Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 465

Chapter 465

After Margaret took her leave, Helen hurried into the sitting hall.

However, she only found Carissa sitting alone, leisurely sipping coffee, her expression contemplative.

Helen frowned and asked, “Wasn’t Madam Winchester supposed to be here? I rushed over, thinking I’d get to have a chat with her.”

Carissa rose and curtsied gracefully. “Mother, Madam Winchester just left a short while ago.”

“She’s gone?” Helen said, out of breath, sinking into a chair. “Wasn’t she here to talk to me?”

Her disappointment was evident. She thought Margaret had been here to see her. Helen often envied Eleanor, who was always surrounded by visitors from high society.

“She was here for you as well,” Carissa explained gently. “But when she heard you were still recovering from last night’s festivities, she didn’t want to disturb you and left early.”

With just one glance at Helen’s expression, Carissa could tell what was on her mind. Her mother–in–law’s thoughts were never hard to guess.

“Overindulging in wine has its consequences,” Helen muttered, her thoughts turning to her son’s outburst the previous night. She glanced at Carissa carefully, and asked, “Did Rafael give you a hard time last night?”

throat lightly and answered, “No, he just said a few words to me, and that

few words?” Helen could tell Carissa

her son better

everything was fine, he could be pleasant

things over. She suspected Carissa had endured much

girl was trying to

heart softened at the thought. I know you’re in charge of the inner courtyard, and matters like taking concubines should be your decision. But if he doesn’t like it, don’t bring it up again, It’ll only provoke his scolding or wrath. Men, when they lose their temper, can

face flushed as she recalled what Rafael had whispered to her earlier that morning before leaving for court: “If I didn’t have to attend court today, you wouldn’t have been able to

turned her head

“Gillian, —instruct the kitchen to prepare some royal jelly for

needs to recuperate.*

my lady,” Gillian

and Carissa relayed

Helen was momentarily

It’s clearly a

hadn’t noticed all the details, she had pieced things together through the morning chatter while

for over a century. They wouldn’t want even a whisper of scandal,”

reputation, they’ll just submit? If it were up to me, I’d let people say whatever they want. There’s no way I’d allow her through the door! A little thing like her, with a hundred

She knew she couldn’t outmaneuver them, so she preferred to keep them

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