The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Before this, due to her significant blood loss, Eliza had barely been able to stand in the Imperial Palace for more than a moment.

As she left, dizziness overtook her. Despite this, she gritted her teeth and forced herself to maintain composure in front of the King, planning to rest once she boarded her carriage.

But the moment she stepped outside the palace, everything went black. Unable to see ahead, she collided with someone.

She was caught just in time. Eliza bit down on her tongue hard, the sharp pain snapping her back to her senses. As she looked up, her heart skipped a beat.

The man who had caught her had a striking, coldly handsome face, but it was his silver hair that immediately gave him away.

Everyone in Bortenland knew that hair-it belonged to the notorious and ruthless warrior, the Prince Regent, Nolan.

"My deepest apologies for my lapse in manners, Your Highness Eliza quickly straightened and gave a respectful bow.

uneasy wasn't his fearsome reputation-after all, Bortenland

him detesting women getting too

as gifts, but by the next day, they were all found dead, their hands severed.

these rumors might not be entirely true, Eliza wasn't about to take

pay much attention to her. He only gave her a brief glance, then

trac-he really does hate women. Next time, I'll make sure to keep my

turned around and

run into and asked,

Stonor?" Nolan repeated,

only just returned from years of warfare and wasn't familiar with people in the capital, explained, "She's the legitimate daughter

an eyebrow. "Ah,

chuckled and waved a hand. "Not anymore. The Dukes new

was common knowledge in Hasen that six months ago, the Duke of Mowbay had brought a daughter back from somewhere, claiming she was the daughter of

see the resemblance between her and the Duke. Everyone was thinking. Abenefactor's daughter? Please. If she weren't his own, how could they look