The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

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Ordinary noblewomen and commoners had no access to it. Only when the Queen personally bestowed it upon someone were they allowed to use it.

Adeline, being closely connected to Gabriel and married to a powerful Marquis, was occasionally invited to the palace for tea with the Queen. Naturally, she received her fair share of royal gifts, snow cream included.

The three bottles she currently owned were part of the Queen's last reward to her.

Even Adeline her

4 been reluctant to use them, choosing instead to store them safely in the estate's vault.

But what Adeline expected was that the three bottles of snow cream, which had been stored in the estate's vault that very morning had a hisappeared by the afternoon, delivered straight to Duke's estate and placed on Sophie's vanity.

Caleb was well aware of how much his mother treasured those three boules of snow cream, but he had no choice.

A few days ago, he had carelessly said something wrong at Duke's estate, angering Sophie to the point that no amount of coaxing could cheer her up.

That gave him an idea, perhaps giving Sophie a bottle would smooth things over. And

few sweet words from her, Caleb ended up

time he realized how valuable snow cream truly was, it was far too late to

Caleb had been secretly keeping it from

to worry about? Look at your poor face, all scratched up. The more I see it, the more my heart aches," Adeline said, gently touching his swollen cheek. It is fine. Her Majesty was generous with her gifts. I will have them bring you two bottles. I only need

not a single

not dare tell

while his mother usually doted on him, once she truly lost

his father.

think of a way out, Adeline had

ordered a maid to retrieve the snow cream from the vault. Caleb had no time

the maid rushed back, panic written all over her face.

son's bed, frowned in irritation, still unaware of the seriousness of the matter. "Everything was perfectly fine just now.

"No, Mrs. Nevill, that is not what I meant.

What did you just say? Adeline's head snapped around,

is gone." The maid's face was filled with despair as

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boules are

that, Adeline's eyes rolled back, and