The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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557.Chapter 557

557.Chapter 557

Aria knew Louisa was asking with a purpose and played along, showering her with flattery. "Even the Holy Lady can't compare to you. The Holy Lady may be divine, but you-you're an angel from the heavens. How can mere mortal beauty ever compare to yours?"

Louisa replied, “Hmm, well said. I like that."

Louisa nodded, clearly satisfied.

She had seen Eliza's portrait, but it only struck her as pitiable at best.

But in terms of beauty? Eliza didn't even come close to her own appearance.

Louisa was confident that no matter what relationship Eliza had with Prince Regent, it posed no real threat to her.

As long as Prince Regent saw her once, he would be hopelessly captivated.

Louisa smiled to herself, pleased with the thought.

Just then, the carriage came to a sudden stop.

The coachman reported, "There are dozens of disaster victims blocking the road ahead. They seem to be heading toward Centrina City."

Louisa, still adjusting her hair in the small mirror, asked indifferently, "Are there any young men and women among them?"

"Five or six," came the reply.

"How old are they?"

"There seems to be a pair, a man and a woman, around the age of twenty, and the others are a bit older."

Louisa raised an eyebrow, set down her mirror, and smiled, calling out, “Aria."

Aria immediately understood and sighed inwardly.

She turned, stepping down from the carriage, signaling the guards as they headed toward the group of victims. Thirty minutes later, the victims remained, but the five young men and women were nowhere to be found.

***

Eliza and Nolan's relief team had already

supplies and provisions should have arrived by now, with Prince Regent and the Black Flag Army already present. The people of Centrina City should have been ready to welcome them-or at least open the gates. But now,

even when the Black Flag Army displayed their flags

"Please wait quietly. We will report to Lord Jefferson,

and Nolan exchanged

Black Flag Army went, Nolan was present-unless it

one

at the gates of Centrina

said, "Bring

a soldier

decided to question

the man they

was shackled but appeared unharmed. Having spent the past two days with the Black Flag Army, eating, drinking, and dressed, he looked much

was

Highness, are you asking about

since every the fort koeto question him, it was always about

seeing Centrina City just ahead, Rafe had a feeling he knew what Nolan was going

He asked directly, "I recall the

nodded, "Yes, Your

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"What's his full name?"

"It's 'Jefferson Malone."

an eyebrow. "It's a fine name.

lowered his head, appearing both respectful and humble. "Please, go

and the magistrate of Saint Snow City is Jefferson Malone. If there's no

of the word "you" made Rafe's heart

thought, Has Prince

quickly realized something was

not someone to be

have a Malone family. They're a prestigious family, a hundred-year- old family with many generations. The governor of Woteria is probably one of them.

asked, his eyes locked on Rafe. Clearly, Nolan wouldn't let Rafe off the hook until he revealed the truth. Rafe reluctantly replied, "I should be from Centrina City, but not from within the city itself. I'm from a village about ten miles north

sounded like

thought that by mentioning such a place, Nolan would probably not bother to verify it. After all, people like