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

Chapter 242

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?

as she urged her friend to

you,” Evelyn said, her voice laced with emotion as she dramatically placed a hand over her

has been with

you fell into the ditch in the forest, who was the

brought you food and comforted

Me!

to find the people who could rescue

me!” Her voice wavered slightly, as if she

onlookers even nodded, as if her words

beneath her theatrical display, there

off.

to brush off suspicions, felt a strange

had trusted her, defended her, shared secrets with her, but now, something wasn’t

her tone shifting

in your bag,

is that you put it in there

said what I did, to help you!” The words

seemed airtight, but the more Chineye thought about it, the more

she was saying,

she was subtly reinforcing the idea that Chineye was

painted herself as the only one standing by

in the crowd

other, their expressions shifting as they started to form their own

in her

would she forget

just a few

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

she stared at Evelyn, realization

aside small, nagging doubts

took credit for things

small, almost invisible manipulations in

in ways that made Chineye feel guilty for even questioning

Chineye’s mind raced.

she had always chosen to

Evelyn truly cared for

“Evelyn,” Chineye said slowly, her voice trembling slightly, not

to put me in trouble even more.” A

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