Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 758

After Fiona finished speaking, she suddenly covered her mouth for a moment, looking at Carissa in terror.

"Did you just say that girl died three years after entering Harmony Palace? She had her fingers and toes chopped off? Heavens, how could that happen? What did she do wrong? I thought she came from a decent family and had good character, which is why I sent her to Grand Princess Eleanor. What could she have possibly done to deserve that?"

"She erred by being seen by you," Carissa said.

"What?" Fiona's face registered shock and innocence. "I truly didn't expect this. I had good intentions. I thought the Marquis of Grovehill's family was a noble household. Even if the girl was just a concubine, it would be better than marrying a commoner."

Carissa replied coldly, "Are you saying you didn't know she would end up staying at Harmony Palace instead of Grovehill Estate? That's quite the convenient excuse."

Fiona hurriedly explained, "I really didn't know! After all, Lord Henry doesn't live in Harmony Palace. I thought that since he lived at Grovehill Estate, his concubines would also stay there. I truly don't understand why Grand Princess Eleanor treated her that way."

Molly usually wouldn't defend Fiona, but she felt a wave of crisis this time as Carissa aggressively pursued the matter. For the first time, Molly stepped in to help Fiona.

"I believe Lady Fiona is a good person, Commander Sinclair. She only wanted to give Lady Wendy a better life."

Carissa's expression remained icy. "A good person, you say? So, did Lady Wendy go of her own accord, or did you deceive her into coming with you?"

Fiona replied, "She came of her own accord. I told her to come to the capital to be one of Lord Henry's concubines. Both she and her family agreed, and I even provided a dowry for her. Her family added dowry items as well. You can verify this."

Carissa said, "We will certainly investigate."

"Go ahead and investigate all you want. Her family agreed to everything," Fiona declared, showing no signs of guilt.

Carissa looked at her steadily for a long moment until Fiona averted her eyes, revealing a flicker of fear.

Finally, Carissa said, "Alright, we'll leave it at that for today. If we think of anything else we need your assistance with, we'll come back."