The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Chapter 253

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Half an hour later, Eliza and the rest resumed their journey. The road ahead was smooth, and in just two days, the convoy arrived back at Plutonville, stopping once again at the same rest point they had used before.

After dinner with Nolan, Eliza returned to her room, planning to finally get some proper sleep.

She had just laid down when she suddenly bolted upright.

"Oh my God-I completely forgot about him!"

Without another word, she rushed into her pocket farm.

It had been days since she last thought about Dylan-the poor man she'd drugged and tossed into the pocket farm's attic like some inconvenient luggage. She finally remembered.

As she stepped into the attic, she saw Dylan sitting idly inside the iron cage, so bored he was literally playing with his own fingers.

He had no way to get out, and no one to talk to. If not for the unknown potion she'd stuffed him with, which left him strangely full, he might've starved to death days ago.

At the sound of movement, Dylan immediately looked up from his corner.

When he saw Eliza approaching, his eyes lit up.

"Eliza? It's you? You're the one who locked me in here? Is this your secret base or something?"

Dylan had spent the first few days fantasizing about catching whoever locked him up and giving them a beating they wouldn't forget. But now that the culprit turned out to be Eliza, all of that indignation vanished into thin air.

She narrowed her eyes and asked coldly, "Do you remember who drugged you?"

Dylan's expression darkened instantly. "It was Anthony. I know exactly what he was trying to do."

Just because he refused to go along with their plan to manipulate Eliza, they had drugged him by force. Even though he'd run away from home, they were still brothers-nearly twenty years of blood ties-and this was how they repaid him?

Disappointment simmered in Dylan's chest like a slow-burning fire.

afraid she might think less of him because of this. “Eliza,

brief look, then turned away, her face

calm and distant, Dylan panicked. "I mean it! I know I was stupid before-listening to all their lies-but I've figured things out now. I swear

remember anything

Dylan nodded. "It's a bit fuzzy, but if I really think about it, I

"So they were really trying to turn me into

mixing a bowl of medicinal broth and walked over to the cage. "This

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could even finish the sentence, Dylan reached through the bars and grabbed

last thing he wanted was to turn

his mind completely, she'd probably never even look at

turned back

she worked, she asked casually, "So... do you still want

shook his head firmly. "I told

your chance to return to the Stonor family. All you have to do is pretend you're still drugged.

slammed a fist into the wooden board inside the cage, his voice hard and low. "I can't. I won't. I don't want to go back. I just want to

so good about

her earnestly. "It's good

"Please, Eliza-don't make me leave. If you don't want me bothering you, I'll

at Saint Grace Nunnery. He had no

again, then said quietly, “Fine. Do what you want. But one thing, Lord

"Yes?" he asked eagerly.

"Don't call me Eliza."

froze. She looked at him coolly and added, "I'm no longer the Lady

asked hesitantly, "Can I... call you

she shoved the second

it

back, he

by your monastic

Eliza

A grin slowly spread across his face.