Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1134

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This was Zoey’s first time seeing Viola after everything that had happened recently.

Viola lay in bed, her face hidden beneath a thin blanket. Her posture sent a clear message- she didn’t want to see anyone. From beneath the blanket, she trembled slightly as a servant brought over a chair, setting it next to the bed for Zoey to sit.

“Now that we’ve reached this point, what do you plan to do?” asked Zoey, getting straight to the point.

Her voice was firm as she explained, “Avoiding the situation won’t help. It must be dealt with. Mother wants me to go to Mrs. Lewis and ask her to clarify things on your behalf. I don’t know if she’ll agree.

“As for Barrett, I went to Valor Estate today. He said he’d known about your situation for some time but never mentioned it. He said if you agree to stay married, everything can be forgotten and you’ll live together as before. But there’s one condition–he insists on returning to the army.‘

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The blanket shifted, revealing Viola’s swollen, pitiful face. Her eyes, red from crying, were still puffy. They were barely open and filled with a tremor of disbelief.

“He can’t have known. How could he possibly know? What does he want in exchange for not divorcing me?” she asked.

“I told you–he said he’s going to return to the army,” Zoey replied.

I’m still the third daughter of the Earl of Silverstone’s family. My dowry will be enough for me to live on

trickling from the corners of her eyes as her breath came thick and heavy

Is it wrong to make plans for myself and to consider my own future? In your

silence? I was born into an earl’s household and blessed with better fortune than most. With such fortune and the strength of

took a breath, her voice trembling as she continued, “And I know what you think, even if you don’t say it out loud. You think I’m always comparing myself

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once divorced and remarried, just like Carissa. Why can’t I compare myself to

Carissa. He didn’t have a shred of affection left for me. Isn’t it strange, Zoey? Even after finding out

cursed Aurora! What have I done so terribly wrong for him to

Viola buried her face in the blanket

calm as she

to justify their actions, to make sense of what

you going to buy Snowdrop Pills for Mother, or were you planning to meet Mr.

abruptly. Viola threw the

anger. “How could you think that of me? Has someone

how you think. All these years, I’ve covered for you. You have no strategy or foresight. You simply act on

truly trying to drive me to my death?” said Viola, who could hardly believe that Zoey would think like

she had gained not