The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 408

Over a Saint Grace Nunnery, peace and tranquility reigned

Meanwhile, in Hasen City, the undercurrents were surging.

Inside the Henderson family study.

Fletcher, his face devoid of emotion, took the intelligence report handed to him by a subordinate and drew a heavy line

across it.

He then stood, walking toward the candelabrum while methodically tearing the report into uneven shreds.

Finally, he lit the torn pieces with the candle flame. The fire quickly consumed the paper, the flames licking upward and scorching Fletcher's fingers as he held onto the corner of the burning sheet.

Yet Fletcher didn't flinch. Only after a couple of seconds did he toss the flaming remnants into the extinguished brazier

He said, "Guard,"

A shadowy figure appeared silently behind Fletcher, kneeling with practiced deference.

"So, is my daughter finally dead?" Fletcher asked, his tone icy

The figure replied cautiously. "Sir, she... survived."

The word "survived" was enough to confirm that the operation had failed

A cold, mirthless smile spread across Fletcher's aged face. "Useless fools. And a

pawn I can still squeeze some use out of "

The former referred to the hired assassins.

The latter, of course, was Isabelle Henderson.

This outcome didn't surprise Fletcher in the slightest.

After all, to him, whether his illegitimate daughter lived or died was of no consequence.

result, Fletcher felt

narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint smile playing

in confusion.

his laughter cold and sinister. "My legitimate daughter, who has been wandering outside for years,

bring Miss Henderson back to the

left, Fletcher called out again,

who had been waiting outside, hunched his back as he entered the room.

the necessary arrangements. Tomorrow, the estate

steady and emotionless as he asked,

Isabelle. She succumbed to a sudden

I will

door was closed, Fletcher turned and walked

pressed a specific book on the third row, With a sharp sound, a hidden mechanism activated, and the entire bookshelf swung open, revealing a concealed stone door

flickering candle in his hand casting eerie shadows as he entered through the stone gate. After descending

the door open, and a cacophony of laughter, music, and clinking glasses spilled out, enveloping him

finally here!" a voice called out, brimming with

of Immortality toni Successfully unlocked! uty's flesh?" another guest

his favorite, isn't it?" someone chimed in, their

can get dull. Perhaps tonight, Fletcher might want to try something different, like a taste of Maiden's

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him. It was a sprawling

was vast, accommodating over a hundred revelers lost in their pursuit of

dancers swayed seductively, and servers carrying emerald trays wove through

held neither

bottles

in two varieties,

bottle, and one particularly flushed man threw down two gold ingots, snatching up two bottles

hand, he staggered over to Fletcher and leaned heavily on his

voice thick with intoxication. "Fletcher is the master of this Hall of Eternity The Eloir is divine, and the Maiden's Flesh is exquisite Why should he have to choose

"Why

words sparked laughter among the

someone chimed in,

both?" he said smoothly, his tone laced with subtle authority. "Indulgence is the key to immortality, after all. Why not treat