The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 283

283.Chapter 283

As Eliza pondered this, Rocco's following words confirmed the suspicion that had been building in her mind. "The flower releases a colorless, odorless toxin throughout its entire life cycle-from the seed to the bloom. This toxin gradually seeps into the body, weakening it over time. In two months, an ordinary person would likely die from it without ever realizing what was happening. They would feel sick, convinced it was just an illness. They would die thinking they succumbed to disease."

"Caroline was likely already poisoned by this flower, which is why she had such a difficult labor when she gave birth to you. Zoie probably intended for her to die in childbirth, taking both of them, but she unexpectedly survived that ordeal."

Eliza's grip tightened, her hands trembling as she clenched them into fists. Her face remained impassive, but blood began to trickle from the palms of her hands. Rocco went on, "It's likely the Duke of Mowbay, or perhaps the Padilla family, someone must have intervened to keep Caroline alive for a while longer. But it was only for a short time. In the end, Caroline was still killed by that wicked woman, Zoie."

As for the brief reprieve Caroline had received, Eliza had already figured that out in her heart.

She didn't reveal her thoughts, but instead lowered her gaze and spoke softly, "Thank you for the information. I'll need both of you to continue searching for evidence of Zoie's poisoning of Caroline. If the flower can be found, please do everything in your power to locate it. No matter the outcome, once I've created the antidote for the poison in your bodies, I will make sure to deliver it to you."

Eliza thought, 'Caroline couldn't have died in vain. Someone had to pay for it. Gabriel, Sophie, they all had to die. After Gilbert and Rocco left, Eliza quietly returned to her room alone.

She entered the pendant's pocket farm and leaned silently against Caroline's gravestone.

It had taken so long, but she had finally uncovered the truth about Caroline's death.

Ironically, her thoughts suddenly turned to Matthew.

Eliza thought, 'I cannot understand why my full-blooded brother, Matthew, is so protective of Sophie. Even when I laid everything out for him, he still chose to believe Sophie.'

'Why? Why wouldn't he listen to me? Why doesn't he trust me? Why did he abandon me? Why did he choose Sophie?' 'I've been fixated on finding the evidence, not just to confront Gabriel, but because I need to know-when the proof that Zoie killed Caroline is finally laid before Gabriel and Matthew, will they still choose Sophie? And what expressions will they have when faced with the truth?'

With this almost obsessive, maddening thought, Eliza raised her hands, palms together, and recited a prayer in a calm, steady voice.

the first time she had come to the Saint Grace Nunnery, pleading with Mary

meant that Mary had known from the

the nunnery with pure intentions. My senses are tainted, my mind is distracted, and my heart is consumed with a thirst for vengeance I can't let go of. I've wronged Mary and everyone at Saint

too deep to release,

my sword?"

one day I'll be able to let go, but only after I've taken

the night passed, the darkness outside slowly gave way to the first light

left the pocket farm and, after changing into her black habit, continued with her usual routine. With a Bible in hand, she made her way to the main hall, knelt before God, and

it

favor and deliver a letter to

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previous day. The next

estate, Sophie had delivered

more to Dylan's

she

asked, frowning at the servants standing outside

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Lady Sophie," one of them replied. "Lord Dylan woke up this morning and left right

didn't you stop him? What

glance. "According to

not to interfere with