Once Carissa finished writing down their orders, she showed them to Rafael. He reviewed it and said happily, "These are all to my liking. Let's go with this." Then, he turned to Dylan. "Dylan, take this and place the orders."

Dylan nodded and took the paper, then went out to place the order. He returned shortly afterward.

"What happened in the inner courtyard? Did they doubt the birthday gift you brought and think it was a fake? Did they also try to bully you?"

Rafael had a general idea, but wanted to hear it from her directly.

Carissa took a sip of water to soothe her dry throat, and said, "They couldn't bully me, but there were indeed some who targeted me and didn't take me seriously."

Lulu chimed in, "My lady, the last few things you said really frightened me. How could you dare to speak so boldly? What if Grand Princess Eleanor decides to retaliate?"

Carissa replied, "Whether I say it or not, she was going to make things difficult for me anyway. I might as well get it off my chest."

She gave Lulu a sideways glance. "You've been with me for years, from the estate to Meadow Ridge and back to the capital. Have you ever seen me afraid of anyone?" "You were always fearless, but now..."

Lulu hesitated, remembering their days at Valor Estate. It wasn't that Carissa was afraid of anyone, but she seemed like a different person now.

better than to voice this in

even if we try not to offend anyone, we end up offending them. Being

"What did you say before you

the inner courtyard and her argument with Jessica, relaying

any hint of surprise, as if he

might have thought they had the upper hand. However, they were unaware that Carissa only married into their family due to

defend Starhaven, Carissa vowed to care for those in the Warren family

never someone to

ago, when Rafael went up the mountain, he had witnessed Carissa pinning her senior, Winona, to the ground. Winona hadn't gone easy

of the most

she had no peers in terms of

in her

none could

Adrian spoke of her, he did so with a proud

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255