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.

wasn't his fearsome reputation-after all, Bortenland owed its peace to his power and military

heard rumors about him detesting women getting too close to

city, officials had sent him several women as gifts, but by the next day, they were all found

entirely true, Eliza wasn't about to take

Prince Regent didn't seems to pay much attention to her. He only gave her a brief glance, then withdrew his hand and walked past her into the study without

of relief. It's trac-he really does hate women. Next time,

around and looked at her. His

understood who Nolan had run into and asked,

Nolan repeated,

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

eyebrow. "Ah, so she's

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

that six months ago, the Duke of Mowbay had brought a daughter back

everyone with eyes could see the resemblance between her and the Duke. Everyone was thinking. Abenefactor's daughter? Please. If