The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 229

Chapter 229 Chapter 229

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Just as Adeline was frantically shaking her head, trying to deny everything and distance herself from the situation, Eliza's hand whipped through the air and landed hard across her cheek

The blow sent Adeline's makeup streaking and left her face burning red.

Clutching her cheek, she snapped her head us and glared at Eliza. "Are you insane?! This is the Imperial Palace-how dare you hit me again?!"

Eliza stared at her coldly, hatred burning in her eyes. "Don't say here. Even if the King and the Empress Dowager were standing right in front of us, this slap would still land on your face?

"You got everything you ever wanted, didn't you, Adeline? You married Mr. Nevill, lived a comfortable, high-and-mighty life for over a decade. But in all that time, have you ever once remembered the kindness my mother showed you? Ever once thought of her sacrifice?"

Adeline opened her mouth, trying to retort-but not a single word came out.

Eliza stared at her, bitterly disappointed. "So it's true. My mother really was blind to trust you."

The look in her eyes said the rest: ungrateful wretch.

Adeline was instantly enraged. "Ungrateful I never hurt her! I just didn't like her, is that a crime? She married my brother, and I was supposed to like her just because of that?"

Eliza's voice dropped, biting. "You didn't like my mother? Then why did you go begging her for help? She helped you, and you turned around and hated her for it? You brought her name up for years with nothing but venom. Tell me, Adeline- what right do you have to hate her? If anyone had a right to hate, it was her."

Her voice sharpened. "If she hadn't married your cold-blooded brother for the family's sake, she wouldn't have died under the weight of your schemes and those filthy calculations."

"What schemes? What are you even talking about Adeline looked at her like she'd gone mad. "You're talking nonsense!"

She hissed, "Don't forget, my brother is your father. If your mother hadn't married him, you wouldn't even exist"

"I'd rather have died, Eliza snapped, her voice like a knife. "If I had a choice, I would rather have died than be born Gabriel's daughter"

up. She stared into Eliza's frost-laced eyes and-for the first

for the Stonor family ran bone-deep. She meant it when she renounced them. She meant it when she chose to become a nun just

Eliza

along, Adeline had dismissed it as an attention-seeking stunt, a spat with Sophie. Even up until today, she'd bel would eventually come back-because who would really walk away from a title like Stonor family heiress just to

into those eyes-once filled with silent deference, now cold

voice trembled. "You're still my brother's daughter. Even if everything

doesn't."

lips. "Oh, Adeline.

enough. I'm going to see Sophie. If you're not coming, then

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Chapter 229

Honestly, if Gabriel hadn't ordered

nothing. She simply

steady

up-only

Blood! There's so much

but hadn't been seen since. Now, here he was-covered head to

he'd just stepped out of a murder

as he walked forward, he casually wiped his bloodied hands with

lives more times than he could court-didn't even need acting. His eyes were

he tossed the blood-soaked handkerchief straight at

Adeline screamed.

tripping over her own

clattered across the

he's killed someone!"

scattering, shrieking in all directions. No one

scrambled to her feet, turned, and tried to

caught her by the arm. "Leaving so

of me!" Adeline sobbed, thrashing. "Forget Sophie-I'm not