The Lady Nun Seeks Justice (Eliza Stonor) novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Upon hearing those words, many in the crowd immediately nodded in agreement

“Must be true. Eliza was just publicly rejected by Lord Caleb yesterday, and now she’s here at Mount Westin making a scene, someone said.

Another chimed in. “She probably found out we were c

out we were coming here today.

y and stageil this whole act to get our attention.

As luck would have it, the ones talking were young nobles closely associated with Caleb,

They had originally planned to lake Mount Westih with him, but Caleb had been grounded by his father after humiliating the Duke’s family during yesterday’s public breakup. Now only his friends remained.

Eliza noticed them laut chose to ignore them. Even if Caleb himself had shown up, it wouldn’t have stopped her.

Fueled by loyalty to Caleb, the nobles abandoned their hike and stood by the path, watching Eliza crawl and pray her way up

p the mountain

At first, they sherred and mocked her. But as time dragged on–fifteen minutes, an hour, then most of the day–Eliza still didn’t stop.

From morning to afternoon, her knees grew numb, her once–smooth forehead now bruised and bloodied

The worst part was the wounds on her back. At first, they were line, but each prostration slowly split the injuries open. Blood seeped through bandages, staining her clothes crimson.

By the time she reached the mountaintop, she was drenched in red, pale as death, staggering with every step

The crowd gradually fell silent, following her all the way to Saint Grace Nunnery’s gates. Confusion etched their faces.

They thought, What kind of sympathy play is this? Where did those injuries come from? Why would this scheming, hated woman go to such

One of the young men who had mocked Eliza earlier suddenly hesitated. His initial scom wavered, replaced by something more complicated.

To go this far for Caleb…” he muttered. “Eliza may be calculating, but she’s certainly devoted”

For the first time, he fel a twinge of jealousy, If a woman loved him this fiercely, he’d never break her heart.

Yet Caleb had not only pulilicly dumped Eliza but immediately proposed to her sister. What a scoundrel, they all silently agreed.

Eliza remained oblivious to the twisted interpretations of her actions. Half–conscious and swaying on her feet, she barely registered the figures rushing from Saint Grace Nunnery’s gates until Mary caught her collapsing body.

“Have you completely lost your mind?” she snapped, her hands gripping Eli’s bleeding shoulders.

Through blurred vision. Eliza thought she glimpsed genuine concern and fear In Mary’s usually stern face

“Was that sincere enough)?” she murmured, the ghost of a smile touching her cracked lip before darkness swallowed her.

Mary’s breath hitched as she pressed a palm to Eliza’s forehead, and her expression darkened. Eliza was burning up–she’d had a fever this whole time and hadn’t said a word.

Without hesitation, Mary lifted her up and turned to carry her inside.

But before she could take a step, James suddenly blocked her path. He had been watching everything unfald,

“Well, you haven’t answered Lady Eliza’s question yet,” he said calmly, “Why not give her a clear answer now? That way, I can report back to the

Mary shot him a cold look

Jarnes didn’t back down. “She’s gone through all thin–surely she deserves to hear the final answer.

Nunnery, no one would be able to

Eliza slept for an entire day and night. When she finally woke up, it was already the next afternoon. She looked around. She was still in Saint Grace Nunnery

She snapped, “You got dumped -so what? It’s not the end of the world. It wasn’t your fault. Why ask to be punished? That spoiled brat from the Marquis’s estate humiliated you in public–he’s the one who deserved to be beaten.

“Slapping him once was letting him off easy. You should’ve slapped him ten times and left him black and blue. You should teach him never to mess with you again”

Mary was so worked up that she accidentally pressed too hard while applying the medicine. Eliza winced, nearly tearing up