The Lady Nun Vows Revenge - Chapter 50: Chapter 50
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Eliza stood at the top of the steps, her gaze lowered as she looked down at the two of them. "Shouldn't you be asking yourselves that question?
"Dylan beat me mercilessly, left me seriously injured, and I still have bruises that have not even faded. Do you really think a few casual words will be enough for me to forgive him?"
Matthew and Sophie actually did think that.
As the esteemed children of the Duke, they had always been on the receiving end of apologies. Never once had they lowered themselves to apologize to anyone else.
Eliza knew her brothers' temperaments all too well. Dylan's biggest flaw was his violent temper, while Matthew was too arrogant to care about anyone else.
'There is no need to think about it. Even if Matthew came here to apologize, he would still act like he was doing me a favor,' Eliza wondered.
"Dylan has already been punished," Matthew said blankly, staring at Eliza. "He took eighty lashes and has been locked up for days. Is that still not enough?"
"No," Eliza said without hesitation.
Matthew's expression instantly darkened. "Eliza, he is still your brother. How can you be so heartless?"
"You came here to apologize, yet you show no sincerity at all. If that is the case, then leave." Eliza could not be bothered to waste words on Matthew. She turned and walked away.
"Stop right there," Matthew commanded sharply.
But Eliza did not even acknowledge him. She kept walking, never looking back.
Watching her actually leave, Matthew and Sophie, unable to force their way in, had no choice but to grit their teeth and swallow their pride.
"Come back," Matthew said through clenched teeth. "Eliza, what will it take for you to believe we are sincere?"
Hearing this, Eliza finally stopped. She turned to look at Matthew, whose face was twisted with frustration. "Relax," she said. "I only have two conditions."
"What?" Matthew said.
Eliza said, "First, when Dylan is released, he must come to Saint Grace Nunnery and apologize to me in front of everyone."
That alone was enough to make their blood boil. But if it meant getting Dylan out of prison sooner, no matter how much it infuriated them, they had no choice but to agree.
"Fine. I will tell Dylan," Matthew said.
"Second, I want Mother's dowry," Eliza said. Previously, she had only taken part of what was in her mother's room. The rest was locked away in storage, out of her reach.
Matthew's face immediately tensed. He narrowed his eyes at Eliza, clearly displeased. "You already took Mother's memorial plaque. And now you want all of her dowry too?"
"Yes," Eliza said firmly. "I want everything that belonged to her."
"You are being unreasonable," Matthew snapped, stepping forward instinctively.
At the same time, Eliza reflexively stepped back. The nuns of Saint Grace Nunnery, who had been standing nearby, immediately moved in, their expressions sharp and unyielding.
They were waiting to see just how far the people of Duke's Estate would dare to go on their sacred grounds.
Realizing his mistake, Matthew froze. He glanced at the nuns, who were now watching him with obvious wariness, and suppressed his anger. "I can agree to Dylan apologizing to you. But that was our mother too. Why should you be the only one to take all of her dowry?"
"We are not siblings," Eliza said coldly, correcting him.
Matthew did not immediately process her words. "What?"
"Dylan beat me mercilessly, left me seriously injured, and I still have bruises that have not even faded. Do you really think a few casual words will be enough for me to forgive him?"
Matthew and Sophie actually did think that.
As the esteemed children of the Duke, they had always been on the receiving end of apologies. Never once had they lowered themselves to apologize to anyone else.
Eliza knew her brothers' temperaments all too well. Dylan's biggest flaw was his violent temper, while Matthew was too arrogant to care about anyone else.
'There is no need to think about it. Even if Matthew came here to apologize, he would still act like he was doing me a favor,' Eliza wondered.
"Dylan has already been punished," Matthew said blankly, staring at Eliza. "He took eighty lashes and has been locked up for days. Is that still not enough?"
"No," Eliza said without hesitation.
Matthew's expression instantly darkened. "Eliza, he is still your brother. How can you be so heartless?"
"You came here to apologize, yet you show no sincerity at all. If that is the case, then leave." Eliza could not be bothered to waste words on Matthew. She turned and walked away.
"Stop right there," Matthew commanded sharply.
But Eliza did not even acknowledge him. She kept walking, never looking back.
Watching her actually leave, Matthew and Sophie, unable to force their way in, had no choice but to grit their teeth and swallow their pride.
"Come back," Matthew said through clenched teeth. "Eliza, what will it take for you to believe we are sincere?"
Hearing this, Eliza finally stopped. She turned to look at Matthew, whose face was twisted with frustration. "Relax," she said. "I only have two conditions."
"What?" Matthew said.
Eliza said, "First, when Dylan is released, he must come to Saint Grace Nunnery and apologize to me in front of everyone."
That alone was enough to make their blood boil. But if it meant getting Dylan out of prison sooner, no matter how much it infuriated them, they had no choice but to agree.
"Fine. I will tell Dylan," Matthew said.
"Second, I want Mother's dowry," Eliza said. Previously, she had only taken part of what was in her mother's room. The rest was locked away in storage, out of her reach.
Matthew's face immediately tensed. He narrowed his eyes at Eliza, clearly displeased. "You already took Mother's memorial plaque. And now you want all of her dowry too?"
"Yes," Eliza said firmly. "I want everything that belonged to her."
"You are being unreasonable," Matthew snapped, stepping forward instinctively.
At the same time, Eliza reflexively stepped back. The nuns of Saint Grace Nunnery, who had been standing nearby, immediately moved in, their expressions sharp and unyielding.
They were waiting to see just how far the people of Duke's Estate would dare to go on their sacred grounds.
Realizing his mistake, Matthew froze. He glanced at the nuns, who were now watching him with obvious wariness, and suppressed his anger. "I can agree to Dylan apologizing to you. But that was our mother too. Why should you be the only one to take all of her dowry?"
"We are not siblings," Eliza said coldly, correcting him.
Matthew did not immediately process her words. "What?"
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