Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1184

Zoey sat beside Courtney on a stone bench in the garden. The courtyard was filled with flowers. and shrubs, but their growth was sparse. In the cold of winter, the plants appeared even more withered and desolate.

“Why did you defend your uncle… I mean, why did you speak up for General Farrell?”

Zoey gently dabbed her daughter’s face with a handkerchief, pressing lightly around the bruise. Thankfully, there was no blood and it wasn’t a deep wound. If it had been, Courtney’s face could have been scarred.

Yet, the palm print was still so clear, making Zoey’s chest tighten with worry.

She was curious as to why her daughter had chosen to stand up for Thomas. Zoey had made sure to keep the household matters hidden from the children, especially when those matters grew messy. She thought she had kept things well–guarded, but recent rumors seemed to be affecting them. She wondered how much the children knew, or thought they knew, about the situation.

Courtney lifted her swollen cheek. Her eyes, though clear and pure, showed a maturity that didn’t quite match her age.

“Mom, do you remember what Uncle Thomas gave me when he and Aunt Viola visited after their wedding?”

Zoey thought for a moment, then replied, “I remember. The maid gave you and Cedric a handful of gold coins and golden locks. They were quite generous.”

Rivers. Uncle Thomas told me that in this world, few women get to leave. their

we can’t see it with our own eyes, we should know about the beauty of our kingdom.

won’t be narrow–minded or caught up in petty troubles. We won’t

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gifts Thomas had brought to the Prince family, and whether

caused any trouble for us or Aunt Viola. Mom, doesn’t he feel wronged or angry? How can he let those things go so easily? Those things

it comes to marriage proposals, he’s always so uninterested. His wounds still haven’t healed. Even

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family, I owe hi. So, 1 can’t let Jocelyn speak

at her daughter,

had raised her according to the manners of a noble young lady, teaching her to keep her emotions in check ind

past couple of years, Zoey actually regrette raising her daughter that way. To conceal one’s emotions and to bottle them up–it was really just a way of enduring silently, like herself. It often

daughter would find her own voice, stand firm in her beliefs, and not be so restrained. She

turned out Thomas had taught Courtney that