The tables, decorations, and serving stations have all been arranged.\u00a0 And the crown prince\u2019s private room? Is everything prepared there?\u00a0 It has been cleaned and prepared with fresh bed sheets, flowers, and the clothes selected by the queen.\u00a0 Check the room again.\u00a0 Again, ma? We checked everything carefully last night.<\/p>\n
The crown prince left this palace as a young man. Her majesty has waited years for today. I will not allow the queen to enter that room and discover even one mistake.\u00a0 I understand, ma. I will personally inspect the entire room again.\u00a0 Check the bathroom, balcony, study table, wardrobe, and private sitting area.<\/p>\n
I will do it immediately and report back when everything is confirmed.\u00a0 Good morning, Your Majesty.\u00a0 Good morning, Beatrice. Everyone appears to have been working since dawn.\u00a0 Yes, Your Majesty. We want everything ready before the royal guests begin arriving.\u00a0 Is Alexander\u2019s room completely ready?\u00a0 Yes, Your Majesty.<\/p>\n
Everything has been arranged exactly as you requested.\u00a0 Did you place the old family photographs inside his sitting area?\u00a0 Yes, the photograph of the prince with his majesty is on the center table. The photograph of you holding him as a baby is beside his bed.\u00a0 He used to complain whenever I placed that photograph in his room.<\/p>\n
He always insisted that he was no longer a baby. He was only 15 years old when he said that. 12 years. It has been a very long time, Your Majesty. He visited, but he never stayed for long. 1 week, 2 weeks, then he left again. \u00a0 But today, Your Majesty, he is finally coming home.\u00a0 Yes, I have imagined this day so many times.<\/p>\n
I imagined him walking through those doors, smiling and complaining that nothing had changed.\u00a0 He will be happy to return home, Your Majesty.\u00a0 I hope so.\u00a0 Is something troubling you, Your Majesty?\u00a0 Alexander has never liked anyone making decisions for him.\u00a0 You mean the marriage arrangement?\u00a0 It is not an arrangement.<\/p>\n
We invited the princesses so that he could meet them and choose for himself.\u00a0 He may understand once everything is explained to him.\u00a0 You know my son. He will say we planned his entire life before he returned.\u00a0 His Majesty will explain everything to him.\u00a0 That is exactly what worries me. The king and the crown prince are very similar.<\/p>\n
Exactly. They are both stubborn and neither one knows how to leave an argument.\u00a0 I heard that.\u00a0 You were meant to hear it.\u00a0 I am not stubborn.\u00a0 Of course not.\u00a0 I simply refuse to give up whenever I know that I am right.\u00a0 That is exactly how stubborn people describe themselves.\u00a0 You are encouraging the palace staff to laugh at me.<\/p>\n
They already know you.\u00a0 Is everything ready?\u00a0 Almost. The final rooms and decorations are still being checked.\u00a0 The elders will arrive before noon. The royal families will follow shortly after this.\u00a0 And our son?\u00a0 His plane has landed.\u00a0 It has landed.\u00a0 Daniel sent a message a few minutes ago.<\/p>\n
They are already on their way.\u00a0 Why did no one tell me? \u00a0 I just told you.\u00a0 Edward, I have been waiting since morning.\u00a0 He is still more than an hour away.\u00a0 An hour is not a long time.\u00a0 Elizabeth, calm down.\u00a0 Do not tell me to calm down. \u00a0 My son is coming home after 12 years.<\/p>\n
Our son.\u00a0 Then you should understand exactly why I am worried.\u00a0 I understand.\u00a0 Did Daniel say anything else?\u00a0 No. He only said they had left the airport.\u00a0 Did Alexander speak to you?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 He did not speak to me either.\u00a0 Perhaps he wants to surprise us.\u00a0 Alexander does not like surprises.<\/p>\n
That may be why he has decided to give us one.\u00a0 I want to see him before all the royal guests arrive.\u00a0 You will see him.\u00a0 Alone.\u00a0 Elizabeth, \u00a0 we cannot send the royal families away.\u00a0 I did not say we should send them away. I want a few minutes with my son before everyone begins discussing marriage and the throne.<\/p>\n
He knows why he is returning.\u00a0 You told him he was returning because the kingdom needed him.\u00a0 The kingdom does need him.\u00a0 You did not tell him that three princesses would be waiting inside the palace.\u00a0 I told him that we would discuss his future.\u00a0 That is not the same thing.<\/p>\n
