Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1233

Staring at the steaming coffee, Malcolm had no desire to drink it. It didn't matter that his throat was dry and his mouth felt like it was on fire.

Noticing that Carissa didn't respond to his mention of Gracewood Women's Academy, his eyes shifted. "I've heard that His Highness has a few capable men around him. Perhaps I could recommend someone..."

Carissa raised her hand to stop him. "Lord Malcolm, let's not stray from the topic. Rest assured, Lord Gerald's identity hasn't been revealed to anyone. When he left the gentlemen's retreat, I covered his head with a cloth. Even now in prison, he is still covered."

Her directness caught Malcolm off guard, making his face flush with heat. He didn't know how to respond. If he looked at it objectively, the matter was deeply embarrassing.

If it had been anyone else from the family-any cousin or nephew-he would have ordered them beaten within an inch of their life and tossed to a remote estate to fend for themselves.

Once the truth was laid bare, he had no leverage left. He lowered his voice and quietly asked,

"Commander Sinclair, is there any way you could release my dad? He's old and in poor health. He cannot endure this punishment."

Carissa replied, "Lord Malcolm, to be frank, this operation was carried out under His Majesty's orders. The Capital Guard and the Garrison Unit were sent to raid the gentlemen's retreats. Those detained will only be held for two days, as the focus isn't on them, but rather on the Sandorian spies hidden in the retreats. You may not know this, but there were over a dozen Sandorian spies concealed in the retreats, all brought here by Eleanor. Your dad himself has spent time with them."

blood drained from Malcolm's face, and he

this was far

his dad have been so

of coffee to steady himself, his hand trembling slightly as he placed

dad visited a gentlemen's

names of those involved. He only issued the order to imprison everyone present at the

Malcolm's eyes. "Then, is it possible to

place to

Malcolm. The real issue now is that His Majesty didn't 't want to know the namesz initially, but I will be reporting to him tomorrow.

face. He really did resemble

"Also, after two days, everyone except the spies will be released. Before the raid on the gentlemen's retreats, no one knew anything. But now that we've sealed all the retreats and uncovered Sandorian

visit once or twice-he's been going every few days for years. Over time, someone was bound to recognize him. I think the damage to your reputation is the real

a bigger crisis than

concubines, it could easily be spun as him surrounding himself with learned women to assist and inspire him while he worked on

said, it would be impossible to spin this story in a way that would save their family's