Her Graceful War Song novel Chapter 1385

Oliver's situation caught Carissa off guard. She had assumed he would have taken trusted allies with him, at least people capable of keeping themselves hidden for two or three years.

Who would have thought he would be robbed halfway through, losing everything, including the mistress he doted on, who ended up abandoning him? In that moment, did he regret his reckless choices?

To think that, at his age, he still believed in true love. He even dared to cast aside the wife who had worked tirelessly for over ten years to care for him, only to be discarded himself. Perhaps that was his karmic punishment.

But his punishment didn't end there.

Knowing Celeste's temperament, Carissa imagined that she had likely humiliated Oliver when she left, just as she had once done to Samuel. Celeste used her beauty as a tool but despised the men who coveted it.

Carissa didn't think Oliver would stay in Stonebridge County. Given his fugitive status, he couldn't risk revealing his true identity, and he certainly wouldn't stay in one place for too long. He would be forced to hide, and he still had a child with him.

Carissa wondered—when he had nowhere else to turn, would he try sneaking back into the capital?

Despite Oliver's foolishness, he wasn't entirely stupid. He knew the most dangerous place was often the safest. As a military official, he likely had the means to forge a fake identity. If he came back to the city with his child and changed his appearance, the guards at the gates might never recognize him.

With that thought in mind, Carissa ordered Max to keep an eye out for men traveling with a child. She then went to Skye Embroidery to see Zoey and tell her of this possibility, so the latter could keep an ear out as well.

If reporting Oliver could earn them some credit, it would be a huge benefit for Zoey and her entire family. Still, there was concern that someone might soften their stance. After all, a mother might forgive her child's catastrophic mistakes with just a few pleas and some tears.

Zoey frowned after hearing about Oliver's situation. From what she knew of her husband, he wasn't the type of man who would be a good dad. When he was desperate, he wouldn't want the burden of a child. Especially when he needed to stay on the move, a child would only slow him down. He would likely abandon the child without a second thought.

"He may not even bring the child with him," Zoey mused. "So, we can't just focus on men with children."

Carissa blinked, surprised. "You mean he might leave the child behind?"