The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 185

Chapter 185

She tossed the insult over her shoulder and walked up to the gate.

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"Your Grace," the guards greeted her with a respectful bow. No one tried to stop her. They simply stepped aside and let her

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Isabelle stood frozen on the steps outside, watching Eliza disappear into the manor like she belonged there.

"What now, my lady?" her maid asked nervously. "Eliza clearly has a close relationship with His Highness. If you plan to go against her, it won't be easy."

Isabelle narrowed her eyes. "It's fine. I have my ways."

She gave a soft, eerie smile, turned on her heel, and climbed back into her carriage. "Take me home," she ordered.

Not long after, outside the Henderson estate study. "Father."

in," said Fletcher Henderson, not even looking

scratched against paper as

A man who saw power

the winter she was nearly frozen to death in the back courtyard. The main wife and her daughters bullied and neglected her. No one cared-until she

Everything changed after that.

the same people who mistreated her started to fear her. Even Fletcher, the father she hadn't seen in over ten years, finally summoned her and praised her

do: flatter Eliza, cling to

close to Eliza, her status in the Henderson family would remain

she did stay close. That one act of kindness earned her a place by Eliza's side. She became her confidante, her shadow, her "best friend"-because that's

anyone else-it was just the two of them, inseparable. Of course they were best friends. At least, that's what Isabelle had always believed. She'd even

changed that day. The day their unshakable

right-by that wretched woman

wretched little brat showed up and ruined everything.

to say, "So you're Isabelle? Thank you for saving my best friend.

was so soft, so

She even thanked Isabelle.

realized what

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