The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 211 86%1 Chabeer 211 Chapter 211 Sophie hadn't expected to catch them red-handed-much less that they'd have the audacity to turn it around on her. Fury red in her chest as she snapped. Whose daughters are you, anyway? I've never even seen you before. Probably sngbodies from minor families. And you dare gossip abouthere!" did she realize these girls weren't familiar at all. Back at the Stonor estate, the girls she met were always daughters of her father's loyal oficial-well-bred, cautious, and always eager to curry favor. But these ones clearly didn't cfrom scanty assumed they were low ranking nobility, the kind who normally wouldn't even qualify to set foot in the Stonor family << front hall. That reabration made her sneer.

give you one chance to apologize she said haughtily, chin lifted high. "Out of respect for your fathers. If you don't, I'll nelly her everything you said, and believe me, he won't just make you pay-your fathers will suffer too." But ber that only made the girls laugh harder.

"Oh my God" one of them gasped, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. "Is she serious?" Mais Panel looked her over with a curled lip. "Only a bastard daughter would think tattling to daddy is a valid comeback. Hoesch, Sophile, are you five She crossed her arms and slowly circled Sophie like she was inspecting an insect. "Even if you did complain, what would it changer 15 Bluza were bene, we might show srespect. But for you?" She clucked her tongue. "Not a chance." Sophie's eyes blazed as she crowled. "Say that again. I dare you" The others chuckled behind their hands "Maisie, why bother one of them teased. "You're wasting your words. Talking to her is like playing the zither to a cow." Right, right," someone added with a smirk. The whole city knows. You're Gabriel's illegitimate daughter. Such a classy thing "Right, right" someone added with a smirk. The whole city knows. You're Gabriel's illegitimate daughter. Such a classy thing court realy" Their laugh only intensited tally wank in. These girls weren't just unafraid-they were mocking her on purpose. Sophie's stomach twisted with fury. "Who are you people" she demanded. "Who gave you the nerve?" Maar smirked. "Oh now you want to know? That's cute. But why should we tell you? Go ahead, run back to your daddy and cry Foti cenched Sophie had never wanted to slap someone so badly. But she remembered Gabriel's recent warning and fecedensel to swallow her rage. With her pride in tatters and fury burning in her throat, she turned and stormed away.

Back at her seat, she immediately tugged on Benedict's sleeve. "Benedict- Benedict!" Beted from a conversation with the High Council, brows furrowing. "What is it?" be posed in the direction of the girls and whined. "Who are they? I just went over to say hello, and they mocked me-allednamnt 1 pad wanted to chat with them' Butead of outrage. Benedict frowned. "Why were you talking to them? They're daughters of military generals. They 13 86% 11:47 Fri, 18 Apr B Chapter 211 A with the Stonors cfrom the Office of Marshals-and they've never gotten along The meaning behind his words was obvious, "You, a civil servant's daughter, went to chat with generals daughters? Were you asking to be humiliated?" The Stonor family had once been part of the military faction, but Gabriel had switched allegiances when he rose through the civil ranks, aided by his marriage into the powerful Padilla family. Since then, the Stonors had becfigureheads of the civil court To the military, that was betrayal. They'd never forgiven Gabriel for it-and certainly didn't hide their disdain.

it meant crossing the powerful Duke of Mowbay, they stood their ground. After all, they had their own champion! Even if it m Nolan.

Before he was Prince Regent, he'd been known as the "War Prince." Loyal, formidable, and a symbol of everything the military valued.

Back when Nolan was away at war, civil officials strutted around unchecked. But now that he'd returned, the military faction was on fire. He pointed, they charged. He remained silent, and they still acted on whispers alone.

And when word spread that Nolan had personally protected Eliza more than once, the military followed suit- regardless of past grudges.

After all, hadn't she cut ties with the Stonors? Seven believed Eliza had finally seen through her father's hypocrisy-that she'd rather beca nun than stay in such a house. That kind of stubbornness? The generals respected it.

Then cthe real scandal.

Rumors leaked: Gabriel had not only betrayed his wife in the past but had allowed his illegitimate daughter to dig up Caroline's corpse... and whip it.

The news shocked Hasen City's noble families, especially the military wives. If true, it wasn't just disgraceful-it was inhuman.

They couldn't imagine any household where a bastard child would be allowed to desecrate the matriarch's remains. Especially not Caroline-beloved daughter of the Padillas, the very family that once lifted the Stonors into power. Most had held their tongues out of political courtesy. But that didn't mean they'd forgotten.

And didn't Gabriel have four legitimate sons with Caroline? How could anyone allow this illegitimate girl to harm their mother's memory? Military wives who were skeptical sent their husbands to quietly question Nolan Nolan let out a quiet sigh and said only one thing: "Let's not bring this up again— especially not in front of Eliza." Just one short sentence, and yet it felt like everything had been said, and nothing at all.

The military officers were livid. In their eyes, Gabriel had crossed every line. But the one they felt most sorry for was Eliza

Who would ve thought that a noble lady like her would have such a man fora father? Am despicable man wonder even someone as famously aloof as Nolan would go out of his way to protect her. If it had been them, they would've done the same. A proper noble daughter, pushed to the edge by her own family-it was unbearable. They were determined to shield her ΠΟΝ And when they went home, they told their wives everything 2/3 86%1 Chapter 211

The officer's wives, just as furious, mirned to their daughters and said, "If you want to pick on someone tanight, make it Sophie. Go on-she deserves it. So when Sophie walked over earlier, she didn't realize that even if she hadn't, they would've cfor her anyway It was exactly how that scene at the banquet cto be.

Even if Sophie hadn't approached them first, Maisie and the others would've made sure to find a way to humiliate her. After all, tonight's little ? This was the military faction standing up for Eliza.