Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 25

Although Claire had long known they didn't care about her, Nathan's words still pierced her heart.

He didn't even bother to pretend to love her.

Fortunately, she hid her emotions well. From her stubborn exterior, no one could tell how deeply she was hurt inside.

"Fine," she said coolly.

Nathan's eyebrows furrowed. "What did you say?"

Looking up with determination at the family of four standing on the second floor, Claire replied calmly, "Fine. I'll leave the Linwood family now. From today, I sever all ties with the Linwoods. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood, rest assured, I will never bother you again." In her heart, she added a silent vow that even if she died outside, she would never return.

With those words, she felt no regret for leaving this family behind.

After three years of being hurt to the core, she had learned her lesson well; she would never again yearn for a familial love that was never hers.

This time, she walked quickly despite the pain in her injured leg. The light in her once-dull eyes began to shine with the promise of freedom as she shook off her chains.

the door to

attachment, nor did she look back. Her departure

after Claire, but the stomach pain left him too weak to stand. All he could do was shout desperately at the slowly closing

the vast living room, draining him

turn back; she barely registered

was, it no longer concerned

Linwood family mansion, the tension in her nerves began

steps were light, and after walking for about five minutes, she saw

heart skip a beat. Instinctively, she stepped away from the

drew closer, she recognized

Victor.

Ethan's friend.

impression of Victor was his

he had looked her up and down and remarked, "So shabby. If you didn't resemble Ethan a bit, I'd never guess you belonged to the

hadn't stopped Victor's malicious

not Victor's deliberate provocation but her

was only fifteen then, supposedly with a family, yet when bullied, not a single family member stood