Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 293

The slap left Serena stunned and disoriented. She covered her face, staring blankly for a moment before finally bursting into tears.

“You!

hit me? You hit me for that shameless woman?! I’m telling Mom about this!”

With that, she ran off, still covering her face.

Barrett pounded his fist against the study door, his face a mask of anguish.

Carissa was unchaste? Quite the opposite.

She was pure, as he had never touched her.

It was laughable that now, having realized his own feelings, Barrett found that he had never truly possessed Carissa. If he had consummated their marriage before going off to war, then when he married Aurora, Carissa would never have so easily asked for a divorce.

After a while, Rebecca summoned her son.

Before he could say a word, Rebecca spoke up, “I think it’s good that Serena is so determined. I support her wholeheartedly. As long as Grand Princess Eleanor is willing to recommend her to Lady Helen, and she can marry into the Hell Monarch’s household, it will be the best match. I will support her fully.”

Serena had stopped crying, and now looked at Barrett with a challenging glare.

Barrett shook his head. “It’s impossible. The Hell Monarch won’t be interested in her.”

Rebecca, clearly having considered this carefully, responded, “Don’t be so quick to diminish others to make yourself feel better. If the Hell Monarch can be interested in a discarded woman, why wouldn’t he be interested in the legitimate daughter of the Warren family?

“I raised your sister personally. Despite her sometimes spoiled demeanor at home, the public sees her as graceful and dignified. Moreover, if she wins Lady Helen’s favor, the Hell Monarch will have to heed his mother’s advice if he wants to remain a good son.”

Seeing the near obsession in his mother’s and sister’s expressions, Barrett chose to remain silent.

Whether or not Serena could enter the Hell Monarch’s household was neither a good nor bad matter. At most, if she was deceived by Jessica and learned her lesson, Serena might become more astute and not foolishly seek to marry royalty.

Already overwhelmed with his own troubles, Barrett had no desire to deal with their issues.

The first thing Helen did after settling in was to send out numerous invitations. She invited various ladies from both inside and outside the palace, along with their children, to come for a tea party and enjoy the beautiful sight of snow falling. She also extended invitations to all the concubines of the late king.

Now, those concubines had either become noble or honored concubines.

What was so great about living in the inner palace? Living with her son was a true blessing. Although her status as an honored concubine couldn’t match that of noble concubines like Dakota and Josephine, Helen considered herself fortunate and wanted to make sure everyone saw just how content she was