Chapter 62

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Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Gasps of surprise rippled through the crowd.

People glanced at Eliza, then at Adeline, who was furious, curiosity flickering in their eyes. Was what Eliza said true or false they wondered

Dylan and Matthew, in particular, were unsettled. After all, Eliza's mother was also their mother.

"Why did Mother never mention this to us, yet Eliza knows? they wondered.

Of course, they h

ever hear about it.

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Eliza either.

Before time aveling, Eliza had suffered yet another injustice because of Sophie in the Stonor family. She had secretly hidden away in her mother's room, seeking solace. That was when she accidentally discovered a small notebook her mother had left behind.

Upon opening it, she realized it was a personal journal where her mother had recorded her deepest thoughts

Through those pages, Eliza learned about how the Stonor family and the Padilla family had forced her mother to arrange a marriage for Adeline, She also uncovered her father Gabriel's greatest secret

At that moment, Eliza finally understood why her father had brought Sophie into the Stonor family and why he had stopped loving Eliza.

Eliza clenched her fists tightly, her expression devoid of emotion. "If you do not believe me, Adeline, then summon Lord Dale and ask him yourself. You will know soon enough whether I am lying"

A flicker of panic twisted Adeline's face. This wretched girl should have died along with that ghost of a mother. Keeping her alive is nothing but a curse. And now she dares to threaten me? she seethed.

"You sharp-tongued brat! Let me teach you a lesson!" Adeline stormed forward, raising her hand to slap Eliza

rushed to shield her.

palm landed squarely on

Even Adeline was stunned.

never expected

was not trying to hit

clenched. "Aunt Adeline, but the one

her head, her voice cold. "I am not

you hear that? She said she is not

"She is," Dylan insisted.

I know that now. But please, o we stop fighting Come back with me, or else

off harshly. She took a

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briefest moment, slir had wavered hotnens, her heart

that I am not your

raised a hand to her chest, her

Dylan's pupils constricted.

That look. I just do not understand. Why

like this? Does she truly hate

with struggle. Eliza, do you know

to

does it matter if I

thought. But someone was determined to make her hear

tugged on Dylan's sleeve, her seemingly innocent and gentle face painted with concern and sympathy. "Dylan, it is all right. If this is

announce her victory. Dylan patted her head, his heart softening. Sophie is so kind. But Eliza-

Eliza's cold and indifferent

erased your name from the family tree. But because you have repeatedly disappointed him, and to prevent you from bringing further disgrace to the Stonor family, he sent us here to deliver one

is revoked. Whatever you do, you will have no further ties to the Stonor family,

suddenly grip her heart as if a thousand-year-old mountain of snow had collapsed within her. Despite having anticipated this, she never imagined that Gabriel would be so

wanted?" Adeline mocked, her voice dripping with schadenfreude, 'From now on, you will truly just be

had delivered the message, couldn't help but show a hint of provocation in her eyes.

is exactly what I wanted." Eliza

stubbornly forced to become a nun. Now, it's even better; my surname's stripped away. Everything's been severed cleanly. This way, I won't have any doubts in the

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