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

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

situation at the

her precious grandson had been stripped of his title as heir and could no longer inherit the Earl of Gracehold's name. She had been causing a commotion for days,

the other family members. The position of heir wasn't something only Samuel could inherit-weren't there other descendants? Dorothy's favoritism was so extreme that it chilled

to bear the disturbance any longer, Noah knelt down and pleaded with her, "Mom, he's given up everything for that lowly woman. Why are you still favoring him? You don't have only one grandson. If you continue this way, our family will be torn apart and truly be

and struck him with

as a top scholar and personally appointed him as an official! How can you

with her cane. Though she wasn't very strong, the blows humiliated him

said mournfully, "Mom, His Majesty already spoke to me. If this chaos

did you say? The

the cane, his voice filled

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

"No, our family's title is hereditary and was granted by King Augustus himself. How can the current king revoke