Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry 834

Chapter 834

The last flicker of hope in Amelia’s heart vanished.

The exhausting days and nights pressed down on her, making it hard to breathe. Her harsh mother–in–law and sister–in–law, the inaction of the men, and that wicked woman, Aurora, who occasionally emerged from her hiding place in Blessed Haven to snatch things away–it all added up.

as a cage.

This house no longer felt like a home. It was

Dragged to Rebecca’s chamber, Amelia was forced to kneel beside the bed. She looked up blankly at her father–in–law and Barrett, both wearing expressions of blame. Her gaze shifted to her husband, whose eyes burned with fury

He slapped Amelia hard, then turned to his mom and said, “Mom, please calm down. I’ve already taught her a lesson. She won’t dare do that again.”

relented, “Fine. She’s not from a prominent family, so it’s not surprising that she’s a

but it was nothing compared to the ache in her

next day, before dawn, the servants preparing to go out to buy meat and vegetables noticed the back door was wide open,

“If something goes missing, we’ll have to blame someone. There are

it against the cold breeze. “It’s getting colder.

moved to the side yard to fetch a cart

of it. She usually got up early to attend to Rebecca. After the punishment he had given her last night, she would likely be even more attentive. Feeling slightly reassured that he had his wife under control–unlike his brother, who

duties, each

furious. “What time is it? Why isn’t someone here to give

off to look for Amelia

latter replied, “Isn’t she already

Hurry and find her. Is she in the kitchen?

no one attending to Madam Rebecca. Why does Madam Amelia have to wake up so early to serve her?” said Amelia’s maid, Beth, who couldn’t help

parents are ill, it’s the duty of the daughter–in–law to care for them. If people learn