Chapter 407: How Adorable!

She quietly took a seat at the far end of the cabin, deliberately placing distance between herself and Somto.

Not because she didn’t want to be near him, but because… she could sense that right now, he needed space.

Though if she could read Somto’s thoughts, she would realise that she was doing the opposite of what he needed in that moment.

But truthfully, she also needed space.

Her body was exhausted. The coronation, the crowd, the emotions, everything had hit her all at once. Her head leaned back into the seat as she dropped her phone on a side table.

Before she knew it, her eyes fluttered closed.

Rest, Nnenna, she told herself. The journey ahead is long… and the life waiting for you will never be the same.

And as the jet soared into the clouds, leaving the continent behind, a quiet determination began to bloom in her chest.

She didn’t know what awaited her at the academy.

But whatever it was…

She would be ready.

Somto glanced at her secretly as he went through his work. Once he was sure she was truly asleep, a blanket was handed to him by one of his personal attendants, someone who had already read his mind, as usual. Somto took it silently, then gently covered Nnenna with it.

and resumed his work. But then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed her head slowly bobbing left and right with every tiny

about it, Somto gently shifted her head onto his shoulder. Instantly, her frown faded. Her breathing slowed.

smile touched Somto’s lips as he turned back to his tablet. He could finally focus, content, and oddly

returned from Purlit. Everything had happened so fast, first the ceremony, then the announcement, the stares, the whispers, the emotional rollercoaster… She didn’t even realize how exhausted she truly was until her body forced

dimly lit with soft golden lights. The windows were bright

just inside but even in her head, as if her brain was struggling to catch up after too much sleep. Her

groggy, still enjoying the soft, warm pillow beneath her. It took a few seconds before her fingers reached

15 hours?

She had slept

she had been wrapped in clouds. Only

Wait… a blanket?

remember

soft tapping

It was Somto.

glow from the screen casting a quiet intensity over his features. He hadn’t noticed she was awake yet. Her

her thoughts stopped

if he’s

trailed from his focused face… to

she had been

her heart doing a

upright all

turned to look at her with a calm smile,

happen?!” Nnenna blurted out without thinking, eyes

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