If I had told him everything over the phone, he might have delayed his return.\u00a0 You should have been honest with him.\u00a0 I am his father and his king. I know what is best for him.\u00a0 He is 30 years old, Edward. He is not a child.\u00a0 He is the crown prince.\u00a0 Your majesties, the first royal convoy has entered the city.<\/p>\n
Which kingdom?\u00a0 The kingdom of Amundi. King Nicholas, Queen Margaret, and Princess Vanessa. Inform the guards. We will receive them at the main entrance. Yes, Your Majesty.\u00a0 Beatrice. Your Majesty. The first royal family is arriving. Inform everyone immediately. I will inform the entire staff. And Beatrice.<\/p>\n
Yes, Your Majesty. After the guests have settled, remind me about Grace. Grace? I thought about her last night. I have not heard from her in a very long time. Neither have I, Your Majesty. Please ask someone to find out how she is doing. I will do that.\u00a0 Before anyone could say more, royal trumpets announced the arrival of the first visiting family.<\/p>\n
Are you ready?\u00a0 I am ready to welcome our guests, but I am still waiting for my son.\u00a0 The first royal convoy entered the palace grounds, carrying the family of Princess Vanessa from the kingdom of Amundi. \u00a0 Welcome, my brother. It is wonderful to receive you in our home again.<\/p>\n
It is good to see you again, Edward. Your invitation brought us great joy.\u00a0 Margaret, you look wonderful. The years have treated you well. So the palace of Latveria\u00a0 Your Majesties, thank you for welcoming my family and me to your home.\u00a0 Vanessa, it has been years. You were still at university the last time you visited.<\/p>\n
Princess Zara arrived smiling warmly, fully aware that every eye and camera was watching. The final royal family arrived moments later from the third neighboring kingdom. Princess Isabella arrived with elegance, pride, and little interest in hiding her confidence. \u00a0 What do you think?\u00a0 It is too early.<\/p>\n
It is never too early to observe people. You have already started judging them. I invited them because I need to know who they truly are. Alexander is the one who must know them. He will. You still have not told any of them that Alexander knows nothing about this gathering.<\/p>\n
They do not need to know. What will you say when he arrives and sees three princesses waiting for him? I will tell him the truth. For once. Elizabeth. I am only reminding you. Let us speak with the elders before Alexander arrives. The royal guests had arrived, but the person at the center of every plan was still unaware of what awaited him.<\/p>\n
Mama, please sit up slowly. You need to eat before taking your medicine. Easy, easy, Mama. Please don\u2019t stress yourself. I am fine, my daughter. Don\u2019t worry too much about me. You always say you\u2019re fine every time you cough, but I can see you\u2019re getting weaker. I only say that because I don\u2019t want you carrying all my worries on your shoulders.<\/p>\n
Mama, I\u2019m already worried. Hiding it from me won\u2019t change anything. The nurse said you must eat first, even if it\u2019s only a little. I\u2019m not hungry. The medicine has left a bitter taste in my mouth. That isn\u2019t a reason to stop eating. Just try a few spoons for my sake. What did you prepare today? Pap, and there\u2019s fresh bread beside it. I know it\u2019s your favorite.<\/p>\n
Pap again? Yes, Mama. Until you get stronger, this is what the doctor recommends. You should eat the bread instead. I\u2019ve already eaten. Mama. What exactly did you eat, Amaka? Tell me the truth. I wanted you to eat first. I\u2019ll eat after you\u2019re done. You always say that, but you never do.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s enough for both of us, Mama. Just finish yours first. You\u2019ve been taking care of me for months. You\u2019re beginning to forget about yourself. I could never forget myself because taking care of you is part of who I am. You should be building your own future, not spending every day worrying about mine.<\/p>\n
You spent your whole life building mine. Now it\u2019s my turn to take care of you. You\u2019ve already done enough. No, Mama. Not until you\u2019re healthy again. You\u2019ve been fighting this battle alone for too long, and I can see how tired you are. What did he say this time? He gave us one more week.<\/p>\n
