Chapter 65
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Ehra lowered her gare, looking down at Dylan, whas was kneeling before her. Her eyes flickered slightly before she looked
The others all stared at Dylan in shock
Matthew even frowned in confusion “Dylm
Matthew, do you remember what Father told us to say Dylan remained kneeling on one knee, his posture perfectly straight, his voice calm and steady
He did not evi
his head as he spoke. “Just now, you kept telling Eliza that she could no longer act as a member of the Stonor family he was stripped of her surname. Now that she stands before us as the Holy Lady, shouldn’t we be the
ones recog
place?”
Dylan’s worse both Matthew and Sophie speechless. Neither of them could come up with a rebuttal.
After a moment of silence, Matthew slowly turned his body and knelt before Eliza. “Greetings, Holy Lady”
Unlike Dylan’s firm expression, Matthew’s gare turned even colder as he spoke, as if laced with ice.
“What is this? Are the three of you unwilling to acknowledge the Holy Lady?” Nolan’s eyes narrowed slightly, his tone carrying a sharp warning that made the remaining three tense up
“Adeline, hurry up Dale’s gaze landed on Adeline.
Adeline cursed inwardly. Why do I have to do this too? I am Eliza’s aunt! Why should I have to how to her?
But with the Marquis watching, Adeline dared not protest. Forcing a stiff, dark sinile, she bent slightly at the waist and spoke through gritted teeth. “Greetings, Holy Lady”
That left only Sophie and Caleb
Dylan, seeing that the usually well–mannered Sophie was the only one still unmoving, frowned slightly. “Sophie, don’t make trouble”
The words they had spoken countless times to Eliza now fell on Sophie instead.
Sophie felt utterly humiliated. Regret flooded her chest. If she had known things would turn out like this, she would never have leh home today.
But seeing the tension in the air growing worse, she had no choice. Suff with resentment, she turned rigidly, struggling to keep from clenching her teeth as she forced the words out. “Greetings, Holy Lady”
The moment she finished speaking, she faintly heard the sound of laughter above her.
Sophie’s head snapped up. She was certain Eliza was mocking her…
After all, Sophie had defeated her so many times before, and now that Eliza had finally won once, of course she would be smug about it.
But when Sophie looked up, she saw that Eliza had not even glanced in her direction
Instead, Eliza had laughed because Nolan had just handed her a sword and said, “If anyone else refuses to kneel, just use this
to cut them down.
Mary, standing nearby, froze for a second. We are not supposed to just kill people like that, she thought
Chapieca
Amised Eliza ed her gare towarst Calchs whis still had not moves, and spoke in an indifferent tone. “Thanks the
Ehrained Marquis estate etaily would not dare to cut down Lord Caleb
Despite her words, she still took the swood from Nolan without hesitation.
Nolan’s swol was massive, long heavy, and meant for someone with his height and strength
Eliza, who had never trainest with a sword before, almost lost her grip the moment she took it.
Fortunately. Nolan was quick to react. He caught the hilt in time, is striking features showing a hint of exasperation Forget
With that tiny frame of yours, I am afraid you would end up cutting yourself before you could even land a hit, I will
handle n
Across from standing bes
Before, be
aleb teh a sklen chill at the back of his neck. His jaw tightened as he stole a glance at the petite figure
The resentment in his heart burned even hotter than Sophie
ays been the one looking down on Eliza, the one she chased after relentlessly. Now, she had been cast out of the Stoner family, and she still needed his charity yet she dared demand that he kneel before her.
“This is ridiculous Caleb thought. I am the Marquis’s son. How could I kneel to a woman who is destined to become my wife? It my trends found out, they would never let me live it down. No, it is fine. Eliza definitely still likes me. If she likes ime, then she should be sensible and understand my position”
Caleb stubbornly refused to lower his head, waiting for Eliza to give him an easy way out.
But at this moment, Eliza could not even be bothered with him.
Instead, she suddenly felt as if she had just been mocked for her height.
She immediately shot a glare at Nolan, who was still laughing, and shoved the sword back into his hands. “Fine, you do it
It is not like I even wanted to do it in the first place. Besides, I am a nun now, and with Mary standing right there, there is no way I would dare to make a move, she thought.
The two of them stood together, one strikingly handsome, the other elegantly beautiful, exchanging words and laughter with an easy familiarity. Everyone who witnessed the scene was left in stunned silence, especially Sophie. Sophie’s eyes were filled with jealousy as she stared at them.
So that is it! Sophie thought bitterly. “Eliza suddenly insisted on becoming a nun and ran off to the nunnery just to seduce His Highness, Could it be that the rumors about His Highness despising women were false?
Maybe he does not actually hate women; he just has peculiar tastes? Maybe he does not like ordinary women at all but instead prefers these seemingly pure but secretly depraved nuns. Does this mean that if I want to steal His Highness away, I need to become a nun as well?
Sophie felt suffocated by her own thoughts.
“It seems Lord Caleb is rather lacking in discipline,” Nolan remarked, clearly growing impatient. “Lord Dale, since you seem incapable of teaching him properly, allow me to do it for you.”
As he spoke, he gently nudged Eliza behind him, then raised his sword and strode toward Caleb.
Dale’s expression changed immediately. He rushed forward in alarm. “Your Highness, Caleb was simply being ignorant. Please, grant him another chance.”
“Dale, you should know that my patience has always been limited, Nolan said coklly.
“Yes, I understand. I will make sure he learns, Dale answered hurriedly. He did not dare let Nolan be the one to teach his son
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a lesson II Nolan took action, Caleli might very well end up half–dead
Father, Calch opened his mouth to speak
“Silence, Dale snapped.
Without another word, be strode over to his son, his face twisted in fury, and kicked Call to the ground
Before Calebs could even react. Dale grabbed him by the collar, dragged him forward, and forcibly pressed his head down, making him kneel before Eliza
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