Chapter 151: Revelations Chapter 151: Revelations His tone was low but firm.

“You knew she was the one who was supposed to start this dance.” Queen Chioma’s patience finally snapped.

“I would never prioritize Nnenna over Ebere!” she hissed.

“I’m not the one who prepared those clothes for her!” King Ikechukwu was visibly shocked.

“If you didn’t, then who did?

How did she get those two dresses?

I knew those dresses weren’t from around here!

Their materials are unlike anything I’ve ever seen.” He paused, taking a deep breath to steady himself.

“But that doesn’t matter now.

Let her just start the dance with one of those princes.” As his words echoed, murmurs began to ripple through the crowd.

Meanwhile, Nnenna stood silently, scanning the array of eligible partners before her.

Who will accompany me for the dance?

she wondered, her eyes moving over the gathered princes.

Her gaze settled on Prince Ankhbayar, someone she was more familiar with than the others, and she was about to move toward him when suddenly, the housekeeper’s voice rang out.

The entire ballroom fell into an eerie silence as the housekeeper’s voice rang out, clear and commanding over the murmuring crowd.

“Announcing His Royal Highness, Prince Carl of Riverum Kingdom!” A ripple of gasps swept through the hall.

The name alone sent a shiver through the spines of nobles, royals, and foreign dignitaries alike.

Riverum?

The legendary kingdom across the seas?

The kingdom so mysterious that even the most well traveled scholars had barely any records of it?

Nnenna’s breath hitched.

Prince Carl?

From Riverum?

Her mind raced.

spent years reading about different kingdoms, yet she had never found

secret archives the

How was that possible?

reactions were just as

asking if this was truly the prince from the

their usual composed exteriors cracking as they

of the high ranking lords from Dixan muttered, his

“A prince from Riverum?

outside their lands!”

Minjun, straightened, their interest now entirely

unmatched naval

to see a royal

Then, the doors opened.

attire unlike anything seen before, long, high-collared coats embroidered with silver threads, adorned with symbols that

alone

then, he walked

imposing, Prince Carl entered the ballroom with a regal grace that seemed

gaze swept across

presence exuded an air of quiet dominance, as though he owned the

heard the gasps

mind had gone completely

Because she knew him.

Not as Prince Carl.

But as Ikenna.

had been the director of the hospital

helped her save

without hesitation, put himself in danger to protect her when he thought

man who took up her care

first acknowledged big

she hadn’t thought

hospital, his quiet but firm presence whenever she had needed reassurance, the way he had looked after

let her leave without saying a proper

within her at

admitted it, but his nonchalant

wanted to thank him

why he had helped her so

find a way to

standing before her as Prince Carl of

heart hammering

he here?” she whispered under

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