The Lady Nun Vows Revenge - Chapter 374: Chapter 374

"Alright, I'll pass the message along for you," Diana said.
After Gabriel and his group left, Diana returned and repeated his words to Eliza.
Eliza sneered coldly. "That sly old fox! He knows I won't meet him willingly, so he's using Benedict's dying to drag me down the mountain."
By tonight, the news that 'the eldest son of the Stonor family is on his deathbed and wishes to see his sister one last time' would be all over Hasen City.
When that happened, no matter how many wrongs the Stonor family had committed, if Eliza, as his sister, refused to see him, the blame would fall squarely on her.
Once the rumors spread, she would lose the upper hand and be forced into a corner.
Like it or not, she had to go.
"Unbelievable! Gabriel is still scheming even now? Isn't he afraid you'll really refuse to go? What if Benedict actually dies because of it?"
Diana couldn't understand it.
After all, everything she knew was limited to what Eliza had experienced in this lifetime.
From Diana's perspective, she couldn't imagine Eliza being cold-hearted enough to stand by and watch Benedict die.
But Eliza had endured far more than Diana could ever comprehend.
Honestly, if it weren't for the estate Benedict held, she'd have no problem letting him die, especially at Sophie's hands.
What sweet irony—the venomous viper turning on its master.
The thought brought her a twisted sense of satisfaction, though she kept these feelings to Diana.
The Baker family already burdened Diana enough; Eliza didn't want to add to her worries.
To be honest, with Diana's personality, neither Matthew nor the king would make a suitable match for her.
While there was still time, once she dealt with Benedict's matter, she'd help Diana break off her engagement with Matthew.
The Stonor family, with Sophie in there, was nothing less than a death trap. Eliza had already lost her life there once, and she'd never let Diana walk into the same nightmare.
Eliza's eyes lit up as a sudden thought struck her.
'Wait... maybe I can kill two birds with one stone...' Eliza smiled suddenly.
With a casual wave of her hand, Tina appeared behind her.
Eliza leaned in and whispered a few words to Tina. Understanding immediately, Tina nodded and swiftly disappeared from the courtyard.
"Who was that?" Diana watched the mysterious woman in black come and go in a flash. Retracting her gaze, she turned to Eliza with curiosity.
"She's a shadow guard sent by the royal family to protect me."
"Sent by the royal family? So, she's one of the king's people. Is she here just to protect you, or is she also keeping an eye on you?" Diana asked.
Having grown up in Hasen City, Diana was no stranger to the hidden agendas behind such arrangements.
Especially now, with the passage of time and the changes in power, things were no longer as they once were.
She didn't know how much the young king had changed over the years.
Eliza understood what Diana was implying. After a moment of thought, Eliza decided to be honest. "She's not here to spy on me. Tina, or Shadow Seven as she was once known, was a top-ranked shadow guard for the royal family. She was sent to protect me after members of the Stonor family broke into Saint Grace Nunnery and injured me. You know as well as I do that, given my current status, I wouldn't normally qualify for a shadow guard ranked in the top ten."
After all, the top ten shadow guards were exclusively assigned to the king.
Yet here she was, with Shadow Seven by her side.
If this were meant to be surveillance, it would be an absurdly extravagant move.
Besides, the king didn't even know about the pendant's pocket farm. What's there for him to monitor?
"Actually," she added, "Tina wasn't exactly sent by the king. She was picked for me by the Prince Regent."
"Prince Regent?" Diana's eyes widened in surprise. After a brief pause, she asked, "Do you really trust him?"
Eliza nodded without hesitation. "Definitely."