The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 259

Chapter 259 Chapter 259

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The moment those words left Nolan's mouth, Lucian scrambled to his feet, clutching the accounting ledger to his chest, and ran off to "handle things."

But while he left, a dozen trembling officials remained kneeling outside, not daring to move an inch.

"Why are they still here?" Eliza asked, raising an eyebrow.

Nolan replied casually, "Too noisy. I told them to kneel there until I've finished my business. Then I'll deal with them."

His tone wasn't loud, but just loud enough to drift to the doorway-where the trembling officials heard every single word.

Several of them shivered even harder, cold sweat soaking their collars. If they'd known offending Nolan meant kneeling for hours with death hanging over their heads, they'd never have let Lucian drag them into this.

"Quick-go get Mr. Jenson Pearson! If he doesn't come plead for us, we're all dead!" someone whispered in a panic.

Soon enough, Jenson did arrive-but not for them.

"Your Grace. Your Highness," Jenson greeted with a glowing smile, walking right past the shivering men at the door without a glance and stopping before Eliza to bow.

Eliza smiled lightly. "No need for formalities. Please, rise."

Nolan said nothing, so Eliza gestured invitingly. "Come, have a seat. You wouldn't happen to be here to plead for anyone, would you?"

She said it half-jokingly.

Jenson quickly waved his hands. “No, no-nothing gratitude.”

of

the sort. I'm not here to plead. I'm here to present a small token of

signal, servants came in carrying large baskets-basket after basket of something

thought it was medicinal herbs. But on closer inspection, she realized they were actually

come and saved Plutonville. I've long wanted to thank you, but things

nervous smile. "I didn't know what you might like, but I heard you enjoy

"This is starting

not. Most of this didn't even come from me. After word got out that Your Grace likes to grow herbs, the people of Plutonville began donating what they had.

faded. Eliza stood and walked over, examining the gifts basket by basket. When she finally turned back, her

of them."Jenson's

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he received was wrong. Growing herbs? It seemed so... unorthodox. But

thought to himself, "She grows herbs... and studies medicine. Truly a kind-

didn't know was that Eliza didn't just

were delivered, Jenson didn't even look at the officials at the door, who were now trying

Still frozen. Not

cold, soul-crushing glance from Nolan-and none of

Nolan finished reviewing every account and secured a tidy fifty million dollars in "military compensation" from the Bradford family that the matter was

Well-mostly resolved.

back out in the end, looked like a bloated corpse. He'd passed out hours ago

a bandage would've been courting death. They let him bleed, kept him barely

was furious, but they didn't dare

had tried to force Eliza in the street. Anyone who wasn't

about to drag his broken son home when Nolan's voice

shoved Hudson back down and dropped

more.

is there still something

pile of meat,

at the table, his fingers idly tapping the armrest. His

pointing