Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 33

Barrett fell silent. He had suffered a thorough defeat in today's battle against Carissa, and it was embarrassing to talk about it.

"Is it really true?" Aurora pressed.

Barrett sighed. "Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Pouting. Aurora punched him playfully. "I knew you were lying to me. Anyway, it doesn't matter how she left. As long as everything's settled, it's fine.

"Since she said it's not worth sharing the position of your wife with me, I actually feel the same. The cunning methods she learned while managing the household affairs are beyond my ability to match. That's also where her real talent lies."

She tilted her head and faced Barett. "I can't learn her skills, but if you want me to sweet-talk you like her, I can manage that."

Aurora held her hands to her chest, smiled gently, and called in a cute voice, "Honey!"

She shivered dramatically. "Oh my god, that was so disgusting! How does she act like that?"

but her tone was neither

hadn't taken half of Carissa's dowry, it didn't change the fact that she was gone. Aurora would soon be Barrett's only rightful wife, without having to

gains were simply a

Aurora didn't want to be as pretentious

after Aurora, Barrett

it felt like a gust of

him after asking him a few questions. He recalled the

Carissa's veil. The memory of her stunning beauty had shaken him to the core. He could hardly believe Carissa had agreed to marry

war raged on and many of his friends fell in battle, Barrett no longer thought of Carissa. Instead, he focused on strategizing with Aurora

mount her horse with heroic grace, he realized that women could be valiant. Whilst on this battlefield of life and death, Carissa felt so far away

then a thought crossed his mind-perhaps a woman as refined and

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great after all.