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

Chapter 342: I Put Her in Danger

“I did it to save our lives! Why can’t you see that?” Karen cried, her voice breaking under the weight of guilt and desperation.

“No!” John shouted, his voice sharp with fury and heartbreak. “You did it for yourself!” His eyes were burning now, not with anger alone, but with betrayal. “Take me back to the prison,” he said, turning to the guards, voice suddenly quiet, drained. “The air there is better.”

The throne room went still. Even the guards hesitated.

King Eglon gave a small wave of his hand, casual yet cruel, like brushing away dust.

The guards stepped forward, and John didn’t resist. His eyes never met Karen’s again, but hers clung to him, desperate, pleading, breaking.

She watched until his silhouette disappeared behind the heavy doors. Her lips trembled.

“I did it for the team…” she whispered.

“I did it for us…”

Over and over again, like a broken charm meant to heal a wound too deep to reach. But even she didn’t believe it anymore.

A low, amused sound echoed in the vast chamber. King Eglon chuckled, his eyes gleaming with mockery.

“You’re quite cold hearted,” he said, the sarcasm slicing sharper than a knife. “Maybe even more cold hearted than me.”

His smile faded as he leaned forward slightly, eyes narrowing with dangerous curiosity.

“Tell me, Karen… how does betrayal taste when it comes back around?”

“You knew this mission could end in death, yet you still agreed to it.” King Eglon’s voice echoed through the throne room like a slow rolling storm. “But the moment you saw a chance to save yourself, you took it. I wouldn’t have even blamed you… if you could just admit the truth. That you were scared of dying.”

shallow. The fear from earlier had settled, replaced by something colder, shame mixed with defiance. She took a slow step forward, lifting her

her voice low, trembling slightly, but firm. “But you’re worse. You’re planning to execute your own brother and his entire family… just to

in his eyes. “Ah, but that’s the difference between you and me.” His tone was calm, almost playful. “You still pretend

movement calculated and regal,

voice dropped into a whisper, just loud enough to carry

turned back to her with a

my word. Any of your people who want to live may go with you at

eyes widened slightly in

tone sharpening, “if any of them are foolish enough to choose death… and insist on standing with my brother and his

said you would let them go! It should stand whether

her now, hands clasped behind him as he

he’s already chosen death?” he said calmly. “That other young

stepping forward. “That’s not what we agreed on! That’s not what we

but the king had already turned to the guards and

“Take her away.”

in disbelief. She wasn’t just losing control,

was dragged toward the side doors. His tone was quiet now. Cold.

just don’t want to

do…” he paused, turning his head slightly

weren’t saving anyone

mocking

His face was blank.

Empty.

it felt like he was not talking to Karen

to the ghost of