Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1178

Carissa stepped into the room, her cold, piercing gaze sweeping over them. The three girls immediately lowered their heads, too intimidated to meet her eyes.

Seeing her arrive, Rosalind let out a relleved breath, as though a savior had finally appeared.

Carissa’s volco cut through the tension like a blade.

“What are you waiting for? Do you want me to increase the punishment, or would you prefer to leave Gracewomen’s Academy? If you’re not here to study, then don’t take up space. There are plenty of others who would be eager to learn.

Hailey and Cassidy flinched at her words. They quickly pulled on Jocelyn’s sleeve, their eyes urging her to leave before things got worse. What had started as 20 strikes was now 30, and if they lingered any longer, It could easily climb to 40 or 50.

However, Jocelyn wasn’t one to back down so easily. As a pampered daughter of the prestigious Quinton family, she had never endured such humiliation. After a long pause, finally stifled her defiant glare..

she

Before Carissa could say the dreaded 40, Jocelyn turned on her heel and stormed off, dragging the others with her.

Once outside the door, Jocelyn’s face flushed with anger, her hands trembling. If it weren’t for Kylie’s orders, she would have never stayed in this wretched place.

Women only needed to know how to read and write, and that was enough. All this studying was pointless! It would be far better to learn how to manage a household or command servants. At least that would be useful after marriage.

rose and greeted Carissa properly. “Greetings,

smiled. “I imagine having such students must give

not too bad,” Rosalind responded with

for Carissa to sit as she began tidying up the lesson plans

rowdy, it wouldn’t be so troublesome. What concerns me is the possibility

“Who do you think it might be, Your

don’t want to see the academy thrive. Rather than waste our energy guessing,

Your Grace.” Rosalind nodded in agreement, offering

Chapter 1176

behavior, but now that they’ve apologized, I suppose you didn’t need to make the

it’s good to make a visit,” Carissa replied. Truthfully, she could have skipped today. Their actions were more childish than anything truly wrong. There was no need to expel them, but a small punishment

with a calm expression. “Everything else is going smoothly. In fact, many of the students are especially eager to learn. They particularly enjoyed the lessons with Mrs. Ashford, as she has traveled to many places and experienced different cultures in her youth. She tells them stories, sharing tales from beyond the walls, and they listen with great interest. Even I find myself

to have Catherine here. “It’s truly a blessing to broaden their horizons. These young women have been confined to the inner chambers their whole lives. Some have rarely stepped outside the outer courtyard, only venturing out during festivals. The constraints of being a woman have bound their feet and obscured their vision. The world they know is limited to

agreement, fully understanding the truth of it. She herself had only gained a broader perspective because she had

at the winter sun, her

academy truly is

but it was more than her

Thomas, Rosalind never again spoke of marriage. It was as though once she had let go of the idea, she truly had moved on. When it came to matters