Eliza''s curiosity was instantly piqued. "Of course, I want to hear it“


    Nn smiled ulently and didn''t make her wait. He repeated what the officials hard said. "They said the great Duke of Mowbay has let his son run


    vid, acting entitled andwless. If he isn''t punished severely, he''ll only be more reckless and dangerous in the future"


    Under Nn''s direction, the officials had gone all out, making Dn sound like a future menace to society.


    Gabriel had been left with no room to argue-his colleagues hadn''t just criticized him, they had practically mocked him to his face.


    With half the count wiring their disapproval, the king had no choice but to impose a harsh punishment and ept Nn''s timely suggest Trykans wouldn''t be released unless the Stonor family begged for Elizés forgiveness,


    Gabriel had no way to fight back. Dn had crossed the line. If he hal merely trespassed, it might have been brushed aside as youthful


    But he had attacked Eliza. And with the nuns of Saint


    Grace Nunnery all testifying that Dn had struck first, his protests of innocence


    were


    Elica let out a satisfied sigh "if nd known this, I would''ve stayed unconscious a linte longer?


    Keeping Dn locked up for a few more days would have been nice. But now that she was awake, the Stonor family would be knocking on her door


    Thest thing she wanted was to deal with those people-especially Sophie.


    Eliza didn''t bel


    believe for a second that Sophie had nothing to do with Dn barging i g into Saint


    Nunnery.


    Looking back. Dn''s words that day had been odd. His usations of shamelessness must have been due to Sophie filling. pealization sent a chill through Eliza.


    Nn, who had been watching her closely, caught the shift in her expression.


    shead with lies. Thir


    Assuming she was upset about seeing the Stonor family, he said, "If you don''t want to deal with them, you can stay in the pce a while longer. As long as you don''t leave, they cant get to you,


    Flica was briefly caught off guard, then shook her heal, touched by his consideration. "I appreciate your kindness, Prince Nn, but with the blessing ceremonying up. I need to return to Saint Grace Nunnery to continue preparations."


    so point in syokding it


    She had to face them eventually-there was no


    "oh, night "A thought suddenly struck her. She hadn''t even asked how long she had been unconscious. "Prince Nn, how long was I out this


    Nn raised an eyebrow, annused. "Not long just a week"


    "What?" Eliza shot upright, only to wine in pain and copse back onto the bed, sucking in a sharp breath.


    Nn''s amuseme vanished in an instant. His brow furrowed as he scolded her, "Stop moving. Your bujuries will take at least two spore werks fully Jeral"


    groaned "The blessing ceremony is in less than that"


    In fact, there were fewer dan ten days le


    left.


    Mary had chosen a perfect date for the ceremony, an


    and originally, Eliza had sixteen days to prepare. But now, after waking up, she only had nine Eliza groaned internally. I will have so many prayers to memorize


    me days enough?


    "No, I have to go back the said urgently. The pile of prayers waiting for her took priority over the Stonor family. Tamura Nn, could you her someone prepadle


    arriage to take me back to Saint Cirace Nunnery?" she asked, rarefully sitting up and feeling


    opera arridentally brushed against something from and warm-clearly a person. And since no one else had spoken in the room, that left only reality


    tomar hrd Nen, she yanked her hand back as if burned. But before she could fully withdraw, arge hand i


    ught her wrisi


    you not to meme" Nn''s voice was unusually from "If you need anything. I''ll have it brought in you. Hut you''re not going


    to prepare for the blessing ceremony. If I don''t start now, there won''t be enough time."


    "And how  yem n to prepare when you can''t even seel" Nn du


    Thea Hose, Hight. She hat coudetely forgotten about that. She did not know how she was supposed to memorize prayers if she couldn''t read


    Alsowy silence fenver the man


    Nn hesitates, nosudering if he''d been too harshi,As he sigheil and was about


    to soften his words, Eliza suddenly lifted her head, her expression


    "Ulovic all Bi''s Tarih


    nstration she had been holding in finally eru


    s just a violent thug! What right does he have to interfere in


    "I he hadet banged into Saint Chace Numery, posing nonsense and trying to drag


    me away, none of this would''ve happened! Hasn''t he beaten me enough times already! Whost gives him the right toy a hraust on me?"


    beli unicily wrongest. No matter where she went, whether it was The Duke''s


    ''s estate or Saint Grace Nunnery, the Stonor family never left her


    specially Dn, He had made her fear his lists. But more than that, for li


    she had t


    had made her hate him


    Holly escaped and enjoyed a few peaceful days at Saint Crace Nunnery, only for lim to storm in and destroy it all


    That day. Ch?a bad maly wanted to kill him. Even if it meant dying, she wanted to drag Dn down with her.


    Evulnerable, Eliza felt stripped of all security. Her fear and hatred were written all over her face.


    She couldigt see, but Nn could. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he silently watched her trembling shoulders and tear-streaked face. For a brief moment, he had the mige to pull her inng his arms andfort her.