Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 354

Chapter 354

Eleanor turned to Helen with a look of confusion.

“What is this about? Pearls and bets? Wasn’t last night just a feast? When did you take any of her dowry? This simply won’t do! Dowries are the private property of the daughter–in–law. You cannot take them, even in jest.”

Helen was taken aback.

Over her years of interacting with Eleanor, Helen had suspected that Eleanor might not give up the three thousand silver coins. Even so, Helen had held onto a sliver of hope and thought that Eleanor, being a person of pride, would honor the bet simply to preserve her dignity.

Eleanor’s complete denial of both the pearls and the bet was beyond Helen’s expectations.

Dumbfounded, Helen instinctively glanced at Gillian, who was shivering with a reddened face, trying to shield herself with her sleeve and desperately stifling her runny nose.

Helen turned back to Carissa, who remained calm and composed, as if she had anticipated this outcome all along.

Helen was unwilling to be belittled by Carissa, but was even more enraged by Eleanor’s shamelessness.

say such things? Last night, I clearly gave you the pearls! You said that if she didn’t pursue it, you would return the pearls to

instruct you to take your daughter–in–law’s dowry?” Eleanor’s expression darkened as she retorted, “Go ask around–does

sharp tone

already intimidated by Eleanor, was even more frightened by the latter’s anger. Now panicking, she Instinctively blurted

eyes in exasperation. Returning meant they would never recover

decided to play along

she said, “Alright, then, we shall

sipped her coffee, and shot a sidelong glance

pacified? It certainly

as Eleanor stubbornly refused to admit to taking the pearls, no one could force her to

to placate her

when she heard Carissa also

were gone and

then what?

was better than having a quarrel, which would

could Eleanor deny it? Helen

Helen stood there, lost in her thoughts, Carissa smiled and said, “Tomorrow happens to be the day I‘ be returning to the Northwatch Estate to visit my family. I mention this matter to my master. After all the people from the various guilds are still around. I need to explain how my mother–in–law took the pearls and the bet she made with Grand Princess Eleanor, just in case the numbers don’t