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

Chapter 537

Chapter 537: You Keep Looking at That Girl

Arthur’s voice, cold but steady, from the car that morning.

"I’m your sensei.

You don’t have to be nervous."

Nnenna’s spine straightened.

"That’s right," she whispered under her breath. "I can do this."

Her name was called, alongside Nicholas’s.

Cheers rippled through the audience.

"She made it this far? I didn’t think she would survive the top six."

"Nicholas will finish it here."

"Don’t be so sure. Did you see what she did to Adam?"

"She’s like a cute assassin. You never see it coming."

As she turned toward the stage, Nnenna’s gaze briefly flicked to the judges’ platform, and froze.

Arthur’s eyes were already on her. They softened, not with surprise, not with confusion, but with something reassuring.

Belief.

He didn’t nod or smile, but he didn’t need to. Nnenna understood him now.

She was about to turn away when the sound of shifting feet and surprised gasps swept across the arena. Heads turned toward the entrance.

More figures were entering.

Somto. Carl. And several high ranking officials.

Their presence was magnetic. Conversations paused. The energy in the room changed.

"Is that...?"

"It’s General Somto!"

too?! Why

isn’t in year three martial art right? So why

Nnenna looked to

calm and warm. A quiet promise

pockets, and mouthed "You’ve got this" like it was a private code

They

renewed courage blooming in her chest, she stepped onto the

his attention was fixed solely on her. The tip of his pen hovered, unmoving. His chin rested on his hand, but

beginning of the exam. At first he was not

turned slightly toward

keep looking at that girl," he said, voice low and amused. "She’s promising, no doubt. Third place out of all the year three students is impressive... but this might be the end of the road for her. She can’t be that

respond

without looking his way, he said quietly, "She’ll

were simple. Cold, clipped, just

them felt heavier, like they weren’t

blinked, taken off guard

like Arthur.

man’s face again,

of something else

Confidence. And maybe... pride?

then," Elder Onyedika murmured, sitting

to the side, watched all

silence. His focus. The subtle softness in his

For her?

Jealousy curled cold and sharp in her

crossed her arms and scoffed under her

now. She won’t have his approval after Nicholas finishes

who was

breath, just loud enough for him

just to get a flicker of Arthur’s attention. But no matter what she did, it always came back to that person. That dead person. A shadow standing between them, untouchable and

showing expressions, actual expressions, for Nnenna? That

who had stayed. The one who had waited. Not some random girl who just dropped into their world like it was hers to

to make things worse, she saw Carl

expression

used to be reserved for only Arthur, Ava

friends had never gotten that smile

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