“What can I say to you now, princess Charlotte? As a mother to another mother, what can I say? I have lost face today and I am ashamed to be related to this man here. If I were in your shoes, I would have pulled down the roof already but I guess you are like your husband, kind and graceful.
I know that Jamal was evil, wicked and has no humanity in him. But I didn't expect him to go after his own brother this way. I didn't know he was this callous. He could hurt his own nephew, no this is the height of it. Even wild animals will not hurt their own” Princess Diamond paused and cleaned her tears, her gaze more firm and ruthless.
“Do whatever you have to do to take justice for your son. Slit his throat, laid him down and placed a foot on his skinny bony neck and crushed his bones. Anything that is capable of appeasing you for the injustice he'd made your son go through..” she concluded.
None of the things that Diamond was saying meant anything to Clifford. What matters to him the most was finding his son. He would definitely have been a grown man now and where will he start from?
He turned and pulled Charlotte to his side “I will bring our son back. If he is alive, I will bring him back to you and to this royal family. Our son will recognise us as his real parents. That is my promise to you,”Prince Clifford said.
“He has to be alive, father. My brother doesn't have an option but be alive and return to us, "Princess Isabella corrected. How can father say if he was still alive? He definitely would be alive. She went closer and crossed her arms around her parents and hugged them too.
Her parents were pleased and smiled.
“Only for your Highnesses’ sake is the reason I didn't strangle this living corpse here. But if anything happens to my son and I can't bring him back, I will kill him with my bare hands and send his family out of this place. If my son cannot be here, then no one in Jamal's castle will remain in this palace and this is my promise to everyone seated” Prince Clifford scowled.
“I'm sorry brother…” Prince Jamal pleaded in a shaking voice. He feels so exhausted already. He'd talked too much and felt his energy drained. He knew Clifford would do what he'd said if he couldn't find his son.
Princess Diamond and her daughter shivered. In other words, Prince Clifford would throw them out of the royal family if he couldn't find his son? This is trouble and calamity coming to them all because of what their husband and father had done.
The mother and daughter pair exchanged glances and raised their gaze, only to find Prince Clifford staring at them with a killing intent and Charlotte seemed to want to strangle them. This is bad, and after what Jamal has done, he'd lost completely before his younger brother.
“I am not your brother and you just pray I find my son otherwise you are either thrown out or I kill you to avenge my son” Prince Clifford concluded.
At this moment, his Highness King Bashmal rose up and walked towards the royal court. Everyone followed and the next two minutes, everyone was summoned to the court and the elders of the kingdom were also summoned.
Prince Jamal was wheeled to the court and his family closely behind him. On the right hand side of the king sat Queen Farah and Prince Clifford sat on his left hand side as ordered by the King. It used to be Jamal's place, but now, he'd lost that position forever.
Prince Jamal saw his brother in his position and his weak face twitched. Is he already after his position? That place was his and as long as he was still alive, but his father made Clifford sit down there.
He raised his gaze to glance at his brother and saw him staring back at him blankly. He isn't looking excited at all with the position and yet, he went ahead to sit down there. He gnashed his teeth and looked away.
“I had summoned this important meeting because something tragic had happened to a prince of this kingdom. And we need to do the right thing quickly before more wrongs will be committed…” the King began.
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In N.Y, Jasmine was quite better now and she decided to go and see her parents. Patrick warned her not to say a thing about what happened that caused a miscarriage. She should tell them she lost the pregnancy and that was all.
“I need some money to buy gifts for my parents. This is my first visit after our wedding…” she demanded but the sudden gaze coming from Patrick almost made her freeze in disbelief.
“Did I send you on an aimless visitation? I have no money to give you because I have spent more than what I should have spent on the wedding and it's just because your greedy mother wants a lousy celebration such that your ex boyfriend cannot afford…” Patrick snapped at her.
Jasmine swallows hard and has no word to resort back to him. Her mother really requested for an elaborate wedding before she would give her consent for the wedding to take place. And she was already pregnant, hence Patrick agreed to it.
And just like that, Jasmine went to see her parents empty handed. After her wedding, that was going to be the first time she came visiting. She was welcomed warmly and made to sit down. Her mother sat next to her, glanced at her all over.
She expects her to wear something expensive with designers but her dress was plain and no jewellery on her. She squinted, why is her daughter looking like she was not catered for?
“How're you doing momma?” Jasmine asked, smiling, trying to cover up her shabby looks. The truth is that she hasn't been having a nice moment with Patrick since they returned. He seemed to always be carried away by work and she was getting more lonely.
“I was doing fine before your arrival. Why are you looking unkept?” Regina Logan asked, a feeling of disappointment flushed over her. If others see her newly wedded daughter looking this way, isn't she going to be a laughing stock in the society especially if Alice sees her.
“Common momma, I lost the pregnancy and do you expect me to look so decked up with jewelleries and designers? Think about my feelings for once mom” Jasmine acted pitifully. She sniffled and looked away.
Regina then pulled her closer. She patted her back and said “yes, that's true. You lost the pregnancy. But tell me, did you tell your husband what the doctor said?” She asked, the thought of seeing her daughter getting pregnant with difficulty scares her.
“No momma. He hadn't been in a good condition since I lost the pregnancy. I couldn't bring myself to tell him…” Jasmine explained. The truth is that if Patrick finds out that she might not be getting pregnant easily, will he still love her?
“That's my girl. Don't tell him about it. You'll both keep trying while we get a good gynaecologist to prescribe some supplements for you…” Regina instructed. This is proof that she's the mother of Jasmine. Her daughter was as smart as her.
She held her hands and assured her that she will be pregnant soon. There isn't anything she wants now, more than seeing Jasmine pregnant and getting her penthouse when the child is born.