A young woman is given out for an arranged marriage to an aristocratic benefactor but when she discovers her rousing affection for a townswoman, she becomes torn between her arranged marriage and a secret love affair with the townswoman.
Jasperwills Ebuka
Uzoamaka Onuoha
Ugo Doris
A young woman is given out for an arranged marriage to an aristocratic benefactor but when she discovers her rousing affection for a townswoman, she becomes torn between her arranged marriage and a secret love affair with the townswoman.
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