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.

the result, Fletcher felt no

narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint smile playing on

The shadow guard froze in confusion. "Wasn't it supposed

and sinister. "My legitimate daughter, who has been wandering outside for years, should finally return home to help her

I'll bring Miss

the shadow guard left,

hunched his back as he entered the room. "What are

arrangements. Tomorrow, the estate will

shadow guard's. His voice remained steady and emotionless as he asked, May I ask, sir, who is the

She succumbed to a sudden

I will

the butler had left and the door was closed, Fletcher turned and walked toward the only bookshelf in

a hidden mechanism activated, and the entire

the flickering candle in his hand casting eerie shadows as he entered through the stone gate. After descending the long, winding stone staircase, he arrived at a heavy, ornate

of laughter, music, and clinking glasses spilled out, enveloping him

a voice called

unlocked! uty's flesh?" another guest teased, their tone

isn't it?" someone chimed

dull. Perhaps tonight, Fletcher might want to try

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unfolded before him. It was a sprawling underground lair of

was vast, accommodating over a hundred

seductively, and servers carrying emerald

trays held

they carried emerald bottles filled with mysterious

bottles come in two varieties, white emerald

gold coins to claim a bottle, and one particularly flushed man threw down two gold ingots, snatching up two bottles with a

staggered over to Fletcher and

the man slurred, his voice thick with intoxication. "Fletcher is the master of this Hall of Eternity The Eloir

man grinned wickedly and added, "Why not both? Now that's living the

words sparked laughter among the

more!" someone chimed in, their voice

both?" he said smoothly, his tone laced with subtle authority. "Indulgence is the key to immortality, after