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.

managed to flag down

to?" the driver asked, rolling

how much

be a bit more expensive, five hundred and fifty. Is that

made up her mind to leave Cresthaven as soon as possible. Once she reached Southtown Station, she planned to take a train to Hillspire City in the northeast of Vesperia. She

crowded places, and stayed hidden a remote, cold, and resource-depleted city like Hillspire City, she believed the Linwood family

of solitude in Hillspire City, a glimmer of hope warmed her cold

she gazed at the beautiful nightscape of

Some flashed trendy brand logos, others

cast a gentle light on Claire's face,

and the taxi sped along without

finally arrived at

her ID to buy a ticket and was lucky

wait another hour before

populated at night. She found a quiet,

heard an announcement

and sleepy, and