The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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"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,

"Rise."

tone. "You're here for Her

handkerchief as she glanced nervously at the

of the Marquis's

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Holy Lady dismissed her concerns with a sharp retort, "You're barely clinging to

as the Holy Lady's sharp words

hesitation.

cracking as she finally spoke,

been poisoned?" Eliza's

odd. Adeline's complexion didn't show

gestured for Adeline

her pulse for a moment, Eliza's expression shifted as realization

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

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 rolled up her sleeve, her hands shaking as she revealed

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

Adeline froze, her face a mix of shock and disbelief.

her a sidelong glance, her tone laced with sarcasm. "What? Do

me off so easily, so..." She clamped her

her niece countless times before, never imagining the tables

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

amusement.

embarrassment. "But she was the one who schemed against

pointless rambling. "There's no other poison in your body aside from

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with urgency.

eaten.or drunk anything that she gave you?" Eliza did not answer her directly

"She hasn't personally served me anything, but with the entire Marquis's estate under her control, she doesn't need

the food, then it was almost certain both she and

an eyebrow

left

she uses their resources to target me, things could get

Adeline. "You

to

so, she obediently went to fetch the