The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

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The Swordswoman’s Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 376 Something More Beneath the Surface

Oliver smiled. “Come now, why would she be avoiding you?*

* Pearis

“Obviously because she’s feeling guilty. Tell me, do you know about her grandmother’s passing Allan’s sharp gaze locked onto Oliver.

“I do.”

“And you know she refuses to return for the funeral? Allan’s irritation flared.

“I do.”

“And you still let her do as she pleases?” Allan slammed his palm on the table.

Pablo, knowing Oliver wasn’t one for arguments, quickly interjected. ‘Don’t be angry, my lord. Isolde is a thoughtful girl. If she’s not returning, she must have her reasons. Perhaps we should leave it be

“Leave it be?” Allan scoffed. “Easy for you to say! She’s part of the Valen family now. If word gets out that she’s so heartless and indifferent, it won’t just harm our family’s reputation–it goes against human decency! Never mind face and honor; we still have obligations! Without filial piety, how are we different from beasts? The King and the Queen Mother rule with virtue, using filial duty to set an example. Have you, after all these years as a court official, forgotten their teachings?”

Pablo, caught in the crossfire, fell silent.

Allan turned back to Oliver. “You know the situation over there. They’re short on hands. Geoffrey, ever since the battle of Zloimond, has yet to recover. As his son–in–law, you should be lending a hand, not indulging your wife’s whims. This is your failing. I know you’re not one for socializing or navigating these matters of custom, but kinship demands support. As a general, how can you be so blind to right and wrong?”

Oliver nodded dutifully. “Yes, I will remember your guidance.”

“Tomorrow, she must go back.” Allan, satisfied with Oliver’s compliance, assumed he would persuade Isolde and dropped the matter.

The funeral arrangements were overseen by Vance.

he wept several times a day. Whenever relatives arrived,

hometown, meaning the funeral had to wait for her relatives to arrive before she could be laid to rest. Until then,

If the family lived nearby, the wait was just a few days. If they were far away, it could take up to a month. Winter made it easier; in summer, the body would

family wasn’t far. They would arrive in

did not don mourning

rites. a child in critical condition could forgo the

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Isolde, he neither wore mourning clothes nor knelt in the

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bedridden, no one could enter his chambers. When the mourning attire was sent to him,

however, whispered to the relatives, “He was perfectly fine before. But ever since

Geoffrey was an unfilial son, but the relatives took it another way,

spoke ill of him.

expected to

married granddaughter. Perhaps

Prudence’s family finally arrived, and the funeral hall was formally arranged for burial, Isolde was still nowhere to

from the court began

was already fuming–Oliver hadn’t just failed to bring Isolde; he hadn’t even shown up himself. Worse still, the couple had moved to Paletein Manor, avoiding the family home entirely.

of helping hands, Allan sought out Vance.

just

you are too kind. Everything is in order

irritation deepened. He resented Isolde more with

asked, “Did Isolde and Prudence have some past conflict? Perhaps a misunderstanding? If so, tell us. We might be able to smooth things

eyes, his expression puzzled. “A misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could there be? Isolde was in the estate all those years. Even when she returned two years ago, Mother and I were in Caelmont. They barely spent

what?” Heidi pressed.

told her that sending her away was Mother’s decision, not Geoffrey’s. She did it to ease the tension between them. But perhaps… Isolde never

sighed. “Geoffrey was wrong back then. A father shouldn’t send his own daughter away, leaving her to fend for herself. She must have endured a hard life there. Garrett and Natasha were in Sinmour City at the time and couldn’t help her either. She did suffer. But she can’t be so ungrateful. Holding a grudge is