Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 744

As Carissa listened to Florence's words, the rage inside her nearly consumed her.

It was the details of everything that had happened that truly shattered one's heart.

Carissa fought to keep her anger in check and not let it show. She pretended to be unaffected as she listened calmly and rationally. The more Florence revealed, the more Carissa would have to use as evidence. When the time came to interrogate Eleanor, be it for the charge of treason or the crimes against those women, all of this would seal the grand princess' fate.

"I know there's no way Grand Princess Eleanor can escape what's coming now." Florence sighed. "But she used to be such a lively, cheerful girl. She was so noble, and she had the world at her feet. She could've had any man in the kingdom, so many of them would've lined up for her.

"And yet, she fell in love at first sight with General Sinclair, a mere military man. Of all people, it had to be him, who didn't even care for her... At first, all I wanted was to make her happy."

Lost in her memories, Florence no longer cared whom she was speaking to. She had kept these feelings bottled up for so long. Now that she was old, her heart had softened. The things she had once done without hesitation now chilled her to the bone when she thought back on them.

Her words were disjointed and came out in no particular order. It was as if she were merely voicing whatever came to mind.

"As long as she was happy, nothing else mattered. She was a princess—she could do whatever she wanted. She cursed King Augustus and blamed him for destroying her chance at happiness. He had once adored her more than anything, but the year she begged him for a royal edict to marry General Sinclair, he refused. She knelt before him from dawn until dusk, and from dusk until dawn the next day, but still, he wouldn't relent. He was so cruel.

"When Lady Chloe was still alive, King Augustus would give Grand Princess Eleanor anything she wanted. And what was General Sinclair compared to that? There are so many men in the world who are skilled in martial arts, not just him.