It is now a year and six months that Linda has been working with Deta Petroleum Company Plc. She is working in there accounting department. She decides to eat in the fast food outside the company during her short break period. She had ordered her lunch. She was eating when Jane sits beside her.
Linda, I have been looking for you, Jane said angrily. Good afternoon ma, Linda greeted courteously. Keep your courtesy to yourself. I want to tell you to leave my fiance for me, Jane said.
Linda remained silent and calm. I know you won"t say anything, fiance snatcher. I will only stop embarrassing you when you leave the Prince for me. She stood up and leave the outlet.
Linda remained quiet all through as Jane was vexing her displeasure. She too left the eatery without completely eating her lunch.
She was not happy for the remaining part of the day for that embarrassment she received at the eatery.
Later in the evening when she arrived her resident the Prince called her to chat her up.
Linda, how was work today? Hope all went well in the office, the Prince inquired as if he knew she's not happy. Her response revealed to the Prince that she's not feeling great. I am not okay, she said sounding sadly.
What is the matter Linda, the Prince inquired having noticed she sound unhappy. It is Jane.
She came to embarrass me in the eatery today while I was having my lunch. She said I should stop dating you. She went as far as saying that the embarrassment she will give me will only stop when I leave you.
I am sorry about that, Linda, the Prince said. I will talk to her to stop such behaviour. Please don't be offended, Prince apologized.
I'm okay. I have forgiven her. It's just that I haven't been faced with such humiliation in the public before now. Please, I will talk to her to stop the harassment, Prince re-emphasized.
I'm actually calling to know if you will be coming over the weekend. Yes, I will, Linda responded.
The wedding plan is on course. The committee set up by the king to get everything ready before the wedding day are working tirelessly to ensure we have a colourful church wedding, the Prince advised. That's good to know, Linda responded.
Since king is taking care of all the expenses and we are to do the wedding in king's church, I hope the committee will arrange a befitting wedding for us, Linda inquired. Sure, they will. I'm following up on them myself, Prince stated. Okay, that's good. If there is anything you want from me or want me to do, please let me know, Linda added.
When you come over for the weekend, we would discuss more on the wedding. Good night sweet heart, Prince greeted. Good night my love, Linda whispered as she put off the call.
Linda was just dropping from the chartered vehicle in front of her company to walk into the company premises when a car parked closed to her. The back window was opened. Linda peeped to see the fellow seated in the back seat of the car. It was Jane that sat in the car looking angered.
Look here mistress, there is no amount of threats from Prince that can stop me. Leave my fiance for me, harlot, Jane shouted then pressed the remote to move the glass window up. Thereafter, the vehicle zoomed off.
The Prince had called her to warn her to cease from harassing his new fiancee. However, back in Linda's office, she could not understand why such educated and sophisticated lady like Jane was behaving rowdily. Then, she realized how hard it will be for Jane to get Prince back. What a lost, she thought.
Friday evening, Prince had sent a vehicle to convey Linda to the palace after work. She was pulling her bag when Dan approached and collected the bag from her. Thanks Dan, she said as she follows the assistant to the Prince apartment. Dan knocked the door and the guard opens the door. Thank you Dan, I will take it from here. The palace assistant left as she walks into the apartment.
How are you Linda? How was your week in the office? Prince inquired. She hugged him and said, I'm fine my Prince and my week was great. If not for the stunt that Jane pulled within the week, which caught me unaware, that nearly depressed me, the week would just have been fun packed as previous weeks.
You are welcome my love, the Prince lead her to the seat in the sitting room. I will drop my bag in my room, change my dress into casuals then join you, Linda said smiling as she pulled the bag into her room.
She came back in another colourful gown and sit beside the Prince. Hope Jane did not disturb you again after her lawless show in the eatery, the Prince inquired.
She did again the next morning. Did you call her to warn her the other night. Yes, I did. I had called her to warn her to cease from embarrassing you in the public.
