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

Chapter 391: Exposing Family Secrets

“The girl who got Father killed?!”

Silence detonated.

It hit like a thunderclap.

Every breath in the room froze. A spoon dropped with a loud clink. Somewhere in the hall, a guest audibly gasped. Another choked on their drink.

Online? It was an instant eruption.

@RoyalTeaNow: WHAT DO YOU MEAN GOT THE KING KILLED???

@LurkingLioness: NNNNNNNOOOOOOO WAYYYYYYYYYY

@ConspiracyCups: I BEEN SAYING SOMETHING WAS OFF WITH THAT GIRL

@Heart4Somto: Wait, WAIT, Nnenna was INVOLVED in King Ikechukwu’s DEATH???!?

@StopTheScroll: Rewind. Pause. Rerun. EXPLAIN.

Back in the hall, the flames of confusion spread faster than wildfire.

Queen Chioma’s eyes narrowed instantly, her lips curving upwards slightly. Obinna’s jaw clenched so tightly it seemed it might snap. Ebere turned slowly, her hand trembling, unsure if from fury or shock.

And Nnenna

She frowned at Chidera, this unruly brother of hers.

Somto didn’t move.

He didn’t even blink.

His shoulders straightened. His fingers stopped drumming the table. His aura,

stared with wide eyes,

Wait a minute

wondered about

the king was gone, no cause explained, and the coronation was to

was no royal procession, no funeral…

invited to a burial? Why was everything hushed? Why

And now this.

girl they had just started

dropped the

The murmurs started to build into

rising anger rippled through the grand dining hall and

not know the truth, that King Ikechukwu had died protecting Nnenna from assassins, were quick to

let his guard down around her. She was his daughter. Or so we thought.” “He trusted her… and

skin. Where there had once been wonder or admiration for the girl who gave the King a mere handkerchief and received his favor, there was now disgust. Their king,

space

KILLED HIM. MARK

The coronation was too fast.

explanation. Now the girl he

She really out here smiling like she didn’t murder the man who

her food. Her perfume. Her smile.

If that handkerchief was soaked in guilt, it would still

check. Chidera’s outburst wasn’t just reckless; it was catastrophic. Now

Which was a lie.

A dangerous, venomous lie.

clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles cracked. Ebere’s lips trembled with restrained rage. Abuchi’s jaw

who looked the most lethal. He hadn’t said a word since the bomb dropped, but the silence around him was more terrifying than any shout. His