CHAPTER FOUR

MMA'S POV,

Coming out of the garden, I almost collided with someone as I hastily apologized.

"Oh ah I'm sorry, I wasn't careful enough to see you coming" I apologized as I heard a chuckle.

I slowly raised my head and was met by one of the male servants.

"I should be apologizing not you, by the way, your face is unfamiliar, are you new here?" He asked as I stared at him in silence.

"Okay I get it, my name is Osundu and I'm the head of the chefs here. What's your name?" He asked.

"Mma, one of the new maids" I replied.

"Oh, I guessed so, by the way I hope you are enjoying it here?" He asked.

"Yes, I'm happy I'm here" I replied.

"Oh you are here, I have been searching for you since" the voice of Adaure interrupted us.

"I hope to see you next time" Osundu said as he left immediately.

"Who was that?" Adaure asked while staring at the exiting figure of Osundu.

"He said his name is Osundu, the head of the chefs" I answered as we head towards Adaure room.

"What were you guys discussing about" Adaure asked as she stared suspiciously at me.

"What are you driving at, I know that look Adaure" I said as I lied down on her bed.

"Mma I'm just trying to watch your back, remember the servants are not allowed to date each other and that is one of the strong rules here, what if someone else saw you two, the person might interpret it as something else" Adaure said.

"But I wasn't doing anything bad with him" I defended myself.

"Yes I know but you need to be careful" she said in a concerned tone.

"Okay ma, I will" I said with my hands up.

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This was the first time the new maids was going to see the queen since their one month in the palace.

There was noise which was followed by a sudden silence as the presence of someone was noticed.

"Quiet everyone, the queen is on her way here so I want you all to coordinate yourselves, do you understand?" The voice of the head maid echoed in the four corners of the hall.

"Yes ma" the servants chorused.

A gorgeous woman probably in her late forties walked into the hall as all eyes was on her, she was the pure definition of royalty, she stood at the center of the hall while scrutinizing the entire servants with her eyes.

"Long live the queen" the old servants greeted as the new servants greeted too.

"Thank you all, I know you all might be wondering the reason for the sudden meeting but as some of you already know, I don't call for a meeting with no reason" she said and paused.

"The prince is coming back, infact he is already in Nigeria and you all know what that means, I want you all to behave in your best conduct, no form of indiscipline will be tolerated from now on, I hope this word of advice sink into your heads" she said as we all nodded in agreement.

"Alright, miss Margaret will take over from here" she said and left without looking back. 

       PRINCE POV,

The warm air that blew on my face made me realize I was indeed in Nigeria, I inhaled deeply as I looked around the airport. Living in the United States for about fifteen years had made me more adapted to the foreign culture, I walked through the arrival stand as I searched my way to leave the airport. I smiled at the consistent gaze I got from ladies at the airport, being a drip god who is obsessed with fashion I knew the impact I had on ladies.

"Hi, welcome to Nigeria" a fair young lady said behind me as I was about to board a taxi.

"Thank you" I replied without giving a second glance at her.

"Are you here for a vocation or for a business purpose" she asked as she flashed an attractive smile at me.

"Excuse me, do I know you from anywhere?" I asked with my foreign accent as I was getting angry of her seductive smile.

"I'm sorry sir" she said when she noticed my non smiling face.

"Let's leave here" I said to the driver as I stepped inside the car.

The drive back home was a silent one, I stared out of the window as I wonder what awaits me at home, coming back home I knew I have a great responsibility to fulfill for my family and the kingdom at large, my greatest dream which I wouldn't waste time before embarking on is to build a reputable hospital in my hometown.

"This kingdom haven't changed much" I said almost like a whisper as I recognized the great ikoro tree situated at the far end of the village market.

"Welcome home my prince, I'm blessed to be your driver today" the driver said as I stared at him in surprise.

"Excuse me, how did you know I'm a prince?" I asked still surprised.

"I suspected when you entered inside my cab earlier, everything about you smelt royalty, when you said you are heading towards Umueze kingdom my curiosity rose beside who else  from Umueze community can be seen coming back from the white man's land if not our prince" he said as I sighed.

"You are welcomed my prince" he said while staring at me from the front mirror of the car.

"Thank you" I replied as I typed away on my phone.

 

The sight I met at the palace was what I couldn't imagine, my old man went to an extreme to make things complicated. 

"What's with the crowd?" I murmured within myself as I stepped down from the car. 

A red carpet was immediately placed in front of me as some female servants rushed towards me with a vase of flowers.

"What's with the weird ritual?" I said while still staring at the red carpet before me.

"Welcome back my prince" the guard who dropped the carpet said as he bowed down.

"Remove the carpet" I said almost like an order as everyone was obviously stunned by my sudden attitude.

"Son welcome back to your kingdom" my father said as he came towards me with hands wide open, I didn't failed to notice the flirty look of the maidens at me. I was brought back to reality when I noticed my father hands wrapped around me.

"Thank you dad" I said as I followed behind him.

"Welcome back my prince" one of the elders said as I bowed before him.

'You remember him son? Ichie Obi, my very own onowu" my father said as I handshaked him.

"I remember him, your best friend" I said with a fake smile on my face.

The introduction thing was gradually getting to me but I had to pretend to be okay with it in order not to create a bad impression. I put on a fake smile as my father introduced me from one elder to another.

"Your majesty, can you tell your husband to stop this already?" I harshly asked the queen while pretending to hug her.

My eyes fell on my childhood servant miss Margaret, I've known her since birth, I hastily left the queen as I head towards miss Margaret.

"Miss Margaret" I called out as I hugged her, she is one person I admires alot after my parents since she has been there even before my birth.