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Nolan had personally come to escort Eliza. As always, Eliza rode
e in the carriage while he followed on horseback.
The ride to the nunnery had been quick, but the return was deliberately slow and relaxed.
Nolan kept his horse at a steady pace, trailing alongside the carriage, which wasn’t moving particularly fast.
With a slight turn of his head, Nolan could catch glimpses of Eliza through the carriage window. The breeze occasionally lifted the curtain, revealing her chatting and laughing with Renee.
Nolan’s gaze lingered on her delicate face before he suddenly spoke. “There’s a hand warmer in there. Take it out to warm your hands. You don’t want to catch a cold.”
Upon hearing that, Eliza searched the carriage and quickly found the hand warmers Nolan mentioned.
There were two of them.
One was small and exquisitely crafted, fitting perfectly in Eliza’s hands. It was clear this one had been prepared just for Eliza.
The other was placed near Renee’s seat. Though not as refined, it was just as warm to the touch. Renee couldn’t help but smile, realizing Nolan had thoughtfully included her while preparing for Eliza.
Renee felt a bit overwhelmed by the unexpected attention.
Wow, Price Nolan does care about Holy Lady, Renee blurted out without thinking. “He even considered someone like me, just a maid serving the Holy Lady. Prince Regent
(until Renee noticed Eliza’s momentary pause that she realized she had spoken her thoughts aloud.
e quickly clamped her hand over her mouth, her face flushing with embarrassment.
Stupid mouth! Why do I have to say everything out loud?‘ thought Rence.
Eliza, seated inside the carriage, paused briefly at Renee’s words but quickly composed herself.
After all, Nolan had quite a lot of such thoughtful gestures like this in his daily life.
To be honest, there were moments when Eliza couldn’t help but wonder. But after thinking it through, she always dismissed the idea as impossible.
Eliza was a nun who had taken vows, after all.
It was Prince Nolan himself who had personally escorted her to Saint Grace Nunnery to take her vows.
Though Eliza hadn’t shaved her head, her status as a Holy Lady, decreed by imperial edict, was unchangeable.
Surely, Nolan understood it as well. He would never pursue something unattainable.
As for Eliza, the thought was even more inconceivable.
Her identity as a nun had earned her the title of Holy Lady. Her status as a min enabled her to break away from the Duke’s estate. Her identity as the Holy Lady allowed her to better take revenge on the Duke’s estate.
The title was her shield and her weapon, enabling her to pursue her revenge against the Duke’s estate. She needed the identity to remain unlakable. She couldn’t afford to look back or falter.
To achieve her revenge. Eliza needed to consolidate her status even more firmly. Only after she had trampled everyone under her feet mercilessly and made them truly experience the excruciating pain she endured in her previous life would she completely bring an end
to all of this
Only then would she find closure, retreating to a life of solitude and prayer, ending this lifetime in peace.
For
r those reasons, there was no possibility of any thing between Nolan and her, neither from him nor from her
With that thought. Eliza dismissed the matter from her und
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Eliza smiled faintly and said, Trince Nolan and I have been friends for a while. He’s always been thoughtful like this in treating his
Renee’s eyes lit up with understanding. “Oh. I see! No wonder Holy Lady and Prince Nolan share such a close bond. I never would have guessed you were friends!”
Being simple–minded. Renee accepted Eliza’s explanation without a second thought, fully convinced.
Nolan heard every word outside the carriage. His expression remained calm, but a quiet ache settled in his chest.
AD