Chapter 21

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Chapter 21

The lamp in Rebecca's room stayed lit through the night..

When Barrett suggested divorcing Carissa, Jonathan immediately opposed it.

"If you divorce her, the court officials will criticize you in front of the king. Doing this undoubtedly means ruining your future."

Benjamin chimed in, "Barrett, Dad's right. Do you know how many generals in the army were once her father's men? You relied on their support for your recent achievements. If you lose their backing, your position in the military will be unstable."

Barrett's face turned cold. "But she's using Mom's health to threaten me. I can't bear it!"

discomfort from earlier made her resent

her head and said in a hoarse voice, "Divorce her! Once divorced, she can't take

intention of

Since you're divorcing her, her dowry naturally belongs to our family." Rebecca touched her chest, which still hurt slightly. "With all those coins from her dowry, we could afford Sebastian's treatment. "Barret, you know how difficult it

urged, "Dear, what's more important-the dowry or

exceptionally grim in the lamplight. "Darling, you said it yourself. The king needs new generals now. Even if the court officials investigate and find that Barrett is at fault, the king will

a narrow-minded and manipulative woman as my wife. "I've thought this through. I may get criticism and the court's scrutiny. But considering the dire situation at the Southern Frontier, I predict that the Hell Monarch won't prevail and will need reinforcements. "Aurora and I can go as reinforcements. We won the battle against

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Frontier had dragged on for years without success. Even Hector and his sons had perished on those battlefields. That was when the Hell Monarch had marched out. Now, over two years later,

Moreover, it could also be

endure the humiliation for a while. Trust Aurora and me. We'll definitely return victorious from the Southern Frontier," Barrett declared with

words persuaded

can't accept that Barrett will take another wife. She even defied the king's marriage edict! She's being disrespectful out

heart like a venomous snake. She had forgotten how her daughter-in-law

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