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?"

Aurora's deliberate act had reminded him that Carissa never did such things. She spoke softly, but her tone was neither

skipped away happily. Although Barrett 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

losses and gains were

Aurora didn't want to be as pretentious

of following after Aurora, Barrett sat down by

the divorce edict arrived, it felt like a gust of wind

remembered many things-seeing Carissa for the first time, proposing marriage, and being ecstatic when she agreed to marry him after asking him a few questions. He recalled the preparations for their wedding and how reluctant he was to leave

Carissa's veil. The memory of her stunning beauty had shaken him to

in battle, Barrett no longer thought of Carissa. Instead, he focused on strategizing with Aurora and their fellow soldiers, trying to figure out

with heroic grace, he realized that women could be valiant. Whilst

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