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.

are no

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shook her head, her

different. Barrett promised my mother he wouldn't

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 me with

maids' eyes. Yes, how could one not be enraged when one's heart was so

have agreed that this union is solely to address our immediate needs. We are indifferent to each other's feelings, and ek only mutual respect and harmony. Of course, marrying into the royal family is no easy task. His mother, Lady Helen, will also move

empress dowager. I have heard that the empress dowager also dotes on her, and the women in

but the alternative-taking in a stranger to marry into the Duke of Northwatch's family-could also pose risks. There was a fear of encountering a heartless and unfaithful man who, once granted the title, might become arrogant and

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

Rafael had its advantages. He was a man of integrity, born into royalty. This marriage would also serve as a powerful rebuttal to those who

who believed she would never marry well. They were unwilling to accept a lower status, which

"Marrying Prince Rafael

for the purpose of securing a successor for the duke's