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

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.

Carl sat beside Nnenna like

one of the elders slammed his

“In the entire

our students that their children are safe here, when something like this, this

followed, echoing

then, another elder raised

said in a measured

The murmurs died down.

stationed all over the academy,” he continued. “Visible and hidden. Not to mention, Prince Arthur himself, if an assassin had slipped through, someone of his caliber would have known. Yet none of our

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

gave a slight nod, his expression

makes me wonder… what if this wasn’t an assassination at all? The students were practicing archery. What if it was just a misfired shot? A poorly timed

Silence fell.

elders nodded slowly,

clenched. He didn’t speak yet, but his energy shifted subtly. Something

investigate further?” she asked softly, trying to steady her voice. “Even if it was a mistake, it was an

memory of that arrow sailing toward her, the blaring alarm in her mind, and Arthur’s hand

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

that princess

to snap the room back

paused… then slowly

echoed, a note of relief in their voice. “That girl, what’s her name?

would anyone go after someone like her?” another added dismissively. “It must have been

even chuckled lightly as

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

glancing at Nnenna. But she

of the board members added, already pulling out his phone. “The internet is already blowing

like that…