Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 159

No matter how much the others protested, Barrett remained resolute, his face expressionless.

"No one from our family is allowed to approach Carissa,"

Seeing his stubbornness, Rebecca sighed. "It's not that I want to seek her out, but our family needs a way out. Look at Aurora's behavior! Forget how she has disgraced our family and drawn unwanted attention to us-she's cruel and malicious, and she even harmed your father!

"If your father had been slightly weaker, he might have died at her hands! And where is she now? After injuring someone, she retreated to her maternal home. Fine! Let her hide there! It would be best if she never returned!"

"It would be good if you could unilaterally divorce her, but it was your who sought the king's permission to marry her."

Rebecca suddenly paused, looking sharply at Barrett. "If she has attacked your father and disrespected your mother, could we report. this to the king and request a divorce?"

Barrett's frustration was palpable. "Stop making a scene! I'd rather the king forget about me for a few years and remember me only later. At this critical juncture, seeking a divorce would only end my career." Rebecca was stunned. "A few years? If the king neglects you for that long, what future do you have? Military careers depend on youth! How could things be so dire? This is just a matter of not managing. Aurora properly. You've received your due rewards, and were able to attend the celebration in the palace. That indicates the king still wants to use you."

Barrett sat in silence, exhausted, not wanting to speak. Since

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meal. He couldn't tell his family that during the Victory Pass battle, Aurora had slaughtered villagers and humiliated Westhaven's crown

kept buried deep, never to

all Aurora's fault. She

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"How could you have

remained silent. He was filled with regret -he wished he could undo

been enough to promote him and

had used it

tried to achieve something, Aurora's actions

see another opportunity like this again in his life. Even if another war came, it wouldn't be about reclaiming territory; it would likely involve suppressing bandits. How many such campaigns would it

life seemed doomed by a fleeting

was for his family to remain free of trouble, to fade from everyone's view over the

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repeatedly instructed everyone not to seek out Carissa. His ties with her were severed; it was best for both of them. to remain

day out, returning to Northwatch Estate with

insisted on buying some cosmetics. Violet then set up a bet on whether he would face thirty lashes or be put in confinement for a month. Everyone predicted he would face the lashes, but