The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 438

8. Chapter 438

The pain Sophie had braced herself for never come.

Instead, a sharp, mocking laugh filled the air.

"Look at you, all scared and pathetic! You're cracking me up!" Diana stood several feet away, laughing so hard she was nearly doubled over. She pointed at Sophie

like she'd just witnessed the funniest thing ever.

Sophie, realizing she'd been played, tumed bright red with fury, her face as flushed as a monkey's backside.

Sophie couldn't hold back anymore. She stepped forward, her face contorted with rage, and yelled, "You bitch! How dare you mess with me?"

In an instant, Diana's smirk disappeared. Without warning, she lashed out with her whip, striking Sophie squarely on the face, unprotected by Matthew.

The whip landed hard, tearing into her skin and ruining half of her face.

Even some villigers who were working in a mile away heard the scream.

"What was that sound?" one of them asked, startled. "No idea..." another replied, glancing around. Seeing nothing unusual. they went back to their work.

Matthew froze, his eyes locking onto Sophie's bloodied face. His pupils shrank in shock. "Sophie!"

"Matthew Matthew! Look at my face right now! Did she ruin my face? Matthew! Say something!" Sophie was on the verge of losing it.

The sharp, burning pain on the left side of her face, combined with the warm trickle of blood, made her suspect the worst, but she refused to accept it.

She sobbed uncontrollably, her hands hovering near her face, too afraid to touch it. Instead, she grabbed Matthew, bombarding him with frantic questions.

Unable to bear the sight, Matthew averted his gaze and gritted his teeth as he tried to comfort her. "Sophie, listen to me! It'll be okay! Father will find the best healer, we'll fix this, I promise!"

Sophie let out a piercing scream, her voice echoing with despair. The more Matthew tried to reassure her, the louder she shrieked.

kill your In a

Diana.

take more than a

like a wall of silver, cutting off any chance of Sophie reaching Diana. Their cold, unyielding gazes locked

move.

razor-sharp swords formed a protective barrier around Diana. The guards stood

crossed her arms and tilted her chin upward, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "Kill me?

expression. Her voice dripped with hatred as she spat, "You'll regret this! My father is the Duke

so?" Diana's smile was faint.

the last straw for

with one arm, his

again? What is it about her that makes you go to such extremes? You know how

shot up, her eyes blazing with fury. "Don't you dare use that filthy mouth of yours to talk about Elizal My Eliza is worth a thousand of you two combined. She doesn't need to say a word

me make one thing clear. This is

Successfully unlocked!

I've already warned you. Show up in front of

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her mood was

to make Sophie's face

each one landing with a brutal snap

Sophie, the more vicious her

of sound that made everyone wince

had

Her earlier screams died in her throat, replaced by a suffocating silence as terror took hold

exhaled sharply, as if expelling the last of her anger. Without a second

it a day." Diana

she turned and walked away without looking

had stepped into the carriage before breaking their encirclement around Sophie and Matthew. They quickly followed the carriage, leaving the area in

view, Matthew's body wavered before he collapsed to the ground with a

gritted his teeth, trying to hold himself together, but the arm he'd used to shield Sophie hung limp

first concern was still Sophie. "Sophie, are you okay?" he asked, his voice strained but