The Lady Nun Vows Revenge novel Chapter 457

457.Chapter 457

Meanwhile, back at the Marquis’s estate in Hasen City.

Dale Nevill slammed his palm onto the table. The table didn’t break, but the cups on it clattered to the ground, shattering with a sharp crash and spilling tea everywhere.

One of the shards skidded across the floor, stopping just in front of Caleb’s knees.

“How could I have raised such a useless idiot?” Dale roared, his finger jabbing at Caleb’s forehead with enough force to make him flinch. His face was flushed with rage, and for a moment, it seemned he might actually split Caleb’s head open just to see what kind of nonsense was inside.

Kneeling on the ground, Caleb trembled under his father’s fury. But as he thought of Sophie lying in his arms, whispering promises of eternal love, his resolve hardened. Straightening his back, he declared, “Father, like it or not, Sophie is mine now! I’ve been with her, and I have to take responsibility. For the sake of both families‘ reputations, we should go to the Duke’s estate and propose as soon as possible. Announcing our engagement will resolve everything. Besides, if we say the engagement was arranged long ago, no one will question it.”

“An engagement with Sophie? Don’t make me laugh!” Dale bellowed, his voice echoing through the room. “Everyone in Hasen City knows your original engagement was with the Duke’s legitimate daughter, the Holy Lady, Eliza!

“And now you want to tell the world that after breaking off your engagement with the legitimate daughter, you secretly arranged one with a bastard? Who the hell would buy that crap?”

*Father! So what if Sophie is a bastard? We love each other deeply! It was only because you and Uncle opposed us that things dragged on for so long. And now, for some reason, Uncle has stripped Sophie of her adopted daughter status, forcing her to remain a mere illegitimate child.” Caleb muttered under his breath, his tone laced with resentment. “What kind of father does something so ridiculous?”

“You worthless brat! And now you’re telling your uncle how to raise his own daughter?” Dale’s voice was sharp enough to cut through steel as he slammed the table again, the sound reverberating like a thunderclap. “The Duke of Mowbay is a man of stature and reason. Whatever he does, he has his reasons. Who are you to question him?

“And don’t forget who broke your leg? And why did it happen? Even after all that, you still want to marry Sophie? Are you waiting for them to beat you to death before you finally come to your senses?”

“I don’t believe Uncle would actually kill me!” Caleb exclaimed defiantly, turning his head away.

At this moment, he was completely ignoring his father’s words.

Spotting Adeline standing silently to the side, Caleb’s eyes lit up. He immediately said, “Mom! Aren’t you the one who loves me the most? Look at how Dad’s yelling at me, aren’t you going to say something?”

Normally, Adeline would have stepped in to defend him and plead on his behalf.

But this time, Caleb’s behavior was simply too outrageous.

Adeline said, “Son, your father and I have always spoiled you, no matter what. But marriage is no trivial matter! You’re the heir of the Marquis’s estate. How could you even think of marrying an illegitimate daughter?”

Caleb stared at her in disbelief. “Mom! When I said I wanted to marry Sophie before, you didn’t say anything like this!” Adeline glared at him. “That’s because back then, when you proposed to Sophie, she didn’t agree! Now that she’s fallen on hard times, suddenly you’re the one she remembers!

“Do you know what this is? She’s just using you as a stepping stone, and my son, you’re the fool she’s stringing along!” “That’s not true!” Caleb argued stubbornly. “Sophie never cared about anyone else! I’m the only one in her heart! Otherwise, she wouldn’t have given herself to me!”

With a deafening crack, the table finally gave way under Dale’s furious slap, splintering into pieces.

Pointing at Caleb, Dale roared, “And you have the audacity to bring that up!

“Whatever she tells you to do, you do it! If she told you to eat shit, would you do it?”

“Dad, that’s gross. Why would you even say that?” Caleb muttered, wrinkling his nose in disgust, completely unfazed by the scolding.

His dismissive attitude nearly sent Dale into a fit of rage, his vision darkening as he teetered on the edge of fainting. “Dear!” Adeline exclaimed in alarm, rushing to Successfully unlocked! ed him sit down and gently soothed him, saying, “Calm down, dear. Don’t let this foolish child dive you to the grove You know how naive he is. He’s just been tricked by that scheming girl. What’s done is done. Now we have to figure out how to clean up this disaster.”

Dale let out a cold laugh as he regained his composure

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vixen to Caleb, is he? That’s absolutely out of the question!”

Dale’s anger flared. “Your foolish son got caught with her in broad daylight! Who else is to blame?”

Now, even if he wanted to refuse, it was no longer an option.

The thought of it made Dale despise Gabriel even more.

He thought, ‘If he could scheme against his own sister’s family like this, what wouldn’t he stoop to?”

“No! I won’t allow it!” Adeline’s voice rose sharply, cutting through the air.

She thought, ‘That shameless troublemaker hadn’t even joined our household yet, and she’d already ruined my precious