394.Chapter 394

He hadn’t expected Elza to see through him so thoroughly. Even the one thing he had always been trying to hide was now exposed

He had wanted to make amends to Zole and Sophie. When h legitimate daughter,

he first saw Sophie, he even considered making her his

But he hesitated when he returned to Hasen City with his entourage and saw Benedict, the son he had painstakingly groomed for twenty years.

One was the daughter he felt he owed, and the other was the son he had pinned all his hopes on.

Anyway, he couldn’t make that decision.

Hence, his quilt toward Sophie deepened, leading him to indulge her more and more, until things reached this point.

“You think you’re clever, threatening me with that medicine, Gabriel said coldly and expressionlessly. “Do you truly believe can’t find another cure?”

“You’re the Duke of Mowbay. With your vast connections, I believe you could find other medicines beyond what I have here. But the point is, do you still have time?” said Eliza.

“Bad news! Lord Mowbay. Lord Benedict vomited blood again. Lord Mowbay, please go and have a look. He

Gabriel like a death sentence, not just for Benedict

how Matthew must have felt when he

felt cornered by Eliza, thinking, ‘She’s just a girl and had once been my daughter. But now, she is as cunning as the sophisticated men in court No. Perhaps

let out a bitter laugh.

d down at El…

a full head shorter than him, disgust

pride

thought. Too bad she’s still a girl. After all, she’s so brilliant. So, this

win, Eliza,” Gabriel said slowly. The Padilla family’s estate is yours. But before you

her eyelids slightly, her silent

eyes, his tone carrying a dangerous edge. “Who told you the Padilla family’s estate is in my hands?”

guess?” Eliza’s lips curved into

expression darkened further.

truth,” Eliza pressed her palms together and murmured, “Im a nun, and nuns don’t lie.”

She wasn’t lying

had guessed the Padilla family’s estate was in

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