Chapter 437: Someone She Could Trust

Her words were soft, but they struck Carl like thunder.

His chest tightened unexpectedly, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say. He stared at her, stunned. But he quickly composed himself, hiding the ripple of emotion beneath his usual calm.

“…Alright,” he said, voice lower than before. “But I don’t think you should stay here. Let me take you home.”

Nnenna shook her head again, this time with a gentle smile.

“No, I’m fine,” she replied. “If classes have been canceled for the day, then I want to use the time to study in the library. I want to stay productive.”

Carl frowned slightly, worry lingering in his eyes. “Are you sure?”

“I’m sure,” she said with more confidence this time, already turning toward the door. “I’ll head there now.”

“…Okay.” Carl nodded slowly, watching her figure fade through the exit.

Once outside the hall, Nnenna walked down the stone path, taking in the serene landscape of Omniora Academy. The trees swayed softly with the wind, and the distant chatter of students felt oddly distant, like echoes from a faraway world.

Her footsteps were slow, unhurried. A calm expression settled over her face.

But her mind?

It was full.

Someone tried to hurt me.

That one truth rang loudest.

Not Ava. Not Carl. Not Arthur.

Me.

as an accident… something deep inside her

around

would want me

And why?

been a stray shot,

convince herself, but doubt lingered in her

anyone who hated her that much, at least not enough to try something this dangerous. Who would even dare to do such a thing in broad daylight, with so many people around? Weren’t they

deeper,

“Are you okay?”

turned to the side, and her breath

It was her.

her for weeks now. The one who always vanished before Nnenna could even get a word in. And now, here she was, standing in front of

girl who kept running away every time their eyes

again, her voice more direct this time. “I heard what happened… Are you

there was no mistake. She was

I’m fine. Nothing really happened to

small smile. “But

a little. Then, as if trying to brush past

the library,” Nnenna replied, her curiosity still piqued by the

go together then,” the girl

“By the way… what’s your name?” she asked. It had bugged her for weeks, one of

is Emily,”

“I’m Nnenna.”

the library. What began as a quiet

the library, the girls didn’t just read, they challenged each other with quizzes,

long, they discovered something unexpected: they made an excellent

for the first time since

sun dipped low and cast golden light across the marble floors of the academy, the two girls

study partners,” Emily

Nnenna grinned. “Absolutely.”

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