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.

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

a lack of strict family teachings and a nurturing mother, so you never really gained much experience or encountered significant temptations. Your self-discipline is lacking, and your ability to discern

you yourself wish to bring your family back to its former glory. To be frank, you have talent, but you're

one step at a time, with General Sullivan and Carissa to assist you, you would have ultimately achieved something worthwhile. While

women. 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

her mother-in-law. She tried to force Carissa

and one misstep led to another. When you all acted that way, the dead end was laid

remarks, Sebastian drained his

she lives on thanks to the devotion of her two daughters-in-law. She should have considered it a blessing. But now, one is no longer part of the family while the

may not have committed great evils, the things you've done are utterly repulsive. Because you haven't engaged

trembled, his face

he had gone wrong. Just as Sebastian had said, he did know some things were wrong, but