Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 408

Mary was already quite exhausted. Upon receiving the hot drink and food at the estate, she heartily drank two large bowls of stew and

even asked if she could have another bowl.

Carissa placed a stack of banknotes, amounting to ten thousand silver coins, along with the stew on the table. Mary's eyes widened in shock; she looked up at Carissa, visibly trembling with awe and emotion. She had spent two days raising only seven hundred silver coins.

As Mary struggled to find words in her astonishment, Helen. interjected from the side, "Bring me the box for storing the banknotes. Give her twenty thousand silver coins."

As Carissa's mother-in-law, it was only right to support her daughter-in-law, and to do so generously.

Mary stood up in excitement, her tears nearly spilling over.

"Please, don't be so overwhelmed. Sit down, Madam Clayton," Carissa said, concerned that the old woman's emotional response. might lead to a health issue.

Mary's granddaughters-in-law couldn't help but be moved to tears as well.

One of them, unable to hold back, said, "When we went to the

didn't intend to ask them for a donation. We knew they had their own difficulties with successive marriages. But Grandmother was exhausted and thirsty,

stew.

we

asked why was our grande other, at her age, out begging? it was disgracefull But how com Grandmother have even » Copper com in her pocket?

and the Hell

mean to bring it up. Seeing how Lady Helen and Lady Carissa 25 generously donated made me efhotional Thope you will forgive my indiscretion,

granddaughter in law desperately wished to clanty that she had no ill intentions and was only

that Mary's granddaughter in law was talking about her daughter in

often invite coticism. It is this endurance of hardship and eritietam that earned you the title of 'sant. Please don't let this

always be those who assume the worst of others. Vie

quits adept at ng

Mary smiled gratefully.

about criticism. If you fear criticism, then you should refrain from doing good. Previously, I used some of my private funds to send over a batch of cotton clothing, but it was

bring you more blessings

to act with a clear conscience," Mary

After Helen's donation was