The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Eliza lowered her gaze, a bitter smile tugging at her lips. "Why Everyone knows the answer. Don't you, Father?"

Gabriel's expression darkened, “Eliza, I'll say this one last time-stop this nonsense, or I won't be so lenient this time."

"And if I don't?" Eliza lifted her head, meeting his glare without a shred of fear. "What will you do? Fifty lashes weren't enough? hundred? Or maybe just beat me to death and be done with it?"

"Eliza Dylan roared,

At the same time, Benedict quickly chimed in. "Father!"

zh! Want to make it a

Dylan couldn't believe Eliza's audacity. Fighting back at him was one thing, but standing up to their father like this was unbelievable. She must have

Though Benedict thought Eliza was out of line, he couldn't let their father go too far. "Father, punishment can wait. Right now, we need to focus on getting the king to revoke his decree," he said quickly.

Gabriel, on the verge of losing his temper, forced himself to calm down. How did I end up with such an ungrateful daughter? Is this what she got from her mother? he thought.

He scoffed. "Two days away, and suddenly you think you can do whatever you want. I don't care how you tricked the king into letting you become a nun-you're going to the palace now and begging him to take it back,

"The Stonor family won't be humiliated any further because of you,"

Eliza's response was simple. "No"

Her gaze was just as cold. "By becoming a nun, I'm cutting all ties with the Stoner family. I won't be one of you anymore. So you can stop worryin about your precious reputation"

"You" Gabriel was stunned by Eliza's audacity.

city. His fur

his face

about to snap when another voice cut in. "Uncle Gabriel, I know why Eliza's acting out like

turned to Caleb. They had assumed he'd left, but he was still there this time,

the same young nobles who

in. The look on Caleb's face told her

palace the day after the coming of age ceremony to beg the king to let her become

Eliza's expression darkened. Her teeth clenched as she spht, "Caleb, I told you

looked gnug, as if he'd seen right through her. "Then explain this-why did you go to the

wanted to spend another second with the Stonor family, so she had gone to the

wasn't convinced. He smirked, still thinking she was just being stubborn. Then how do you explain going to sure Cameron and the others saw you kneeling

stunned "You went that far for

Mount Westin and making

for a second but quickly recovered, playing along with a look of distress. "It's all my fault. If I had just agreed to Eliza's request that night,

the intended effect. The

man, huh? Don't you have

you regretted it so much, why didn't you speak

to us instead

1/2

this feally necessary over something

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Chapter 27

took turns scolding her, their

had only meant to help Eliza by passing on the truth,

surround Eliza, pointing fingers and lecturing her while she stood unnervingly calm, they felt an unexpected unease. She looked as

the Stonor family was different from what they heard. They had always been told Eliza was