After that, he wants us out of the house.\u00a0 How much do we still owe him?\u00a0 3 months\u2019 rent.\u00a0 I thought you paid 1 month\u2019s rent already.\u00a0 I used the money for your hospital tests. The doctor said they couldn\u2019t wait.\u00a0 You should have told me. And you would have refused because that\u2019s the kind of mother you are.<\/p>\n
My daughter, we need a roof over our heads just as much as I need treatment. You shouldn\u2019t have carried this burden alone, and I couldn\u2019t watch you get worse because we\u2019re trying to save rent. Your life will always come first for me.\u00a0 Only two tablets are left.\u00a0 Then let those two finish.<\/p>\n
Mama, please don\u2019t say that. We\u2019ll find another way.\u00a0 What else should I say? We owe the clinic, we owe the landlord, and your job applications keep getting rejected.\u00a0 Then say you\u2019ll get better. Say we\u2019ll overcome this together. That\u2019s all I want to hear.\u00a0 Then don\u2019t give up.<\/p>\n
We haven\u2019t reached the end of our story. Bring me that brown box over there.\u00a0 This one?\u00a0 Right. Open it.\u00a0 The old wooden box carried memories Grace had hidden away for many years.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen this picture before.\u00a0 Look underneath it.\u00a0 Is this Prince Alexander?\u00a0 Yes. He was only 7 years old then.\u00a0 He looks so innocent.<\/p>\n
You never showed me this photograph before.\u00a0 I kept many things from my years in the palace.\u00a0 You always told me you worked for Queen Elizabeth, but you never said you were this close to the royal family.\u00a0 I served the Queen personally for almost 15 years.\u00a0 15 years? I thought you only worked there for a short time.\u00a0 I started as an ordinary palace maid.<\/p>\n
Later her majesty chose me as her personal assistant.\u00a0 Then why did you leave the palace?\u00a0 I became sick. At first it was just tiredness. Then I started missing work regularly. The doctors advised me to rest, but the illness kept getting worse.\u00a0 Did the Queen know what was happening to you?\u00a0 She knew everything.<\/p>\n
In fact, she refused to let me leave.\u00a0 She refused?\u00a0 She paid for my first treatment herself and continued sending money even after I stopped working.\u00a0 Then why did you cut off contact with someone who cared about you that much?\u00a0 Then Grace reached for the one thing she had protected for years, a letter she had never found the courage to deliver.<\/p>\n
Take this letter to Queen Elizabeth and tell her Grace has finally come home.\u00a0 What do you want me to do after I give it to her majesty?\u00a0 I want you to ask her for work, not money.\u00a0 Work for me?\u00a0 Yes. Any honest work she believes you\u2019re capable of doing.\u00a0 Mama, I studied accounting. Do you really want me to work as a palace maid?\u00a0 [snorts]\u00a0 My daughter, no honest work is ever beneath anyone.<\/p>\n
Right now, survival is more important than pride.\u00a0 I know we don\u2019t have the luxury of choosing anymore.\u00a0 Exactly. You said those same words yourself a few minutes ago.\u00a0 I\u2019m not ashamed of honest work. I just don\u2019t want anyone to think I\u2019m using your relationship with the queen.\u00a0 You won\u2019t be asking for charity. You\u2019ll be asking for an opportunity to work.<\/p>\n
The queen once told me that if my family ever needed help, the palace doors would always remain open.\u00a0 That promise was made years ago, Mama. People change.\u00a0 Queen Elizabeth doesn\u2019t forget people who have been faithful to her.\u00a0 When should I go?\u00a0 Today.\u00a0 [sighs]\u00a0 What about you? I don\u2019t like leaving you alone for too long.<\/p>\n
Ask Mama Chinyere to check on me. I\u2019ll be fine for a few hours.\u00a0 I still don\u2019t feel comfortable leaving you.\u00a0 Listen to me, my daughter. You\u2019ve carried this family alone for months. Let someone else open a door for you.\u00a0 All right, I\u2019ll go. Thank you. Don\u2019t thank me yet. I\u2019m only going there to ask for work, not to marry the prince.<\/p>\n
[laughter]\u00a0 Cough, cough. You\u2019ve always known how to make me laugh. See, that\u2019s exactly why you should stop laughing and start eating.\u00a0 Fine, but before I leave, you\u2019re finishing at least half of this food.\u00a0 Half? You\u2019re becoming stricter than I ever was.\u00a0 I learned from the best teacher.\u00a0 For the first time that morning, Grace began eating willingly.<\/p>\n
