Chapter 143

Aurora froze for a moment, then snapped, "Who said that? Who said I was defiled?"

"Just answer the question," Rebecca said, her face turning dark with anger. "Word has already spread all over town. Who needs to ask? Everyone is talking about it!"

Aurora hadn't expected news of the Southern Frontier events to reach the capital. Her mind went blank.

She raised her voice defensively, "I wasn't defiled. Yes, I was captured, but I only endured physical suffering. My purity remains intact."

Jonathan interjected, "Then, you should find someone to vouch for you. Weren't there others with you when you were captured? They can testify for you."

Aurora's frustration grew as she thought about her cousin and the other soldiers. Barrett had questioned them, but they all claimed ignorance. They had all been locked up together in the wooden hut, so how could they not know?

Their claims of ignorance led Barrett and everyone else to believe that Aurora had been defiled.

Unable to find anyone to prove her innocence, she coldly replied to her father-in-law, "There's no need to go out of one's way to prove. one's innocence to others. People can say whatever they want. I don't care."

ones who face scorn and ridicule every day. We've become a laughingstock in the capital. We allowed your to marry into our family in hopes of you

With Aurora's great achievements at Victory Pass, Rebecca had been expecting a bright future. Instead, the disaster at the Southern Frontier had dragged the Warren family into

marriageable age, but their mother had been delaying making arrangements for their respective marriages, hoping to find

would want to align with the

Aurora's names weren't even on the

criticism from her mother-in-law and father-in-law was the last straw. Her

think I wanted this? You don't care about the suffering I endured or the injuries I sustained. You're only focusing on blaming me. Even when I say I haven't been defiled, you don't believe me. Is this what family is like? If I had

that, Aurora stormed out, slamming the door behind

chest, stunned by her daughter-in-law's audacity. "She... she still thinks she's in

Barrett returns. Although his name isn't on the list of achievements, he was still invited to the palace for the celebration. That

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