Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 166

Frederick's words, laced with flattery, worked their charm on the crowd. Everyone loved to hear sweet talk-Frederick's compliments ignited the people's sense of justice, leading them to vocally denounce those from the Warren family.

It seemed moral coercion wouldn't work on Carissa. She hadn't even appeared to address the matter, and Rebecca realized her efforts were futile. With that, she had no choice but to leave in disgrace. Rebecca had initially planned to have Carissa return to the Warren family, but Barrett adamantly refused. Given the overwhelming gossip about Aurora, Rebecca then thought to create a commotion to redirect the public's ire. She hoped that by stirring up trouble, the people would shift their criticism away from the Warren family, thus giving them a break from the public's scorn.

She had hoped her antics would at least drag Carissa into a mess of accusations. Rebecca figured that if they confronted or pushed people around, the Duke of Northwatch's family wouldn't have a leg to stand

on.

To her surprise, Frederick and his team countered her claims with clear evidence. They even stated they would call upon witnesses.

Those matters couldn't withstand close scrutiny!

Left with no other options, Rebecca had to leave.

Carissa was seated in the main hall, sipping tea. She could hear all the commotion outside.

She was no longer surprised by the antics of the Warrens. Long had she seen through their true nature.

She understood their motive was to deflect attention from Aurora's faults, and shift public opinion to protect both Aurora and the

family. They sought to garner public sympathy to counteract the criticism of Aurora's greed and recklessness on

if one were to take offense at every slight, life

cold drinks to help cool down the summer heat and ease any

had noticeably improved, her skin looking much fairer and more

"Prepare a cup for Frederick, Lily, and Holly. They need it to cool off

plenty of ice in the cellar last year, so

the two

were somber. But upon entering the room and seeing. Carissa, their

said, "My lady, don't let those shameless people get to you.

down. "I'm not upset. Consider

already sent someone to the physician's office to have their attending physician clarify the situation. The matter of cutting off someone's livelihood is serious, and requires a clear understanding from everyone.

nodded. "Frederick, you handle things with thoroughness. I

divorce, I've been holding onto a grudice is fitting they ve come to our door

be protected. Otherwise, Lily would have blasted the old, sickly woman without restraint. She

throughout the capital. It wasn't from the attending physician but from Sebastian

simply said, "One who is ungrateful and harsh is beneath

intending for the official and his family to

caused a scene at Northwatch Estate. Furious, he spent two days away from

find peace; the news of his family's troubles spread throughout the

decided to return to her parents' home for a few days, hoping to