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.

Eliza nervously, afraid she might think less of him because of

look, then

panicked. "I mean it! I know I was stupid before-listening to all their lies-but I've figured things

"Do you remember anything

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

shade. "So they were really trying

medicinal broth and walked over to the cage.

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could even finish the sentence, Dylan reached through the bars

was to turn into a

completely, she'd probably never even look at him

turned back

"So... do

shook his head firmly. "I told you-I'll go wherever you

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

cage, his voice hard and low. "I can't. I won't. I

what's so good about staying with

looked at her earnestly.

don't want me bothering you, I'll stay at the foot of the mountain. I won't come

had no idea

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

"Yes?" he asked eagerly.

"Don't call me Eliza."

him coolly and added, "I'm no longer the Lady Eliza

asked hesitantly, "Can I... call

shoved the second bowl of medicine into his

it all

the bowl back, he suddenly remembered

you by your

Eliza didn't

relief. A grin slowly spread