Ask Mama Chinyere to check on me. I’ll be fine for a few hours. I still don’t feel comfortable leaving you. Listen to me, my daughter. You’ve carried this family alone for months. Let someone else open a door for you. All right, I’ll go. Thank you. Don’t thank me yet. I’m only going there to ask for work, not to marry the prince.
[laughter] Cough, cough. You’ve always known how to make me laugh. See, that’s exactly why you should stop laughing and start eating. Fine, but before I leave, you’re finishing at least half of this food. Half? You’re becoming stricter than I ever was. I learned from the best teacher. For the first time that morning, Grace began eating willingly.
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. Thank you all for coming. Today is important to my family and to this kingdom.
