Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 26

She longed for her parents' love, and for that, she paid the price of five years in prison, a broken leg, deafness, and the loss of a kidney.

Her body was already battered, unable to bear more burdens.

And now, they wanted her to pay for Ethan's impulsive mistakes.

For the sake of The Linwood Group, Claire was certain the Linwood family would come for her again.

She resented the Linwood family, and she feared Brian the most.

She had experienced Brian's torment in prison, the darkest chapter of her life, a nightmare she never wished to relive. Her body could no longer withstand such torture.

Therefore, she had to leave Cresthaven as soon as possible, to disappear to a place they could never find her, and live out the rest of her days in peace.

She counted the money in her hand, a total of two thousand dollars, all given to her by May.

Thinking of May brought tears to Claire's eyes.

She wondered if she would ever have the chance to repay her.

by the roadside and finally managed to flag down a taxi

asked, rolling down the

much

it, but it's so late now. It'll be a bit more expensive, five hundred and fifty. Is that okay?"

to take a train to Hillspire City in the northeast of Vesperia. She had heard that housing there was the cheapest in the country,

developed cities and crowded places, and stayed hidden a remote, cold, and resource-depleted city like Hillspire

City, a glimmer of hope warmed her cold

window, she gazed at the

a row, their facades adorned with colorful neon lights. Some flashed trendy brand logos, others displayed exquisite advertisements,

streetlights cast a gentle light on

mostly empty, and the taxi sped

hours later, she finally

ID to buy a ticket and was lucky enough to get one for the train departing at 1

before embarking on her

sparsely populated at night. She found a quiet, secluded corner and sat down to

heard an announcement from the

moment, she was tired and sleepy, and with her