Chapter 36
If Eliza hadn’t known about Nolan’s extreme
treme aversion to women getting too close to him, she might have misunderstood his slightly odd choice of
She cleared her throat. “Moming prayers are over, and there’s nothing much to do until evening prayers.”
“Alright, let’s go then, Nolan said, turning to leave.
Eliza quickly followed but then hesitated, “Prince Nolan, could you go ahead? I need to put away the Bible first meet you there.”
Tine.
, but don’t take too long.” he said before heading toward the back mountain.
Eliza nodded and hurried off to put her books away. About fifteen minutes later, she returned with two water buckets, planning to fetch water from
the uream.
But the moment she arrived, she sensed something was off
At the stream, Nolan wasn’t alone–four Black Flag sokliers stood nearby, and a young woman knelt on the ground.
The girl had her back turned, but Eliza didn’t need to see her
er face to recognize her–Sophie
Two Black Flag soldiers stood by Nolan, and the other two held Sophie down on the rocky ground, keeping her from getting up
As Eliza approached, carrying her buckets, she heard Sophie’s mudled sobs. “Please, Prince Nolan, have mercy. I only came to visit Saint Grace Nunnery and got lost. I didn’t mean to disturb you.”
“Visi Nolan let out a short, cold laugh, as if she’d just told a joke. “Saint Grace Nunnery is closed to visitors for a month. So tell me, did someone
you in or did you sneak in?”
“Not Soplar rushed to explain. “It’s my sister! My sister is the Holy Lady–Eliza, I’m Sophie, the Duke of Mowbay’s younger daughter.”
She slowly lifted her head, her eyes locking onto the tall, handsome Nolan before her, unable to hide the pitiful yet resentful look in her gaze. “You must remember mr. You saw me the day you took Eliza away”
Nolan’s expression retrained indifferent. “Don’t remember.”
Sophar’s breath hitched. She opened her mouth to protest, but before she could, Nolan glanced past her and said, “Since you claim to be the Holy Lady’s sister, why don’t we let the Holy Lady confirm that herself?”
“What?” Sophie blinked in confusion–then noticed the direction of his gaze.
Slowly, she turned her head–just in time to see a figure in a nun’s habit.
Looking up, she saw Eliza standing over her, holding a wooden bucket. Before Sophie could react, the bucket tipped forward. Then, a cascade water drenched her from head to tor.
“Ah~” Sophie säricked, her hair sticking to her face, her soaked clothes clinging to her body, making her look utterly miserable.
Then, as the cold shock faded, anger flared inside her. “Eliza, you lunatic!”
That batch Sophie fumed internally, her whole body trembling with rage. ‘I haven’t even settled the scope from last time, and now she humiliates me in front of Prince Noland
Eliza set the bucket down, unfazed. “Who’s the lunatic? Weren’t you just calling me your sister! And now I’m a lunatic, huh?”
“You pesired water on me first Sophar snapped, her teeth clenched. “Drenching someone out of nowhere–if that’s not crazy, what is
Then, she turned her head, trying to win Nolan’s sympathy with her pitiful look “Prince Nolan, look at how unreasonable Eliza is. I was just talking to you—I didn’t even say anything bad about her–yet the drentbed me, soaking my c clothes completely”
Nellis ved slightly, but he didn’t comuneng Inwead, he glanced at Eliza, who stood there with an icy expression, exuding nothing but cold
For a brief moment, he thought he se sothing else in her eyes–wariness.
Is it because I caught her sister he thought, then dismissed the idea almost immediately. “No, that doesn’t make sense. Their relationship is clearly
was only aher Eliza saw him with Sophie that the wariness appeared. What exactly is she guarding against? Does the actually think I’d turn »gainst her because of Sophier
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Chapter 36
CHIC WOIan.
The thought almost made Nolan laugh. He might be sick, but he wasn’t stupid enough to switch sides just because of a few words from one
What he didn’t know was that his guess was right.
Before the time reversal, Eliza would have never believed that her fair and logical father, Gabriel, would trust Sophie’s words over hers.
But she had paid a heavy price for that trust.
Her beloved brothers and Caleb… Every single one of them had taught her a painful lesson.
So now
now, anytime she saw Sophie standing with a man, she instinctively went on guard–even if Sophie was currently forced to kneel in the dirt.
After all, Nolan hadn’t gagged Sophie. And Sophie’s greatest weapon wasn’t her looks or her tears–it was her mouth, capable of deceiving anyone.
Seeing no reaction from Nolan, Sophie kept pushing. “Prince Nolan, I know you’re just following orders, but ever since Eliza was dumped a few days ago, she’s been acting crazy. She’s even insisting on becoming a nun and cutting ties with our family.
“Father was worried about her, so he sent me to bring her back. Hut she refused to listen and even poured water on me yesterday as well. I really don’t know what to do anymore.”
Eliza shot Nolan a sharp glance, watching his reaction. She wanted to see if the mighty Prince Regent would fall for Sophie’s act, just like so many others had
But Nolan only raised an eyebrow at her. “Why are you looking at me? She’s your sister, not mine.”
Eliza’s expression requined blank. “She’s not my sister either. I don’t have a father or a sister anymore.
Nolan let out a helpless, sigh. “Alright, then what do we do? We’ve already caught her. Should we throw her off the mountain?”
“Prince Nolan!” Sophie’s face turned pale.
Nolan let out a short breath, already losing patience. “Enough. Shut up. You talk too much”
At his command, the Black Flag soldiers immediately stepped forward, stuffing a cloth into Sophie’s mouth.
Sophie let out a muffied scream, struggling, but it was useless.
Eliza didn’t even spare her a glance. “Do whatever you want with her. It’s not my problem.”
Seeing that Eliza wasn’t interested in dealing with Sophie, Nolan waved a band.
Two Black Flag soldiers grabbed Sophie and dragged her away. The other two hesitated for a moment before following.
And just like that, th
the stream fell silent again.
With the interruption gone, Nolan quickly grew impatient. He walked over to a large rock, sat down, and lazily gestured at Eliza. “Come here.”
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