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

herbs. But on closer inspection, she realized they were actually seeds

so much, Your Grace. If not for your prayers, the rains wouldn't have come and saved 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

he added with a nervous smile. "I didn't know what you 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

raised an eyebrow. "This is

me. After word got out that Your Grace likes to grow herbs, the people of Plutonville began donating

gifts basket by basket. When

take great care of them."Jenson's face lit up. "As long as

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up. "As long as you're

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worried the information he received was wrong. Growing herbs? It

herbs... and studies medicine. Truly a kind-

didn't know was that Eliza didn't just grow herbs-she also cultivated

at the officials at the door, who were now trying to signal him with increasingly desperate glances. He offered his farewells

Still kneeling. Still frozen. Not a soul dared to

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

every account and secured a tidy fifty million dollars in "military compensation" from the Bradford family that

Well-mostly resolved.

out in the end, looked like a bloated

him. Without Nolan's word, even applying a bandage would've been courting death. They let him bleed, kept him barely alive, only treating him when he was seconds from

furious, but they didn't

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

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

back down and dropped to

more.

Highness... is there still something

beaten into a pile of meat,

fingers idly tapping the

pointing