Chapter 388: Never Recovering From This
Now downgraded to “fancy origami paper”, apparently.
Not to mention…
His mother’s gift. The Queen. Queen Chioma. The woman who raised him with royal grace, whose gift likely involved historic heirlooms, ancestral blessings, and 10 generations of symbolism and hope.
And none of that beat…
A used, hand embroidered handkerchief.
Probably scented with lavender… and anxiety.
@RoyalBudgeter: Someone tell Queen Chioma her crown’s value just got dethroned by aromatherapy cloth.
@Embroidery4Life: Embroidery classes in 3…2…1… Everyone GO!
@LemonadeStandKing: On his birthday I’m gifting him my old shoelace. Apparently that’s peak emotional currency.
Meanwhile, someone in the audience whispered, “At this point, my cousin’s macaroni art could’ve made it to the top three…”
Another added, “Bro, I burned through five credit cards for those Crown Drops. My cat doesn’t even recognize me anymore. And all he wanted was nostalgic fabric?!”
The guests, from nobles to influencers, foreign dignitaries to petty kingdom cousins, sat stewing in a collective broth of disbelief, envy, and existential dread.
Some were whispering. Others were wailing silently into their champagne flutes. One royal fainted, but politely. Another just muttered, “I should’ve embroidered my tax returns.”
Nnenna, standing amidst the social fallout, could feel their resentment. It was like heat from an overcooked oven, faintly crispy and absolutely judgmental.
But what could she do? Shrug? Apologize for accidentally triggering national chaos with a scented napkin?
was in
Unbothered.
Unmoved.
Unreachable.
that soft, almost cinematic grace, gently picking the handkerchief from the plush pillow atop the royal parcel stand, as if retrieving a sacred
ceremonial table where they were neatly and now bitterly arranged by top tier
lion wearing a jeweled collar, left behind like
this gift? Oh no. Not this
it like it was forged by destiny and
hall, and to the horror of every gem hoarding royal and estate gifting duke, he
That was
pocket a gentle tap. The pressure of the cloth against his heart made him feel like Nnenna herself had whispered “You got this” straight into his
wildflowers, and what heartbreak
The crowd gasped.
HE TUCKED IT IN HIS HEART ZONE
diamond tiger egg in
guests started plotting
deserves a medieval wedgie,” hissed Duke Tinrin
twelve ton tech drone that reads your dreams, but pockets a glorified napkin?!” shrieked
hands, scrolls, or both. “Where’s my army?” he
them made a
down, they were all just glorified royal mice… and Somto? Somto was the cat. No, he was a lion! Everyone
any lion. He was the lion with a scented, embroidered emotional nuke tucked into his chest like it was
So they smiled.
soul crumbling
“Oh wow.”
“How… tender.”
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