Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 177

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Helen lay on her chaise longue, her heart burning with resentment towards Carissa.

Her attendant, Gillian, stood beside her, trying to offer comfort.

"There's no need to be so upset, Your Highness. Prince Rafael is a man with his own thoughts. He's merely infatuated with Lady Sinclair's beauty at the moment. I've heard she's the most stunning woman in the capital.

"When Madam Sinclair first planned to marry her, many noble

families sought her hand. It's a mystery why Madam Sinclair ended up marrying her to General Warren."

As she dabbed Helen's tears away with a handkerchief, she continued soothingly, "After all, she is merely a secondhand item. There's no need for you to be so enraged. If Prince Rafael insists on marrying her, so be it. A beauty from afar is pleasing to the eye, but living with her every day can become tiresome.

"No matter how beautiful a woman is, if she becomes petty and jealous, which man wouldn't grow weary of her? Prince Rafael will have many concubines. Once her fierce demeanor is revealed, she. may end up being disliked by the prince himself without you having to say a word."

Helen seethed with anger. "That may be true, but how can a

one cast out. by a decayed family?

apart from her sister, she had looked down upon all the other concubines. Even the noble concubine, Dakota, she regarded as insignificant. Dakota's son, Kendrick, had married a niece from

the Quinton family, came from a prestigious background

was also in the midst

of potential suitors included the sixth son from the Quinton

headed the third branch, he had suffered a fall in his youth that left him with a damaged mind. Now, at forty. years old, he behaved like a child of about seven. Fortunately, he married a kind-hearted woman. She accepted his

state exams. His days were spent playing polo, flying kites, skating, and throwing darts. Recently, he had taken up gardening as

down upon him. She hoped Kiera would marry someone knowledgeable and respectable, not someone

no longer hold a significant position in court. He could either find a minor official post or live

that he was satisfied with Quinton's family's sixth son. Even Kiera had stolen. glances

herself torn. She wanted to ally with the Quinton family,

unsatisfactory, how could a woman

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the palace tomorrow! I want to see what kind of enchanting vixen she's become. Even as a discarded woman, she dares to

Helen hoped Carissa would retreat upon realizing the difficulty of her situation. Carissa shouldn't assume that

might have supported this marriage. Back then, Hector was still alive, and his