Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

All eyes were on Serena as she lay on the ground, her tears on the verge of spilling. Her knees and forehead throbbed with pain.

But the pain was secondary-she had come so close to falling into the Hell Monarch's arms.

She thought that although Rafael was a martial general, he would surely have a compassionate heart. Any man would instinctively reach out to help if a woman was about to fall. However, just as she believed she was about to be caught, she felt as if some force had pulled her forward. She landed on the ground while Rafael had swiftly stepped back.

The speed of his retreat was so swift it was barely perceptible, as if he had never moved at all.

Struggling in pain, Serena raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, only to meet Rafael's cold, icy gaze. The intensity of his stare made her shiver uncontrollably.

A maid helped her up, but Serena could barely stand, leaning heavily on the maid for support. Instinctively, she looked towards Jessica, who was standing nearby, watching with a detached expression and showing no sign of wanting to assist.

Everyone was observing her, their gazes filled with scorn or judgment.

"I recognize her. She's a lady from the Warren family. Her name is Serena."

"Are you sure? What is someone from the Warren family doing here?"

"I don't know. The princess consort wouldn't be hosting someone from the Warren family, would she?"

"Is she trying to elevate her position? It looked like she was deliberately throwing herself at Prince Rafael. Is the Warren family completely shameless?"

shame left? They've long since lost all sense of propriety and

had never expected

crying as she tried to

wanted to clarify, but Viola's face was a mix of anger and disbelief, clearly unconvinced by

was irrelevant-it was clearly premeditated. Even if Viola wasn't aware of Serena's plan, she had clearly seen that Serena had aimed to throw herself at Rafael. After all, Serena hadn't originally been standing in

shameless and disgraceful, Viola felt

this

Serena hadn't

would have noticed

had arrived uninvited, confirming the very accusation of

she glanced at the crowd, locking eyes with Alice, who was being supported by Opal. Alice's gaze was filled with disappointment and

Viola's distress.

aside

again, and she stared at Viola

Evelyn hurried over, grasping Viola's wrist tightly. Through gritted teeth, she said,

heaved with anger as she saw everyone staring at her with astonishment. She struggled to contain her

situation and to see if she was being mistreated by Helen. Instead, she had become the subject of ridicule because of Serena. Carissa stood by the

tightly, Viola