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

Chapter 390: That Weird Atmosphere

Nnenna coughed lightly, the sound barely audible over the chatter, but loud enough for Somto to hear.

It was the kind of cough that said, “What are you doing, and why are you doing it in front of the whole kingdom?”

She shifted uncomfortably, her hand twitching toward her lap as if she might get up again, but Somto only looked at her and smiled innocently, too innocently. The type of smile that pretended not to know he had just started a kingdom wide debate.

Across the table, Obinna’s brow furrowed.

Was this… allowed?

It definitely wasn’t tradition. That seat was reserved for high ranking council members or close royal siblings. While Nnenna was both, this felt… different.

He considered saying something, but one glance at the guests, cameras, and glittering attention of half the continent made him decide otherwise. A scene would be worse.

Somto must have his reasons, Obinna concluded. He’s always been wise.

…If only he knew.

Wisdom had absolutely nothing to do with it.

There was no strategy, no clever political angle, no secret plan being played like chess on a royal board.

Somto simply wanted Nnenna next to him, and so, he did just that.

The only ‘wisdom’ involved was knowing no one could stop him.

A few seats away, Abuchi silently watched the scene unfold. Without a word, he moved past his own seat and casually dropped into Ebere’s chair, as if the seating chart were just a suggestion.

Obinna blinked. Ebere’s seat?

But Abuchi didn’t blink back.

Compared to what he had seen on Purlit, the Dance, the Handkerchief, this was nothing.

A changed seat?

seen romantic tragedies

Anyone with eyes and a functioning brain would. But still… something inside him refused to

be, he

Not after everything.

Not her. Not him.

Right?

just after hers, Nnenna’s original spot. She didn’t say a word, but her eyes flicked briefly between Somto and Nnenna,

was confused, yes, but she refused to let her thoughts wander too far. Whatever was going on wasn’t her business… not yet. What she did know was that everyone in their family had always disliked Nnenna, some more openly

But today?

she had watched her sister shine. The dance. The handkerchief. The

seen Nnenna look so… powerful even in the grand ball. Her prowess wasn’t in a loud or forceful way, but with a quiet, strange kind

Somto was giving Nnenna special attention because he finally saw her worth, Ebere thought, then maybe

it was the beginning of

sat up straighter, deciding then and there: if Nnenna was being seen in a better light, Ebere would help keep that light

his lips twisted in suspicion. He narrowed his eyes at Nnenna as if she were a puzzle with

going on, but in his mind, it had

must be

eldest brother? Too calculated. The attention? Too suspicious. The

under

playing some kind of trick to steal Big Brother’s attention.

a fork into the air, accidentally,

But the

in

Somto’s full attention on Nnenna, he was fed

His eyes twitched, his fingers curled into fists, and his pride

you doing sitting there, huh? Your seat

The room went cold.

died on lips. Glasses clinked softly in

The guests were stunned.