Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1148

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Carissa sent someone to Arcane Sanctum to bring Ivy over.

Thankfully, the wound on Zoey's forehead wasn't deep. The bleeding had stopped quickly with no serious consequences.

However, Zoey had been feverish for several days, and her body was already weak. After getting so upset, her temper flared and she ended up spitting blood. Now, she was feeling lightheaded and faint.

Tears flowed continuously from the corners of Zoey's eyes no matter how much Carissa wiped them away, as though they couldn't be stopped.

"Ivy, how is she?" Carissa asked after Ivy had finished examining Zoey.

Ivy sighed heavily.

"Mrs. Prince has had a high fever for days. I just tapped her back, and it seems her lungs are affected. Her liver is severely stressed, and there's a significant buildup of toxins and poor blood circulation. The medicine she took before this was too mild to have any real effect. I've given her a strong dose now to clear the heat in her liver and regulate her lungs. Once she improves a bit, she'll need to rest and recover slowly. She can't continue working herself to the bone like this."

Afterward, Ivy requested Carissa to step outside.

largely due to emotional distress. I sense that she's hiding something-something she's unwilling to speak of. She's bottled it up, and it's taking a toll on her body." Carissa's thoughts immediately turned to Zoey's worries-Oliver and

said that she was preparing for the worst. If

she fares with the medicine first," Ivy continued, then turned and

the household. As for what others might say, that was beyond the Garrison Unit's control. Once the orders were given and the guards had dispersed, Carissa turned to find Viola leaning against a pillar, her eyes swollen and red from crying. She just stared at Carissa, looking fragile like a piece of glass, as if she could shatter at any moment. "Lady Carissa, I want to ask you something." Viola's voice was thick with congestion. It seemed

"Go ahead," Carissa replied.

you-if a man had done what I did, would

looked at Viola,

want to

Women can't even stand up for one another. Don't you think Mrs. Lewis shouldn't have come to me? She should have gone to Silas and held

firmly,

fet

say that. Do you remember Amelia? She came from a lower background than you, and you looked down on her every chance you got You never treated her like a sister-in-law. You may not have been the one to kill her, but her death is on your hands. As for the rest, I won't

past her. She ignored Viola's desperate sobs as she headed toward the back courtyard to Zoey's

prepared the medicine and gave Zoey needle treatment. Slowly, Zoey began to recover, but her

whatever dignity and reputation this

to secure a future for her children, for all the concubines' sons and daughters under this roof, and for the children of the second branch of the family.