Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 463

Chapter 463

Serena covered her face, and threw herself into Rebecca’s arms. “Mom, Barrett hit me!”

Rebecca patted her back, comforting her, and looked at Barrett with disappointment.

“You hit her just because she said a few words? As her brother, how could you not see how that would hurt her? Even if her intentions weren’t purely for your sake, in the end, you still stood to benefit from her actions,” she said.

“Mom, I hit her because she spoke disrespectfully of her sister–in–law,” Barrett said angrily.

Viola’s heart swelled with emotion. Seeing how fiercely Barrett defended her made all her sacrifices feel worthwhile.

Rebecca glanced at Viola and said, “Enough. All of you leave for now. I’ll talk to her myself.”

Feeling suffocated by the toxic atmosphere, Barrett turned and strode out of the room, still fuming.

Viola noticed his frustration, and hurried after him. She took his arm and said, “Honey, after seeing how you defended me tonight, I swear I’ll do everything to protect your future.”

Barrett stiffened.

wave of sorrow quietly rose

He had lost control the moment his sister called Carissa trash. That one word had ignited a

mind, driving him to

he had shouted, “How dare you talk about her like

person only realized how much they cherished something

wasn’t even sure what he

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he also felt Carissa had never truly loved him. If she had, she wouldn’t have

my future for me. I’ll work for it myself.” He pulled his arm away from Viola. “If

I won’t say it anymore. I know you’re ambitious, honey. It was my

her to hold his arm, but his heart felt cold and

Warren family to new heights. Now, look at what he had become. His legitimate wife was a woman who had

of the then–Marquis of Northwatch, the most favored apprentice of

had such a promising future. But through all his efforts, he lost so much and ended up in

because he had

so why had he paid such a steep

bitterness gnawed at him. He was utterly