Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 229

Chapter 229

When Jessica married Leopold, he was still the heir apparent. After the passing of Leopold’s father, the previous marquis, Leopold inherited the title and became the Marquis of Ironridge.

Upon inheriting the title, Jessica became the marquis’s wife. However, the family’s reputation took a severe hit. If not for the family’s matriarch, Margaret Dawson, still being alive, the reputation of this century–old family might have been ruined.

The Marquis of Ironridge’s family had four branches, and Jessica never got along with any of them. When she first arrived, she used her status as a princess to dominate the household, even attempting to interfere in the affairs of the marquis’s

sons.

In the end, she failed at everything, caused a lot of chaos, and became widely disliked. She also spent a lot of money in the process. Her actions also caused Margaret to collapse from fury. Sebastian had to be summoned to treat Margaret, and she still had to manage the household’s finances despite her illness.

Such an esteemed family would usually keep their internal troubles private, but Jessica’s antics were so outrageous that they could no longer be concealed. In her rage, Margaret declared that she would never hand over the family’s authority to Jessica as long as she drew breath.

Margaret’s niece. Although she entered as a second wife, Margaret elevated her status. She also became pregnant shortly after her arrival. Now, she had a son and a daughter, and was even expecting

servants or oppression of secondary wives, but secondary wives must adhere to

passed away, or if she bore a legitimate son. This was why Jessica continuously sought refuge and protection from her mother, feeling utterly out of place and disliked in

today looking to question Jessica, Margaret sent someone to find out what was going on. She discovered it was related to Carissa,

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need to ask further. She was confident that Jessica

interaction with the Sinclair family and was only acquainted with Melanie through social events and a minor dispute over

kind or weak people, and they built a reputation for kindness and righteousness. They weren’t afraid of the powerful or influential, and worked to protect their own family’s authority

also made sure not to offend military

knew well that those rough and uncouth generals, despite their crude manners, were fiercely dedicated once on the battlefield. The ancestors of the Marquis of Ironridge’s family had once been military men themselves. Though their descendants preferred scholarly pursuits

hired storytellers to slander Carissa- who had

the officials left, Margaret refused to believe Jessica hadn’t been involved, no matter how much Jessica tried

a pig could climb a tree before I’d believe that you had no hand in the scheming against Carissa Sinclair! I was ill and couldn’t attend your mother’s birthday banquet, but what you did… It’s