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?"

softly, but her tone was neither humble nor overbearing. Her attitude was gentle but firm, and she

taken half of Carissa's dowry, it didn't change the fact that she was gone. Aurora

and gains were

to

Aurora, Barrett sat down

arrived, it felt like a gust of wind had blown away the

him a few questions. He recalled the preparations for their wedding and how reluctant he was to leave Carissa when he had to go off

he had lifted Carissa's veil. The memory of her stunning

his friends fell in battle, Barrett no longer thought of Carissa. Instead, he focused

heroic grace, he realized that women could be valiant. Whilst on this battlefield of

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

1/2

+15 BONUS

great after all.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255