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

Chapter 631: What a Monster!

She just needed to be sure.

She needed to hear him say it.

"Arthur?" she called softly, breaking his long silence.

His gaze flicked to her, unreadable. He must have realized she wouldn’t let it go until he said something.

"I think..." His voice was steady, though colder than usual. "...you should do whatever makes you happy."

"I see." Nnenna nodded slowly. Then, as if testing him, she added, "And you would be happy if Darius and I ended up together?"

The question landed like a stone in still water. Both men stiffened, Carl’s eyes widening. He nearly asked her what exactly she was getting at, suspecting she knew far more than she should, but Arthur beat him to it.

"Where’s this coming from?" His tone sharpened, but he caught himself, forcing it into a measured calm.

Nnenna turned to face him fully, expression unreadable, almost innocent. "I don’t know. I just want to know if you approve. Should it have to come from anywhere?"

Carl’s brow arched, but he stayed silent. This wasn’t his battle. This was Arthur’s, and only Arthur’s, to answer.

Arthur let the silence stretch, scanning her face as though he could dig out some hidden meaning. But there was nothing. She looked entirely sincere, like she was simply asking a harmless question.

Finally, he gave the only answer he could.

"No. It shouldn’t. And as for your question..." His voice tightened, clipped, leaving no space for follow up. "If you’re happy, then I’m happy."

Two months went by in a blur.

Nnenna spent the entire time helping others, motivating them, encouraging them, comforting them, advising them. If there was something she could do, she did it. Yet not once did she focus on her own rehab.

To everyone else, it was strange. Why register if she wasn’t going to work on herself? Some whispered she should’ve just applied to work at the facility and earn a salary.

With her background and connections, running the entire place would’ve been child’s play. But who dared question her? To them, she was like a great Buddha, too untouchable, too radiant, too determined.

Finally, on the last night of those two months, Nnenna sat quietly in her room. Tonight would be her first attempt to walk again after so many months.

No one understood what she had truly been doing all this time except her and the Love System. Every effort, every act of kindness, every ounce of encouragement she gave others had not been for nothing.

She had gained more than just goodwill, she had gathered enough points to not only walk again but also to be better prepared for the war looming ahead.

and Carl. Together, they pieced through reports and sightings. From what they had gathered so far, Athena was making

enough good points, Nnenna

them strong, not just to graduate from the academy, but to stand, to fight, to

herself into her room from the living area

whispered after taking

Ding!

[74,000 Good Points deducted!]

and in the next instant, a glowing light burst

as waves of

brightly she had to shut her eyes, but she knew anyone passing outside would notice.

are you all right?" an orderly called, alarmed, banging lightly on her

bones as they cracked, shifted, and reconstructed. Her teeth sank into her lip to hold back the scream, but when the pain spiked, it ripped out of

the blinding light, and this freaking pain?!"

was no

his footsteps pounded down the

clutching the sides of her wheelchair

few minutes later, the hallway outside her room erupted with footsteps. Voices

hissed under her breath, clutching the arms of her chair. "I can’t explain this, they’ll drag

Silence.

System had heard her,

holding the door!" a maintenance worker

master key?" a voice asked, she recognized it as the chief of the facility,

is, but I don’t

"Move."

through the chaos,

No... don’t

so sorry, Prince Arthur," the chief stammered. "The Princess, she was fine just thirty minutes

didn’t answer her. His footsteps came closer, steady and deliberate, and Nnenna’s panic

points! Increase the defenses, he’s going to break down that door!" she

could finish

BAM!

then blasted inward like paper. The maintenance team

Carl," Arthur’s voice rang out,

stepped into the living area, scanning every corner like a soldier clearing a battlefield.

Years of training had taught him, never walk into an unknown situation blind, even for someone you care about.

its peak. "Love System! What the freak?!" she whispered harshly, shaking. She could hear Arthur’s footsteps circling her living space, getting