The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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496,Chapter 496

Of course, Anthony wouldn't dare

Anthony had been seething ever since Caleb took Sophie as his concubine. In his fury, the poison he prepared for Caleb was nothing short of lethal

For someone as robust as Caleb, even under the torment of the poison, he could hold on for about 15 minutes. For Anthony, with his frail and sickly body, drinking that poison would mean instant death.

Anthony's face turned ashen. Though he was always pale from his illness, this time he looked utterly bloodless, as if he might collapse at any moment.

A moment later, Anthony slowly pushed the wheelchair forward. Only when he reached the center did he say, "Dale, it's inappropriate"

"Is it that you find it inappropriate, or are you just scared? Dale's voice was cold and sharp.

Anthony shook his head, his expression calm and composed, as if he truly had nothing to fear. "It's not fear, Dale. You know my health has always been frail since childhood. After that incident with Caleb, when I barely escaped death, my condition worsened. Even a mild sedative could be fatal to me. If I were to collapse, how would we determine whether it was the poison or simply my weak constitution?"

Anthony clung to this excuse, crafting a seemingly flawless justification for himself.

If Dale were to let the matter drop, it would be ideal. But if they insisted on forcing him to test the poison, then the Marquis's estate would be the ones crossing the line.

With this thought, Anthony lowered his head slightly, a sly smile flickering across his lips.

silently observing from her seat, suddenly spoke up. "If you can't do it, isn't there

all, it wasn't just Anthony who

appeared

against the floor as he glared

"Your Grace, you are absolutely right. If Anthony can't try it, then Matthew should. And if Matthew isn't suitable either, then Mrs. Nevill can step in. After all, she's family, just like the rest of you.

more than one candidate, after all, especially Sophie, the root cause of

real or fake, if it ended

the idea. "Exactly. Dale is absolutely right. If the Stonor family refuses to step forward, then we'll

now Caleb's concubine, which means she's one of us now. Isn't that

Matthew and Anthony seething with

were totally two idiots. If she'd known they'd drag

hadn't been running around stirring up trouble, none of this embarrassment would've happened. And to make matters

put on a pitiful, helpless look. "Caleb, I'm willing to do this for you. I know Anthony didn't mean to hurt you-he and Matthew are

it, I'm willing to swallow this poison to prove it to you all." As Sophie spoke, she stepped forward,

down." Matthew and Anthony hadn't expected Sophie to actually agree, and both of

been inwardly furious with Sophie moments ago, suddenly felt a pang of

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you, but we need to get the be the f prove that the poison isn't an instant lethal toxin on

max stay silent, not

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furious that she nearly crushed the poispoxia in her hand