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.

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

"Rise."

spoke with a calm yet commanding tone. "You're here for Her Grace,

hesitated, her fingers tightening around her handkerchief as she glanced nervously

the reputation of the Marquis's estate. The

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"You're barely clinging to life, and you're still worried

stiffened, her face pale as the Holy Lady's

hesitation.

her voice cracking as she finally spoke, "Your Grace, I beg

Eliza's brows furrowed in

odd. Adeline's complexion didn't show the typical signs of

gestured for Adeline to step

a moment, Eliza's expression shifted

do have traces of poison in your system-snake venom, to

snake on 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 with emotion as she

there's no issue with it. The remaining venom will

Adeline froze, her face a mix of shock

glance, her tone laced with sarcasm. "What? Do you have a death

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

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

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

amusement.

with embarrassment. "But she was the one who

need to hear your excuses." Eliza cut her off, not bothering to listen to her pointless rambling. "There's no other poison in your body aside from the

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urgency. "What is it? What exactly did Sophie do to

this time, have you eaten.or drunk anything that she gave you?" Eliza did not answer her

under her control, she

then it was almost certain

raised an

a month since I left Hasen City, and she's already

their resources to target me, things could get messy. The Marquis's estate holds considerable

moment, and refocused her gaze on Adeline. "You want to know what's inside

to do with this?' Adeline was

she obediently went