Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Eliza gritted her teeth, her fists clenched tight, as each lash hit her fragile body. The pain sliced through her, cach strike leaving its mark

She braced herself, her fragile body taking each lash that came down like a thunderstorm, the sharp sting of each blow cutting through her.

Benedict loomed over her, showing no mercy as his whip cracked across her back again and again, as if trying to crush every bone in her body.

Eliza fel the pain, raw and brutal, but it paled in comparison to the deep ache in her heart.

The whip didn't break her spirit. Instead, it fueled the fire of anger and hatred burning within her.

Even if it costs me my life, I won't let Sophie and the entire Stonor family get away with this she swore silently.

By the time Benedict struck the final blow, Eliza's back was nothing but a mess of blood and flesh, her once-pure robes stained red.

Benedict stared at the blood dripping from the whip, then glanced at Eliza, who had endured every single strike without a single word or flinch, standing tall through it all.

he tossed the whip actions here." before leaving the chapel with the servant trailing

plo a

scowled, and said,

Eliza, her face as white as death, could no longer keep herself upright.

Eliza finally regained consciousness, the sky outside was already

floor, abandoned, with nothing but a bowl of cold

the food. Taking advantage of the fact

thought, she entered the pocket farm

some herbs to stop the bleeding, but the moment she stepped inside, she

"Ugh

hit her open wounds, sending a sharp pain that nearly made her

hell" Eliza hissed, scrambling out of the stream. She ripped off a piece of her corn clothes

started to heal. It wasn't fully closed,

and gently touched the spot, just to

hadn't expected something as simple as

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