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

Chapter 318: You’re So Narcissistic

“I don’t need your lecture,” she said plainly. “I had my reasons.”

Karen frowned. “What reasons? Because you felt something was off? That’s not enough to risk the whole group!”

Nnenna didn’t answer right away. She looked around at the others, John, Abuchi, Ekene. None of them said a word. They didn’t need to. Their silence spoke volumes. They trusted her.

“I’ve made mistakes before,” Nnenna said softly. “But this wasn’t one of them. You don’t have to understand it. Just know I would rather be cautious than captured.”

The air in the truck was thick for a moment, tension riding the silence.

Karen wasn’t ready to drop it.

She looked around, searching for support, someone to back her up. But everyone else stayed silent. Even John, who usually had something to say, kept his gaze fixed outside the moving truck.

Karen scoffed and crossed her arms. “So we’re all just going to pretend like that long detour made sense?”

Finally, Abuchi broke the silence. “Nnenna,” he said, his tone softer than before, “I know you had your reasons. And I trust you. But… what exactly did you see back there?”

Nnenna shifted slightly, her eyes narrowing as she recalled the moment. “When I was about to turn the corner,” she said slowly, “I saw a man in a black uniform. Same style as the guards from Lionara.”

The others leaned in, listening.

“I couldn’t see his emblem, he had his back to me, talking to a cargo driver. But everything in me screamed that he was one of the ones chasing us. I didn’t want to take any chances, especially not that close to the border. So I told us to retreat.”

Karen laughed, bitter and loud. “So you weren’t even sure?”

Her voice echoed in the back of the truck.

us into the woods like we were in some spy movie. What if he was just a businessman, huh? What if he was

pointing at Nnenna. “You just wanted to feel like a hero.

but before she could reply,

“She’s not wrong.”

blinked in

mean Nnenna’s not wrong,”

something strange that

he asked me a weird question,”

Everyone turned to him.

was just making small talk or maybe in a rush to leave. But

didn’t give him an answer, he looked annoyed, like he was forcing himself

did he ask you exactly?” Ekene asked, his

“He asked me where the

a heavy

clenching his fist. “The way he said it… his

guilt washing over him like

closer. “Honestly, any one of us might have thought it was nothing.

arm a reassuring pat, her

least,” she added,

point. Deep down, she realized it, Nnenna had really

suddenly felt bitter in her mouth. She stayed silent, swallowing her pride along with

of the journey, she barely

heavily on their minds. They

knew he had to be sharper. Less distracted. One

in Lumna