The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 249

Chapter 249

Matthew sat by the bed voice full of concern as be gently coaxed her. It's all right now. Sophie. You're home. No one's going

to hurt you again"

Sophie was still curled up eyes swollen and dazed from crying, clutching Anthony arm like it was her last lifeline. She turned to Matthew with a choked voice, trembling as the asked. "Really Tm I'm really home now? I don't ever have to go back to the palace again

"That's right. Don't worry," Matthew rushed to reassure her "The King said it himself—you won't be chosen as a consort"

But what he didn't dare tell her was the exact wording of the King's decree-

Sophie is unruly, uneducated, and utterly unfit for palace life. She lacks the grace and wisdom required of a consort

The King's words had already spread across Hasen City like wildfire. The part that truly made Sophie infamous was the phrase “utterly unfit to be a consort”

It didn't just kill any chance of her returning to the palace- crushed all hope for a respectable manage. With those eight words alone, what noble family would ever dare bring her through their doors

Matthew gritted his teeth. "The King was too cruel

Anthony was livid. "Who does he think he is Just because he doesn't want Sophie doesn't mean he has to ruin her future!

Both brothers were fuming. When they brought Sophie back from the palace, they had practically carried her in-pale. disoriented, and whimpering in pain. The fury in their hearts nearly made them spit blood

Gabriel slammed a palm onto the deck, his face like thunder. "He did it because he's the King. That's all the reason he needs. Matthew snapped. "But the King's never humiliated the Stonor family like this before. What-just because of the Prince Regent, he thinks he can walk all over you now

Gabriel's voice tumed cold. "He holds command over hundreds of thousands of troops. What do you think?"

"Nolan has enough power to stage a rebellion if he wanted to. But no-he insists on playing the loyal guard dog." He laughed bitterly. "It's pathetic"

If only his martial talent had matched his ancestors. Gabriel believed the military authority of Bortenland would be his by now. That throne wouldn't be held by some half-grown boy-and today's humiliation would never have happened.

Now, with Sophie lying there, groaning that her whole body hurt barely in her right mind... Matthew and Anthony had half a mind to tell their father to just rebel and be done with it.

cut in coldly. "Don't be

speak-Anthony laid it all out with ruthless clarity. "You want to expose them?

looked bad, yes-but there wasn't a single visible wound on her. No scars, no bruises. Nothing that could hold up under

Anthony said grimly. "Even if

first sight-only to quietly hand Sophie over to the Empress Dowager's care. Even if evidence surfaced, the

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what? The King

95%

the Empress Dowager-who had personally supported the young King's rise-was

the Prince Regent, they'd still claw their way into the palace for a shot at

to blow this up. Not only would

that best of

this all started

now, it wouldn't be long before the entire city learned that

the illegitimate daughter had unearthed the

wasn't

protect Sophie, they had to bury

Hasen City is no longer an option. We'll look outside-there are still wealthy districts elsewhere. I'll find

before the last word had even settled in the room,

of Hasen City? To marry a

he out of his

Outside was just dust and peasants, What did prosperous towns' even mean?

Hasen City Civilians?

commoners? He wants me to marry

sheets. She was Lady Sophie of the Stonor family. Even if she couldn't become Empress, she could still be a noble lady in Hasen City-still live in

the official heir-if only he would name

There were

needed was the title, and they'd fall over themselves

wouldn't. He

much she tried, her mother had never been