The Lady Nun Vows Revenge - Chapter 36: Chapter 36

If Eliza hadn't known about Nolan's extreme aversion to women getting too close to him, she might have misunderstood his slightly odd choice of words.
She cleared her throat. "Morning 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. I'll meet you there."
"Fine, 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 stream.
But the moment she arrived, she sensed something was off.
At the stream, Nolan wasn't alone—four Black Flag soldiers stood nearby, and a young woman knelt on the ground.
The girl had her back turned, but Eliza didn't need to see her 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 muffled sobs. "Please, Prince Nolan, have mercy. I only came to visit Saint Grace Nunnery and got lost. I didn't mean to disturb you."
"Visit?" 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 let you in, or did you sneak in?"
"No!" Sophie 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 me. You saw me the day you took Eliza away."
Nolan's expression remained indifferent. "Don't remember."
Sophie'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 of water drenched her from head to toe.
"Ah—" Sophie shrieked, 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 bitch!' Sophie fumed internally, her whole body trembling with rage. 'I haven't even settled the score from last time, and now she humiliates me in front of Prince Nolan!'
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 poured water on me first!" Sophie 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 she drenched me, soaking my clothes completely."
Nolan's lips curved slightly, but he didn't comment. Instead, he glanced at Eliza, who stood there with an icy expression, exuding nothing but cold indifference.
For a brief moment, he thought he saw something 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 bad.'
Still, it was only after Eliza saw him with Sophie that the wariness appeared. 'What exactly is she guarding against? Does she actually think I'd turn against her because of Sophie?'
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 woman.
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, 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. But 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 remained 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 muffled 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 hand.
Two Black Flag soldiers grabbed Sophie and dragged her away. The other two hesitated for a moment before following.
And just like that, 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."