The drawing room was filled with a tense silence as Lyra and Stefano sat across from each other, their expressions serious and focused. Alaric sat beside his mother, his young face filled with determination as he listened to the conversation unfolding before him.
Lyra took a deep breath, her eyes meeting Stefano's gaze steadily as she began to speak. "Lord Bennet," she said, her voice filled with conviction. "I believe that Jasper is in the wrong for forcing to grab and take Rosalind. She was well within her rights to fight back, to defend herself from his advances. I ask you to drop this matter, to let it go and not take it to court."
