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.

of sorrow quietly rose within

control the moment his sister

him to slap Serena without

shouted, “How dare you talk about her like

person only realized how much they cherished something once it was lost, but by then, it

late. He wasn’t even sure what he felt for

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him. If she had, she wouldn’t have so ruthlessly

for me. I’ll work for it myself.” He pulled his arm away from Viola. “If you say things like that again, I

“Okay, I won’t say it anymore. I know

hold his arm, but his

had become. His legitimate wife was a woman who had been

the legitimate daughter of the then–Marquis of Northwatch, the most favored apprentice of the Pathfinders Guild, admired by

such a promising future. But through all his efforts, he

he had taken Aurora

men took concubines, so why had he

gnawed at him. He was utterly