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

carrying large baskets-basket after basket of something earthy

on closer inspection, she realized they were

Plutonville. I've long wanted to thank you, but things have been so chaotic. Once I heard you'd be passing through again, I quickly gathered what I

might like, but I heard you enjoy growing medicinal herbs. So I collected every species grown in Plutonville, seeds and seedlings both. I hope... they suit

"This is starting to look like

even come from me. After word got out that Your Grace likes to grow herbs, the people of Plutonville began donating what they had. I merely

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

Please tell everyone-I'll take great care of them."Jenson's face lit up.

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lit up. "As

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wrong. Growing herbs? It seemed so... unorthodox. But clearly, he'd chosen

"She grows herbs... and

he didn't know was that Eliza didn't

the gifts were delivered, Jenson didn't even look at the officials at the door, who were now trying to signal him with increasingly desperate glances. He

left behind? Still kneeling. Still frozen. Not a soul

them a cold, soul-crushing glance from Nolan-and none of them could withstand that kind of

every account and secured a tidy fifty million dollars

Well-mostly resolved.

end, looked like a bloated corpse. He'd passed

a bandage would've been courting death. They let him bleed, kept him barely alive, only treating him when he was seconds from dying. Just enough to keep him

was furious, but they didn't dare say a

the street. Anyone

broken son home when Nolan's voice rang

Hudson back down and dropped to

more.

is there

had already been beaten into a pile of meat, was trembling so

at the table, his fingers idly tapping the armrest. His gaze was flat as

pointing at Hudson. "Come