Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 875

Violet felt no sympathy for Barrett.

"I heard from Claire that Serena didn't return for the funeral, but Aurora left Blessed Haven to don mourning attire for that old hag," she said.

Ever since the assassination attempt, Aurora had rarely left Blessed Haven. She wouldn't even make an appearance when Rebecca was nearing death, so it was strange that she would come out now to mourn. If someone wanted to kill her again, infiltrating the household during the funeral wouldn't be too difficult.

But Aurora was probably smart enough. The treason case had just happened, and it wasn't resolved yet. Who would dare to act recklessly at this time?

"Who's helping to handle the funeral arrangements?" Carissa asked.

Viola had been in poor health since giving birth, so she couldn't manage it. Aurora likely wouldn't be taking charge either.

"Madam Charlotte," Violet replied. "After all, they're sisters-in-law. It's not like they have a lot of grievances against each other. Plus, the family hasn't truly split up, so she'll handle what needs to be done."

"Aunt Charlotte is quite loyal and principled," Carissa remarked. "That's rare."

could clearly distinguish between love and hate. While they admired her,

nature had led

mostly healed, though he still walked a bit awkwardly. The bump on his forehead had faded to a light bruise, but at first glance, it still gave the impression of

auspicious and insisted that Dylan hold him down while he applied some powder to cover it up. Now, Rafael mostly stayed indoors unless he had to

Helen had gone to the palace to keep Victoria company. Otherwise, she would have nagged

on the first and fifteenth days of the month, while Salvador visited every other day. No matter how diligent he

to drop by and see her. Helen had been living in the palace for a few days and

of Rebecca's death. She remarked, "Well, she died at just the right time. This year will

you that? I've seen you holed up in here all day. Did someone in the palace spill the news? Are they even

wrong with knowing a little about what's happening outside?" Victoria didn't directly answer Helen's question, but tapped her on the forehead. "Don't be so closed-minded. You should keep yourself informed. Now that you're out of the palace and staying with Rafael, you ought to help a bit. Don't just focus on enjoying yourself." "If my son is doing well and my daughter-in-law is dutiful, shouldn't I be enjoying life?" Helen shot back. "After all the hard work

always spoke her mind and was accustomed to being unrestrained in her words. If she said something wrong, it was only a few rebukes from her sister. What did she have

"You're quite lazy, you know. You have no ambition at

so much to get to where I am

through it all on

on a plate, making them neat and tidy. "Why say that the year will be peaceful since that old