The Lady Nun Vows Revenge novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Eliza lowered her gaze, a bitter smile tugging at her lips. “Why Everyone knows the answer. Don’t you, Father?”

Gabriel’s expression darkened, “Eliza, I’ll say this one last time–stop this nonsense, or I won’t be so lenient this time.”

“And if I don’t?” Eliza lifted her head, meeting his glare without a shred of fear. “What will you do? Fifty lashes weren’t enough? hundred? Or maybe just beat me to death and be done with it?”

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At the same time, Benedict quickly chimed in. “Father!”

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Dylan couldn’t believe Eliza’s audacity. Fighting back at him was one thing, but standing up to their father like this was unbelievable. She must have

Though Benedict thought Eliza was out of line, he couldn’t let their father go too far. “Father, punishment can wait. Right now, we need to focus on getting the king to revoke his decree,” he said quickly.

Gabriel, on the verge of losing his temper, forced himself to calm down. How did I end up with such an ungrateful daughter? Is this what she got from her mother? he thought.

He scoffed. “Two days away, and suddenly you think you can do whatever you want. I don’t care how you tricked the king into letting you become a nun–you’re going to the palace now and begging him to take it back,

“The Stonor family won’t be humiliated any further because of you,”

Eliza’s response was simple. “No”

Her gaze was just as cold. “By becoming a nun, I’m cutting all ties with the Stoner family. I won’t be one of you anymore. So you can stop worryin about your precious reputation”

“You” Gabriel was stunned by Eliza’s audacity.

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fury spiked, his face turning even darker.

The tension was about to snap when another voice cut in. “Uncle Gabriel, I know why Eliza’s acting out like this”

All eyes turned to Caleb. They had assumed he’d left, but he was still there this time, with several others in tow.

Eliza immediately recognized them. They were the same young nobles who had mocked her on Mount Westin two days ago–Caleb’s usual crowd.

She frowned, a bad feeling creeping in. The look on Caleb’s face told her he thought he had it all figured out

Sure enough, he announced confidently. “I know why she ran to the palace the day after the coming of age ceremony to beg the king to let her become a nun. She was to force me to take back my decision to break off our engagement.”

A moment of silence fell. Eliza’s expression darkened. Her teeth clenched as she spht, “Caleb, I told you to stop being so full of yourself. Do not understand simple words!”

But Caleb looked gnug, as if he’d seen right through her. “Then explain this–why did you go to the king the very next day after I called off our engagement?

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“Because I couldn’t stand you guys anymore,” Eliza shot back. She hadn’t wanted to spend another second with the Stonor family, so she had gone to the place at dawn

But Caleb wasn’t convinced. He smirked, still thinking she was just being stubborn. Then how do you explain going to sure Cameron and the others saw you kneeling your way up the mountain? Wasn’t that all part of your plant

Dylan looked stunned “You went that far for him, huh?

er four for a second but quickly recovered, playing along with a look of distress. “It’s all my fault. If I had just agreed to Eliza’s request that night, she wouldn t have gone to such extremes for Calel”

Ece you’d go this far for a man, huh? Don’t you have the slightest concern for the reputation of the Stonor family?”

“If you regretted it so much, why didn’t you speak up sooner?

It seemed that her situation in the Stonor family was different from what they heard. They had always been told Eliza was the one bullying Sophie, using her status as Duke of Mombay’s legitimate daughter.