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

Chapter 460

Chapter 460: Grow A Spine

Arthur didn’t answer. He just stood there, staring at them, his jaw tight.

"Say something," Carl repeated, growing irritated. "You’re wasting our time."

Arthur looked...embarrassed? Then conflicted. His eyes flickered away, and for the first time, Ava found herself studying him in genuine disbelief.

These were expressions she had never seen on his face before. Arthur always wore either an easy smirk or a cold mask.

Finally, Arthur cleared his throat again and spoke up, voice low and almost reluctant.

"Somto... Somto is going to teach her martial arts?"

"Yes," Carl said flatly.

Arthur hesitated, his gaze shifting to Nnenna, then back to Carl. "Don’t you think...you have someone better than Somto to teach her that?"

Carl tilted his head, confused. "I don’t think so. Somto is better than me in martial arts."

Arthur pressed his lips together, clearly holding back something. His brows furrowed deeper.

"Anybody else you can think of?" he asked again, almost as if he were giving Carl some invisible hint.

Carl thought it over with all seriousness, oblivious to Arthur’s growing exasperation. "Nope."

Arthur’s face went utterly blank. He was speechless.

was leagues ahead.

his way, he would pretend to think it over and finally agree, reluctantly, of course. It would have been the perfect

of a friend hadn’t even thought to recommend

I’ll teach her! but he swallowed it down, his pride

say?"

Nnenna and Ava were both staring at him, and Arthur felt strangely cornered, like a cat

feel like Carl is doing this to me on purpose? he thought warily. But Carl’s expression was

his jaw. He couldn’t figure it out, so he

at last, voice low but

reply left Arthur absolutely

I almost forgot," Carl said lightly, snapping his fingers like he had just remembered something trivial.

second glance, he

he continued as if nothing had happened, "and we’ll find teachers for the two

he

asking Arthur herself when she heard him say he was better than Somto. But since Carl hadn’t recommended it,

felt something deflate in his

She glanced at her brother and felt a

up for him, nudge Nnenna a little, but she

If he really liked Nnenna, he

Ava quietly decided: No, I won’t interfere. He needs to

He could see it clearly, the way

slip right through his fingers. If he didn’t

prickled at the back of his neck. He didn’t know what else to do, so he just blurted out his intentions in

arts," he said hurriedly,

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