The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 473

It was a total of 3,500 dollars. Since Sophie had returned to the Duke's estate, everything she had purchased had been more expensive than this amount.

Yet, it was this small sum of money that had her soaking in the freezing stream for half the night. It wasn't until the very moment before dawn that she finally found the last coin buried in the mud at the bottom of the stream. She then struggled to climb onto the shore, too exhausted to even cry.

"Th-the last one string, can I go back now?" Sophie asked weakly,

Eliza finally rose to her feet after having tormented Sophie enough, and with a faint smile, she said, "Of course, you can go back."

As soon as Eliza spoke, Sophie could no longer hold herself up. Her body, already frozen stiff, wavered slightly before she collapsed into the shallow water by the shore.

Until the second before she passed out, Sophie was still thinking that she never wanted to see those damn coins again in her life.

with cold eyes. "Take her back to the Marquis's estate.

that was still in Gabriel's hands. Otherwise, she

been too merciful. So, Eliza planned to squeeze every last bit of usefulness out of Sophie before

did not return immediately.

cabin.

then took

been included in the envelope Dylan had given her, hidden beneath a farewell letter. It seemed Dylan had been afraid Eliza would be angry, so

said that there was a gift waiting for her in the cabin, which had been prepared for her long ago. The person who was supposed to deliver it had only arrived recently, and Dylan had intended to move it to Saint Grace Nunnery to show her personally. Unfortunately, time had been short that day, and he

if she didn't like it, that was fine too. He would prepare something