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

Chapter 278

Chapter 278: Always Been There for Him Chapter 278: Always Been There for Him “Why are you bringing all this up?” she asked, narrowing her eyes.

Abuchi took a slow breath, and then, calmly, dropped the bomb.

“Would you be willing… to go with me on an undercover mission to Purlit?” he asked.

“To find my fiancée.

To save her and her family.” The words hit her like a punch.

She blinked again.

“What?” He didn’t repeat it.

Because it was ridiculous.

A handful of people.

Him.

Maybe a few of his trusted friends.

And now her.

Sneaking into an overthrown kingdom under enemy rule?

For a rescue mission?

He could already hear how stupid it sounded.

What am I even saying?

he thought.

He rubbed his forehead and turned around quickly, already regretting saying it out loud.

“Forget it,” he muttered.

“I’ve clearly lost my mind” But then he felt her hand grab his.

He turned, surprised.

Nnenna looked straight into his eyes, her grip firm and steady.

“Yes,” she said.

Just one word.

But her voice didn’t waver.

Abuchi stared at her like he hadn’t heard right.

“What?” “I’ll go,” she repeated.

“I’ll do it.” For a second, neither of them said anything.

Then, slowly, something shifted in his chest.

A tiny, strange feeling.

Hope.

wasn’t his

a

obligation

But she had.

she really just say

eyes, as if

Nnenna only nodded again, her expression

“Yes,” she repeated.

rang in his head like a

expected her to agree, not

himself, the question

voice was

Raw.

Honest.

prince, but that of a confused young man who had just been handed a lifeline

for me?” His eyes

after how I

those times I ignored you, snapped at you, looked down on you,

gave a small shrug, like it

my brother,”

you go alone,

there to drag you back alive.” Her tone was

had no

Because she was right.

was stronger than him, in more ways than

once, his pride didn’t

It didn’t even matter.

aside in the

now was

was a

even knowing that,

looking at her now, standing there without hesitation, Abuchi

flashed across

when he was still trying

had been his only real fan

up for him when people dragged him

used to sneak into the library to borrow a laptop, just so she could reply to his

with people twice her internet might,

No cameras.

No rewards.

Just… loyalty.

had pushed those memories aside for

to forget them when he

they came flooding

didn’t matter if they shared the same

what made someone family wasn’t

It was this.

you when the world fell

for you without

Nnenna had always been that

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