The Lady Nun Vows Revenge

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"I... I don't understand what

you're saying."

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Jacqueline's gaze flickered briefly, betraying a hint of guilt before she quickly

straightened up and snapped, "What do you mean, 'confess' or 'spare myself'? I fell into the water at your Padilla estate, and instead of apologizing, you're trying to pin something on me? Is this how the Padilla family treats its guests?"

Jacqueline clutched her aching cheek, her voice seething with anger. "Holy Lady or not, my father is a senior official in

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court, and my sister is the Imperial Consort! You think you can humiliate me without consequences? The Henderson family will make sure His

Majesty hears about this!"

Eliza glanced at her coldly. Seeing Jacqueline still refuse to admit the truth, she let out a faint scoff and said, "Fine. Stay

here and think it over."

Without sparing her another look, she turned and walked

away.

Jacqueline slumped against the couch, clutching her drenched body tightly. She

bit her lower lip, her gaze flickering toward Eliza every now and then.

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Eliza's unruffled demeanor was

like a silent pressure, and as

the moments ticked by, Jacqueline's nerves began to unravel.

'Why did she stop after just one question?' Jacqueline's thoughts spiraled.

'Could it be... they actually find something?' A chill crept up her spine as her heart raced.

'No way. The water's too deep. They wouldn't actually dive down for it, would they?' She tried to reassure herself, but doubt gnawed at her.

'Even if they did, the thing is so

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well-hidden, and the color's so dark... There's no way they'd notice it!' Jacqueline's palms grew clammy as she clenched her fists tightly.

'Please, please don't let them find it,' she silently pleaded.

Fate, as always, had other plans.

"Your Highness!"

Renee's hurried footsteps

echoed from outside the door.

She entered quickly, her expression grim, holding a box in her hands. Without

hesitation, she presented it to Eliza. “Just as you suspected,

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after the servants searched

every inch of the pond, they found something filthy at the

bottom."noveldrama

It wasn't just a search-it was a full-scale sweep. Acting on Eliza's orders, Renee had over a dozen servants skilled in swimming diving into the pond. They scoured every inch, overturning stones and stirring up the silt, leaving no corner unchecked.

And so, the item Jacqueline thought she had hidden so well was dredged up from the depths by the Padilla family's

servants.

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Eliza glanced at the box. Inside was a small black cloth doll, soaked through with pond water and smeared with mud.

It hadn't just been thrown into the pond-it had been buried deep in the muck. If Renee hadn't ordered such a

meticulous search, it would have been nearly impossible to uncover such a sinister object hidden in the Padilla family's

backyard pond.

Eliza's icy glare cut through Jacqueline like a blade. She slammed her palm on

the table with a loud bang, startling Jacqueline into a shiver.

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"Jacqueline, what a clever stunt! Is the Henderson family trying to challenge me, the head of the Padilla family?"

Jacqueline was utterly stunned. 'How did they find it? I thought I hid it so well!'

'Did I rush too much and fail

to bury it properly?'

'Damn those meddling Padilla maids!'

She had followed her father's

instructions to stage an accidental fall into the water, using the chaos to bury the

item at the bottom of the pond. The timing was perfect

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and right when the banquet was in full swing, ensuring the Padilla family would be

too distracted to notice.

But the moment she fell into the water, the Padilla servants immediately spotted

her.

Before she could hide the item,

several of their maids who

could swim jumped in to "rescue❞ her.

She hadn't finished hiding the item yet, so how could she let them pull her out of

the water?