The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 239

hapter 239

"Getting married?" Eliza blinked, caught off guand.

Isabelle smiled lightly. "Yes, my father arranged in to marry the nephew of Governor Jenson-you know, the distant cousin of the Henderson family."

Eliza frowned slightly. "If it's a marriage.. why isn't someone coming to escort you?"

Isabelle's lips curled with a soft sneer. "You're adorable. I'm not going as a wife, Liza-just a concubine. Why would they. bother with trumpets and silk banners for that?"

At those words, Eliza fell silent.

Isabelle shrugged, her voice light as ever. "Don't feel bad for me. I am the Chancellor's daughter, after all. Even as a concubine, they wouldn't dare mistreat

me."

Eliza turned her head voice cold. "Who said I feel bad for you? We're not that close."

A flash of hurt crossed Isabelle's face. "Fine. Maybe I was being sentimental. But..... Plutonville is a long way off, and my father didn't send anyone to escort me. So, Liza, for old time's sake-could you let my carriage travel with yours for a while? I swear, if you're not comfortable, I'll stay inside the whole time. You won't even see me."

She looked at Eliza with eyes full of silent pleading. She looked so pitiful, even Aria whispered worriedly behind her,

Eliza, however, didn't even flinch. "Isabelle, stop clinging to the past. There's nothing left between us."

She pressed her lips together, then turned and walked off without looking back.

Watching her disappear, Aria panicked. "What do we do? If she refuses, won't we be kicked off the route?"

"Who says she refused? Isabelle replied calmly.

Aria blinked. "Didn't she just say-?"

*You don't know her, Isabelle interrupted. "If Eliza really didn't want us there, she would've kicked us out on the spot."

She said the words so coldly... but didn't drive them away.

Liza, Isabelle thoughCt as her lips curled upward, 'you're still softhearted after all

Half an hour later, the convoy was ready. The Black Flag troops had assembled, the supply wagons loaded, and the carriages set to depart.

Nolan led the way on horseback at the very front, clad in full regalia, flanked by the Black Flag guards. Eliza's carriage traveled in the center-surrounded for protection-while Isabelle's modest little carriage quietly trailed behind.

Just as she promised. Isabelle stayed out of sight,

Nolan promised, with the Black Flag escorting

carriage

traveled from sunrise

nightfall, the convoy had reached a familiar rest post-the same one

no

day, they were nearly

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Chapter 239

wood, Isabelle hadn't

an hour.

evening with only half a day's journey left, Nolan glanced at the sky and called out, “Tiene to hale West for heave and have dinner early.

travel late than

her. Let Mr. Bradford have a

Ross replied crisply and

her carriage, felt it come to

lifted the curtain-it

Eliza nodded. "Alright."

nodded and

herself instinctively glancing toward the rear of

followed her gaze, then looked back with a casual remark. "Don't worry.

the streamside and sat down. The Black Flag cooks worked fast- soon a large

flames.

meat. Eliza's remained her usual fare: plain vegetables

Nolan, however, watched her with mild exasperation. He didn't bother trying to change her

Eliza could be unreasonably stubborn sometimes, and when she made up her mind, not even

few hasty bites, then took her plate and fork

to wash

Eliza barely had time to

held out her hand mid-bite and gave him a mock-annoyed glare. "Fine,

You like washing dishes. From now on, I

every meal was "just happened to be

to call him out on

Nolan raised a brow. "I also like cooking. Want to try my cooking when we get back to Hasen

looked at

Learned it from my grandfather," he

amazing-I only learned the basics. but

stays out of the kitchen?" Eliza

no gentleman, Nolan said with a shameless shrug, flashing that handsome smile. "At