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

Chapter 341: Deep Feelings

But her words didn’t help. Instead, her actions pushed them further away.

She let her dislike for Nnenna than ever, loud, clear, and unfiltered. She told herself it was a strategy, another excuse, a cover up. But part of her wasn’t sure anymore.

They all thought she was being unreasonable. That she was jealous, petty, or just scared. In truth, she was none of those things, or maybe all of them.

She wanted them to see the truth. That she had made a huge sacrifice. That she was the one trying to save them from death. But she couldn’t say a word about the deal. Couldn’t reveal what the man had told her.

Because if they knew…

They would never look at her the same way again.

So instead, she made sure to cover her tracks. She reached out to the strange man’s contact. She kept her head low. Told him everything. She followed all the rules he gave her.

And in return, he promised one thing

She would never be exposed.

But promises like that… don’t always last forever.

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Present Day

Karen smiled, a cold, mocking smile.

She had given them everything. Every detail King Eglon needed. Every twist and turn of the rescue mission. She had made sure it would fail, but in a way that no one would suspect her.

That was the key.

Look like a hero, act like a friend, betray them in silence.

She had done it perfectly.

Even when the mission collapsed, even when they were captured, she showed just enough fear, just enough shock… just enough to blend in.

would be released unharmed. A deal made in the dark, sealed

And then?

the story. She would say she negotiated. That she used her

Not Abuchi.

But now…

Eglon had turned

of John, and very soon, the whole team. The reactions she feared most were now on her. John’s eyes. Judging. Burning.

what

when she did

when it was

her fists tightly, a fire rising inside

the first time… she

just a pawn

up at John, her voice

it for

Not even a blink. He just stood there, silent, his face still etched with the same cold

Nothing had changed.

smaller this time, as if trying to convince herself just as much as him. “He was going to kill us

raised her voice,

it for

but

voice was steady, but the anger beneath it

did it

Karen flinched.

But I still loved you anyway,” John said, a bitter laugh slipping from his lips. “I believed you were a good person. That maybe… you would change. That if I stood by you long enough, you would finally

but it wasn’t

even gave me the decency of rejecting

away for a

it’s fine. I let myself be played. That’s on me. I don’t

But she didn’t want to be sure. That way, she could reap the benefits without any

full weight of the guilt she was avoiding for years. Guilt was

at her, eyes