Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Aurora's mocking voice drifted in.

"You've turned yourself into a joke!"

Viola clutched her chest. "How dare you! You're just a concubine! How dare you come here to ridicule me?"

"Hah! As a concubine, I've actually received quite a generous sum from this household," Aurora said with a laugh. "Since I entered the family, I've had the best of everything-no one dares to treat me poorly. And not a single penny of my own money has ever gone out."

With that, she left gracefully, leaving Viola gasping in frustration.

In the entire household, Aurora was the only one who could stand apart and enjoy the spectacle. If Serena dared to ask for anything, Aurora would slap Serena without hesitation. Only someone like Viola...

So despicable!

After Aurora finished mocking Viola, she returned to her room. She checked the defensive mechanisms, and then ordered her maid not to enter before changing and going to bed.

the man she had captured in Fawnrun City. Back then, Westhaven's spies had killed the Duke of Northwatch's entire family. Now, she had to be more cautious in case there were still Westhaven spies hiding

Barrett wouldn't come to her room, which was irrelevant. Staying alive was the most

chaos, the situation

title as heir and could no longer inherit the Earl of Gracehold's name. She had been causing a commotion for days, demanding an audience with the queen dowager

had caused widespread discontent among the other family members. The position of heir wasn't something

Why are you still favoring

furious, and struck him with her

outrageous! You're such a useless father! He's your son! You should be hoping for him to succeed, not fail! The king had acknowledged him as a top scholar and personally appointed him as an official! How can you allow others to slander him so freely? You didn't protect him in court, and now he's been stripped of his title. His official position and

times with her cane. Though she wasn't very strong, the blows humiliated him as he was the head

"Mom, His Majesty already spoke to me. If this chaos continues, our title will

"What did you say? The

go of the cane, his voice filled with

said if the Earl of Gracehold's household doesn't treat the duchess well, we'll lose our title. Regardless, His Majesty has already considered revoking the title. We can't make any more trouble. We can't let Samuel make any more mistakes. He always listens to you. Please get him to stop insulting the civil and military officials and criticizing the royal

chair, her face ashen. "No, our family's title is hereditary and was granted by King Augustus himself. How can the current