Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

The weather grew hotter, and the people in Hell Monarch Estate had already begun using ice on a daily basis to keep the place cool.

Rafael still hadn't sent any letters back, and Carissa was growing worried. Although he had gone with her martial uncle, the mission to rescue the hostages in the Sandoria border city was extremely dangerous, especially with Sandorian soldiers stationed there. According to the information Claire had gathered, there were plainclothes guards stationed around Valor Estate. They changed shifts day and night. It seemed the king was aware that someone intended to harm Aurora.

The situation in Westhaven remained unclear. However, the special investigator, Patrick, had returned to report on the case in Brightmoor District. The massacre of Lola's family had been clarified-someone had used a Soulgrip Threadworm on Lola, causing her to lose her sanity and murder her entire family. The culprit was a local small merchant named Mason.

The murderer had already confessed, and faced justice. The motive behind the crime was that both families were engaged in the same business, but the deceased's family had built a reputation for philanthropy, which allowed them to seize Mason's business. Enraged by this, Mason bribed James to use the parasitic worm on Lola, driving her mad and leading to the murder.

The special investigator had the authority to act first and report later. After the murderer confessed, Patrick ordered the Brightmoor District authorities to execute Mason and his wife to avenge the victims.

As a result, the case didn't need to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

Carissa learned about this from Ivy when she returned.

Ivy said that in court, the murderer had wept bitterly. He claimed that his actions had been a momentary lapse in judgment, and expressed deep regret. Seeing his remorse, Patrick spared Mason's children and only executed the couple to close the case. Carissa felt something was off.

In business, conflicts and killings can happen in the heat of the moment. However, this was clearly a premeditated plot, and it involved the use of a rare parasitic worm that few knew about.

Even if Mason and his wife knew about the threadworm, the plan required several precise steps. First, they had to bribe James to poison Lola. Then, they needed to control the threadworm in Lola to commit murder. Each step had to be executed flawlessly.

wasn't that Carissa underestimated small merchants, but the case involved a deliberate

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was sitting nearby. "Even if you find the case suspicious, it's of

frowned, worried that it might be a miscarriage of justice. But as Violet had said, the case was

discuss that. You know Samuel has returned to Gracehold Estate, right?" Violet

herself with her hand-held fan. The weather was unbearably hot, and her silk gown was sticking to

blaming Ruby's departure on Leona and me. There's been chaos in the household. A person as arrogant as him can't believe he's been abandoned. He needs to believe his own lies

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