Unaware that the decision she had just made would change both their lives forever. Neither mother nor daughter knew that destiny had already begun pulling them back toward the palace. And toward the crown prince whose life was about to collide with theirs.\u00a0 Thank you all for coming. Today is important to my family and to this kingdom.<\/p>\n
My son returns after many years abroad. He left as a young man and returns as a man who has built his own life and earned respect outside this palace.\u00a0 We are pleased to be here. Our kingdoms have shared friendship for many years, \u00a0 and we believe this gathering will strengthen that friendship.<\/p>\n
Indeed.\u00a0 Princess Vanessa, Princess Zara, Princess Isabella, you have been invited here as honored guests. \u00a0 You are not prisoners, and you are not here to perform for us every minute of the day. My son will meet each of you, spend time with you, and get to know you. At the end of it all, he alone will make his decision.<\/p>\n
Your Majesty, may I ask a question? Will there be any formal process?\u00a0 There will be different activities.\u00a0 What kind of activities, Your Majesty?\u00a0 Nothing unreasonable. Will we know about each activity before it begins?\u00a0 Sometimes you will, and sometimes you won\u2019t. A future queen must know how to respond when plans change.<\/p>\n
She must know how to handle pressure, \u00a0 people, and responsibility.\u00a0 The activities won\u2019t be limited to cooking. They may involve hosting guests, organizing palace events, solving unexpected problems, or working with members of the palace staff.\u00a0 That sounds fair.\u00a0 I agree, Your Majesty. I understand.<\/p>\n
Alexander will not insult our guests. He is respectful, and he will meet every one of you. We know him. He has always been a respectful young man. Even as a boy, he carried himself with maturity.\u00a0 Your Majesty.\u00a0 What is it?\u00a0 The Crown Prince\u2019s convoy has just passed the central bridge. They should arrive within the next 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Inform the guards and the palace band. Everything must be ready before the convoy arrives.\u00a0 Yes, Your Majesty.\u00a0 We\u2019ll continue this discussion later. For now,\u00a0 The meeting came to an end as the royal families prepared to welcome the future king.\u00a0 Are you ready for this? There\u2019s no turning back.\u00a0 You\u2019ve been You\u2019re quiet since we left the airport.<\/p>\n
What are you thinking about? I haven\u2019t stayed in the palace for this long in years. Visiting is one thing, coming home is completely different. The palace hasn\u2019t changed much. It\u2019ll still feel like home. That\u2019s exactly what worries me. My father has probably planned everything already. He\u2019s the king.<\/p>\n
Planning is practically part of his job. He said we needed to discuss my future. Coming from my father, that usually means one thing. And what exactly do you think that one thing is? Marriage. Daniel, you know something. I know plenty of things. Don\u2019t play with me. Your father invited three royal families, and yes, they all came with their daughters.<\/p>\n
I knew it. Don\u2019t get angry. I\u2019m not angry. I\u2019m disappointed. He could have trusted me enough to tell me himself. Maybe he believed you wouldn\u2019t return if he told you everything. That isn\u2019t the point. It may have been his point. Do my parents really believe they can place three women in front of me and expect me to choose one? They\u2019re princesses.<\/p>\n
That changes nothing. A royal title doesn\u2019t tell me who a person truly is. That\u2019s probably why they\u2019ll all be staying at the palace. How long have you known about this? About 2 weeks. And you never said a single word. Your father asked me not to tell you. You\u2019re my friend. And he\u2019s my king.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a very weak excuse. I just need a moment. You asked me to help you keep your own secret, yet you\u2019re angry because I kept one from you. My plan doesn\u2019t involve arranging your marriage. No, it only involves making your parents believe you can no longer walk. We\u2019ve already discussed this. We discussed it back in your apartment.<\/p>\n
