The Silent 493

493.Chapter 493

"How dare you, Eliza, to wear the purple cloud pattern that symbolizes royalty?" Matthew finally thought he had found a weakness and immediately scolded Eliza. "Shut up," Gabriel interrupted sharply, cutting him off mid-sentence.

'Fool. Everyone knows this. Would Eliza not know that the purple cloud pattern symbolizes royalty?' he thought to himself. But the fact that Eliza dared to wear it, and so openly, already revealed an astonishing truth. Sophie's jealousy was so intense that her expression twisted involuntarily for a few seconds.

'What merit does Eliza have? Such an honor, such nobility-shouldn't these be mine?' Sophie thought bitterly, her head hanging low.

If Eliza knew what Sophie was thinking, she would probably laugh at her delusions.

A mere bastard child-never mind that her very life was in Eliza's hands- considering her status and her vicious, cunning, and foolish mind, she would struggle even to be acknowledged as a legitimate daughter, let alone become the Holy Lady, or be recognized by the king and the Empress Dowager.

Eliza's purple cloud patterned attire was a special honor bestowed upon her by the king and the Empress Dowager after their deliberation.

A Holy Lady who had saved the hearts and minds of the people in two provinces for the royal family deserved such a reward.

Sophie and Matthew didn't realize this, but Gabriel and Benedict did.

reprimanded Matthew. Meanwhile, Benedict's eyes were filled with joy, happy for his sister. Aside from them, the most complex emotions here probably belonged to Adeline and

as bad as Gabriel's, if not worse. Caleb, on the other hand, was filled

insist on breaking off his engagement to Eliza. Eliza was more beautiful, kinder, better-natured, and

he wouldn't have abandoned his well- matched fiancée to pursue a

that's right. It's all Sophie's fault for seducing me, just like her schemes in the garden. Everything is because

more Caleb thought about it, the more convinced he became, and he glared resentfully at Sophie, who was standing behind Gabriel. After his glare,

chance that Eliza is here today to stand up for me because she still has feelings for

around. 'Why did I just feel such a hostile gaze on

intensity of the gaze felt

the gaze among the crowd. Besides the people from the Duke's

Eliza's guards were from the Marquis's estate. However, the guard closest to Eliza was unfamiliar to Caleb. The man had half his face covered

doing standing in the middle of the path? Move aside,"

his

glance, and walked

was still staring foolishly, and warned him coldly, "Brat, don't forget that you were the one who broke off the engagement yourself. Now that you've married Sophie, there's no possibility with Eliza anymore. So stop dreaming

being sternly warned, Caleb deflated and reluctantly nodded under his father's

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