The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

678.Chapter 678

"Let her in."

Eliza returned to her seat at the table.

Nolan raised an eyebrow when he heard who it was.

He remembered Adeline was Duke of Mowbay's sister and Serenity's former aunt.

She had once falsely accused Serenity of stealing from her family, and their relationship had been strained ever since.

So why was she here looking for Serenity today?

It wasn't that Nolan was overthinking things.

Given the occasion, if Adeline wanted to attend the banquet as the Marchioness, there was no need for her to meet Eliza privately.

But she hadn't been seen at the banquet earlier, and now she was here in secret.

Something was definitely off.

Nolan turned to Eliza. "Need me to step in?"

Eliza shook her head. "It's just a minor matter. No need to trouble Your Highness."

* "Should I step out, then?" he asked.

"No need. If you're curious, stick around. Consider it a bit of entertainment," she replied with a faint smile.

Her candid and unreserved response made Nolan's lips curl into a subtle smile.

The next moment, he took a seat across from her.

Soon, the sound of cautious footsteps approached from outside.

Adeline stepped in cautiously, expecting to see only Eliza. To her surprise, Nolan

was

there too.

trembling as she said, "Your Highness, Your Grace, this

"Rise."

a calm yet commanding tone. "You're here for

around her handkerchief as

matter concerned the reputation of the

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a sharp retort, "You're barely clinging to life, and you're still worried about appearances? Either

stiffened, her face pale as the Holy Lady's sharp

hesitation.

clutched her handkerchief tighter, her voice cracking as she finally spoke, "Your Grace, I beg you! That wretched

poisoned?" Eliza's brows furrowed in

didn't show the

gestured for

for a moment,

traces of poison in your system-snake venom, to be

me. If it weren't for the Marquis inflicting ten wounds on himself to trade for the antidote, I'd already be dead!" Adeline's voice cracked

in, her gaze sharp as she inspected the wound with practiced precision. The antidote worked; there's no issue with it. The remaining venom

froze, her face a mix of shock and disbelief. "I'm

laced

frantically. "It's just... I figured that wicked Sophie wouldn't let me off so easily, so..." She clamped her

hurled those insults at her niece countless times before, never imagining

talking about, then no, she wouldn't let you off easily. After all, when she became a part of your Marquis's estate, she endured more than her fair share of torment." Eliza's lips curled into a faint, mocking smile,

amusement.

"But she was the

off, not bothering to listen to her pointless rambling. "There's no other poison in your body

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in shock, her voice trembling with urgency. "What is it? What exactly did Sophie do to

time, have you eaten.or drunk anything that she gave you?" Eliza did

served me anything, but with the entire Marquis's estate under her control, she doesn't need do anything herself. There are people who will take

was

an eyebrow

It's been less than a month since I left Hasen City, and she's already taken over the entire Marquis's

things could get messy. The Marquis's estate holds

thought for a moment, and refocused her gaze on Adeline. "You

basin have to do

she obediently went to