They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System
Chapter 283 - 283 Stage One, Complete

Chapter 283: Stage One, Complete.

Chapter 283: Stage One, Complete.

At that, the guard’s eyes shifted to Nnenna, who stood beside him, hood pulled low but clearly visible.

His brows creased a little, and Nnenna tensed.

This could go wrong.

But the guard only hesitated for a second before stepping aside with a respectful nod.

“Good evening your Highness the second princess.” The restrictions around her had been lifted recently, and even if they hadn’t, the guard wasn’t in a position to argue with the third prince.

He wanted to object, at least warn them about leaving without proper arrangements or protection, but if the prince said everything was fine, who was he to challenge it?

“You may proceed, Your Majesties,” he said simply, stepping aside.

Nnenna blinked in surprise as they walked right past without any resistance.

No questions.

No trouble.

Once they were a good distance away from the gates, and the lights of the castle started to fade behind them, she turned to her brother.

“Won’t Second Brother be alerted once he hears we walked out so easily?” Abuchi nodded without stopping.

“He will.

But by the time he puts the pieces together…” He looked at her with that confident smirk of his.

“…we’ll already be in the air.” Nnenna stared at him for a second, then smiled back.

His confidence was reckless sometimes, but it was also strangely reassuring.

“Alright then,” she said, her voice steady.

“Let’s do this.” They met up with the rest of the crew a bit far outside the castle gates.

Everyone was already geared up and ready to go.

Karen stood with her arms folded, sharp eyes following Abuchi as he walked over, but he didn’t glance her way, not even once.

John was the first to break the silence.

Again.

“Are you sure about this?” he asked Abuchi, his voice low but serious.

“Are you sure your sister is up for something like this?” Abuchi didn’t pause.

“Yes.

You and I were at the grand ball.

We saw what she could do.” “That doesn’t mean it was real,” John pressed.

“People said she bribed the others.

And even if it was real, this isn’t some game, Abuchi.

This is a real mission.

There’s danger.

If she’s not ready, she’ll hold us back.

We should let her stay before it’s too late.” Karen stepped in then, her voice cool and clear.

“I agree with John.” Her eyes landed on Nnenna, softer now.

“She’s just a young girl.

She has her whole life ahead of her.

She probably doesn’t even know what she’s getting into.” Despite her usual coldness, it was clear Karen wasn’t mocking her.

She was actually worried.

Abuchi turned to both of them, face calm but firm.

“Do you trust me?” They glanced at each other.

“Yes,” they answered together.

“Then don’t doubt her,” Abuchi said, voice steady.

“She’ll be fine.

Or at least… she won’t die.” His tone was serious, but there was a quiet confidence behind it.

Not blind hope, faith.

At that, Ekene stepped forward, reaching out to take Nnenna’s bag without a word.

He placed it carefully in the boot of the vehicle and gave her a small nod.

John went around to check the car one last time, ticking things off a list, food, weapons, documents, disguises.

Everything they needed was packed and ready.

When all was in order, everyone climbed into the car.

John took the driver’s seat, started the engine, and with a low rumble, they rolled out into the night, toward the airport, toward the mission, and toward whatever awaited them ahead.

John drove fast, faster than Nnenna had ever seen anyone, except Carl, drive before.

The night roads were nearly empty, which worked in their favor.

They had no time to waste.

Every second mattered.

Their flight wasn’t from the main airport in the capital.

No.

That would’ve been too obvious.

Instead, Abuchi had chosen a smaller, distant airport outside the city.

It was still operational at night, and most importantly, it wasn’t being watched, yet.

There was a closer airport, yes, but getting spotted there would be far too easy.

Obinna’s men would already have eyes on it.

So they had to take the long way.

A gamble, but one with a head start.

As the city lights faded behind them, the car sped through dark stretches of road, trees flying past in a blur, stars twinkling above like silent watchers.

Hours passed.

Quiet tension filled the vehicle.

No one slept.

No one relaxed.

They were too close to the edge for that.

Finally, glowing in the distance like a beacon of hope, they saw it, the soft white lights of the airport.

Stage one, complete.

But what they didn’t know was that, back at the castle… they had already been discovered.

The guard who had let them leave had waited, just in case.

But after thirty minutes passed and the prince and princess hadn’t returned, the nervous knot in his stomach grew too large to ignore.

He knew the rules.

If anything happened to the royals, the blame would fall squarely on his head.

He reported it.

His superior didn’t waste time.

The moment the report left his lips, it traveled like wildfire.

And by the time one hour passed, it had reached the ears of the interim king himself.

Obinna’s face darkened.

By now, the scheduled messages Nnenna had left behind had already been seen.

The moment Obinna started asking questions, everything began unraveling.

It didn’t make any sense, why would Abuchi and Nnenna leave together, at that hour of the night, without any security?

They didn’t even get along that well.

In fact, most days, they could barely be in the same room without arguing.

So why now?

Why together?

Obinna’s suspicion grew like wildfire.

And when Ebere, looking pale and shaken, finally stepped forward and showed him the message Nnenna had sent her… his world shifted.

He stared at the screen in disbelief.

When he finally calmed down a bit, he sent someone to investigate the passengers for all the flights leaving that night in every airport in Lionara.

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