Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 215

Helen gazed at Carissa's stunningly beautiful face, and then at her slender figure. It was hard to believe that someone who looked so delicate could possibly be as ruthless as Rafael described-someone who could cut a person into three pieces.

Recalling Carissa's actions and words at Eleanor's birthday banquet, Helen asked, "You offended Grand Princess Eleanor that day. Aren't you afraid of her retaliation?"

Carissa remained unperturbed. "Her bark is worse than her bite. Why should I fear her?"

Helen's voice turned cold. "You're too young to understand her

methods. She has many ways of getting back at people. Such people often strike you from behind. You'll find yourself in trouble."

"If she tries to come at us from behind, we'll respond openly and twice as hard. We conduct ourselves with integrity-we're upright and unashamed of our actions. We're not afraid of her, whether she comes openly or covertly. It's the things she does secretly that we should be wary of. Once we have a handle on a person's weakness, it's easier to deal with them."

As Carissa spoke, she crushed a cup in her hand. Then, she nonchalantly placed the shattered pieces on the table.

Seeing this, Helen involuntarily straightened up. But then she quickly relaxed her posture, realizing it was a gesture of weakness.

we have rules. If someone doesn't offend me, I won't offend them. But if someone dares to offend

at the words, but Carissa's

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her tone soft

speak with me and treated me with reason. If you had truly been harsh-like leaving me under the blazing sun, making me walk in circles, or slapping me-I could endure it the first time,

she was at a loss for words. Carissa's casual remarks were laced with threats, and the way she spoke made it clear she remembered

How bold of her!

across the face. She wanted to grab Carissa by the hair, drag her out, and trample her! She wanted to crush each of her fingers one by

flickering in Helen's eyes. Turning her head to gaze at the sunlight streaming through the hall, she smiled

needed to be intimidated, or she might

turned away and asked, "By the way, you summoned me to the palace, Lady

was playing the fool. If there had been a specific matter, Helen would have mentioned it when they first met. It was clear that

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had reached this point, and

feeling bored and wanted some company, I thought it would be nice to

happy to keep you company. If