Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 205

Chapter 205

Carissa laughed softly, her demeanor unruffled.

“I don’t find myself embarrassed at all, but don’t you feel any shame, Lady Jessica?

“You’re the daughter of a princess, and you were given a royal education. Yet, you speak such harsh words. You couldn’t even recognize my senior’s painting, and tore it apart in your ignorance. Such rashness is what will truly invite ridicule.

“As for telling me to leave, are you issuing an eviction order? How amusing. Grand Princess Eleanor invited me here with a formal invitation, and I brought a birthday gift. Now, you want to chase me away? Is this how your family treats its guests? Or was there another intention behind that invitation–to humiliate me in front of these ladies?

“Did

you

think that after my separation from Barrett, I would be too ashamed to show my face, and that I would quietly endure your insults?”

She paused, her gaze sweeping across the room.

“If you expected me to be a laughingstock by inviting me here, you’ll be disappointed. I haven’t done anything wrong. It is not I who should be ashamed. My family is upright and honorable. No matter where I go, I can speak loudly and proudly.

of the late emperor. You said Helen would become a laughingstock, showing neither

to Eleanor, her

no surprise there. After all, a mother who would send a small sculpture commemorating chastity after my father and brothers sacrificed their lives for the country–a clear curse -could hardly raise a proper daughter. Don’t bother trying

to

visiting again. Who knows what kind of lingering resentment might cling to us? Look–the air above Harmony Palace, Grand Princess Eleanor’s residence, is thick with the spirits of people who died a wrongful

could no longer contain her fury, and shouted,

to perform some exorcisms for them, or

conversation among the high society ladies in the capital? Well, Carissa might as well

true or not, Eleanor knew it well. She wouldn’t dare actually call in the authorities for an investigation–because if

to the laws, masters couldn’t kill their servants without reporting to the authorities first, and those who had been treated as concubines couldn’t be killed cruelly.

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advising her to be cautious with

her piece, Carissa walked away, leaving Eleanor fuming

need to look back

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harshly by the hostess. There was no reason not to fight back. Others might fear Eleanor,

side of Carissa. Or rather, she had never truly seen the real Carissa. The daughter–in–law, who once served her so dutifully seemed like a completely different person

pride and capability ever been content to