The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Adeline stared at the pile of parasite eggs, her mind refusing to accept what she

was

seeing.

How could there be so many horrifying things inside her body?

When did this happen?

Who could have done this? No, she already knew the answer.

It had to be that conniving little witch, Sophie. Who else could it possibly be?

What was even more terrifying were the words Eliza said to her next.

"These eggs are still alive," she said, her tone grim. "Judging by their size, they've probably been living inside you for at least a month."

It meant Sophie had already started her sinister plans against the Marquis's estate long ago.

It was only recently, as the eggs inside Adeline and the others stabilized, that Sophie had stopped pretending to be innocent.

"They're alive? Are you saying these things can actually hatch?" Adeline stammered, her voice trembling.

Eliza nodded. "That's right. If you'd waited another ten days or so, these parasites would have hatched inside you. They'd burrow into your organs, your limbs, even your brain..."

Adeline's face turned ashen, her breath catching as the horrifying reality sank in.

Eliza continued, her words cutting like a blade. "At first, you might not notice much- just headaches, stomach pains, stiff limbs, and numbness that makes it harder to move. But once your body is completely infested, these parasites will devour you from the inside out, leaving you nothing more than a walking corpse." With a dull thud, Adeline's legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the floor.

Eliza quickly reached out to steady the wooden basin. "Careful! These eggs are fragile and easy to kill. If they scatter and die, I can't guarantee Sophie won't notice."

"What? She can tell if the parasites die?" Adeline's voice rose in panic.

The more she thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. "How is this even

possible? Could Sophie herself be some kind of parasite?"

Adeline couldn't help but have such an absurd thought.

Padilla raised an eyebrow slightly.

way, Adeline's guess wasn't entirely

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didn't reveal the truth about Sophie's resurrection. Instead,

Adeline nodded.

never seen one in person, she had read about such mysterious figures

a

Eliza nodded. "That's correct."

eyes widened instantly. Her breath caught as she stared at the insect eggs in the wooden basin, muttering to

that sorcerers could control people with these things. So Sophie's plan is to use these parasites to control everyone in the Marquis's

Adeline wasn't clueless.

Eliza practically spelled it out, she'd be a total

truth hit her like a slap in the face,

up in the estate, never letting them

into such a shadow of himself, yet still defended that

become increasingly

sense now. Sophie had used those cursed

all.

dare she treat the Marquis's

kept up, it wouldn't just be her. Sophie would turn her husband and Caleb

words. "Your Grace, you said those parasite eggs would hatch in about ten days. Does that mean my husband and son will be beyond saving

"It's not entirely hopeless. But even if they're saved, they'll

We have

her voice trembling with desperation. "Your Grace, I beg you! Please save my

"Wait!"

something clicked in her mind. She fumbled to

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"This... this is a Padilla family

the handkerchief,

was an emerald seal, about the size of two fingers, engraved with the words "The Scholarly Padilla Family." The inscription symbolized the Padilla family's legacy of scholarly

emerald seal from Adeline's hands and called

seal herself,

cautious, Eliza decided to have Malaki verify its

is the Padilla family head's

Malaki's eyes filled with tears, his emotions overwhelming

"How can you be