Chapter 436: You’re More Than Enough

“Maybe we’ve been wrong all along…”

And just like that, the whispers started turning into stares. All directed at one person.

Jana.

She could feel their eyes, sympathy from some, mockery from others. All of it felt like needles pricking her skin.

The proud girl who just moments ago stood tall with confidence now looked like a fragile doll on the verge of shattering.

She forced herself to walk. One step… then another.

But the moment she turned away from the field, a single tear slipped down her cheek.

Then another.

She broke into a run.

The hallway echoed with the sound of her footsteps and quiet sobs as she disappeared down the corridor, shame burning hotter than the sun. Her chest ached, her pride in tatters.

Why… why did he choose her?

And in that moment, all of Jana’s carefully crafted confidence came crashing down.

On the other side.

The atmosphere in the grand meeting hall was thick with tension.

High ceilings, ornate chandeliers, and long polished tables usually gave off an air of elegance and calm, today, however, it felt suffocating.

Arthur sat with his arms folded, face expressionless but eyes sharp as blades.

him, Nnenna and Ava sat quietly, still processing everything. Carl sat beside Nnenna like a silent guardian, his gaze fixed ahead but his body

table as one of the

is abnormal!” he shouted, his aged voice filled with disbelief and fury. “In the entire history of Omniora Academy, there has never been an assassination attempt

stood, eyes blazing. “How can we assure the parents of our students that their children are safe here, when something like this,

of agreement followed, echoing

another elder raised his

to conclusions,” he said in a measured tone. “Something about this

The murmurs died down.

to mention, Prince Arthur himself, if an assassin had slipped through, someone of his caliber would have known. Yet none of our security forces detected any threat. There were no unknown presences. No breaches in the barriers. Not a single anomaly… except the

to Arthur. “And the target wasn’t even Princess Ava. It was another student, Nnenna,

nod, his

elder leaned back. “A strange choice if this were a political attack. Which makes me wonder… what if this wasn’t an assassination at all? The

Silence fell.

nodded slowly, contemplating

his energy shifted subtly. Something

glanced at her brother, then back at the room. “Still… shouldn’t we investigate further?” she asked softly, trying to steady her voice. “Even if it was a mistake, it was an arrow aimed straight for someone’s

her, the blaring alarm in her mind, and Arthur’s hand crushing it inches from her face still pulsed in

this was… mistake or not, it didn’t feel like an

that princess Ava.” Elder

seemed to snap the

paused… then slowly

relief in their voice.

be a target. Why would anyone go after someone like her?” another added dismissively. “It must

chuckled lightly as the tension

Ava,” an elder said with a reassuring smile. “We’ll handle

glancing at Nnenna.

issue a statement,” one of the board members added, already pulling out his phone. “The internet is

that…

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