Chapter 411: Are You Jealous?

If Somto truly valued family that much… then she would find a way to get along with Nnenna, even if it bruised her pride.

But if not, if this “sister” title was just a name he used out of politeness, then Ava wouldn’t waste her time. She hated feeling small around anyone, and just standing beside Nnenna already made her feel… diminished.

Even worse, she didn’t expect to feel this way about a girl she had just met.

So this was how important his sister was to him?

Her brother had been right.

Somto doesn’t use words loosely, Arthur had once said to her. If he calls someone ‘family’, then that person is untouchable. Especially if it’s a girl. You’ll only waste your time trying to compete with that.

Ava clenched her fists quietly.

She didn’t like it. Not one bit.

But the message was clear. Nnenna wasn’t just some girl Somto brought over from his place. She was someone precious.

She watched the car disappear down the paved royal road, flanked by guards, heading toward the inner castle gates.

Her lips pressed into a thin line.

“Looks like I have no choice,” she murmured to herself. “If I want to stay close to Brother Somto… I have to get along with that sister of his.”

at her hair as she turned away, her mind already racing

and Nnenna sat side by side in silence, the soft hum of the

was Arthur’s sister,

“Yes. That was

to tell me to be nice to her. I

she’s Arthur’s sister doesn’t mean she gets to pressure you. Besides, Ava has never been consistent around

her chest. She had been wondering, watching

special to him. She turned to

she said quietly. “Wouldn’t me ignoring her be seen as disrespectful

realization clicked into place. She wasn’t

maybe, a

crept across his face as

then blurted without

Nnenna was speechless.

way Somto had been patient with Ava? She hadn’t known they were close, and when she thought they were, she had felt… something. Something strange in her chest. It wasn’t anger. It wasn’t sadness. But

to make him

tried

jealous. I just… I just wanted to make sure that me keeping quiet or

His expression was unreadable. Then he leaned back into his seat with a small sigh and a lopsided

he said

a little. Like someone who had hoped, even

just being

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