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Chapter 282: What Is He Doing?!

Chapter 282: What Is He Doing?!

She nodded again, accepting the weight of his words without letting them weigh her down.

“It’s okay.” Later, when she returned to her room, her heart was light but focused.

She knew that if Ebere or Little Sweetie found out what she was about to do, they would never approve.

Especially not the truth of it.

So instead of saying goodbye in person, Nnenna sat down and wrote them a message, brief but heartfelt.

Then she packed her things.

To make sure her sisters wouldn’t try to stop her, Nnenna scheduled a message on their social media private chat.

It was set to send exactly one hour after she left the palace.

By then, she would be far away, and it would be too late for anyone to convince her to turn back.

After that, she started preparing.

She packed quietly, her hands moving with purpose.

Everything they had been asked to bring for the mission went into a small backpack.

She added a simple change of clothes, then paused as she carefully placed the money her brother had secretly given her.

It was more than what he gave the others, she could feel it.

They didn’t know.

But she knew.

He was giving her a way out.

If things went wrong…

if she was alone… he wanted her to survive.

To have a way of coming back to Lionara.

The thought made her heart clench.

She held the pouch tightly for a moment, then placed it deep inside the bag.

After that, she sent a message to her two close friends.

She asked them to help her request a month’s leave from her job.

It felt strange, asking for permission even though she hadn’t been working there long, but she hoped Head Manager Abel would agree.

“Say it’s a family emergency,” she told them.

“Say there was no time to get permission.

Please.” She didn’t want to lose the job she had worked so hard to get.

She didn’t want everything she built to fall apart while she was away.

Once all that was done, she finally allowed herself to rest.

She slept till noon the next day.

When she woke up, she only stepped out of her room once.

The housekeeper saw her and quickly handed her a few things, snacks, water, and some dried food.

He thought she needed them because of the restrictions Obinna had placed on her.

He didn’t know that they had been lifted or that she was planning to disappear for a month.

He always smuggled little things to her when he could, shaking his head at the unfair rules they had forced on her.

Today was no different.

“Here, take these and this.

Eat well,” he said softly, patting her shoulder.

She gave him a grateful smile but said nothing.

Her heart ached a little.

He didn’t know the truth.

By nightfall, she would be gone and if the mission went south, she might never come back.

Finally, when night came, Nnenna slipped out of her room like a whisper in the wind.

Her heart thudded fast in her chest, half from fear, half from the wild thrill of it all.

This was it.

The moment they had been preparing for.

They had only a short time to reach the rendezvous point before everything begins to fall apart.

They had to leave the castle unnoticed.

They had to get to the airport.

And they had to board the plane before anyone caught on.

Abuchi had booked the tickets using their real names.

That was crazy… and risky.

The kingdom’s systems would flag them in just a few hours, and when that happened, Obinna’s men would know exactly who had gone missing.

That meant they had to be far, far away, on air, before the alarm rang.

Luckily, everything was ready.

Bags packed.

Food sorted.

Tickets in hand.

When the time came, Nnenna slipped into the shadows and disappeared into the night.

Abuchi was already waiting near one of the side buildings outside the main castle halls, dressed in dark clothes and holding his bag over one shoulder.

He looked calm, steady, as if this was just another evening stroll.

The kind of calm that gave her just enough confidence to believe he knew exactly what he was doing.

But there was still one problem.

“How are we getting out?” she whispered when she reached him.

“The guards are everywhere tonight.” Abuchi didn’t answer directly.

He just gave her a short look.

“Trust me.” Nnenna blinked, unsure whether to be annoyed or amused.

Of course he’d say that.

But deep inside, she was ready.

If he didn’t have a proper plan, she would tell him about the old secret passage.

The one even the castle guards didn’t know about.

Only three people alive knew it still existed, and she was one of them.

She had kept it to herself, not ready to share it, not even with Abuchi.

She hoped she wouldn’t need to.

Luckily, it seemed she wouldn’t.

He led her quietly through a winding path behind the servant quarters, avoiding the main patrol routes.

She followed closely, her steps soft, breath held.

At first, everything seemed fine.

But then, he turned… and walked straight toward the main guard post.

Her eyes widened.

What is he doing?!

She grabbed his arm.

“Abuchi, are you out of your mind?

That’s the main path!” “I know,” he said, completely calm.

“Just walk.” She stared at him.

Was this part of his brilliant plan?

Abuchi walked straight up to one of the main gate guards, calm and unbothered.

“My prince,” the guard saluted instantly, straightening up as soon as he saw who it was.

“I need to step out,” Abuchi said plainly, like he was asking for a glass of water.

The guard blinked.

“At this hour, Your Highness?

If you need anything, we can send someone to get it for you right away.” “No,” Abuchi said firmly.

“I want to go myself.

And my sister is coming with me.” —————————— Happy Reading!