Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 781

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Gareth suddenly exploded in fury. He jumped up and slapped Cecilia harshly across the face.

“You treacherous woman! After everything I’ve done for you, you dare betray me?!” he roared with outrage. Cecilia fell to the ground, blood slowly trickling from the corner of her mouth. She braced herself on the ground, still kneeling, though tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes.

Her lips quivered, her voice breaking as she said, “I’m sorry… I have no excuse. I know my sins are unforgivable.”

“You’ve doomed us all!” Gareth spat as he fiercely kicked her. “I once asked you if you had any family and you told me you were an orphan! How dare you lie to me?!”

Cecilia’s body trembled as she let out a muffled sob, knowing there was no hope of ever regaining Gareth’s pity or love.

Carissa let out a barely audible sigh as she watched from nearby. Thankfully, the king had already made his decision yesterday about the daughters of Henry’s concubines. Otherwise, the Duke of Oakspire’s family would have been done for after this revelation, with none of them able to escape unscathed.

Now that Salvador had declared the women victims in this matter, he wouldn’t go back on his word. Putting off visiting the Duke of Oakspire’s family and the Quinton family had indeed proven to be a good decision.

Looking at Cecilia, who lay sobbing on the ground, Carissa asked, “The two blueprints you took–were they for armor and ballistae?”

Duke of Oakspire’s family,

also realized that she wasn’t looking to claim false glory. If she wanted

taken her away. That

now. If the latter answered that she hadn’t taken such blueprints, there was still a way out of this. Armor and ballistae blueprints

weapons.

to Cecilia, their

was contorted with fury as he warned, “Think very carefully before you

glistening on her

my mom died, I’ve stopped listening

collective sigh of relief swept through the room, but it barely had time to settle before everyone turned their tense eyes back to Carissa, anxiously awaiting

it was Norman, Gareth, or anyone else from

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they’d shown before had completely vanished. Instead, Norman looked more afraid than he ever had

nothing new came out, everyone knew how the Duke of Oakspire’s family had treated Carissa and the Capital Guard today–barring them entry, hurling insults, even splashing water to drive them away. The arrogance of it all was enough to make them feel humiliated and foolish just thinking

Carissa likely wouldn’t forget an insult easily, and laying out charges against the Duke

all eyed Carissa nervously. She was watching Ceilin, who was still crying softly, but her sobs were now

the air,

turned to Norman. “Lord Norman, keep an eye on her yourself. Until this treason case is fully investigated, she’s not allowed