The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Dylan and the others wanted to keep an eye on Eliza, but she refused to let them

in.

With a loud bang, she slammed the door shut and quickly stashed all her belongings into her pocket farm.

If Dylan and the rest weren't standing right outside, she would've gone to her mother's room.

Though her mother had passed years ago, the room was still kept spotless, cleaned daily-arranged by her father.

Before everything had changed, Eliza had never doubted Gabriel and Sophie's relationship. She believed her father's claim that Sophie was merely the daughter of a benefactor he had taken in out of gratitude.

It wasn't until Luter-when Sophie gloated to her face-that she realized the truth. Sophie wasn't the child of some benefactor. She was Gabriel's daughter. His daughter with another woman-his first love.

What infuriated Eliza most wasn't the betrayal itself-it was being the last to know.

Her brothers had known long before she did. Yes, none of them had defended their mother. Instead, they showered Sophie with even more

affection

very single member of the

So Eliza hated them. She hated every single

never forgive them.

of the Stonor family. She would never fo

“Eliza, open the door! If you don't. I'm kicking it down!" Dylan bellowed from outside

gently coaxed, "Dylan, don't be so rash. Eliza might be

for what? She's obviously

off and become a nun without even talking to us Erst-how selfish can she be?"

Father gets back, he'll talk s some sense into her," Sophie said sweedy, her voice full of

to Eliza. Given what she had done, she'd be lucky

no one corrected Sophie. They saw her as too young, Too naive to understand the full weight of the

closed door, nodded. "Sophie's right. We'll stay here and let Father

seemed to know what was

impatiently. "Dylan, Matthew, Sophie-I'm not feeling well. I'll head

etched across her delicate face. Anthony, are you alright? Is it

smile. "It's fine.

was just for show. Fortunately, Anthony was

Rest well. I'll

felt a little better. Having such a thoughtful and caring sister is a blessing, he thought. 'She's so

an impassive expression, he turned and walked

had stayed by his bedside for three days and nights when

leave, the corners of her lips twitching

a little. As long as I have

figure out how Eliza had convinced the king.

sparing them a glance,

slip past them, quickly blocked her path. "Hold it right there! Where do you think you're

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he could finish, Eliza shoved him aside

hell do you think you

thought Dylan truly looked like an idiot. Without looking back, she replied,

her. "Eliza, have you lost your damn mind?

my mind to insult you? Eliza cut him off her tone