The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 169

Chapter 169

"It really is a strong possibility. Anthony said slowly, coughing weakly twice before he spoke.

Benedict blinked, clearly caught off guard. He frowned, puzzled. "Who would have the guts to kidnap Sophie?

And more than that, Sophie had gone missing inside the Duke's estate. Not just anyone would dare pull off a kidnapping there. Honestly, there were barely a handful of people in all of Hasen City who would even think about trying.

Anthony's voice was calm, almost indifferent. "Half a month ago, someone showed up with the Black Flag and stormed the Duke's estate. That happened, didn't it?" Clearly, he was talking about Nolan.

But Gabriel shook his head. "It wasn't him."

Anthony gave a mirthless laugh. "And how can you be so sure, Father?"

to capture Sophie, he would've come straight to our doorstep. Half a month ago, he openly searched the Duke's estate. And before that, he barged in, all under the excuse of solving that case at the

might have been at odds with Nolan for a long time, but that also meant he understood exactly how the man operated. Nolan did not hide behind shadows. Gabriel was convinced Nolan would

this.

if you say it wasn't him, then I guess it wasn't, Anthony muttered under his breath

disrespectful, and Benedict frowned again, this time visibly irritated. "Anthony, watch yourself. Don't take

his fault, then whose fault was it! He's the Duke, isn't he? Since when do outsiders get to run our

directly, no matter how many men Nolan brought, he wouldn't dare to do anything. We're not the kind of people anyone can just walk all over, okay? Do you think His Majesty

choking on his own rage, pouring out all the fury

the cup from the table and hurled it to the floor right at Anthony's feet. Water splashed across the tiles. Porcelain shattered and scattered

ice cold, his voice laced with menace. That's how you talk to

Anthony didn't mean it like that, Benedict quickly stepped in, not expecting Gabriel to explode like that, especially not at Anthony, who had always been fragile

been more lenient with Anthony, ever since they were young, because of his poor health. Rarely did he lash out at him

calm things down. "All right, Anthony, apologize to Father. We're all anxious about Sophie.