Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 997

Chapter 997

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Michael’s wife, Lucille, had no love for Barrett at all. She had someone bring out just a couple of snacks to go with the drinks before quickly retreating, taking the servants with her. The room still reeked, and she wasn’t about to stay and serve him.

Barrett drank in silence, barely touching the food. He could see the contempt Lucille had for him, and it only soured his mood. The more he thought about it, the worse he felt.

“You should eat something,” Michael said, breaking the silence. “Stop just drinking. What’s going on with you?”

Barrett drained his glass in one go, then suddenly collapsed onto the table, his body shaking with quiet sobs. The sound was muffled, like someone pressing a pillow over his face. The sobs were low and strained, barely escaping his chest.

Michael fell silent, focusing on his drink and food. Maybe Barrett just needed a place to let it out, though Michael couldn’t tell what exactly he was crying about.

After a long while, when it seemed no one would offer any comfort, Barrett wiped his tears and looked up. His eyes, red and raw from the tears, were now streaked clean, revealing their dark depths beneath, giving him a strangely comical appearance.

made Michael laugh quietly without

Commander Brown?” Barrett’s smile was hollow, sad. “I’m nothing

but then shook his head. He couldn’t allow himself to lose

“Go home? Why would I? All I’d get is more

giving up on even your official position? If you anger His

flat, defeated. “It was always going to end like this. I never had a future to begin with. Demoted, salary docked for three years… Why go back and waste my time? I’d rather

waste your time. You could still do your job- do it well, show His Majesty what

my military merits, thinking Aurora and I had something real. In the end, it was all a joke. I even betrayed her. “I

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dream about her being torn apart by the Westhaven people, her bones shattered, covered in blood, begging

then, I thought I was favored by fate. So many noble families in the capital came to Northwatch Estate to ask for her hand in marriage. Yet,

talking about Carissa. “Talk about Aurora instead. She’s the love of your life. The reason you’re so

his glass. The alcohol only deepened the sorrow in his chest. “What do I know about love? Back then, I just thought she was different. Different from all the other women