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

Chapter 521

Chapter 521: The ’You Let me Down’ Look

"Somto looked like he was in a hurry. I remember watching him leave and then—" she laughed dryly, "I grabbed my bicycle and started trailing his car without telling anyone."

She looked sideways at Nnenna.

"Guess what happened."

"What?" Nnenna leaned in, her curiosity piqued. This was more than gossip, it was a peek into the deeper, tangled roots of the circle she had somehow found herself drawn into.

Ava’s expression darkened.

"I was almost kidnapped."

Nnenna’s eyes widened in horror.

"Turns out, some people were after Somto that day. And there I was, this little idiot, riding straight into danger. They nearly grabbed me. But Carl... Carl was in the kingdom at the time, and by some miracle, he crossed paths with us."

She shivered at the memory.

"If Carl hadn’t been there, if he hadn’t interfered, I honestly don’t know what would’ve happened." She shook her head. "I was scared out of my body, Nnenna. And even then, after everything, Carl didn’t shout or scold me. He just hugged me quietly, drove me home, and said he was glad I was safe."

She smiled faintly, eyes soft with the memory.

"When we got home, I had already calmed down a little," Ava continued, her tone more subdued now. "But I was still bracing myself. My parents and Arthur had already gotten wind of what happened. They were waiting for us at the castle gates the moment we arrived."

like she could still

to get the scolding of my life. I mean, full on thunder and brimstone. I had disobeyed, almost gotten kidnapped, and nearly caused Somto’s mission to fail. I was already rehearsing how to

laugh at the image, already

her head. "It was Arthur. You know that disappointed

winced. "Yeah. That look

at her past self. "I was ready to act pitiful and play

forming the answer in her mind

gave a lopsided

as Nnenna

a few meters from the main castle entrance," Ava said, her voice now low and reflective. "My family was standing

Nnenna leaned in.

no. He turned off the engine. And then..." she paused,

said, her voice quieting, "with those piercing eyes of his. His

out the

seconds... three seconds...

shook her head, a wry

burst out crying. Not out of fear, but because, in those three seconds, it hit me. The weight of what I had

didn’t interrupt. She felt the shift

a blade. He told me how disappointed he was. How reckless

"Ouch," Nnenna murmured softly.

a reaction. He just turned the key, started the car again, and drove straight to the castle gates, where my entire family was standing, ready to breathe

A beat passed.

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