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

Chapter 332: It’s Obvious She Loves Me, Not You

But it didn’t last long.

Downstairs, the boys were already waiting. They looked sharper now, like people with a mission. Even John had cleaned up and seemed more grounded. Only Ekene kept stealing quiet glances at Nnenna when he thought no one noticed.

They regrouped outside the hotel.

Abuchi’s voice was steady. “We move now. We do everything we planned. No mistakes.”

Karen nodded. “Let’s finish what we started.”

Nnenna exhaled, her mind calculating every detail, routes, backup plans, what they might face. But still, she couldn’t stop the quiet thrum of fear in her chest.

As they turned and blended back into the Purlit crowd, one thought echoed in all their minds:

This is it.

In the castle not far from the hotel where the School of Five had lodged, a man burst urgently into the throne room, his footsteps echoing against the polished marble floor.

“Your Majesty,” he panted, bowing low with sweat clinging to his brow, “some suspicious people have entered the kingdom.”

For a moment, there was only silence. Then a voice, calm, cold, and sharp as a blade, cut through the room.

“I see.”

The voice came from a tall, robed figure seated on the throne, fingers steepled, face shadowed by a golden crown whose edges gleamed like daggers. His pupils were dark, sharp with the kind of cruelty that didn’t need magic to be terrifying.

“Give them the VIP treatment,” he said, his lips curling into a crooked, maniacal smirk.

The man flinched at the words, understanding all too well what “VIP” meant in this kingdom.

“Y-yes, Your Majesty,” he stammered and backed away quickly, avoiding eye contact, as if afraid that even one more second in the throne room might curse him.

remained on the

the game continues,”

slowly curled into

glow of

simple, infiltrate the castle, rescue Ruth and her family, and disappear from Purlit like ghosts before anyone realized they had ever

the castle. It would help them

narrowed and the walls grew higher. With practiced ease, Abuchi led them into

low voice, scanning the area. “Remember

remember,” Nnenna

of overflowing dumpsters, blending with the shadows. The smell was awful,

They were waiting for the

few seconds later,

Stop there!” a guard barked. “Let me see your

a girl,” another

snapped like

talk about her like that!” Abuchi shouted, shoving

punch landed. Loud.

life!” John roared, grabbing Abuchi’s shirt and

dumpster,

“Whoa,” she muttered. “He’s really… into

her and Nnenna. “That

nothing, but

love of his life? No one had ever said that to her before. And even now, she couldn’t tell if he meant her… or if it was just part of the

guard by the intensity in John’s voice, stumbled back. Was he still acting? Because he had

eyes wild.

when John caught Abuchi’s eyes, he gave the smallest signal, a shift of the brow,

sneered, rolling to his feet with a

the smirk of a rich, spoiled heir used to having everything handed to him,