Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Serena sat on the edge of her bed, and snorted.

"I wouldn't go out of my way to bother her. Before she married in, I thought she was quite capable, especially when comparing dowries with Carissa. Now she can't even come up with a few tens of thousands. It's truly pathetic! At least she's better than Aurora. Do you remember how much money Barrett gave away when he married Aurora? The dowry she brought back was just a pittance. I've never seen such a poor show, and it was a marriage granted by the king to boot."

After criticizing her two sisters-in-law, Serena turned her attention to Amelia.

"Amelia hasn't cared about anything since she fell ill, not even my dowry. I don't even know what she'll prepare for me. I shouldn't get my hopes up too high. She's poorer than anyone in our family." Not one of the three daughters-in-law was worth much, and listening to this made Rebecca increasingly irritated. "Enough, be quiet."

Serena shut her mouth. The light illuminated her face, revealing a harsh, gaunt look that belied her earlier babyish softness.

At this moment, Amelia was trembling in her room. She had been deeply worried when she heard that Viola hadn't returned yet. The shop assistant was still waiting, and her anxiety was mounting. She was afraid that Viola might not be able to come up with the required amount of money and would end up asking everyone to contribute. Amelia was running low on funds herself, and had pawned most of the jewelry Carissa had given her previously.

When she heard the maid mention that Viola had gone mad today, Amelia had asked someone to ask around. She learned that Viola had bought a ruby tiara for 36,800 silver coins from the Golden Tower. Upon hearing this, Amelia was stunned beyond measure.

And when she heard it was Viola who had insisted on buying it, Amelia's mouth fell open in shock.

Didn't she know what their family's current situation was? How could they just buy jewelry worth almost 40,000 silver coins on a whim? And she

As all of them lived together in the same estate, such a commotion couldn't go unnoticed by anyone in the residence. Charlotte shook

gates of Valor Estate. Her eyes were red and swollen, her makeup smudged, her hair a mess, and

she

pension

family. She had left it with her mother at Silverstone Estate for safekeeping. To gather

ten thousand

coins.

such a substantial pension. But after Thomas's many achievements at the Southern Frontier, his death was met

to Viola. Since Viola had cried and sworn she wouldĕ never marry again when leaving the Farrell family, Alice had feared she might live a lonely life. The ten thousand silver coins, along with the two shops, were meant to ensure

that Viola was

to add to Serena's dowry, Evelyn had slapped her in anger. Viola had knelt, begging her mother and sister-in-law to exchange the silver

up the amount required by the Golden

agreed to make the exchange. However, Zoey's gaze was filled with contempt as