Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 872

Chapter 872

Barrett's eyes darkened with sorrow. "I know I've disappointed you, Sebastian. I regret my choices deeply."

"When the Duke of Northwatch's family was choosing a son-in-law, they set the bar so high. Yet, they chose you. Do you know what Madam Sinclair saw in you?"

Barrett's voice got stuck in his throat as Sebastian mentioned his late former mother-in-law.

"I do. She said I was eamest and honest, and that I promised I would never take a concubine.... It was my fault. I broke that promise. I let her down."

"That's part of it,' Sebastian said. "The second reason is that, even though you're the second son, you were willing to shoulder your family's burdens. It showed you had a sense of responsibility. To put it bluntly, it was going to be hard to restore your family's reputation then, and even harder with just you at the helm.

to carve out a future, she believed you would have the same tenacity and focus as the late General Sinclair. People who are solid and responsible act that way. With you managing the outside affairs and Carissa handling the home front, you might not achieve great heights, but securing a military honor and a position in the capital shouldn't be out of reach. While you may not live a life of grandeur, you would at least have stability. What she desired was simply a smooth life

in assessing you through the lens of her worldly experience. Your ancestors were once prominent, but by your father's generation, the family had declined. There was a lack of strict family teachings and a nurturing mother, so

are solely the heavy expectations forced upon you by your family, and you yourself wish to bring your family back to its

to assist you, you would have ultimately achieved something worthwhile. While your family may never

And after she achieved her success, you were further enamored by her. Back then, Aurora stood out brilliantly among the officers, and you thought Carissa could never compare to her. "Your mistakes stem from your youth, your lack of experience, your muddled thinking, and your blindness to the corrupting influence of wealth. You naively believed you had found true love. At

to force Carissa to give you and Aurora money for the wedding. When that didn't work, she plotted to have you divorce Carissa and

didn't stop her. Instead, you actively took part in her schemes, and one misstep led to another. When you all acted that way, the dead end was laid out before your mom. It was only

his remarks, Sebastian drained his cup and turned to

considered it a blessing.

may not have committed great evils, the things you've done are utterly repulsive. Because you haven't engaged in truly monstrous acts, you still have a chance to redeem yourself. I hope this

trembled, his

to relive his past mistakes. Step after step, he had gone wrong. Just as Sebastian had said, he did know some things were wrong, but