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

Chapter 426: The Perfect Pawn

The same spot where Nnenna had first sat and continued to sit in every lecture.

Every time his eyes wandered there, he saw a girl in front of Nnenna, sitting tall with a proud smile like she owned the place.

Was it a coincidence? Definitely not.

Jana kept sitting in the same seat, lecture after lecture, acting as if it were her birthright. It wasn’t subtle either, she made sure to flick her hair, flash her smile, and bat her lashes every time Carl so much as looked in that direction.

At first, Nnenna tried to ignore it.

But after a few more days of awkward tension and whispered comments from her classmates, she had had enough.

Without warning, she picked up her bag and changed seats to the back corner of the hall.

But by then, the rumor had already spread like wildfire.

“Prince Carl is in love with Jana.”

It was all anyone talked about.

To them, it made sense, Jana was beautiful, smart, and bold. And Carl kept looking in her direction during lectures. To the students, it was practically a royal love story unfolding before their eyes.

Nnenna simply rolled her eyes.

If only they knew the truth.

fact, Jana was now simply waiting, waiting for the day Prince Carl would confess his undying love for her. She had already planned her reaction: a graceful smile, a slight

it was only

who knew the truth, that Carl’s glances had nothing to do with

meant more competition for her. No, Ava

admirers and loyal followers. She was no ordinary student, she was the Princess of

and bold as she was, knew better than to mess with Ava. Not when Ava was in the mood to

her growing sense of power, she never so much

settle into a peaceful rhythm. The stares, the whispers, the tension, it all seemed to

of course, peace never

completely forgotten something important,

had been patiently waiting everyday. One of his classmates had asked casually, “Hey, what happened to that girl

probably just forgot. I’ll remind her when I

calm and hopeful

Linda was pissed.

Furious, actually.

someone had gone quiet, probably playing hard to get, he seemed even more obsessed. Linda’s jealousy

walk around untouched, she had

had once pictured a life with George, a shared apartment after graduation, matching rings, the quiet kind of

with patience and respect. He even forbade any sexual intimacy until the day they get married which showed that he had the right kind

And she destroyed it.

told herself it was a mistake, just one night, but George hadn’t even yelled. He had looked at her once with those disappointed eyes, and left without

It was over.

Linda? She couldn’t

had had. George had been the

how excited and patient George was with that new girl and overheard a conversation in the library, about George possibly being interested in some