Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1185

Carissa left the academy with Zoey. Instead of riding her own horse, she had someone lead it while she sat in Zoey's carriage. Carissa had two things to tell her.

First, she said, "Isaac selected some goods that weren't of the best quality and sold them. The money from the sales wasn't converted to banknotes, and it's all been stored in the cellar at Glimmering Tower."

"It's what the Earl of Silverstone's family owes him. He should feel free to spend it. I've put some aside as well, just in case," Zoey softly replied.

"He won't spend it. He doesn't need the money," Carissa said.

Then, she moved on to the second topic, explaining, "As for Celeste, His Majesty has confirmed her identity. He knows she's taken a woman from Lunvale as her godmother. As for the surname Spencer, it's from a branch of the Spencer family in Ebonflow. They do business in Lunvale as well.

"The person you found out she was conspiring with is likely from the Spencer family. It would be better if His Majesty moved against them. But if he doesn't, your family could become entangled in a more dangerous and difficult situation."

Carissa withheld key details, such as the investigation into the private army in Lunvale. These were things that couldn't be revealed.

She only offered this information to prepare Zoey. If Oliver changed his mind now, the Earl of Silverstone's family could still find a way to avoid the worst outcome. At most, they would lose their noble title, but that wouldn't be the worst case. It all depended on whether Zoey could manage to change Oliver's mind.

After hearing this, Zoey just nodded silently without saying anything.

to her. She patted Zoey's hand but didn't offer any comforting words. She got off the carriage halfway and rode back to

gradually that people ended up

would stare at her with all kinds of looks. But now, it seemed they'd gotten used to it, and some even greeted her with a

the matter

neither Vera nor@Jocelyn explained the full truth. They only said that several young women had argued about

was usually a careful person, but in recent years, he had become arrogant and overconfident in

his reputation, it stirred a deep sense of shame and indignation within him, making him

despite all his efforts to keep it quiet, always seemed to find its way into public gossip. It was a persistent thorn in his side that

believed Carissa was deliberately targeting him, since she had personally handled the arrangements for Henry's concubines and their children, which led Marjorie to discover his

She still managed the household, but was

these issues, he never doubted what Jocelyn

since he would usually ignore these matters in the past. This time, they miscalculated by

might not care enough to defend the fourth branch of his family, but he would

he made the

one of his former students to lodge a formal complaint against Carissa, accusing her of bias and of using her position as the headmistress

Malcolm didn't personally submit the petition, it was well known at court that the student was