Chapter 566: I’m Not Going Anywhere

"Mission One: Find out who is poisoning Carl. Reward: 5,000 Good Points."

Another ding! followed immediately.

"Mission Two: Find the cure to the poison. Reward: 15,000 Good Points."

Nnenna froze, her eyes flickering. The first mission made sense, who wouldn’t want to find the culprit? But the cure? Her stomach tightened. Where would she even begin?

"Love System," she pressed quickly, "can’t you just cure him? You’re not even from this world. You came from that man in the garden, so no matter how rare this poison is, it should be nothing to you."

"Yes. For me, it is nothing."

Her heart leapt, then crashed as the system added: "But you don’t have enough Good Points to purchase a cure. The cost is far beyond what you currently hold. So, your options are simple, either race to acquire more points, which I do not advise, or... you find the cure manually."

Nnenna’s fists clenched. "And how am I supposed to do that?"

"Don’t worry. I will tell you where to start. You have just enough Good Points for that information."

"Fine," Nnenna agreed immediately. Her voice was steady, but her chest tightened. "How long do I have?"

"You have one month... before Carl dies."

The system’s words landed like a blade. Nnenna’s body shuddered before she could stop herself.

that came with the thought of losing her loved ones. But now wasn’t the time

out who’s poisoning him. Otherwise, even if I leave to search for a cure,

Carl’s raspy, exhausted voice

his gaze, her eyes hardening with resolve. "We need to find

His lips curved into the faintest smirk, though his eyes were shadowed. "To everyone except my closest confidants, I’m about to die in a few days. I want the enemy to believe it, let them

sounded too practiced... as if he had lived through

do you know?" she

unreadable. "Because this isn’t

Her heart skipped.

quiet steel. "My parents died when I was a child. I’m the only heir to the throne. Killing me would open the way for my enemies... or my charming two faced relatives... to seize power. Since then,

eyes

it wasn’t for the old man who brought you here, his wife, and a few others I can trust... I wouldn’t have

just said,

were wide with horror, her lips trembling. She looked terrified, furious at the

tried to calm

be careful over the years. This time... they caught me off guard, and the

his tone shifted, firmer

you, you need to

"Why do I need to

until I find out who’s behind this, I don’t want you here," Carl explained steadily, though his chest rose and fell with effort. "All this time, I never wanted you to come because the thorns around me weren’t gone yet. If it were safe, I would have brought you long ago. But

hardened. She shook her

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