Chapter 1130

By chance, Carissa was aware of Viola’s predicament.

Of all the unfortunate timing, she happened to be there.

Today, Carissa had been quietly monitoring the Garrison Unit’s patrols. Recently, there had been assessments for several tasks, and patrolling was one of them. Though the previous misconduct had been rectified, many merchants, seeing the patrols, still tried to flatter them by offering goods, much like before.

There had once been people assigned to watch over this, and though goods were confiscated, the effort had become lax. The patrols had grown more negligent, often stopping at coffeehouses to relax, a far cry from the discipline they were meant to uphold.

Carissa had hoped to catch a group of them in the act, to set an example and deter others. Unexpectedly, she stumbled upon this situation instead.

She had just been passing by Arcane Sanctum and had stopped in to ask for a cup of water. From behind the faint blue curtain in the back hall, she had witnessed the entire event

unfold.

At first, she had only heard Viola’s voice. Not wanting to run into her, Carissa decided to sit in the back hall. She thought Viola would simply buy her medicine and leave.

was after Snowdrop Pills. When the shopkeeper told her they

She even mentioned that she knew Arcane Sanctum kept a few Snowdrop Pills hidden away, and asked if he might do her a favor and sell

shop, Viola’s public request made it clear that Silas would deny her. To everyone’s surprise, his blunt refusal only upset her further. She began to cry, saying something about how they were once relatives and

had heard that her husband was bringing in medicinal herbs that day. So, she came with food for him and happened to witness the scene. An argument immediately broke

Riley’s outburst, Carissa learned some of the

She knew he had once stayed at the Farrell family’s residence. But ever since Thomas‘ return, the cousins had grown distant, no longer exchanging the

raised her suspicions. After several rounds of investigation and

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between Viola and Silas. She had been furious at first, but she realized that everyone had their own marriages now. She

peak when she saw Silas and Viola conversing so publicly. Blinded by jealousy, she no longer cared about propriety and spilled

so shocked that they didn’t even bother to gossip.

the entire spectacle, her mind swirling. Life was truly unpredictable. Some things that one believed to be

on Thomas‘ reputation. After leaving Arcane Sanctum, Carissa immediately dispatched Mabel to the Farrell family to inform

a third- rank countess. For the past few days, Alice had been working diligently to arrange her son’s marriage. Now, there was some progress, and they only needed to ask Thomas for

that it had happened at the Farrell family’s residence, which revealed the family’s lack of proper conduct and discipline. People would naturally assume that this was just the surface of what lay beneath, and that their

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