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.

bowed, her voice trembling as she said, "Your Highness, Your Grace, this humble wife pays

"Rise."

yet commanding tone. "You're here for Her Grace, not

her handkerchief as she

reputation of the Marquis's

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clinging to life, and you're still worried about appearances? Either speak

as the Holy Lady's sharp words

hesitation.

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

poisoned?" Eliza's brows furrowed in

found it odd. Adeline's complexion didn't show

for Adeline

checking her pulse for a moment, Eliza's expression

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

himself to trade for the antidote, I'd already be dead!" Adeline's voice

gaze sharp as she inspected the wound with practiced precision. The antidote worked; there's no issue with it. The remaining venom will dissipate in a few days with proper rest. You

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

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

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

niece countless times

you're talking about, then no, she wouldn't let you off easily. After all, when she became a part of your Marquis's estate,

amusement.

"But she was the one who schemed

to listen to her pointless rambling. "There's no other poison in your body aside from the snake venom. But there's... something

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shock, her voice trembling with urgency. "What is it? What exactly did

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

anything, but with the entire Marquis's estate under

if Sophie had tampered with the food, then it was almost certain both she and the Marquis had been

an

been less than a month since I left Hasen City, and she's

things

Adeline. "You want to know what's inside you, right? Go grab that

does a wooden basin have to do with this?' Adeline was

obediently went to fetch the