Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 174

After Rafael left Frederick and two senior maids entered the room.

Carissa didn't hide anything from them. She told them Rafael had come to propose, and that she had accepted.

Frederick and the two senior maids were taken aback. They were silent for a moment, then their expressions turned grave.

This is the best outcome." Carissa said with a light smile. "Though His Highness and I do not share romantic feelings, we have a bond as comrades. Marrying him is certainly preferable to having to accept a random suitor into our family."

-Words hung on the tip of Lily and Holly's tongue, but the two chose to swallow them. They could only manage a forced smile, and said, My lady, you must be prepared. With a royal prince, there is no avoiding concubines and secondary wives."

Previously, Rafael had also sought to marry her. However, Melanie had brushed him off. She didn't want to marry her daughter into the royal family. She argued that with so many primary and secondary V wives and concubines, Carissa, who wasn't adept at dealing with such complicated affairs, would struggle to have a good life.

However, Lily and Holly dared not speak these thoughts to Carissa. After all, it was Melanie who had opposed it. Despite that, Carissa had already agreed to marry Rafael now.

wives are no

repeated, somewhat surprised. "But in the

her head, her

Barrett promised my mother he wouldn't

for his family, waiting for his return after he achieved something. Yet, when he returned, he sought to marry Aurora, breaking his promise to my mother and failing in his duties as a husband. While I did my part as a wife, he was dedicated to another woman and spoke to

a spark of anger in Frederick and the maids' eyes. Yes, how could one not be enraged when one's heart was so

are indifferent to each other's feelings, and ek only mutual respect and harmony. Of course, marrying into the royal family is no easy

sister of the empress dowager. I have heard that the empress dowager also dotes on her, and the women in the palace are quite fearful of her. If

might not be the best choice, but the alternative-taking in a stranger to marry into the Duke of Northwatch's family-could also pose risks. There

of marrying Carissa was to secure the title she held. Once her husband became a duke, he might not be as considerate as an ordinary

man of integrity, born into royalty. This marriage would also serve as a powerful rebuttal to those who had once looked down upon Carissa. Although many in the

unwilling to accept a lower status, which meant she might spend her life in solitude, confined to the grand estate

Rafael is certainly better than someone chosen by

was primarily for the purpose of securing a