It sounded very different there. Nothing has changed. Everything has changed. We\u2019re less than 30 minutes away from the palace. A folded wheelchair rested quietly behind them, hidden beneath a dark cover. This is your last chance to stop. I\u2019m not stopping. Your mother is going to cry. I know. Your father may summon every specialist in the country.<\/p>\n
The medical reports are ready. Fake medical reports. Convincing medical reports. You paid a doctor to write that you suffered nerve damage after an accident. He never wrote that I\u2019d never recover. He only stated that I currently have limited movement. You\u2019re using careful words to describe a lie.<\/p>\n
I know exactly what I\u2019m doing. Do you? Because you didn\u2019t even know three princesses were already waiting for you. That only makes my plan even more necessary. Why? Because they arrived expecting a healthy crown prince. And a wealthy one. They\u2019re wealthy, too. I want to know whether they\u2019ll still respect me when they believe I\u2019ve become weak.<\/p>\n
But you\u2019re not weak. They\u2019ll believe I am. And what exactly will that prove? It\u2019ll reveal who they truly are when life is no longer perfect. I still I\u2019ve spent too many years watching people change the moment they discover who I really am. Not everyone is pretending, Alexander.<\/p>\n
[music] Most people are. While I was studying abroad, no one cared who I was until they discovered my surname. So, now you want to deceive everyone for a short time. And how long is a short time? A king must know who truly stands beside him. I can\u2019t discover that if everyone believes life around me is perfect.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to pretend you can\u2019t walk to learn that. No, I don\u2019t believe I can learn it any other way because people are at their best when they want something. I need to see who they\u2019ll become when they believe the future they imagined has suddenly changed. And if one of them is genuinely good, then I\u2019ll know.<\/p>\n
Because I need the truth. A truth that\u2019s built on a lie. Sometimes people reveal who they really are only when they believe no one is watching. [laughter] There you are. I was beginning to think you\u2019d forgotten how to smile. I haven\u2019t. One more thing. What is it? Don\u2019t overdo the act. You\u2019re still Alexander.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t suddenly start behaving like a helpless man, and don\u2019t stare at everyone as if you\u2019re studying them. Wow, it\u2019s magnificent. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, sir. Can we help you? Yes, please. I\u2019d like to see Mrs. Beatrice. Do you have an appointment? No, sir. Then I\u2019m afraid you can\u2019t enter the palace.<\/p>\n
Please, I only came to deliver this letter. You can leave it with us. I\u2019m sorry, sir. My mother specifically asked me to hand it to Mrs. Beatrice herself. Who asked you to do that? Grace Nuosu. We don\u2019t know her. She worked here many years ago. My mother was Queen Elizabeth\u2019s personal assistant.<\/p>\n
The Queen\u2019s personal assistant? Yes, sir. Please wait here. You said your mother is Grace Nuosu? Yes, ma. Grace, who worked directly with Queen Elizabeth? Yes, ma. You look so much like your mother. People tell me that often. How is Grace? She\u2019s not well. What happened to her? She\u2019s been sick for several years, Mom.<\/p>\n
Her condition became worse recently. Why didn\u2019t anyone tell us? My mother didn\u2019t want anyone to know. That sounds exactly like Grace. She asked me to give you this. The envelope was addressed to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. This is meant for Her Majesty. Yes, Ma. Come with me. Welcome to the Royal Palace.<\/p>\n
Thank you. It\u2019s magnificent. I remember when Grace was pregnant with you. You do, Your Majesty? I do. Please, sit down. Thank you, Your Majesty. How is your mother? Tell me the truth. She\u2019s very sick, Your Majesty. For how long? For many years. It became worse recently.<\/p>\n
What illness does she have? The doctor said she has a serious heart condition and problems with her lungs. Why didn\u2019t anyone tell me? I didn\u2019t know, Your Majesty. Grace stopped answering my calls. I even sent people to her old address, but she\u2019d already moved. She didn\u2019t want to trouble you.<\/p>\n
Trouble me? Your mother served me faithfully for 15 years. She wasn\u2019t just an employee. Grace is asking me to give you work. Yes, Your Majesty. She also apologized for leaving without saying goodbye. Have you been working? I had a temporary job at a small office, but the company closed 3 months ago.<\/p>\n
