The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Chapter 236

Chapter 236

"Eliza, I don't recall ever offending you that badly... did 12" Anthony looked at her for a long moment before cautiously. speaking.

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Eliza's tone was cool, her gaze edged with mockery. "Anthony, did you already forget what you just said? If you truly believed you hadn't wronged me, why would you come all the way here to apologize and beg for forgiveness? Sounds a little contradictory, don't you think?"

Anthony narrowed his eyes and replied, "When you suddenly became a nun, Father, Sophie, and Benedict were all worried sick. As your brother, naturally I was worried too. I only used a bit of trickery to bring you back to the Stonor family-and now that I think about it, it might've been too much. That's why I came to apologize."

"A bit of trickery!" Eliza laughed, incredulous. "If you really saw me as your sister, you wouldn't have used that kind of trickery on me."

"It was just some powder to make you more obedient," Anthony said, utterly unrepentant. "It wasn't poison. I didn't try to kill you. You're overreacting. And besides, didn't you already get your revenge?"

Eliza didn't even dignify that with a reply. Instead, she turned her head slightly. Tina."

At her call, a shadow appeared behind Anthony before he could react. Eliza's voice rang out, calm and chilling:

"Strip her. Let Mr. Bradford have a good look."

"Yes," Tina answered coolly, already drawing her blade.

"Stop her!" Gabriel snapped, lunging forward and dragging his son away just in time.

Though Anthony narrowly avoided losing any limbs, Tina's blade still grazed his arm-leaving a deep slash and sending a jolt of cold panic through him. His already pale face turned ghost-white.

Gabriel gritted his teeth. "Are you insane, Eliza? This is the front gate of Saint Grace Nunnery, your sacred place of ordination! You dare spill blood here and desecrate the holy ground?"

was sharp as ice. The sanctity of Saint Grace was already defiled the moment the likes of you came

cruel smile on her lips. "And you? Why so scared? It was just a little trick to make you behave-wasn't that what you called it? It's not like you're dead. Who knows, maybe you'll get your revenge someday too." Her words hit harder than Tina's sword.

watch me waste time arguing with Anthony," she said,

son to stand still, then looked at Eliza and said. "Yesterday's little performance may have landed me a fall in court, but I'm guessing that only served Nolan's interests. So

the strings, not realizing it was

smiled. "Of course we can talk. But since you came knocking on my door, shouldn't

narrowed, something cold flashing in

every time I see you, you're less and less like the

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didn't even blink. To not your daughter annore fuit

wasn't normal. Not

tart like ones

He crad exactly, only the look on her face-bright,

been so innocent

remember what it was

a stranger. His mind snapped back to that moment. "That day-before your coming-of-age ceremony-you made something for

was?

stared at him for a

she wasn't going to answer, she gave a soft chuckle and said dismissively, "No idea. If I forgot, then

serious, then leave. I've got herbs to sort. scriptures to copy, and Nolan's

shaken.

three conditions. First, release Sophie from the palace unharmed.

"One-we can discuss Two-impossible. What rumors? Everything that's been said is true. And three-forget it. We talk about the first point, or we don't talk

his eyes dark