The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 171

"Father, did you already have proof? Matthew asked, his expression tense

Gabriel replied coolly. "I do not have hard evidence. But Sophie did something before she disappeared".

"What was it?" Matthew and Anthony asked, puzzled.

Gabriel closed his eyes for a moment, then said, "She sent a maid to bring Isabelle to the estate"

Back then. Sophie had assumed no one would find out. But Annie, the maid she sent, was actually someone Gabriel had arranged to keep an eye on her. Naturally, he knew exactly what Sophie had done.

"Isabelle?" The name had not been mentioned in so long that even Benedict and the others were momentarily caught off guard.

Matthew was the first to remember. His brows furrowed as he asked, "You mean the girl who pushed Eliza into the water?"

Gabriel nodded. "That's the one."

Benedict's face changed at once. His eyes lit up with rage. "What was Sophie thinking? Why would she bring Isabelle here?"

Back then, Isabelle had nearly killed Eliza. If someone had not found her in time, she might have drowned.

Just thinking about it made Benedict's concern for Sophie twist into anger. His disappointment ran deep.

He had tried to understand Sophie. Her secret background was exposed in public and she poisoned Matthew in a moment of panic. Those things, however outrageous, could still be explained.

punished, confined to her quarters. But even

Matthew seemed to be struggling

happened. Sophie had already been in the household for a few days. She must have known about it. So

asked after a long pause, searching for a justification. "What if news of Sophie being punished got out, and Isabelle came on her

a glass of water, "Maybe. But either way, the two of them did meet. Not long after that,

the room fell completely silent. Everyone had picked up on the implication. Clearly, Eliza's trip to Plutonville might not have been a

chill crept into Benedict's chest. "No wonder the governor of Plutonville insisted on Eliza being the one to preside over the ceremony. Father, who is the governor over there? Does

relative of someone from Fletcher's side,"

then did Benedict exhale slightly. As long as the connection was not with the Duke's estate, he could at least try to comfort himself that this whole

She must have been manipulated. That scheming illegitimate daughter, Isabelle, must have tricked her into going along with the plan

he tried to give Sophie the benefit of the doubt, the more

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Eliza he wondered. Plutonville

had been pushed into going because she was Bortenland's Holy Lady. With a title like that, she never

people would have flooded the streets with accusations, calling her heartless, unworthy of being the Holy Lady.

more his heart ached. "Sophie really went too far he said bitterly. "How

felt that since Eliza was unharmed, there was no point digging up

Benedict snapped, shooting his brother a

replied with a cold snort. "But she

his temples. This whole thing reeks of Isabelle's handiwork. She's the only one

something so underhanded. Sophie must've been tricked