Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 32

In the evening, Aurora had someone tell Barrett to meet her by the lake. As they walked, Barrett remained

silent.

Aurora was still unaware of the situation. She had expected him to explain the divorce voluntarily when they met up. But to her surprise, he didn't say a single word. Also, there were scratches on his face, as if

a

cat had clawed him.

you take half

After walking for a while, she stopped and couldn't help but ask, "Did you divorce her? Did you her dowry?"

As the dusk gently illuminated Aurora's somewhat tanned face, Barrett suddenly thought of Carissa's bright and beautiful face. His heart twinged with pain.

Seeing how Barrett remained silent with a pained look, Aurora couldn't help but get angry.

you a letter, telling you to deduct half of her dowry? The Warren family has minimal funds left. If you didn't keep some of

dowry. It didn't belong to me, and it wasn't something i earned. Aurora, are you marrying me just to

not what I meant." Aurora turned away, not wanting him to see the calculating glint in her eyes. "I was only hoping that we

we live frugally, we'll get by. It's not like my family is destitute,"

really didn't deduct

Aurora's eyes, Barrett suddenly felt a chill in his heart, as

a royal edict arrived. It turns out Carissa had already gone to the palace earlier to seek an edict for divorce. From the beginning, she planned

"What?"

said it wasn't something

wasn't worth sharing the position with me? Hah! That's utterly ridiculous. Who does she think she is?" Barrett flatly added, "Today, His Majesty's edict posthumously elevated the Marquis of Northwatch to the Duke of Northwatch, and the title is hereditary for three generations. She is now the daughter of a duke. Her future husband can inherit the title, or she can adopt and nurture an heir from a collateral branch of the Sinclair family to inherit

was dumbfounded. "What? How could His Majesty issue such an edict? Her future husband can inherit the title? How is that possible?

mean Carissa

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to a divorce. Either way, Carissa would still have been an abandoned woman. Even if someone did want to marry her

king had

her meant inheriting the title of a duke and everything that came with it, so it was likely that noble families in the capital would flock to

this had never happened before. Why would the king set such

her?