The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 413

413.Chapter 413

"Benedict, you need to understand me" Gabriel sat beside Benedict, letting out a deep nigh. "I only wanted to give that child a home, to repay the debt I owed her and her mother. That was all

"But I never thought Sophie and Eliza would end up at such odds. Now, my health in failing, and who knows when join your mother. If no one steps up to hold this family together, it will eventually fall apart. When that day comes, do you think your siblings will ever unite?"

Benedict had no intention of responding to his father.

He even found Gabriel's earlier words somewhat laughable.

But that last sentence hit him hard, making his heart skip a beat.

He thought. If the Duke's estate were gone one day, would Dylan, Eliza ever return?

A cold shiver ran through him. The answer was painfully clear. They wouldn't come back..

Not because of the estate's name or prestige, but because without the property, the last thread connecting them as siblings, beyond their shared bloodline, would be severed.

Benedict was the one who least wanted to see such a scenario unfold, Gabriel truly understood him well.

All those words earlier were just a prelude, carefully crafted to lead to that final sentence, because only that sentence could strike a chord with Benedict.

Benedict still kept his eyes closed.

But Gabriel, noticing the subtle changes in Benedict's expression, knew his words had hit their mark.

Gabriel seized the moment and pressed on, "Benedict, even if you're disappointed in me, I don't want you to give up on this family. The Duke's estate isn't just mine, it's yours and your siblings' too. While I'm here, I can shield them, even if they make mistakes. But if the day comes when I'm gone, and there's no one to hold up the Duke's estate, have you thought about what'll happen to your brothers and sisters?

Dylan, for example. You know how many fights he got into back in Hasen City with those arrogant young lords. Why didn't they dare retaliate? Because they feared our family and me. Even now, with Dylan gone, they still don't dare cause him trouble. But if I'm gone,

her position as the Holy Lady without the Duke's estate backing her? It's because of us that no one dares challenge her. Benedict, think about it. If not for

said enough. He stood up, intending to leave Benedict with some time

as he rose, a hoarse voice came

at him. His lips moved as

thinking Benedict had finally come around, felt a surge of

tilting his ear closer to

his strength and

to drain every

It quickly turned into a violent cough, his body trembling with the effort. A thin line of blood trickled from the comer of his mouth,

a hint of a

said, Benedict fixated on arguing about that

"Did he truly believe Eliza's current position had nothing to

start thinking everything they have is their own doing. But without the Duke's estate,

Successfully unlocked!

the waste of his breath, Benedict, finally recovering from his coughing fit, managed to speak, "Father, you're right

in

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people and things they couldn't stand in

the Duke's estate, he would drive out everything

their home.

be for the siblings

Benedict silently made a

no matter the cost,

be together