What did you study? Accounting, Your Majesty. How have you been paying for her treatment? Amaka. We haven\u2019t been paying properly. We still owe the clinic, and her medicine will finish today. And Grace still waited until now to contact me. She didn\u2019t want to ask you for money, but she still needs help.<\/p>\n
She wants me to work. Beatrice, arrange for the royal doctor to visit Grace today. My mother said we shouldn\u2019t ask for charity. This isn\u2019t charity. But Your mother cared for me when I was sick. She stayed awake with me after Alexander was born. She protected my privacy and stood beside me during some of the most difficult years of my life.<\/p>\n
Allow me to stand beside her now. Thank you, Your Majesty. The doctor will examine her first, then we\u2019ll decide what treatment she needs. Thank you. Do we have room for another junior member of staff? Yes, Your Majesty. Two junior maids left last month. Good. You may begin working here.<\/p>\n
Thank you, Your Majesty. Mother, father. Alexander. What happened to you? Mother, please stand up. I\u2019ll explain everything once we\u2019re inside. Don\u2019t ask me to stand. Tell me what happened. Why didn\u2019t you tell us? I didn\u2019t want both of you worrying before I got home.<\/p>\n
Do you Do you feel this at all? A little? What happened? Daniel, what happened to him? There was a road accident. When did it happen? 3 months ago, your majesty. 3 months and no one informed me? The prince asked us not to. He wanted to explain everything himself.<\/p>\n
You should have called me. Father, don\u2019t blame Daniel. It was my decision. Your decision? You were injured and you decided your parents didn\u2019t deserve to know? I knew both of you would panic. We\u2019re your parents, Alexander. We had every right to panic. I know. I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
Can you walk at all? Not properly. What do the doctors say? They said there\u2019s nerve damage, but they aren\u2019t certain whether it\u2019s permanent. Our royal doctors will examine you immediately. I don\u2019t care what reports reports you brought with you. All right. Where are the medical reports? They\u2019re inside the prince\u2019s luggage, your majesty.<\/p>\n
Bring every document to my study. Yes, your majesty. The welcome ceremony is over. Please return inside and give my family some privacy. Let\u2019s go inside. All right. I\u2019ll take him. You should have told me. I know. Don\u2019t say you know, because if you truly understood, you would never have kept something like this from us.<\/p>\n
Father. Not here. Alexander, tell me exactly what happened. Please don\u2019t hide anything from me anymore. It happened 3 months ago. I attended a business meeting outside the city, and while we were driving back, another vehicle suddenly lost control, crossed into our lane, and crashed into us.<\/p>\n
I was taken to a private hospital, where I remained for several weeks. After many examinations, the doctors told me the accident had damaged the nerves in my lower back and legs. Several weeks? Several weeks you\u2019re telling me? I did call you. But I told you I was busy, because I didn\u2019t want you to hear fear in my voice.<\/p>\n
You should have let me hear that fear. I am your mother, Alexander. I should have been there with you. I know, and I am truly sorry. You keep saying you know, Alexander, but everything you did made it seem as though your father and I did not matter to you. That decision was never yours to make alone.<\/p>\n
Whether you liked it or not, we had every right to know. It was my body, my condition, and I thought I needed time before involving everyone. You are not just any man, Alexander. You are my son and the crown prince. Whatever happens to your health affects this family and the entire kingdom. That was exactly why I wanted time. I didn\u2019t want panic to spread before anyone understood my condition.<\/p>\n
You knew everything from the beginning, Daniel. You visited him in that hospital and watched my son go through all of this without saying a single word to me. Yes, Your Majesty. I visited him and he asked me not to tell anyone until he was ready. So, he asked you to remain silent and you chose to obey him instead of informing his parents.<\/p>\n
