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

Chapter 348: How He Said It

Because loving her from a distance felt safer… until now.

Until it wasn’t.

Across the seas, Somto sighed to himself as he hurried over.

But even with his fierce actions, even with his sudden urgency to rescue Nnenna himself, it didn’t mean he was ready to bring all those confusing emotions to light. Not yet.

And not while she was still just sixteen.

When she turns eighteen… he mused. Maybe then, these feelings, whatever they really are, will matter.

But until then, he would guard her like a soldier guards a sacred treasure. He would fight her battles from the shadows. He would protect her, no matter what it cost him. And not because anyone ordered him to.

Because he chose to.

On the other side, Little Sweetie was still in deep thought.

This, and countless other things, Somto had done for Nnenna, but almost no one knew. Not even Nnenna herself.

He had moved mountains for her in silence.

Now, for the first time, he was no longer hiding. The man who had sworn never to intervene unless it was necessary was now burning with the need to step in fully.

The fire in his eyes was no longer hidden. He was no longer shielding his feelings behind duty or formality. Something inside him had shifted.

Little Sweetie could see it.

She had seen the signs before, but this time, it was undeniable. She couldn’t help but wonder… Was this all just for his adopted sister? Or was it something more?

Ebere, not even close. In fact, among the inner ranks, whispers floated like smoke: that the general might be in love with Nnenna. But was just waiting for her to grow

He never confirmed or denied them.

But now…

charging into the heart of a foreign rebellion just to rescue her. Personally. When he

mind raced as she watched him take charge, his aura a storm

to save her, she thought, her

than duty.

Nnenna finds out the truth,

couldn’t read the general’s mind either. The only thing she

they had known each other for

exactly did the feelings

Not even Little Sweetie, and she had been watching him closer than most. The privilege of being the chief caretaker of Nnenna gave her the opportunity to see more interactions of

she had no clue why her, an elite will be sent to watch a princess until she discovered a huge secret. From that day, she took her job

never once behaved abnormally. He was calm, composed, focused. Nnenna was always just his mission, important, yes, but still

recently… things

Drastically.

acting nothing like the

and refusing to let go. There was nothing

sweetie

If only she knew…

been nothing more than a mission. A girl he had to protect. A task.

But something shifted.

stairs in the castle. He had visited the hospital, just to confirm she was safe. But then… he stayed longer than

respond. Watching her breathe. Listening to the

to his busy schedule but he ended up visiting at least once a month until she woke

slowly, then all at once. Feelings he didn’t even recognize. Things he didn’t have

fully understand it. He hadn’t dared name

buried