Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Cry 804

Chapter 804

The Kingsley family delivered fifty thousand silver coins, claiming it was meant to settle matters for the women. Gemma continued to lament their poverty, Insisting that they hardly had any money left and that fifty thousand silver coins had drained their resources.

Carissa cut off her sobs and said, “His Majesty has ordered you to produce one hundred thousand silver coins–no less. In three days, your son will be executed, and your family members can see him for the last

time.”

Of course, Gemma wanted to see her son. After all, he was the child she had carried for nine long months. But when she caught sight of the cold look in Martin’s eyes, her tears resumed.

“What good would it do to see him? It would only deepen the pain… and the anger. He has done such terrible things that our family cannot accept him,” she said.

“Indeed, he is guilty of unforgivable crimes. Perhaps it is better not to see him,” Martin echoed.

were eager to distance themselves from Henry. It wasn’t that they didn’t care for their son–he was as good as dead, and it was better if

merely fulfilled her duty to inform the Kingsley family. Whether they chose to see Henry was entirely up to them. Since they opted not to, she accepted the banknote

coins–it was an

the art of negotiation. Pulling together one hundred thousand silver coins all at once would suggest they had no financial woes. They also believed Salvador would provide a portion of the funds seized from

single coin missing from their

to the women who would be returning home. She made it clear that no one

many of them had daughters, young and old, and

Pearwater Convent.

be going to the convent, so Violet needed to keep track of

either. Hayden had made it clear that

wouldn’t let her leave.

Lionel. As Carissa was busy with arrangements, she noticed Lionel bringing Casey in. When she saw that, she instructed her staff