Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 22

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Barrett hurriedly cut in, "Mom, please listen to me. I can't keep her dowry."

"You're truly foolish, my son! She's bullied us to this extent! You're being soft towards her, but she wants my life!" Rebecca yelled.

Barrett remained resolute, saying, "Keeping her dowry would not be the act of a true man. I absolutely refuse. Dad, Benjamin, I'll have to trouble you to invite the family heads from both sides tomorrow.

"I also need the matchmaker who arranged our marriage to be present. As for inviting neighbors, we can just pick a few families to make it official."

"The matchmaker who arranged your marriage was Lady Avis." Jonathan furrowed his brow. She's Madam Sinclair's cousin and Carissa's maternal aunt."

"Then, don't invite her. Invite the matchmaker who originally delivered your proposal to the Sinclair family, the one from the western district," Rebecca said.

Avis, who was in poor health, was a consort to a prince in the royal family named Yuvan. Even the management of Yuvan's estate, which was supposed to be her responsibility, had been handed over to a secondary concubine. Although the Warren family did not fear an unfavored consort of a prince without children, they still tried to avoid conflicts with the royal family.

decide everything, Mom. I'm going

late. Where are you going?"

Barrett replied as

women, so he wanted to tell her

Barrett had visited the Yates family residence in the middle of

night.

However, he had been injured in battle-losing a leg left

serving the country as capable warriors. He wasn't entirely pleased about the marriage, but Aurora convinced him that Carissa understood the situation and agreed with

delighted with her daughter marrying into the Warren family. She made a big fuss about it and demanded a hefty sum of

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hit the window of Aurora's room. Shortly after, Aurora quietly

She simply liked the atmosphere of lit lamps casting shadows of blades and swords

the dim

here so late?"

It had a small hall flanked by two rooms and a small courtyard in the back where Aurora's elder brother and his wife

held her shoulders, his expression serious. "I intend to divorce Carissa. I hope

was