The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

645.Chapter 645

"Father?" a furious voice demanded.

Benedict could no longer care that they were still in court. He stormed forward

without hesitation and stopped right in front of Gabriel, eyes wide with disbelief. "What Eliza said... Is it true?"

The ministers and even the King perked up their ears, holding their breath in

anticipation.

"It's not true," Gabriel hissed through gritted teeth and blatantly denied. "There is no illegitimate son. Absolutely not!"

He finally understood why he was so on edge earlier. Eliza had found out about the child swap all those years ago.

'It must have been Mary, that old nun! Who else could have told her?' Gabriel thought.

He was certain of it.

Back then, he had made sure to silence almost everyone who knew about the affair, including the child and that woman. The only person still alive who knew the truth was Mary.

Nevertheless, Gabriel was unfazed. Even if Eliza knew about it, she had no evidence. She could expose him right before the King, the Prince Regent, and every minister in this court, but he would simply deny it to his last breath.

"Eliza, how could you accuse your father of this?" Gabriel cried, his voice trembling." Yes, I made a mistake, but it was just that one time. Must you hold it against me

forever?"

As he spoke, a tear streamed down his otherwise stoic face.

Some ministers shook their heads in sympathy, thinking, 'If the Duke of Mowbay is a philandering man, why hasn't he had any mistresses? In a city where almost every nobleman kept multiple wives, he remained faithful to Caroline for over a decade after her death. To this day, he never remarried.

the result of a one- time lapse in

these thoughts in mind, the ministers were ready to step forward and persuade Eliza to forgive her father. But before they could speak, the King beat

cleared his throat and, with a serious expression, said, "Holy Lady, you cannot accuse your father without proof successfully unlocked! to

if she

yesterday in the imperial study -about someone who looked strikingly like Gabriel. He couldn't

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alike could they

He immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, Your Grace. If what you claim is true,

been eager to defend Gabriel promptly bit their tongues. They figured they would wait and see.

they could even strip the Holy Lady of

and said calmly," Your Majesty, the evidence

furrowed his brow. Something

said. If he had to choose whom to believe, he would pick his sister in a heartbeat. That was why he was now consumed with anger. He

announcement, and the sound of footsteps grew louder outside. Gasps echoed through the hall. Benedict found himself unable to lift his head to look at the figure stepping

turn around and take a

Benedict, it felt like her question was meant for him. Holding back his emotions, he slowly

sister, the sight of his painfully familiar face triggered a flood of intrusive

I

the gravity of

you're a good

Stonor, have you truly

"Mother, I've failed you!

suddenly broke down. He punched Gabriel square in the face, sending him crashing to the floor. Then, he ran out of the hall like a madman, sobbing and shouting

into a minister and stumbled, his head slamming into the ground. Yet, he didn't seem to feel a thing. Tears streamed down his face as he got on

muttered under his breath, casting a sidelong glance at Benedict.

respectfully dropped to one knee

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