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.

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

replied, "But that was her dowry. It didn't belong to me, and it wasn't something i earned. Aurora, are you marrying me just to avoid

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

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

really didn't deduct it? She took all of

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

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 to get a divorce and

"What?"

it wasn't something

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

an edict? Her future husband can inherit the title? How is that possible?

that mean Carissa was now

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matter whether Barrett unilaterally divorced Carissa or if they mutually agreed to a divorce. Either way, Carissa would still have been an abandoned woman. Even if someone did want to marry her in the future, it wouldn't be anyone

different. The king had given Carissa a

and everything that came with it, so

why? Something like this had never happened before. Why would the

her?