The Lady Nun Vows Revenge novel Chapter 493

493.Chapter 493

“How dare you, Eliza, to wear the purple cloud pattern that symbolizes royalty?” Matthew finally thought he had found a weakness and immediately scolded Eliza.

“Shut up,” Gabriel interrupted sharply, cutting him off mid–sentence.

‘Fool. Everyone knows this. Would Eliza not know that the purple cloud pattern symbolizes royalty?‘ he thought to himself. But the fact that Eliza dared to wear it, and so openly, already revealed an astonishing truth. Sophie’s jealousy was so intense that her expression twisted involuntarily for a few seconds.

‘What merit does Eliza have? Such an honor, such nobility–shouldn’t these be mine?‘ Sophie thought bitterly, her head hanging low.

If Eliza knew what Sophie was thinking, she would probably laugh at her delusions.

A mere bastard child–never mind that her very life was in Eliza’s hands–considering her status and her vicious, cunning, and foolish mind, she would struggle even to be acknowledged as a legitimate daughter, let alone become the Holy Lady, or be recognized by the king and the Empress Dowager.

Eliza’s purple cloud patterned attire was a special honor bestowed upon her by the king and the Empress Dowager after their deliberation.

A Holy Lady who had saved the hearts and minds of the people in two provinces for the royal family deserved such a reward.

Sophie and Matthew didn’t realize this, but Gabriel and Benedict did.

That was why Gabriel had reprimanded Matthew. Meanwhile, Benedict’s eyes were filled with joy, happy for his sister. Aside from them, the most complex emotions here probably belonged to Adeline and Caleb.

Adeline felt extremely awkward. After all, her initial treatment of Eliza had been as bad as Gabriel’s, if not worse. Caleb, on the other hand, was filled with regret.

Caleb regretted how he had been so blind as to fall for the scheming Sophie and insist on breaking off his engagement to Eliza. Eliza was more beautiful, kinder, better–natured, and better bred. She had been his fiancée in the first place.

If Caleb hadn’t been seduced by Sophie, he wouldn’t have abandoned his well–matched fiancée to pursue a bastard child.

‘Yes, that’s right. It’s all Sophie’s fault for seducing me, just like her schemes in the garden. Everything is because Sophie seduced me, he thought.

The more Caleb thought about it, the more convinced he became, and he glared resentfully at Sophie, who was standing behind Gabriel. After his glare, he couldn’t help but look hopefully at Eliza.

‘Maybe there’s a chance that Eliza is here today to stand up for me because she still has feelings for me?’ Caleb indulged in this foolish hope, but then he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

Instinctively, he covered his neck and looked around. ‘Why did I just feel such a hostile gaze on me?‘ he thought.

Was someone glaring at him? The intensity of the gaze felt almost murderous.

Unfortunately, Caleb couldn’t find the source of the gaze among the crowd. Besides the people from the Duke’s estate, there were only those from the Marquis’s estate.

Even Eliza’s guards were from the Marquis’s estate. However, the guard closest to Eliza was unfamiliar to Caleb. The man had half his face covered and was quite tall–strange.

Caleb glanced at him twice. “Caleb, what are you doing standing in the middle of the path? Move aside,” Dale frowned and quickly shouted at Caleb, who was blocking Eliza’s way.

“Okay.” Caleb snapped out of his daze and quickly stepped aside.

Eliza then withdrew her gaze, not even sparing him a glance, and walked into the estate. Yann and another guard immediately followed her.

Smack! Once Eliza was inside, Dale slapped Caleb, who was still staring foolishly, and warned him coldly, “Brat, don’t forget that you were the one who broke off the engagement yourself. Now that you’ve married Sophie, there’s no possibility with Eliza anymore. So stop dreaming about what you can’t have. Do you understand?”

After being sternly warned, Caleb deflated and reluctantly nodded under his father’s threat. “I understand.”