but something deeper inside her stirred, hatred.

Intense hatred.

Chineye’s intelligence… That sharp, undeniable intelligence that had always outshone her.

It had always been an issue, one that, in the past, she had tried to live with.

Chineye, the perfect one.

Chineye, the flawless daughter of a Duke.

Chineye, always one step ahead.

How annoying!

For once, Chineye wasn’t ahead.

And now?

She wanted to totally embarrass this cocky princess.

But she also didn’t want to lose… this friendship filled with benefits.

Evelyn swallowed, her mind racing.

How should I play this to get the maximum benefits?

panicking as she urged

said, her voice laced with emotion

who has been

fell into the ditch in the forest, who was

you food

Me!

through the woods to find the

me!” Her voice wavered slightly, as if she was on the verge of tears, and the crowd

few onlookers even nodded, as if her words added credibility to

theatrical display, there

off.

usually quick to brush off suspicions, felt a strange sense

trusted her, defended her, shared secrets with

continued, her tone shifting

in your bag, but the rest of

only explanation that makes sense to them is that you put it in

said what I did, to help you!” The words hit Chineye like a

but the more

she was saying, but

reinforcing the idea

way she painted herself as the only one standing by her

the crowd grew

expressions shifting as they started to form their

it was in her bag?” someone whispered

would she

was just a few

why is her own friend the one saying it instead of her?” The weight of the crowd’s scrutiny pressed

heart pounded as she stared at Evelyn,

aside small,

Evelyn subtly took credit for things

in conversations, twisting facts just enough to

the victim in ways that made Chineye feel guilty

Chineye’s mind raced.

smart, but she had always

she thought Evelyn truly cared for

voice trembling slightly, not with

to put me in trouble even more.” A hush fell over