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

Chapter 559: What It Does To Me

His words tumbled out fast, a mix of fear and anger. "We wanted you to have time to grieve before we started working something out. And all this time... all these weeks... you were planning this suicide mission—" he pointed sharply again "—behind our backs?"

Nnenna’s eyes glistened. Her hands trembled, but her voice didn’t falter. "You don’t understand. I need this. I can’t move on with my life if I don’t do this. Even if it means I die, I don’t care. I’m already... I feel so empty." Her voice broke into a whisper. "I just need to avenge him. Please. Just let me do this. If I die, then I die."

The words struck Carl harder than a blade. For a moment, he just stood there, frozen, unable to process what she had just said.

He had thought, no, he had believed, that giving her space these past two months was helping her heal. That silence meant recovery. That her distance was just her way of grieving.

But now... now he saw it. All this time, while they thought they were respecting her wishes, she had been quietly building this... this death wish.

His stomach twisted. By trying to honor her pain, had we only let it fester into this?

While Carl was still reeling from her words, Nnenna had already stormed out the door and was halfway down the stairs.

He bolted after her. "I’m not letting you leave!"

She whirled around, her eyes blazing. "And what are you going to do, stop me?"

moved in front of her, blocking the stairway. His usual gentleness slipped away, replaced by a

that was just... him. And that made it even scarier, because Nnenna knew, once Carl

she snapped, her voice cracking with anger. "I know I’m just Year Five at best and that your training level is way beyond university students, but if I don’t do this now, I’ll do it another day!" Her fists clenched, trembling with rage and

He could see she wasn’t thinking

entire castle stirred. Servants peeked out nervously, then quickly retreated, knowing

by the commotion. They stood at the edge of the stairway, silent

yet what was happening, but the look on Carl’s face, that icy determination

Something big was unfolding.

she knew the truth, she couldn’t get past him. Not today. Not like this. So she stood

Carl spoke. His voice was no longer cold, but the weight behind it made her

mean nothing to you, Nnenna? Emily, Ava, Arthur, their parents... me? We’ve been here for you as long as I can remember. And yet, because

But it didn’t matter. It already sounded wrong. Because the way he said it... it

his tone stayed firm, steady,

us all through another round of pain? Is that why you would do something reckless, something that

she stared at him. The pain in his eyes was clear, raw, and heavy, and for once she realized it wasn’t just about