The Lady Nun Seeks Justice (Eliza Stonor) novel Chapter 439

439.Chapter 439

“Matthew, do I really look that terrifying?” Sophie suddenly chuckled, forcing a smile as she suppressed the murderous glint in her eyes.

She thought, I can’t kill him yet. If I acted now, Father would undoubtedly suspect me.

He has already been displeased with me recently.

If I wanted to act, it had to be at the perfect moment.

‘Besides, I still need to squeeze every last bit of value out of Matthew. Otherwise, all the effort I’d put into this charade would have been for nothing.

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After calming herself, Sophie touched her bloodied face and, as usual, put on a pitiful expression. “Matthew, do you think! look hideous now? Is that why you don’t care about me anymore?”

“What? No, of course not! That’s not what I meant at all Matthew, who had been startled by her earlier gaze, quickly softened when he saw her tearful expression. “It’s my fault! I must’ve been seeing things earlier. I’m sorry, Sophie. Please, don’t cry, okay?”

“Really? You’re not lying to me?” Sophie pouted, her voice tinged with mock indignation.

“Of course not. How could I ever dislike you, Sophie? Matthew reassured her earnestly,

“No, you’re lying. You must be lying to me.” Sophie turned away, covering her face with her hands, her voice trembling with feigned sorrow. “I offended Diana earlier, and since she’s your fiancée, I’ve put you in such a difficult position. Even if you don’t dislike me, you must resent me deep down, right?”

As she spoke, tears began to stream down her face. “It’s all my fault… I understand if you blame me, Matthew. I really do… m so sorry…” she sobbed, her cries echoing pitifully.

“No, Sophie, that’s not it.” Matthew didn’t expect Sophie to think like this. He panicked immediately, and the strange feeling that had risen in his heart just now disappeared in an instant

He hurriedly coaxed, “Don’t say that. Diana is always like this. She hit you because of me.”

The more Matthew spoke, the sadder he became.

Just as he coaxed Sophie, the second sentence became to speak for Diana.

Sophie immediately frowned.

She thought, This little bitch really has some means to make Matthew miss her so much.

‘She is just as annoying as that little bitch Eliza.

‘No wonder they are together.

‘Little bitches are bound to group up.‘

Sophie sneered in her heart, her eyes were as terrifying as poison.

She thought, “You two bastards, just wait

‘I will definitely not let you go.

Sophie was busy plotting her next move, while outside Hasen City, a convoy was making its way back to the capital.

At Saint Grace Nunnery.

Eliza had been feeling uneasy all day. Her right eyelid wouldn’t stop twitching, as if warning her of something.

It felt like something was about to happen.

She closed the scriptures she had just finished copying and handed them to Renee, saying, “Take these to Sarah.”

As part of her duty to pray for the nation, Eliza had to transcribe sacred texts every day.

Once completed, the scriptures were routinely sent to the palace, where the Empress Dowager would review them before. passing them on to the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites would then use these prayers during ceremonies, offering them at various rituals before finally burning them.

Thus, every day, someone from the palace worry to collect the transcribed prayers.

Successfully unlocked! After handing off today’s prayers, Eliza couldn‘

to the herb garden.

She quietly weeded with her small hoe, hoping to clear her mind.

It was her usual way of calming her thoughts whenever she felt unsettled.

After spending some time in the palace, Diana left with the grapes, the silk, and several other rewards, her mood as bright as the morning sun.

But she hadn’t expected trouble to find her so soon after leaving Hasen City.

A guard said, “Miss Baker, someone’s tailing us.”

“Tailing us?” The smile on Diana’s face vanished in an instant. Her expression turned icy as she asked, “When did they start following? How many? Are they armed?”

“They started after we left the city. It’s hard to get a clear look, but there are at least thirty of them, all carrying weapons.” Diana’s eyes narrowed, her gaze sharp as a blade. “Looks like they’re up to no good.”

“Miss Baker, we only brought ten guards today. If it comes to a fight, we’ll be outnumbered.”

Diana had brought dozens of guards with her to Hasen City.

But since she frequently visited the palace, traveling with such a large entourage felt too conspicuous. She had started limiting her group to just ten guards.

She had even considered cutting it down to three or four, given her own formidable combat skills.

However, the Empress Dowager had insisted she keep a sufficient number of guards, fearing that news of her potential ascension to Empress might leak and attract danger.

So, Diana had been traveling with ten guards recently.

Yet even with these precautions, someone had still set their sights on her.

She thought, ‘Who could have sent these people, and what did they want?”

After a moment’s thought, Diana gave her orders. “Pick up the pace. Keep moving forward. Once we reach the woods ahead, we’ll act according to the situation.”

“Yes, Your Grace”

The carriage sped toward the forest a mile away

The pursuers seemed to catch on to their plan and quickened their pace, rapidly closing the gap

The moment Diana’s camage dashed into the woods, a hooked chain came hurtling out from the shadows.