The Lady Nun Seeks Justice (Eliza Stonor) novel Chapter 489

Gabriel’s allies would dwindle, and his influence in the court would decline. Once the Duke’s estate lost its former power completely, it would be the perfect time for Eliza to strike and destroy the entire Duke’s estate.

Eliza had intended to refuse, but she didn’t expect that in the next moment, Dale would produce something that made her face change instantly “Your Grace, please look at this,” Dale said.

What Dale held out was an account book. At the sight of it, Eliza immediately thought of something, and her expression changed. She asked in surprise, “Whose account book is this?”

‘It can’t be the Marquis’s estate’s, and it certainly can’t be the Duke’s estate’s, can it? If it were the Duke’s estate’s, why would Dale need my intervention?‘ she thought. So Eliza had an idea.

Seeing Eliza’s reaction, Dale knew she must have heard something from somewhere as well.

He said directly, “Your Grace, this is something I had planned to give you as a gift during your surname–changing ceremony when I learned you were preparing to inherit the Padilla family’s bloodline. It is part of the Padilla family’s former inheritance Eliza had guessed correctly. She quickly descended the steps, took the account book from Dale’s hand, and flipped it open on the spot.

Dale didn’t stop her. The Padilla family’s inheritance had been in his possession for years. Now that Eliza was set to inherit the Padilla bloodline, these items rightfully belonged to her.

“The items listed in this account book were obtained from Lord Mowbay,” Dale explained. “And what’s written here is only a tenth of the Padilla family’s original inheritance. The rest is still in Lord Mowbay’s hands.”

He continued, “Your Grace, there are some things I still can’t tell you directly, even now. But given your current relationship with the Duke’s estate, I assume you know something. For the sake of this account book, are you still unwilling to intervene?

Eliza didn’t answer him immediately. Instead, she carefully examined the contents of the account book. There weren’t many filled pages, only ten in total, but each page was densely packed with information.