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

Chapter 499: I Have My Reasons

She didn’t try to flatter him unnecessarily. No offering him tea or coffee when he hadn’t asked. No peeking at the documents on his desk. No unnecessary chatter.

No barging into his office without permission, not that anyone could, anyway. After what the last female secretary tried, Carl had gone ahead and installed a voice activated security system. If he didn’t say "come in," that door wasn’t opening for anyone except one person: Nnenna.

And the rules? Oh, they were crystal clear.

No skimpy or revealing clothes. No attempts, subtle or bold, to seduce the young Prince. No crossing lines under the illusion of his calm demeanor.

No stealing from the finances she managed, even by a single kobo.

No speaking out of context unless explicitly invited to. And Carl, who genuinely valued intellect and discernment, occasionally gave her that space to contribute, but only when it was earned.

No betrayal. No secretly leaking schedules, documents, or reports to his enemies, competitors, or even nosy staff. Carl may have looked like he didn’t care about politics, but that man missed nothing.

But above all, the one unspoken rule that stood taller than all the others:

His little sister was everything to him.

Carl never had to say it. His eyes, his reactions, the subtle tension in his voice whenever someone mentioned Nnenna... it was enough. The message was clear:

Hurt her, disrespect her, even look at her wrong, and you might as well be digging your own grave.

She had heard that the last person before her made the mistake of saying something bad about Nnenna after Carl had given clear instructions on how to treat her when she resumed. The man thought no one would find out, but Carl did. And just like that, he was gone.

So from the very first day she saw Nnenna walk into the office, petite but full of unshakable confidence, the secretary buried all personal curiosity. Sure, she was intrigued by the girl who had Carl’s full attention. Who wouldn’t be?

But her professionalism came first.

to befriend her unless spoken to. Didn’t even let herself wonder what made this girl

was why Carl trusted her enough to keep

too many people

Then nodded

"Understood."

Nnenna, who was already stretching a little, flexing her wrist and dropping the pencil with a

academy," she muttered

his eyes. "It’s only

chuckled as she rose. "That only happened once. And it was a very slow

did well. Your fundamentals are solid,

papers with a nod and

eyes back

the secretary out of the room, already shifting her focus to what lay ahead, an

shut behind her, Carl exhaled quietly and picked up

faint smile lingered on his

first semester exams came

moment the results were released, Nnenna checked hers immediately. She had been confident, yes, but she still needed to see it with

did a small flip when

All A’s.

slowly, a satisfied smile playing on her

top ten. The entire castle buzzed with celebration and shared relief, but Nnenna didn’t let herself get carried away. There

over, and the weeks sped by. Before they knew it, three months had passed. Now, the qualifying exams were just around

one of the few exceptional students taking the Year Three qualifying exams. And of course, he vouched for her without hesitation. But for the application to be valid, she still needed signatures from two high ranking staff

had signed his

it was time to get the