Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1253

Though Malcolm had refused all visitors, he personally took Marjorie to call on Carissa.

As usual, Carissa welcomed them, but there was little to say between her and Malcolm, Jacob filled the silence with conversation, while Carissa led Marjorie to the side garden for tea.

Marjorie had rarely ventured out in the past year and had grown noticeably thinner, though there was a quiet calm about her now.

She no longer seemed so tightly wound.

In the past, Marjorie had always reminded herself that, as the matriarch of the Quinton family, she needed to uphold the proper demeanor. Even if she disliked something, she wouldn’t let it show on her face.

She had always been hard on herself, but now, it seemed as though she had let go of some of that burden. She had come to realize that some things just had to be taken as they came. As long as she didn’t cross any lines, it was enough. Perfection wasn’t required.

Marjorie apologized to Carissa for not raising her daughter better. She had always thought she did everything perfectly, but in reality, there were few things she truly excelled at.

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But she had come to accept that it didn’t matter. If a person could do even one thing really well in their lifetime and feel truly satisfied, that would be enough.

Carissa smiled and said, “Who among us doesn’t have regrets? Just be kind to yourself from

now on.”

“Yes, being kind to oneself makes life a little more free,

down your old self and rebuilding a new one was

it, and

already begun searching for the person he asked

commitment to

inquiries–name, address, background. No matter how hidden the person was, they would likely find them. Perhaps Gerald hadn’t really looked, or maybe

the Hell Monarch’s household, the other was the current head of the Civil

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awkwardness stretched until Marjorie reappeared. Jacob

and said, The Quinton family’s been lying low for the last

In the past, they would walk with their heads held high, but now, they seem hunched. It’s clear that a large family isn’t always an advantage. The more there is to

to avoid expansion makes sense,” Jacob remarked, genuinely

Rafael had been brought up, Carissa couldn’t help but ask again, “Still

yet,” Jacob replied, his

had been a month since the last

it’s difficult for them to send word, given that they’re deep in those mountains. But with His Highness and Mr. Spencer’s

nodded. “Yes,

without news had turned her