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

Chapter 572: Let Her Be Managed

She tilted her head again, eyes wide with mock innocence, as if she truly couldn’t remember why she had made them stay in the first place.

Daniel was on the verge of snapping, his patience fraying like a thread pulled too far. Elin, steadier, took the lead.

"You asked us to wait behind, Your Highness. What are your instructions?" she asked, her tone calm but edged. Even she couldn’t hide that standing for nearly an hour with no purpose had worn her thin.

"Oh yes, I remember now." Nnenna set her napkin neatly on the table, as if the thought had only just returned to her. "I’ll be having a meeting with all the security personnel closest to Carl tomorrow morning. Nine sharp."

Daniel blinked, startled. "Is there... a problem, Your Highness?"

Nnenna’s eyes flicked toward him, her tone suddenly carrying the weight of entitlement. "Do I need a problem to call for a meeting? I didn’t know."

Her words left him biting his tongue.

"Anyway," she added lightly, already rising from her seat, "make sure everyone’s there before I arrive. You’re dismissed."

With that, she swept out of the hall, leaving the two stunned in her wake.

Back in her room, the air felt quieter, freer. She sat on the edge of her bed, pulled out her phone, and typed a message with uncharacteristic hesitation.

[I’m safe. I went to see Carl... Thank you.]

Her fingers hovered, unsure if she should add more. Involving Arthur in her investigation might speed things up... but then it might also ruin her plans by startling the enemy, and besides, she was confident she could handle it herself.

"This is enough," she whispered to herself, hitting send.

In Prigrian, at the royal training ground, Arthur was locked in a spar with one of the lead crown guards.

hour, the guard panting hard and drenched in sweat. Arthur, however, stood as calm and dry

tone rang out

less than five seconds, the fight ended. Arthur shifted his stance once, and with a single, precise move, he

heavier blow than the fall itself, His Highness hadn’t even been using

had been nothing more than

a monster, the guard thought bitterly, shame burning through his

quickly toward his device, the guard’s feelings a distant

to see Carl...

long, silent minutes. Then, quietly, he exhaled. Relief. The tension

back a

[Good.]

hesitation, his fingers

[Take care of yourself.]

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before dawn, her body clock attuned to years of

she was already awake, refreshed, and steady. She freshened up, arranged her

time she looked at the clock again,

at

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guards’ quarters, inside Daniel’s office, the heads of the various security departments sat stiffly, faces

his voice tight with frustration

respect for His Highness, no concern for his

of surveillance, slammed a hand lightly on the table, jaw clenched. "I had a plan ready last night. A perfect window. But her

murmur of agreement rippled through the

wants her involved in this at all. She’s dragging us down.