Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1187

Back at the Quinton family's residence, Malcolm summoned the members of the fourth branch and unleashed his

fury upon them.

"Malcolm, we were only following Her Majesty's wishes," Vera said, looking aggrieved. "I had planned to propose

the third son of the Marquis of Glandale for Jocelyn's marriage, but Her Majesty insisted that we needed military

support." She revealed the situation where Kylie had nearly arranged the marriage between Jocelyn and Thomas

but had been stopped by Victoria.

Her voice grew sharper, adding, "The Farrell family is too proud, don't you think? Do they think a Quinton family

daughter isn't worthy of their son? They're looking down on us!"

"Why should the Farrell family think highly of the Quinton family?" Malcolm retorted sharply. "Have we ever

considered the Farrell family's stature in the slight?"

Malcolm realized that somehow, his family had begun to expect respect and deference from everyone, as though

they were untouchable.

The fear began to settle in.

Without realizing it, the Quinton family had becpowerful in everyone's eyes, and the people in the Quinton

family thought the same. Why did they think this? Naturally, it was because others had been supporting them.

Vera fell silent for a moment, her thoughts clearly swirling before she said, "But we are the Quinton family."

Shaken by this realization, Malcolm called a meeting with the entire family. He addressed them sternly,

instructing them to be mindful of their actions and speech.

"We must avoid arrogance and presumptuousness," he commanded. "Be humble, be discreet, and never

associate with those who might bring scandal upon us. We cannot afford the appearance of forming factions

within the family or making private alliances for personal gain."

As for Malcolm's affair, it was only discussed among the women in the family. The men talked about how it

shouldn't have happened, but in their hearts, they understood. Yes, men always tended to understand when

other men made such mistakes because they didn't consider it a mistake in the first place.

So, the people in the family would follow his words today.

Malcolm felt especially uneasy. Before Connor showed any signs of being clumsy or arrogant, he thought there

was no need to plan anything for him. Connor was the future king, and that position would always be his.

But Connor's mediocrity gradually becmore apparent. It turned out that not only was he mediocre, but his

character and morals were lacking as well. Salvador clearly knew this, so any attempts to schfor Connor's

benefit at this point would only make the king suspicious.

Fortunately, the prince was still young and could be properly guided. For now, the best course of action was to

keep a low profile, bide their time, and focus on educating him.

That, Malcolm believed, was the wisest path forward.

However, when word of the situation reached Kylie, she was displeased. She believed Malcolm had grown too

cautious. Now was the tto forge more connections, especially with military figures. The best move, in her

eyes, was to build stronger ties with the Minister of Defense, Davis. She sent a message to her father, urging him

to consider Connor's future more seriously.

Malcolm replied, calmly explaining that the prince's mediocrity was evident. His education was the only matter

of importance at this stage-nothing else should be done that might risk displeasing Salvador.

Kylie was well aware of her son's limitations. Infact, it was because she knew that she felt a sense of

urgency Connor lacked thes

to secure his position through intelleet or military prowess. He would only hold onto his place through the

support of the older generation of officials.

Kylie could feel the urgency of the situation. Why didn't Malcolm feel the same? How could the Quinton family

not feel it?

If Connor was not appointed as the crown prince, she feared that the Quinton family would fall from favor.

Kylie thought her father was short-sighted, only seeing the current power of the Quinton family and not

considering what would happen later.

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"Then, let her be," Kylie said sharply.

"If she can't marry General Farrell, there is no need forto care about her. None of my relatives are of any

help. They seem to be making alliances with noble families, but they're all focused on their own households and

are unwilling to

support Connor."

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multiple times, but Adelaide found a

way to avoid her summons each

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