Chapter 715
Eliza was momentarily taken aback. She had thought he was worried the Bloodshanda mostom misht në të patat mol
Rest assured Your Highness. Els explained gently. “There nieodshade Blossoms were specialty cultivated by on their medicinin hes
than sufficient. Show you need mors, I’ll have a low additional plants delivered in a few days.
She actually had more in her pocket farm, but taking out too many at once would be too conspicuous
“That’s not what I meant Nolan blurted out, cutting her off mid sentence.
Nolan gazed at Eliza, her face showing confusion and bewilderment. He pressed his thin lips together, his fingers tightening around the edge of the bou
He said, “If I’m cured, what then?”
What he really wanted to ask was, ‘Will I still have a reason to come see Serenity after that?
Back then, he only got close to Eliza to hear her chanting, hoping it would help keep this damnable illness of mine at bay.
But after that, even when his illness didn’t flare up, he’d pretend it did, just so he could keep coming back to see her time after time.
Over time, his illness had served as a convenient
xcuse, but even that was starting to wear
ar thin.
But now, even this excuse is slipping away.
If he got better, even the last reason to visit Eliza
disappear.
“What then?” Eliza sensed something was off about Nolan’s demeanor.
After a thoughtful pause, she delicately chose her words and asked, “Your Highness… would you still like to hear this humble nun chant the scriptures?”
At this question, Nolan’s eyes instantly lit up. His earlier confusion vanishing in a flash. “Of course!”
Nolan nodded, trying to appear even more sincere. “If I recover, may I still come to see you? I’ve grown accustomed to your scripture chanting, if it were to end so abruptly, I… I might have trouble sleeping.”
By the end of his words, even Nolan thought to himself, ‘What
a
“I understand,” Eliza said.
“You get what I’m trying to say?” Nolan asked, his voice tinged with defeat.
pathetic excuse! Could I have sounded any more awkward?‘
Her gentle voice reached Nolan’s ears, carried by the cool night breeze.
Nolan froze, clearly not expecting Eliza to respond like that.
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Serenity gazed at him with a gentle smile playing on her lips. “If you simply wish to visit me and listen to my chanting, you’re welcome anytime. Though
it might not be convenient at Saint Grace Nunnery, how about the mountain creek instead, Your Highness?”
Citing his illness, Nolan had convinced the Emperor to let him visit Eliza at Saint Grace Nunnery, claiming it helped keep his symptoms in check.
But now, if he kept visiting after he was recovered, it would surely raise eyebrows.
So, Eliza suggested the mountain creek instead.
That was where she first chanted scriptures to help suppress Nolan’s illness. A scenic, tranquil spot by the mountain creek, peaceful and undisturbed.
“Of course you can, Your Grace. As long as you don’t mind.” Nolan was on the same wavelength as Eliza.
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