Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 829

At Valor Estate, Viola gradually calmed down as her pregnancy progressed

However, Rebecca’s health continued to decline with the onset of winter. The more medicine she took, the more wan she appeared.

Sebastian still refused to come. Whenever Rebecca felt particularly unwell, she would complain that Viola lacked the skills of Carissa, who had truly vast connections.

Viola refused to indulge her mother–in–law. Not only did she not attend to Rebecca’s needs, she didn’t even bother to check on her. She left the older woman’s care entirely to Amelia, the eldest daughter–in-

law.

Rebecca lamented to Barrett, “You’re now the Crown Guard’s commander, yet you can’t even manage your own wife? She’s disrespectful and rebellious, and is always contradicting me. A poor choice in a wife can bring disaster for three generations!”

Barrett was in the midst of his career’s ascent, and he didn’t want to quarrel with Viola. Every argument left him drained and exasperated, so he had to comfort his mom while also asking Amelia to take better

found herself in a

well myself. Plus, the household finances are really tight. Your wife is running things without a care in the world, and the money is disappearing fast. We don’t even have enough to buy the

a way to get the money.

affairs.”

of our servants. With so many people to support, we need quite a sum of money for food every month. We also have to ensure everyone has appropriate

that with

bring it up with you. Mother won’t agree to sell off any servants, especially now that you’ve become Crown Guard Commander. It wouldn’t be proper for the household

tantrums can be worse than Viola’s. We’ll have to

felt a deep sense of helplessness. Each person was more formidable than the last, and she couldn’t possibly confront them

his hand, his brow furrowing slightly. “Don’t mention her and don’t worry about her. As long as she doesn’t cause any trouble and stays in Blessed

suffering,” Amella

Carissa would still be here. Carissa could handle any burden on her own. She wouldn’t require

Amelia. Now that Viola is pregnant, you’re