CHAPTER 124

  "What! You don't mean that..." Mrs. Dolly veered when we told her.

  We exchanged looks,me becoming panicked because I had been worried from onset she won't accept.

  Roland cleared his throat. "Mrs. Dolly, all we are saying is that you need to help us find out if the child she carries belongs to the king..." He inched closer with an intent look on his face. "Danika deserves this chance and you know it. You said so yourself. All we are doing is helping her. The King at least deserves to know the truth."

  "I know, Roland. Believe me, I want to help, but..." She paused, a certain look crawling up her face. It's a look I have never seen on her face before_a look of apprehension mixed with uncertainty. Why?

  "But what?" I had to quickly ask.

  She looked at me, her lashes drooled in concern. "The palace is a no-go area to me. Theresa and I are like two rivers that can never meet."

  "Why?" I quizzed further, surging forward on the desk with my eyes open.