She approached me the next morning telling me no amount of warning from you would stop her from harassing me. Unless, I leave the you for her. I was speechless. I didn't respond to her the second time. That's fine and thoughtful of you, Linda. Let the dog continues to bark. She can't do anything.
Let discuss very important matter please, Prince advised. The wedding committee had delivered my wedding suit. They will be here tommorrow with the wedding gown catalogue for you to select your gown.
Oh, that's good news, Linda said smiling. We would also visit the cake baker to select our cake. Oh! That will be nice. We would select the best cake on display. That I'm sure of, Linda said.
While they were discussing in the sitting room, the new palace assistant had prepared the dinner for them. She then imformed them that the dinner is served. She left the apartment thereafter.
You know you can cook better than the new assistant, the Prince said jokingly as they continuing eating. Linda laughed and said, but you won't allow me to cook. I would have loved to handle the kitchen at least for the weekend. No, you can't do that. It is the work of the palace assistant. You can instruct or better still teach her what to do once in a while. But you are not allow to cook again. That's the palace's protocol which can not be violated. You are my fiancee and in few weeks, you will be my wife and future queen.
You can't be cooking. It is the work of the palace cook assistant. Yes, my Prince, I will teach the new assistant, so that she could improve her cooking skills.
Two member of the wedding committee are in the sitting room to see us, the Prince called Linda attention to the guests in the sitting room. She was in her room when the Prince called on her.
Okay, I will be with you shortly, she said as she dressed up to meet the guests. Good afternoon ma, Linda greeted the elderly women that came visiting. Good afternoon my daughter, they responded. Prince seated watching what was going on.
We bring the wedding gown catalogue from the best wedding gown designer, Fresh Gown Designer, for you to select your choice gown. Please feel free to chose the gown of your dream for the wedding.
Oh! Thank you ma. She collected the catalogue and check through to pick her choice. About 20 minutes she called their attention to her choice. This is my choice. She stood up from her seat to show it to the Prince. Oh! It lovely. I like it too, Prince said holding her hand.
It is beautiful, the women re-affirmed. We need to also see the baker for the selection of your choice cake for the wedding. Can we go there now? They requested. I'm set, Prince stated. Linda, are you set? He inquired from Linda. I will just freshen up. In another 5-10 minutes, I will be set. She rushed to her room to put on another gorgeous dress and make up before returning to the sitting room.
The baker had prepared different samples of cake for them to chose from. The Prince and his fiancee with the two women were ushered into the dinning room in the baker's company by an assistant. The baker and one of his assistant dressed in white uniform were waiting for the guests in the dinning room with ten different samples of cakes for the Prince and his fiancee to select from.
They welcome the Prince and his guests and offered them seats round the dinning table. The cake samples were covered. He uncovered the samples and served the guests from each cake samples one at a time. That takes another 20-35 minutes thereabout. It was after they had tasted all the samples that Prince and Linda concluded on picking the sixth cake sample with taste of chocolate and strawberry. The baker also attested to the fact that the cake selected is the best among the ten displayed. Prince and Linda were very happy having selected the best and most delicious cake for their wedding. They hugged and held each other as they walked back to the limousine.
Back in the palace, the Prince asked Linda to come up with the list of her invitees. Please take your time to prepare the list. We have at least three weeks to do that, the Prince chuckled.
I'm actually looking at about six hundred guests both mine and yours, the Prince added. Is that not on the high side my Prince? My guests and my parents guests would not be more than hundred, Linda stated. Okay, no problem Linda. But you should know that the king's guest alone will be more than four hundred. And my guests too would be more than three hundred people. But because of the space in the church and reception party which will be held in the banquet hall, that's why I'm look at six hundred. So that the space can accommodate the guests without the venue be overcrowded.
Take your time to consult your parents for all the people they might want to invite and compile your list. If I can have your list in two weeks with mine, the committee would be able to print the invitation card with names and address of invitees on the envelops. And the delivery will be very easy, the Prince advised. I will try my best, Linda responded.