I believed he needed time to understand everything first. I thought I was protecting him. You carried all this pain by yourself, my son. Every painful night, every difficult day, and I wasn\u2019t there beside you. I wasn\u2019t completely alone, Mother. Daniel stayed with me through everything. Daniel, I\u2019m still upset that you kept this from us, but thank you for standing beside my son when he needed someone the most.<\/p>\n
Your Majesty, I could never abandon His Highness. No matter what happens, I will always stand by him. What treatment have you been receiving since the accident? Physiotherapy, medication, and regular medical examinations. That has been my routine since the accident. And why did you stop the treatment before returning home? I didn\u2019t stop, Father.<\/p>\n
Everything was arranged for my treatment to continue here in the palace. Who made those arrangements? The specialist abroad worked together with one of the doctors here. The details are inside the report. The doctor\u2019s name? Dr. Adebayo. You are 30 years old, Alexander. The Royal Council keeps asking questions and the people are waiting for the day their future king settles down and builds a family.<\/p>\n
My responsibility as Crown Prince has nothing to do with rushing into marriage. Leadership and marriage are not the same thing. You frightened me, Alexander, more than you could ever imagine. I\u2019m truly sorry, Mother. Hurting you was never my intention. Then promise me something. Never hide anything this important from me again.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll try my best not to. No, Alexander. That\u2019s not the answer I asked for. I don\u2019t want I\u2019ll try, I want your promise. I promise, Mother. From today onward, I won\u2019t keep something like this from you again. Your Majesty, the royal doctor has arrived with his medical assistants. We\u2019re going to find out exactly what\u2019s wrong, and together, we\u2019ll do everything possible to help you recover.<\/p>\n
Your Majesty.\u00a0 Doctor, please come in. Nobody told us anything about the prince\u2019s condition. His parents did not know either. They were just as shocked as we were. That does not make the situation any better. I want the complete truth before I decide anything. What truth are you looking for? And pretending you have no questions does not make you better than Vanessa or me.<\/p>\n
I am not pretending. You smiled at him outside as though nothing had changed. Did either of you notice the way Alexander looked at us? What do you mean? He was observing all three of us.\u00a0 Your Highnesses, your mothers are waiting for you. We were waiting to hear how the prince is doing. The royal doctor is still examining him.<\/p>\n
At this moment, he is a son receiving medical attention. The marriage process can wait.\u00a0 I still cannot believe what happened today.\u00a0 What exactly can you not believe?\u00a0 The The prince.\u00a0 Do not behave as though you did not see what everyone else saw.\u00a0 Keep your voices down before someone hears you.<\/p>\n
Nobody is here.\u00a0 Do not behave as though you did not see. Keep your voices down. Nobody is here. That is what people always say before Mrs. Beatrice suddenly appears. For years, people described the Crown Prince as though he were the most perfect man in the world. He is still very handsome. Mrs. Beatrice.<\/p>\n
I can see that all three of you have already completed your duties. Or perhaps these trays cleaned themselves while you discussed private matters concerning the royal family. We are sorry, ma. What exactly are you sorry for? Everything about his condition, his chances of recovery, whether the king still expects one of us to marry him, and whether the throne remains his.<\/p>\n
His medical condition should not take away his position as Crown Prince. I never said that it should. For talking while we were supposed to be working. You are allowed to speak while working. Just focus on the task at hand. You are not allowed to gossip about private and painful matters involving the royal family.<\/p>\n
We did not mean to cause any harm. People often say that after the harm has already been caused. You are the senior maid here, Helen. You should have known better than to allow this conversation to continue. I tried several times to stop them. She warned us many times. And both of you ignored every warning. The prince\u2019s medical condition is not entertainment.<\/p>\n
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