They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System -
Chapter 278 - 278 Always Been There for Him
Chapter 278: Always Been There for Him Chapter 278: Always Been There for Him “Why are you bringing all this up?” she asked, narrowing her eyes.
Abuchi took a slow breath, and then, calmly, dropped the bomb.
“Would you be willing… to go with me on an undercover mission to Purlit?” he asked.
“To find my fiancée.
To save her and her family.” The words hit her like a punch.
She blinked again.
“What?” He didn’t repeat it.
Because it was ridiculous.
A handful of people.
Him.
Maybe a few of his trusted friends.
And now her.
Sneaking into an overthrown kingdom under enemy rule?
For a rescue mission?
He could already hear how stupid it sounded.
What am I even saying?
he thought.
He rubbed his forehead and turned around quickly, already regretting saying it out loud.
“Forget it,” he muttered.
“I’ve clearly lost my mind” But then he felt her hand grab his.
He turned, surprised.
Nnenna looked straight into his eyes, her grip firm and steady.
“Yes,” she said.
Just one word.
But her voice didn’t waver.
Abuchi stared at her like he hadn’t heard right.
“What?” “I’ll go,” she repeated.
“I’ll do it.” For a second, neither of them said anything.
Then, slowly, something shifted in his chest.
A tiny, strange feeling.
Hope.
She wasn’t his biological sister.
She wasn’t a trained soldier.
She had no obligation to say yes.
But she had.
Did she really just say yes?
Abuchi stared at her with wide eyes, as if he hadn’t heard her right the first time.
But Nnenna only nodded again, her expression calm and determined.
“Yes,” she repeated.
“I’ll go with you.” The words rang in his head like a bell, sharp and clear.
He hadn’t expected her to agree, not really.
And before he could stop himself, the question slipped from his lips.
“Why?” His voice was softer now.
Raw.
Honest.
Not the tone of a proud prince, but that of a confused young man who had just been handed a lifeline he didn’t understand.
“Why would you risk this for me?” His eyes searched hers.
Why help me, even after how I treated you?
After all those times I ignored you, snapped at you, looked down on you, bullied you?
Nnenna gave a small shrug, like it wasn’t a big deal.
“You’re my brother,” she said simply.
“If you go alone, you might die.
And since I’m clearly stronger than you… someone needs to be there to drag you back alive.” Her tone was matter of fact, but it hit him straight in the pride.
And he had no defense.
Because she was right.
She was stronger than him, in more ways than one.
And for once, his pride didn’t flare up.
It didn’t even matter.
His ego had long stepped aside in the face of everything crashing down around him.
All that remained now was the raw truth.
This… this was a suicide mission.
But even knowing that, she still said yes.
And looking at her now, standing there without hesitation, Abuchi felt something tighten in his chest.
A memory flashed across his mind.
He saw a younger Nnenna, back when he was still trying to make a name for himself.
She had been his only real fan then.
The one who stood up for him when people dragged him online.
She used to sneak into the library to borrow a laptop, just so she could reply to his critics.
There were times she got into fights with people twice her internet might, defending him.
No cameras.
No rewards.
Just… loyalty.
He had pushed those memories aside for so long.
Tried to forget them when he got famous.
But now, they came flooding back.
Suddenly, it didn’t matter if they shared the same blood or not.
Because what made someone family wasn’t DNA.
It was this.
The willingness to stand beside you when the world fell apart.
To risk everything for you without expecting anything in return.
And Nnenna had always been that person.
Maybe he just hadn’t realized it… until now.
Now that he was certain he was taking her…as his younger sister, Abuchi’s heart sank.
The moment the words had left his mouth, he regretted them.
“No,” he muttered, shaking his head.
“What do you mean no?” Nnenna asked, stepping closer, a puzzled frown on her face.
“I said yes…
now you’re saying no?” “It’s a suicide mission,” he said, turning his back to her as if that would somehow make this all easier.
But her words stopped him cold.
“Since when do you care whether I live or die?” she said, eyes narrowing, tone cutting like a blade.
Abuchi froze.
His chest tightened.
Since when?
That question hit deeper than she could have imagined.
He didn’t want to answer.
He couldn’t.
The feelings were too messy, too raw.
So instead, he tried to retreat.
“Forget it,” he said, brushing past her.
But Nnenna wasn’t finished.
“No,” she said firmly, her voice ringing with the certainty of someone who meant every word.
“If I don’t go with you guys, I’ll do it myself.” He spun around, panic flashing across his face.
“You can’t do that.” “I can and I will,” she said, raising her chin defiantly.
“I’m not some fragile decoration in this castle.
I have my own mind, my own freedom, and this is how I’ve chosen to use it.
So, is it I go with you, or I go alone?” Abuchi stared at her, heart thudding in his chest.
Her words were reckless, insane even, but so her.
That stubborn spark in her eyes.
That fearless fire.
She again reminded him of all those times she had fought for him when no one else would.
Back then, when he was barely anyone, scraping his way up through the entertainment world, she was the one borrowing laptops from the library to support him, defending him against haters, staying up to hype his videos.
She had always been there for him.
With her character, he wouldn’t be able to stop her now that she knew his plan.
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