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"

stared into Eliza's frost-laced eyes and-for the first time-she

did she finally understand. Eliza's hatred for the Stonor family ran bone-deep. She meant it when she renounced them. She meant it when she chose to

Eliza

Even up until today, she'd bel would eventually come back-because who would really walk away from a title like

eyes-once filled with silent

say that... Her voice trembled. "You're still my brother's

doesn't."

escaped Eliza's lips. "Oh, Adeline. Everything

the same rooms. "Enough, enough. I'm going to see Sophie. If you're

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Chapter 229

if Gabriel hadn't ordered her here, the would ve fled

nothing. She

when heavy, steady footsteps echoed

up-only to nearly

Blood! There's so

but hadn't been seen since. Now, here he was-covered head to toe in blood. It soaked his hands,

he'd just stepped out of a

he casually wiped his bloodied hands with a white handkerchief. The cloth turned crimson

glanced at Adeline. That one look-from a man who'd taken lives more times than he could court-didn't even need acting. His eyes

tossed the blood-soaked

Adeline screamed.

over her own dress and falling hard to

clattered across

The Prince Regent-he he's killed someone!" she

were already scattering, shrieking in all directions. No one even thought of helping her

feet, turned, and tried

her by the arm. "Leaving so

Adeline sobbed, thrashing. "Forget Sophie-I'm not going