Chapter 233
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Whathead wheur what happened yesterday?
“I definitely hinggered, ty unde saw it with his own eyes. The man’s in his seventies and still grabbed his cane to stand in front of the Holy Lady Gabriel showed him aside so hard, his cane flew off. Then he turned around and slapped the Holy Lady across the face. My uncle sans by it–saw it, lived it, no way it’s fake.”
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And all use of his illegitimate daughter, right Trying to defend her honor or whatever
Oh my God. Gabriel is vervously this based? That’s disgusting”
And yet this he deliberately waited until Prince Regent Nolan wasn’t around before confronting her. And they say he even tried to drag ber out of the herbal clinic If she hadn’t refused to leave, who knows what he would’ve done to her…
Outrageous. Absolutely outrageous”
Tim telling you, the Stonor family is out of control. Even if she used to be his daughter, how can he treat her like this now?”
“And it’s not just Gabriel Don’t think for a second the rest of them are any better. The whole Stonor family has taken tur bullying the Holy Lady
“Remember when Lord Dylan barged into Saint Grace Nunnery?”
“Who could forger
“And what about Adeline? Just because the Holy Lady followed Mary to treat Evelyn, she accused her of theft and attacked her in front of the entire nunnery. Slapped her, screamed at her–absolutely vile.”
“And that’s just the stuff we know about. Who knows how much she’s suffered behind closed doors?”
“But… I thought the Stonor family treated her really well before?”
“Yeah, well, that was before Gabriel found his precious little love child”
“Didn’t be claim Sophie was the daughter of a family friend or something? Then it came out she was his illegitimate daughter all along.”
“So if you ask me, Sophie is the real reason this whole mess began.”
Back at the Stonor Estate.
Father, what exactly did you do yesterday!” Matthew stormed into Gabriel’s study, fury practically steaming from……ears.
Anthony, seated nearby, looked up, frowning. “Matthew? What happened to you? You’ve got rotting vegetable leaves all over
“What happened! Those brain–dead peasants outside are throwing things! All because of some ridiculous rumor that our entire family’s been abusing Eliza. I got ambushed the second I left the estate this morning!”
He yanked a slimy lettuce leaf off his shoulder in disgust. “If Id caught the bastard who threw it. I’d have given him a beating he’d never forget”
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Chapter 233
Anthony said nothing, but clearly agreed.
Matthew paced, agitated. “So what now! People are ready to chuck rotten eggs at our gate. At this rate, we won’t even be able to show our faces in Hasen City”
Matthew groaned. “Who knows? These past few days he only leaves to attend court in the mornings. Then he locks himself in his room and won’t even open the door for meals. I tried knocking. Nothing. He’s being a weirdo.
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