The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 170

Chapter 170

Anthony snorted again. He was not just angry with Gabriel 1e was holding a grudge against Matthew, too. The only reason Anthony hadn't called Matthew out earlier was that Sophie had already given Matthew a hard enough time

But now, hearing those words from Matthew's mouth, Benedict, who had been the only one trying to play peacekeepert whole time, finally frowned. That's not fair. Eliza didn't do anything wrong. Why are you dragging her into this?" he asked. clearly displeased.

Matthew and Anthony were both stummed. They had not expected Benedict to will be defending Eliza after everything

"Benedict, you do realize she drugged me, right?" Matthew asked, voice low. "She used poison to control me."

Benedict let out a long sigh. "Maybe she did. But did either of you ever stop to think? If you two hadn't plotted against her in the first place, if you hadn't snuck into Saint Grace Nummery and drugged her trying to force her to come back, do you really think she would have gone that far?

Neither Matthew nor Anthony had a response. They had never really thought that it was their fault since it all started.

Especially Anthony, he still held a deep grudge against Eliza. She had made him a mute and a cripple for almost an entire month. He could not speak and could barely move.

Every single day during that time had been torment. The helplessness and the frustration dragged Anthony right back to the darkest days of his life, to that night he burned with fever and nearly died.

he felt for Eliza ran so deep that there were

I won't deny that," Anthony said bitterly. "But we never meant to hurt her. And even if we crossed the line, why take it out on Sophie? What

any longer. His voice rose, edged with

before. Gabriel's evasive silence had confirmed it. Now that it was out

open.

could not

had still been unconscious during that tense conversation

face darkened. "Ask her yourself,

firmly on Eliza's side. From beginning to end, he was the only one who truly understood what had gone on behind the

his eyes

since you've all made your positions clear, let's get back

that conversation on any further. "Even if Eliza had nothing to do with how this started, I now

face instantly turned cold. He thought his father was being completely

it finally hit him. No matter what happened in this house, everyone's first instinct

had led people

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