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.

her 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 movement of the jet. She was frowning

onto his shoulder.

turned back to his tablet.

ceremony, then the announcement, the stares, the whispers, the emotional rollercoaster…

soft golden lights. The windows were bright with endless

adjust her vision. At first, everything still felt strangely dark, not just inside but even in her head, as if her brain was struggling to catch up after too

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

15 hours?

eyes widened. She had slept that

body felt so relaxed, as if she had been wrapped in clouds. Only then did she

Wait… a blanket?

remember

waking and wondering, she finally became aware of a soft tapping

It was Somto.

laser focused on his laptop, fingers flying across the screen with practiced ease. His brows were slightly furrowed, the glow from the screen casting a quiet intensity over his features. He hadn’t noticed she

thoughts

he’s

his focused face…

the one she had been resting on

quietly, her heart

jerked upright all at

then turned to look at her with a calm smile, as if he

blurted out without thinking, eyes

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