Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 489

Chapter 489

Carissa had Violet arrange for someone to keep an eye on Samuel for a few days. Despite everything, this once–renowned scholar, who had been favored by his family’s matriarch, still held onto his lofty ambitions.

Over the past few days, Samuel had carried his written articles to the National Academy, hoping to find someone to present them to the king. But no one at the National Academy would pay him any attention anymore.

Believing it was because they were jealous of his talent, Samuel seethed with frustration. Determined, he then sought out people at the Academy of Wisdom. But no matter where he went, people deliberately avoided him.

After all, he was

a top scholar who had been personally demoted by the king, destroyed his marriage for a favored mistress, abandoned his family to set up his own household, and even renounced his title as heir. To make matters worse, rumors had spread that he had married the daughter of a merchant, then forced her to use her dowry to buy the freedom of a woman from a brothel. Even though the civil officials considered that a minor offense, it was still a sign of moral corruption and a disgrace to the scholars.

Then, the truth about Ruby’s identity started to circulate

Although no one knew for certain whether it was true or false, it cast a shadow that made people even more wary of Samuel. He spent several days running around to no avail. Enraged, he blamed Rafael, convinced that it was the prince’s influence and power that caused everyone to avoid him.

resentment, Samuel drank

and shouted, “The king’s power only protects the nobility! Prince Rafael, with his overwhelming military achievements, does whatever he pleases. Why does no one dare stand up to

those reckless words, shouted in a public place,

Samuel, calling him arrogant and self-

matter and reported it directly to the king. Salvador summoned

younger cousin. She had always been kind and well–mannered, adored by everyone who knew

Ruby, the revelation that she was Eleanor’s illegitimate daughter sent a ripple of suspicion

was her way of informing Eleanor that the secrets she thought were well hidden had long been exposed. As for how much Carissa actually knew? That was for Eleanor to speculate on. The real torment came from not knowing the

Jacob were already handling that situation. What concerned her more

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up the idea of divorce with her mother, only to be met with a harsh refusal. Ever

by Samuel and the Earl of Gracehold’s family, Leona had never been

So, she asked Alana and Leah

outside the door. When the duchess proposed the divorce, Lady Heather seemed