The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 510

Matthew and Anthony exchanged confused looks upon hearing this. 'What would Sophie want with Father's ledger?' they wondered.

But Benedict's reaction was entirely different. The moment he heard those words, his heart sank.

He thought, 'So it really involves Dylan and Eliza. It must have been Dylan who told Eliza about the ledger. With Dylan already out of Hasen City, the only one who could have pushed Sophie to steal the edger is Eliza'

Though Benedict couldn't figure out how Eliza managed it, one thing was certain. Gabriel wouldn't stop until the ledger was found.

Benedict furrowed his brows and lowered his gaze, his mind racing.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. Without showing any emotion, he glanced toward the doorway and silently mouthed a command.

Outside, Manson, who had been standing guard, immediately caught the signal from his master. Without a sound, Manson quietly withdrew.

"Father, please understand, I have my reasons. I truly cannot hand it over-" Sophie said.

Sophie could finish, Gabriel's hand lashed out, the sharp crack of the slap echoing through the room. "I don't care what

even if you kill me, I'll never give it to you."

crying.

no pretense. Her pain, her fear, and her despair

over? Why? What's stopping you? You say you have your

clamped shut as if bound by an invisible

her right hand was crippled, with fingers she had broken herself, and her left shoulder was severely injured from Gabriel's earlier whip strike. She couldn't even lift her arm, let

only fueled his anger further. “Not talking, huh? Trying to deceive me, are you? Fine. From this moment on, I am

at Sophie's head, then stormed

the ledger had to be here somewhere. Gabriel was sure it could be found. Shadow guards and household guards swarmed into Sophie's courtyard, turning it upside down in their search. But to their surprise, after searching

hold back, he finally spoke up. "Father, if they couldn't find

around, his glare sharp enough to cut through

Gabriel's gaze didn't waver; it was fixed squarely

glance at Sophie, who was still