Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Carissa decided not to address the issue immediately. She instructed the staff to prepare a meal for Helen first.

After Helen had finished eating. Carissa said, "Let me see the contract. We need to check for any hidden traps. If there are any, we must prepare in advance." Helen blinked through her tearful eyes. "What can we do if there are traps?"

"There are ways to deal with them. Just bring the contract to me first, Carissa replied, not meeting Helen's gaze, especially not when she was crying.

So, Carissa turned to find Gillian and asked her to retrieve the contract.

Gillian knew exactly where the documents were kept. She quickly found the contract, and brought it to Carissa.

Carissa read through the contract three times from start to finish and found no issues with it-it was fair and impartial. As for the parties involved, Helen had used Gillian's name, while Jessica had used Eric's

name.

Surprisingly, Eric was a household servant of the Winchester family. own name

For a lady from a prominent family engaged in business outside, it was uncommon to use her due to the numerous bureaucratic procedures and the stigma of being publicly involved.

use the name of a male family member or a trusted servant. Servants could hold the contracts and couldn't really cause trouble, even if the property was registered in their names. Women typically used the

In society, while money was appealing, merchants were considered lowly. So, as long as they made money, it didn't matter whose name was on the documents as long as

Helen asked anxiously as Carissa

with a meaningful gaze. "There are

good thing? Why are you looking at

she was a fool, and Helen disliked such

they didn't even bother tampering with the contract,

aloud, or Helen would likely respond with anger and tears, claiming she

thing!" Carissa put the

Eleanor tonight. As for Eric, he should be detained tonight to prevent him from alerting anyone. Luke

angry, but she seemed genuinely afraid

at Helen. Seeing Helen's eyes well up with tears again, she unexpectedly softened her tone,

on you. Please also speak to Rafael on my behalf later. Don't let him

longer spoke in the grandiose manner she used to, nor did she exhibit her previous haughtiness. The dislike that had once shown in her eyes when she looked at Carissa was gone, replaced by a hint of a

help but shiver. It was quite unsettling