470.Chapter 470

"W-what is this?" Sophie shouted. She had initially dismissed the stone as nothing, but the moment it turned into a pile of ashen gray, a horrifying suspicion surged through her mind.

Sophie lunged at the pile of ashes, trembling as she scooped some up. The eerie, fine texture sent her into a scream, a heart-wrenching cry of "Ah, Eliza, I will kill you."

'How dare she? The kind Holy Lady? A nun? Eliza is nothing but a treacherous and malicious villain,' Sophie thought to herself.

"What's wrong, Sophie? What happened?" Caleb was startled by Sophie's hysterical breakdown and quickly moved to embrace her. "What is this thing that has you so upset?"

At the sound of his voice, Sophie turned and clung to him desperately, her eyes brimming with tears of despair and boundless hatred. She sobbed, "Caleb, Eliza dug up my mother's remains."

"What?" Caleb was utterly shocked.

The next moment, Adeline frowned and reprimanded sharply, "Silence. How dare you make such baseless accusations?"

"But there is evidence," Sophie said, her eyes bloodshot as she pointed at the ashes. “If you don't believe me, look closely. This is not just any stone. It's my mother's ashes."

them into an ash stone as a gift for me. She

was slapped hard across the face, her lips bleeding, and a bright

up for Sophie, but you actually hit her?" Caleb was taken aback by his mother's sudden action and only realized what was happening when he

down at Sophie on the ground with burning anger.

What are you? You're a bastard child from the Duke's estate. Once you leave, you're nothing more than Caleb's

and harshly mocked Sophie. "How dare you call a Holy Lady

fake, I'll treat it as real, but how do you prove it's your mother's ashes? How do you prove Eliza dug up your mother's grave and

produce real evidence, then your accusations are slandering the Holy Lady appointed by the king. It's an offense against the Holy Lady and an act of

and die somewhere else. Don't you dare drag us into your mess." "You-" Sophie was so furious she almost

the Marquis's estate, I suggest you watch your words and actions. If you ever dare to spout nonsense

grievance. "Caleb, I'm willing to be a concubine for you. With

'She used to insist that Caleb treat me well, but this is how she treats me now?' Sophie thought to herself. 'The Stonor family is truly a bunch of

Anyone who dares to

coaxed her gently. "Sophie, rest assured. My feelings

Sun. As only as sie au Caleb, the sole heir to the Marquis's estate, in

What she said is true. After all,

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