Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 490

Chapter 490

In the sitting room, the fragrance of coffee filled the air.

Lulu brought out some cloud cakes. It was raining outside, and her shoes were soaked. As she walked across the cloud–patterned stone floor, several clear footprints were left behind.

Carissa didn’t speak. She sat in a chair, slowly sipping her coffee, with only a high, square table separatin her from Heather.

The cloud cakes were placed on the table. Lulu, holding a tray, retreated to stand at the door, keeping watch. Carissa picked up a piece of cloud cake by hand and ate it slowly. The sound of her chewing was barely audible.

Heather also took a piece with a fork and brought it to her mouth. She ate with refined manners, taking small bites and using a tiny porcelain saucer underneath to catch any crumbs that might fall onto her purple floral gown.

Heather’s skin had a yellowish tint, and the purple gown she wore made her complexion look even duller. Her eyes were lifeless and shadowed with dark circles, clearly the result of several sleepless nights.

Perhaps because Carissa hadn’t spoken yet, Heather finally couldn’t hold back.

of her mouth with a handkerchief and said, ” Carissa, have you become so estranged from

who had become estranged

put it behind us, shall we?

say it directly. There’s no need to bring my mother into this.” Heather’s expression was conflicted. “You say you haven’t given it a second thought, but do you know that because of you, our family was placed under house arrest for a month? We weren’t even allowed into

that matter, Aunt Heather?

“I didn’t mean

to blame you.”

Harvey’s household had always. been modest and low–key. They had never courted

what you need to,” Carissa said, clearly tired of beating around the

her niece more directly,

is not like

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handle hardship, and she won’t be able to handle the gossip and scrutiny that follows a divorce. Besides, she is a duchess. How will it look if a duchess is forced into a divorce

more earnest, “So, I’m pleading with you not to encourage her to get a divorce. She is pregnant now and can’t handle such upheavals. Besides, what man