Her Majestic Battle Cry 860

Chapter 860

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Rebecca froze, her gaze fixed on Zoey. The corners of her eyes, which had sagged slightly, now lifted, filled with scrutiny as she tried to gauge whether the younger woman was joking.

But it was clear that Zoey was not joking–she was dead serious.

A rush of blood flooded Rebecca’s head as she struggled to catch her breath, scarcely able to believe that Zoey was asking her for money to buy medicine. They were family by marriage, and this was for medicine. Did she have to be so calculative about it?

Suppressing the humiliation that bubbled up inside her Rebecca shot a glance at Tara. There were s things she simply couldn’t voice, given her senior status.

some

Recognizing the cue, Tara mustered the courage to ask, “Could you lend us the money for now, Madam Zoey? We can pay you back later.”

“I rushed out of my home this morning. How could I possibly have that much money on me?” Zoey replied.

fetch it first,” Tara suggested, her voice barely a

chuckled. “Isn’t that a bit redundant? I’d have to

need to pay me back eventually. You can’t be saying that a prestigious family like yours

her complexion darkening. It was

could that be? It just so happens that the steward isn’t here at the moment,

Viola in th

to fetch him. I’ll check on Viola in the meantime. Once you have the funds, send them over to Grace Mansion. It’s just running an errand for you. There’s no reason

and left. Once outside the courtyard, a cold smile crept onto her

of it all–daring to ask her for

had been resting for the past few days, finally managing to settle herself after narrowly escaping death. The thought of her brush with the afterlife

it was absurd for someone to be so fragile and be unable

throw herself into the river, and failing that, she hung herself. It showed the depths of her despair, the sheer

late sister–in–law’s death had nothing to do with her, but then Zoey scolded her and pointed out

Yet, Zoey laid out one point after another, painting a picture of a

woman was her, Viola

family, a lady who had never known hardship. It was no exaggeration to say she lived a life of

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