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

Chapter 482: Her Honest Concern

It’s only right on the dot... But she didn’t argue.

He was her sensei, after all.

"Yes, Sensei," she replied quietly, then turned and left.

Her footsteps faded into the distance.

Only then did Arthur turn around.

His jaw clenched as he stared at the empty space she had just occupied.

You did it again, he scolded himself. All your walls, all your discipline, and still, you let worry leak out of your mouth.

He hadn’t meant to sound cold. He just couldn’t help it. The thought of her cutting her sleep short just to get there early, it got to him more than he cared to admit.

He had a feeling she came early just to impress him, maybe even to make him proud.

But that only made it worse.

Instead of feeling flattered, it left a tight, uncomfortable knot in his chest. And before he could stop himself, the words had already slipped out of his mouth. Again.

He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck in frustration.

This was going to be harder than he thought.

Trying not to care about someone he clearly cared for... was turning out to be no small feat.

was filled with warm laughter and the clinking of silverware against china, a refreshing contrast to the cold, stiff silence usually expected in

White family wasn’t like other royal families. Here, breakfast was a bonding ritual, not a

she expected to. Sitting between Ava and the Queen, she felt like she belonged, truly

the start, and Arthur, even in his usual reserved way, allowed himself to blend

more than five words a day outside

spoke six yesterday," the King added with mock seriousness.

flat look but said nothing, reaching calmly for his

breath. "To be fair, the six words were

excuses.’" Ava recited dramatically,

should hire a bard to document

arched a brow, and Nnenna could’ve sworn she saw the corner

Carl exposed her in front of the

yes," Ava chuckled. "That moment was

to defame Nnenna and shoot an arrow at her," Ava added dramatically. "Honestly, it’s amazing she didn’t just try to blow up the whole school. That’s

blinked. "Wait... you mean that was

grinned. "Of course. Carl and

in

secretary too," Ava said with a satisfied nod. "Apparently, they were enabling the whole mess.

open. "I... I

said nothing, eyes focused on his plate, but there was a faint redness on

face fool you," Ava whispered loudly. "He was ready to throw hands. And Carl

the King nearly choking

of a solution for the meeting, Arthur correcting a royal advisor with only

the conversation flowed, Nnenna felt a warmth bloom inside her chest. Not just from the food

Wanted.