Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

In the sitting room, Barrett and Viola sat facing each other. The latter dabbed at her tears with a handkerchief, avoiding her husband's disappointed gaze.

She choked on her words as she tried to explain, "I was overwhelmed with anger that day. I had just returned from my family's home and saw the Hell Monarch's princess consort's carriage leaving our estate. "Dear, I was just so upset. I suspected that the people who threw dung at our estate were sent by her. I had no proof, so I only said a few words to her. I didn't expect her to insult me in return. When I got back to the estate and saw one of the culprits had been caught, my anger led me to order that his arm be broken. I didn't know the servants would be so harsh and also break his leg."

Barrett seized on one detail from her words, asking, "Carissa came by Valor Estate yesterday?"

"She definitely didn't enter the estate," Viola responded. "But as soon as she left our alley, the person who threw dung was caught. If there had been evidence, I would have exposed her on the spot. Unfortunately, there wasn't."

"You argued with her? What did she say?" Barrett gripped the armrests of his chair tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Viola hesitated for a moment. Had he not heard her clearly?

"Dear, I didn't argue with her; she insulted me."

Barrett remained still, his demeanor cold. "She doesn't easily argue with people. She doesn't even easily speak with others."

Viola suddenly lifted her head in surprise, looking at her husband as if seeing him for the first time. "What did you say?"

Barrett's expression remained frosty. "So, what did you say to her? What did she say in return? Did she mention why she came to Valor Estate?"

Viola's heart sank upon

discarded. I couldn't take it and argued with her a bit. But that

gray swirling within them.

argued with her in frustration, and her people even tried to

in front of Barrett, then knelt and placed her hands on

as Viola knew, Aurora

also knew that Carissa Kad asked the king for a divorce edict. How could a woman who wouldn't tolerate her husband taking concubines ever truly be the lady of a

Viola harbored a

treated Viola well, with the exception of Aurora. Barrett had shown her warmth and care, making her believe that he

demeanor made

question everything.

slowly took her hand and gently shook his head. "She despises me deeply. Try to

didn't answer

have feelings for

but she couldn't bear the thought of her husband harboring feelings for Carissa, even though she was now the Hell Monarch's

Viola. Was her tolerance for Aurora due to her knowledge of her husband's disdain for that woman? If