Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1177

After leaving the palace, Violet headed to Skye Embroidery while Carissa went to Gracewood Women’s Academy.

Carissa had already warned Jocelyn not to cause my more trouble, threatening to expel her if she did. Alas, it seemed the peace hadn’t lasted long; the trouble had resurfaced.

When Catherine saw Carissa, she knew immediately it was because of the problem with Jocelyn.

“She has no interest in her studies,” Catherine said. “It might be best to persuade her to withdraw voluntarily. That way, it won’t cause too much of a scene, especially since she’s a young lady who’s supposed to be engaged soon.

Catherine was never one to be afraid of the Quinton family. She genuinely cared about Jocelyn and her future. If Jocelyn were expelled from the academy, it would severely tarnish her reputation.

Catherine had more sympathy for young girls. She understood that if a girl failed to make a good match, it could affect the rest of her life.

Carissa nodded. “Please don’t worry, Mrs. Ashford. I’ll find out exactly what happened before I speak to her.”

“Well, there hasn’t been any major trouble, but she and those other girls have been causing disruptions in class,” Catheririe replied. “Especially when Ms. Young is giving lectures. They make noise and stir up trouble, and it’s upsetting everyone. Even Ms. Young is troubled by it. After all, she’s still young and doesn’t know how to handle such things.”

also realized this wasn’t just a personal issue for the girls. There might be someone behind the scenes trying to undermine the academy’s existence. This was something beyond

accompanied by her two close friends,

way, Jocelyn and her friend’s bowed deeply to

caused trouble for you, Ms. Young. We humbly ask for your forgiveness. We promise it won’t happen again. Whatever punishment you

stood at the door and watched.

Jocelyn and the others truly understood their mistake. It wasn’t plausible for a group of troublemaking students to suddenly realize they were wrong without some deeper reason. Either they were hiding something, or someone had told them

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apologize.

was unclear if she had noticed anything. Her expression showed a trace of relief at their admission

punishment, each of you will receive 20 strikes on the palm. Go to Ms.

who was once Meredith’s study partner. Though Athena didn’t teach regularly, she was in

thought they would simply be made to copy lines, as that had been the usual penalty before. The sudden anger that flashed in her

standing there?” Rosalind’s voice was cold and commanding, carrying the weight of a teacher’s

teeth and tried to appeal to Rosalind. “20 strikes is too