Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Carissa also noticed that Rafael started coughing as soon as he ate, and his cheeks turned red from the coughing.

Clearly, he wasn't used to spicy food. So why did he choose this restaurant?

She moved the list of non-spicy dishes to his side, and said, "Even though you like spicy food, I think your throat is sore today. You should avoid spicy dishes for now and eat something lighter." "My throat does feel off," Rafael said, clearing his throat as he felt the lingering burn from the spices.

It was quite uncomfortable.

"I'll have someone bring you a glass of milk," Carissa said, standing up to open the door to the private room. She called for a waiter to bring a cup of milk.

"Milk can help neutralize the spiciness," she said with a smile, as if comforting a child. "Drink up."

Rafael took the glass of milk. It had a slight gamey taste, but it was cool and refreshing, making it bearable. More importantly, it was a gesture of her thoughtfulness.

He appreciated her unspoken understanding, not revealing his discomfort or his attempts to please her.

She had truly changed since their time in Meadow Ridge.

But he felt quite bitter, because the scene of her coaxing him to drink milk was probably how she had always served Rebecca in the past, right?

and genuinely wanted to spend her life with Barrett.

eyes darkened with anger. Liam's revenge on Aurora was indeed too presumptuous. He had thought that humiliating Aurora would

noticed his sudden cold demeanor, and asked,

as he shook his head. "It's nothing. We'll talk about it

and Pearl. "Let's move to the adjacent room for our

hand, so she called the waiter to help them move the food to the

Carissa and Rafael remained in the

troubling you, Your

attended Rebecca. You once treated the Warren family as your own, yet they all betrayed you. I'm angry on

cup of milk would remind Rafael of her time

I trust that after careful consideration, the king will have her removed from the Ministry of Defense. She used to look down on women of the inner court. Now, she'll have to settle for being a general's wife

the household. But in the end, she would inevitably become the very

family was annihilated, and she is indirectly responsible. Don't you want to

was a question Carissa had

be easy-it's just a matter of a single strike. But would it be true revenge?

choose to conceal it, and Salvador would be even less likely to make it public. Such an action would be detrimental to Starhaven. Moreover, the Starhaven soldiers would be branded as cruel and ruthless, and it would also implicate her