Chapter 520: You’re not Mischievous Now?

Nnenna chuckled as she carefully folded the papers back into her bag. "Told you it wasn’t a walk in the park."

"Girl, that wasn’t a park. That was Mount Doom, and you strolled through it like a tourist with a camera."

"The person who set those questions must’ve been really pissed off when they did," Ava muttered, frowning at the memory of the twisted paper. "Because that... that was not cake."

Nnenna paused, the comment sticking in her mind.

Carl had been in a ridiculously good mood for the past few months, laughing more, teasing more, even giving people surprise coffee cups and random mentoring sessions. So... no, he definitely wasn’t pissed off.

Which only meant one thing.

He had been smiling happily while creating those questions.

He had written death and destruction in academic form, with joy in his heart.

The realization sent a small shiver down her spine.

I’m so glad I’m not his enemy, she thought, instinctively picturing what it would look like to be on Carl’s bad side.

Spoiler: It wasn’t pretty. It involved a white coat, a surgical smile, and a clipboard filled with chaos.

"Nnenna?" Ava’s voice pierced through her dramatic thoughts. "What’s wrong?"

Nnenna blinked, snapping out of her horror simulation.

"You look pale. Are you feeling sick?" Ava leaned in with concern.

"No, I don’t—"

crossing her arms. "You shouldn’t have stressed yourself like this! You should’ve let Carl and Arthur talk to the school and

to laugh at Ava’s flair for

I swear if you faint now, I will personally march to Carl’s room and tell

attention. "I’m fine. See?" She sat up slightly straighter and turned from side to side

looked like you just saw a

just... thinking

about what?" Ava asked,

hesitated, then said it. "That Carl set

was

shot through the roof, nearly making the driver flinch in the front seat.

okay back there, Your Highness?" the driver asked, half

trauma!" Ava called back, waving it off, then turned to Nnenna again. "No wonder! I mean, come on! That paper had Carl’s

gave a soft laugh,

I was younger and

raised

dramatically. "When I was younger and more

nodded with mock

her another eye roll and continued, "I used to run straight to Carl every time I got in trouble. I would hide behind him and pout and act like the innocent little girl I

"Classic Ava," Nnenna smirked.

Ava said with a small

to be my safe haven," Ava said softly, her voice dipping into something more reflective. "From my parents. From Somto. Even from

it didn’t

at Nnenna. "But he did indulge me. Still does, actually. He always gave me room to be myself, even at

smile curved on her lips before it

day I crossed

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