The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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"What?" Adeline exploded, her voice sharp with disbelief. "Are you out of your mind, Dale? You want to send all that silver to Saint Grace Nunnery? That's compensation from the Duke's estate for our son, not for Eliza."

"Calm down and listen to me." Dale's tone was steady.

"I can't calm down." Adeline shot back, her anger boiling over. "If you want to send something, fine-send her a few thousand dollars. That's more than enough for her to live comfortably in that runden nunnery for years. Why does it have to be everything?"

Adeline couldn't understand, nor did she want to. 'What did Eliza even do today? She just showed up, went through the motions. Why should we give her all this? She hasn't done anything for us. Not a single thing!

Dale looked at his wife, exasperation flickering across his face. He couldn't help but sigh. "You still don't get it, do you? Eliza isn't the timid girl who used to put up with everything anymore. She's the Holy Lady now, who is known across the land.

"With the royal bloodline dwindling to just the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, and only the Prince Regent as a royal relative, Eliza has been granted privileges equal to the royal family. In all of Bortenland, her status is second only to those three."

Adeline's eyes widened slightly, disbelief etched on her face. "S-she's just a little girl."

"She's not just a little girl; she's the Holy Lady. And with our status, we should be addressing her as Her Grace. Do you think it's a coincidence that after she mercilessly disciplined your nephews and niece today, Gabriel said nothing and instead quickly settled the matter with Caleb?" Dale added.

For a brief moment, a rare flash of clarity crossed Adeline's mind. She gasped, "Could Gabriel be trying to mend ties with the Marquis's estate?”

"Exactly." Dale nodded, confirming her suspicion.

Gabriel taking the initiative to reconcile is a rare occurrence. So why

no intention of currying favor with her

or not is uncertain. There's already a rift between our Marquis's estate and the Duke's estate. Unless Anthony's health miraculously improves and our son's leg fully recovers, that gap will never close. Even if relations between the estates are restored, it'll only be surface-level

deep-seated animosity

apologized and made amends. Eliza isn't the type to hold grudges. If we can build her-even just slightly better than the Duke's

paused, then turned to

had to choose between the Marquis's estate and the Duke's

Duke's estate was Adeline's maiden family, while the Marquis's estate was her marital home.

even a moment. "Is that even

leaning against him, seeking shelter. "I understand the meaning behind your question, Dale. You don't need to

matters, I may not have the vision or intelligence that you and Benedict possess, but when it comes to these

added, "Gabriel has treated me well, but that's all it is. To him, I'm merely a pawn, no different from any other p his chessboard, except for the slight

e on

at Dale, her avec hrimming with affection and unwavering trust. "You are

Hasen City, few men could match Dale, a man of my tank anu great power who never indulged in frivolous

all. Yet, in his entire household, there

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women in Hasen City envied Adeline badly. So, no matter the circumstances, she would always choose

held dear resided. Maybe he hadn't married her out of