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

Chapter 480

Chapter 480: The Henpecked Brother

"But you’re also...young. And when you’re young, it’s easy to think that caring about someone is enough reason to give them your heart."

Nnenna felt a small heat bloom in her cheeks, and she tried to look away, but Carl’s voice continued, low and even.

"Some people..." His gaze flickered almost imperceptibly, and Nnenna’s mind, just for an instant, flashed to Somto’s smile. "...their hearts aren’t free to catch. Maybe they’re already given to someone else. Or maybe they’re just not ready. Or maybe they will never be ready."

He paused to let that sink in.

"And unrequited love—"

Nnenna swallowed, a dull ache forming in her chest she hadn’t expected.

"—is the fastest way to destroy yourself," Carl finished, his tone softer, though no less serious. "It will eat at your confidence, distract you, make you second guess everything good you’ve built for yourself."

He leaned forward a little, emphasizing each word.

"That’s why I’m telling you now: Guard your heart."

Her lips parted, but she didn’t know what to say.

Carl lifted one brow, as if daring her to argue.

"I mean it," he went on, slipping effortlessly into a calm, patient lecture. "You’re in school. This is the time to build yourself, your mind, your resilience, your future. Romance...will come. But it can wait. You don’t need to decide what you feel about anyone until you’ve finished your studies. You can think you feel something now, but you need to be sure it’s not just...gratitude or admiration or loneliness."

Nnenna felt her throat tighten painfully.

What Carl was saying made sense.

Gratitude, admiration, loneliness.... was one of these the reason why she felt differently towards Somto?

wouldn’t everything be completely one sided

doesn’t see

struck her with such clarity

if...I’m just

her seemed

going,

kind of heart that will pour everything into someone. And if they can’t, if they won’t, pour it back, you’ll only

of

your heart until you’re ready. Until you’re done

was

at her hands instead, a tremor in her voice

"...All right."

felt a flicker of

he believed

softer now. "That’s all

he had done the right thing. That this was the only way to

in her own mind, Nnenna was simply mourning the possibility that Somto might never look at her the way she

even sure what

quiet that followed, neither of them realized

coming to pick you up?" Carl asked, breaking the

no one

course not. Why am

you ask him to come back for you?" he asked again, this time with a little edge in his tone. "Do you

"No."

you tell him to wait?" he repeated, a subtle beat between his words, his expression

my henpecked big brother would take me

first, Carl stared at her silently... then

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