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

spiked, his face turning

snap when another voice cut in. "Uncle Gabriel, I know why

turned to Caleb. They had assumed he'd left, but he

who had mocked her on

feeling creeping in. The look on Caleb's face

after the coming of age ceremony to beg the king to let

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

Caleb looked gnug, as if he'd seen right through her. "Then explain this-why did you go to the king the very next day after I called

She hadn't wanted to spend another second with the Stonor family, so

thinking she was just being stubborn. Then how do you explain going to sure Cameron and the others saw you kneeling your way up the mountain? Wasn't that all part

looked stunned "You went that far

Mount Westin and making

"It's all my fault. If I had just agreed to Eliza's request that night, she wouldn t have gone to

had the intended effect. The

huh? Don't you have

regretted it so much, why

have just talked to

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feally necessary over

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Chapter 27

turns scolding her, their voices

to help Eliza by passing on the truth, stood there dumbfounded. They hadn't expected their words to result

Stonor brothers surround Eliza, pointing fingers and lecturing her while she stood unnervingly calm, they felt an unexpected

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